Total Phase Aardvark
USB to I2C and SPI Host Adapter

  • Interface: USB 2.0, USB2
  • OS: Linux, Mac, Win
  • Protocol: I2C, SPI

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

Total Phase Aardvark
USB to I2C and SPI Host Adapter

  • Interface: USB 2.0, USB2
  • OS: Linux, Mac, Win
  • Protocol: I2C, SPI

art : TP240141
€ 298 excl. VAT
€ 373 incl. VAT

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Specifications

Operating SystemLinux, Windows, macOS
PowerUSB
USB SpeedUSB 1.1 and 2.0 compliant
I2C Speed range1 kHz to 800 kHz
Supports I2C multi-masterYes
I2C Master transmit and receiveYes
I2C Asynchronous slave transmit and receiveYes
Configurable I2C pull-up resistorsYes
SPI Operating modeMaster and Slave
SPI Master SpeedUp to 8 Mbps master signaling rate
SPI Slave SpeedUp to 4 Mbps slave signaling rate
Full duplex master transmit/receiveYes
Asynchronous slave transmit/receiveYes
Configurable Slave Select (SS) polarity in master modeYes
General Purpose I/OYes

Product information

I2C
  • True 800 kbps performance over higher bandwidth USB versus slower RS-232
  • Supports standard mode (100 kbps) and fast (400 kbps) mode as well as various speeds ranging from 1 kHz to 800 kHz
  • Supports inter-bit and inter-byte clock stretching
  • Supports multi-master
  • Master transmit and receive
  • Asynchronous slave transmit and receive
  • Software configurable I2C pull-up resistors
  • Software configurable target power pins to power downstream devices
  • Repeated Start, 10-bit slave addressing, and Combined Format transactions
CompabilityThe Aardvark I2C/SPI Host Adapter is compatible with:
  • Display Data Channel (DDC)
  • System Management Bus (SMBus)
  • Power Management Bus (PMBus)
  • Smart Battery Bus (SBBus)
  • Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI)
  • Two-Wire Interface (TWI)
SPI
  • Operates in master or slave mode
  • Up to 8 Mbps master signaling rate
  • Up to 4 Mbps slave signaling rate
  • Full duplex master transmit/receive
  • Asynchronous slave transmit/receive
  • Software configurable target power pins to power downstream devices
  • Software configurable Slave Select (SS) polarity in master mode
GPIO - General Purpose IO
  • Repurpose I2C and SPI pins for more general use, allowing them to be used for custom signals on target systems
  • Combine GPIO functionality with I2C or SPI to interact with your target system
  • GPIO configuration is cached internally to preserve settings between operational modes
USB upgradableSoftware and firmware upgrades are free of charge.

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