Hi all,
For a project I'm currently building, I have a ds1307 RTC and a BMP085 pressure sensor on the same I2C line. To account for the different voltage levels, I've implemented Sparkun's Logic Level Converter (
http://www.sparkfun.com/products/8745). However, I am now designing my own Arduino shield for this project and so I won't be using Sparkfun's logic level converter anymore. Following the advice on page 10 of this article (
http://ics.nxp.com/support/documents/interface/pdf/an97055.pdf), I'm going to build my own level shifting circuit using n-channel mosfets. My question is this: as long as they are n-channel, does it matter what mosfets I use? Are there any other design considerations I'm missing? The ones I was planning on buying were these:
http://search.digikey.com/us/en/products/2N7000_D26Z/2N7000_D26ZCT-ND/2094402.
My second question has to do with pullup resistors. I currently have 2x 2.2k resistors for the ds1307 because the shield it's mounted on has them, and 2x 4.7k resistors for the BMP085 because its breakout board has them. If I were to add more devices to either the 3.3 volt or 5 volt "side" of the i2c bus, would I need to add more pullup resistors for each device or would the existing ones work? I guess I don't completely understand what the pullup resistors are for, I just know you need them.
Finally, I've also read that the Arduino wire library runs I2C communication at 3.3V anyways, meaning I wouldn't have to build the mosfet circuit at all. Is this true?
Thank you in advance for any help!
