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18 changes: 13 additions & 5 deletions CircuitPython_Essentials/CircuitPython_I2C_Scan.py
Original file line number Diff line number Diff line change
@@ -1,15 +1,23 @@
# CircuitPython demo - I2C scan
#
# If you run this and it seems to hang, try manually unlocking
# your I2C bus from the REPL with
# >>> import board
# >>> board.I2C().unlock()

import time

import board

i2c = board.I2C()

while not i2c.try_lock():
pass

while True:
print("I2C addresses found:", [hex(device_address)
for device_address in i2c.scan()])
time.sleep(2)
try:
while True:
print("I2C addresses found:", [hex(device_address)
for device_address in i2c.scan()])
time.sleep(2)

finally: # unlock the i2c bus when ctrl-c'ing out of the loop
i2c.unlock()