Steven Keller wrote:

> order to implement an I2C master I must do it completely in software?

Yes.

> Are any of the interrupts SSP interrupts going to be of any help?

No.

> Please give me any suggestions or comments.

I2C master behaviour involves carefully clocking bits in or out.
This only takes >= 10 us/bit, it's quite sensible to do it
in software. It's not like a 1200 baud UART where you
would not want to spend CPU time in UART timing loops.

I2C slave behaviour is a lot harder.

> I am trying to talk to a serial EEPROM and a Real Time Clock.

No great problems there. Serial EEPROMs puzzled me for a while,
they can get into a confused state if you don't stick to the I2C
spec and NACK the last byte.

Keith.