https://github.com/jamesbowman/i2cdriver

I2CDriver open source tools
https://github.com/jamesbowman/i2cdriver

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I2CDriver open source tools

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/jamesbowman/i2cdriver
• Owner: jamesbowman
• License: bsd-3-clause
• Created: 2019-02-10T14:30:54.000Z (over 7 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2025-09-08T01:47:34.000Z (10 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-10-09T09:33:50.389Z (9 months ago)
• Topics: open
• Language: Python
• Homepage: https://i2cdriver.com/
• Size: 942 KB
• Stars: 208
• Watchers: 25
• Forks: 59
• Open Issues: 31
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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I2CDriver is a tool for controlling any I2C device from your PC's USB port,

and can also monitor and capture I2C traffic.

It connects as a standard USB serial device, so there are no drivers to install.

On the main site

[i2cdriver.com](https://i2cdriver.com),

there are drivers for

* Windows/Mac/Linux GUI

* Windows/Mac/Linux command-line

* Python 2 and 3

* Windows/Mac/Linux C/C++

![front](/images/hero.jpg)

Full documentation is at

[i2cdriver.com](http://i2cdriver.com).

For developers: How to make a release

-------------------------------------

To release Python:

    cd python3

    rm -rf dist/*

    python -m build

    twine check dist/*

    twine upload dist/*

To build the Windows installer, you first need to build the two executables

``i2ccl.exe`` and ``i2cgui.exe`` then use an NSIS script to create the installer.

On Linux cross-compile ``i2ccl``:

  

    cd c

    make -f win32/Makefile

On Windows first make sure that you can run the GUI on the command-line, e.g.

    python python\samples\i2cgui.py

(You may need to install i2cdriver, wxPython and pySerial).

Then build the GUI executable using ``pyinstaller``:

    cd python\samples

    pyinstaller --onefile --windowed --icon=../../images/i2cdriver.ico i2cgui.py

This builds the executable in ``python\samples\dist\i2cgui.exe``.

The Windows installer is built with NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System). Download and install it.

Copy the two executables ``i2ccl.exe`` and ``i2cgui.exe`` into ``nsis/``.

Then build the installer with NSIS:

    cd nsis

    "C:\Program Files\NSIS\makensis.exe" i2cdriver.nsi

The script ``go.bat`` in ``nsis`` has an example complete flow.