I2C Bus Master and Slave Device
The Aardvark I2C/SPI Host Adapter is a fast and powerful I2C bus and SPI bus host adapter through USB. It allows a developer to interface a Windows, Linux, or macOS PC via USB to a downstream embedded system environment and transfer serial messages using the I2C and SPI protocols. The Aardvark is sometimes misspelled as Aardwark, Ardvark or Aarkvard.
- I2C master and slave up to 800 kHz
- I2C multi-master support
- SPI master up to 8 MHz
- SPI slave up to 4 MHz
- GPIO with selectable pins
What's included
- Aardvark I2C Host Adapter Unit
- 1.8 m USB A->B cable
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More informationSpecifications
Operating System | Linux, Windows, macOS |
Power | USB |
USB Speed | USB 1.1 and 2.0 compliant |
I2C Speed range | 1 kHz to 800 kHz |
Supports I2C multi-master | Yes |
I2C Master transmit and receive | Yes |
I2C Asynchronous slave transmit and receive | Yes |
Configurable I2C pull-up resistors | Yes |
SPI Operating mode | Master and Slave |
SPI Master Speed | Up to 8 Mbps master signaling rate |
SPI Slave Speed | Up to 4 Mbps slave signaling rate |
Full duplex master transmit/receive | Yes |
Asynchronous slave transmit/receive | Yes |
Configurable Slave Select (SS) polarity in master mode | Yes |
General Purpose I/O | Yes |
Product information
I2C |
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Compability | The Aardvark I2C/SPI Host Adapter is compatible with:
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SPI |
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GPIO - General Purpose IO |
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USB upgradable | Software and firmware upgrades are free of charge. |