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Project Descriptive Name: I2C interface library

Project Unix Name: i2clib

License: LGPL

Description:

Library for interfacing I2C equipment with GNU/Linux and other
Open Source operating systems.  Language support initially
aimed at C++ and Python or Ruby, typically for embedded real-time
software development and rapid prototyping and debugging.

Currently, there is no general-purpose Open Source I2C
interface library software.  I2C is a widely-used
low-bandwidth serial bus protocol for communication between
integrated circuits.  Software drivers exist for interfacing
specific pieces of hardware but not for general high-level
programming interfaces.  The missing requirement: provide
high-level programming interface to I2C bus via
general-purpose I2C communication adaptors.

Software will incorporate I2C software interaction model for
high-level interfacing using mainly C++.  Python or Ruby used for
debugging and prototyping.