doc+api/customdevices: add I2CDevice

doc/api/customdevices.rst

@@ -7,3 +7,68 @@
 Analog Sensor
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 .. autoclass:: pybricks.customdevices.AnalogSensor
+
+I2C Device
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+.. autoclass:: pybricks.customdevices.I2CDevice
+
+.. _i2caddress:
+
+I2C Addresses
+---------------
+I2C addresses are 7-bit values. However, most vendors who make LEGO compatible
+sensors provide an 8-bit address in their documentation.
+To use those addresses, you must shift them by 1 bit.
+For example, if the documented address is ``0xD2``, you must do::
+
+    ev3 = EV3Brick()
+    dev = I2CDevice(ev3.Port.S2, address=0xD2>>1)
+
+Advanced I2C Commands
+----------------------
+The ``I2CDevice`` class methods call functions from the Linux SMBus driver.
+The snippet below illustrates which functions get called exactly.
+Some rudimentary I2C devices do not require a register/command argument. You
+can get this behavior by setting ``reg=None``. This is shown below.
+
+**Initialize**
+
+::
+
+    # Initialize
+    ev3 = EV3Brick()
+    dev = I2CDevice(ev3.Port.S2, address=0x69)
+
+**Advanced read methods**
+
+::
+
+    # Recommended for reading. This calls i2c_smbus_read_i2c_block_data.
+    result, = dev.read(reg=0x0F, length=1)
+
+    # No register, read 1 byte. This calls i2c_smbus_read_byte.
+    dev.read(reg=None, length=1)
+
+    # No register, read, no data.
+    # This calls i2c_smbus_write_quick wth I2C_SMBUS_READ.
+    dev.read(reg=None, length=0)
+
+
+**Advanced write methods**
+
+::
+
+    # Recommended for writing. This calls i2c_smbus_write_i2c_block_data.
+    dev.write(reg=0x22, data=(0x08,))
+
+    # No register, write 1 byte. This calls i2c_smbus_write_byte.
+    dev.write(reg=None, data=(0x05,))
+
+    # No register, write, no data.
+    # This calls i2c_smbus_write_quick with I2C_SMBUS_WRITE.
+    dev.write(reg=None, data=None)
+
+More details about using I2C without MicroPython can be found on
+the `ev3dev I2C`_ page.
+
+.. _ev3dev I2C: http://docs.ev3dev.org/projects/lego-linux-drivers/en/ev3dev-stretch/i2c.html

pybricks/customdevices.py

@@ -59,3 +59,41 @@ class AnalogSensor():
         From then on, ``voltage()`` returns the raw ambient light value.
         """
         pass
+
+
+class I2CDevice():
+    """Generic or custom I2C device."""
+
+    def __init__(self, port, check_type=True):
+        """I2CDevice(port, address)
+
+        Arguments:
+            port (Port): Port to which the device is connected.
+            address(int): I2C address of the client device. See
+                :ref:`I2C Addresses <i2caddress>`.
+        """
+        pass
+
+    def read(self, reg, length):
+        """Read bytes, starting at a given register.
+
+        Arguments:
+            reg (``int``): Register at which to begin
+                reading: 0--255 or 0x00--0xFF.
+            length (``int``): How many bytes to read.
+
+        Returns:
+            tuple of ``int``: Bytes returned from the device.
+        """
+        pass
+
+    def write(self, reg, data):
+        """Write bytes, starting at a given register.
+
+        Arguments:
+            reg (``int``): Register at which to begin
+                writing: 0--255 or 0x00--0xFF.
+            data (tuple of ``int``): Tuple of the bytes to be written. To write
+                just one byte, a single ``int`` is also allowed.
+        """
+        pass