Libraries \ Wire

Reference for Wiring version 1.0 Build 0100+ If you have a previous version, use the reference included with your software. If see any errors or have any comments, let us know.

Class

Wire

Name

requestFrom()

Examples
#include "Wire.h"

void setup()
{
  Wire.begin();        // join i2c bus (address optional for master)
  Serial.begin(9600);  // start serial for output
}

void loop()
{
  Wire.requestFrom(2, 6); // request 6 bytes from slave device #2

  while(Wire.available()) // slave may write less than requested
  { 
    char c = Wire.read(); // read a byte as character
    Serial.print(c);      // print the character
  }

  delay(500);
}

Description The requestFrom() method start read a specified number of bytes from the device specified with a given address.
Syntax
Wire.requestFrom(address, quantity)
Parameters
address An int number between 0 and 127 specifying the address of the device to be read.
quantity An int number specifying the number of bytes to be read.
Wire The hardware TWI port
Returns int: The number of bytes read.
Usage Application
Updated on July 07, 2011 11:12:06pm PDT

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