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30.Dd October 6, 2011
31.Dt I2CSCAN 8
32.Os
33.Sh NAME
34.Nm i2cscan
35.Nd scan an IIC bus for devices
36.Sh SYNOPSIS
37.Nm
38.Ar i2cdev
39.Sh DESCRIPTION
40The
41.Nm
42utility scans the IIC bus
43.Pq Xr iic 4
44specified by
45.Ar i2cdev
46to determine which addresses respond.
47.Pp
48.Em WARNING !
49Using this utility can access some devices in such a
50manner as to leave them in an unstable or unusable state
51It can also lock up the entire
52.Xr iic 4
53bus.
54Don't use this utility unless you know what you're doing and can
55accept all sorts of unforeseen consequences.
56.Sh EXIT STATUS
57.Ex -std i2cscan
58.Sh SEE ALSO
59.Xr iic 4
60