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authorDeep Majumder <deep@fastmail.in>2021-11-19 11:44:01 +0530
committerWolfram Sang <wsa@kernel.org>2021-12-31 14:39:28 +0100
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Docs: Fixes link to I2C specification
The link to the I2C specification is broken. Although "https://www.nxp.com" hosts Rev 7 (2021) of this specification, it is behind a login-wall. Thus, an additional link has been added (which doesn't require a login) and the NXP official docs link has been updated. Signed-off-by: Deep Majumder <deep@fastmail.in> [wsa: minor updates to text and commit message] Signed-off-by: Wolfram Sang <wsa@kernel.org>
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@@ -11,9 +11,11 @@ systems. Some systems use variants that don't meet branding requirements,
and so are not advertised as being I2C but come under different names,
e.g. TWI (Two Wire Interface), IIC.
-The official I2C specification is the `"I2C-bus specification and user
-manual" (UM10204) <https://www.nxp.com/docs/en/user-guide/UM10204.pdf>`_
-published by NXP Semiconductors.
+The latest official I2C specification is the `"I2C-bus specification and user
+manual" (UM10204) <https://www.nxp.com/webapp/Download?colCode=UM10204>`_
+published by NXP Semiconductors. However, you need to log-in to the site to
+access the PDF. An older version of the specification (revision 6) is archived
+`here <https://web.archive.org/web/20210813122132/https://www.nxp.com/docs/en/user-guide/UM10204.pdf>`_.
SMBus (System Management Bus) is based on the I2C protocol, and is mostly
a subset of I2C protocols and signaling. Many I2C devices will work on an