Connecting Sensirion SFM4100 to Arduino Mega

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Hello everyone,

I am a beginner with Arduino, and I have worked with chips working with I2C connection before.

Nevertheless, this is the first time I deal with this sensor (Sensirion SFM4100). I don't have the sensor yet, I am considering to buy it. I want to make sure that it is possible for the sensor to work with an Arduino Mega board.

I asked a colleague, and he said to me:
"Bi-directional bus lines are implemented by the devices (master and slave) using open-drain output stages and a pull-up resistor connected to the positive supply voltage. As my small knowledge in Arduino microcontroller, the Arduino boards cannot deal with open-drain output."

However, I don't exactly understand what he means, as my technical background is not that strong.

Can someone help me with this issue?

I can not attach the datasheet to the sensor because I am a new member, but here is the link to the datasheet

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have a look at arduino-interface-for-liquid-flow-sensors

if you are using a Mega check the Mega pinout for the location of the I2C SDA and SCL pins

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As a complement to @horace's answer and as you mentioned you're beginner to Arduino, I suggest you to check Arduino Mega 2560 Rev3 Pinout and Specification on devboards.info. It has an interactive visualization of the pinout.

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