Intel® Agilex™ Hard Processor System Technical Reference Manual

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Date 2/14/2023
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2.2.10.3. I2C Controllers

There are five I2C controllers. Two controllers for general purpose usage. The remaining three controllers can be optionally used as a control interface for Ethernet PHY communication. The controllers are based on Synopsys® DesignWare* APB* I2C controller which offer the following features:
  • Support both 100 KBps and 400 KBps modes
  • Support both 7-bit and 10-bit addressing modes
  • Support master and slave operating mode
  • Direct access for host processor
  • DMA controller may be used for large transfers
Note: When an I2C controller is used for Ethernet, it takes the place of the EMAC MDIO pins.