In message <001501bf703c$c10a7560$a73561cb@joec>, Jinx
<joecolquitt@CLEAR.NET.NZ> writes
>I've a data logger that needs reading. Is there a utilty to directly
>interface I2C with a PC under DOS or Win ?
>
>Would it be less fuss to use a PIC as a format convertor, ie let
>the PIC worry about I2C protocols, collect the data and bit-bang
>it to LPT SPI-style or RS232 to a COM port ?

It's simple to do this directly from the PC, I use a 7407 to interface
to the I2C bus, but it can be done without it as the parallel port has
an open-collector.
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Nigel.

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