I2C-Arduino UNO

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#1

I am connecting 2 Arduino UNO but there is no response. First I upload the program on the master and then on the slave. While the 2 arduino are connected on my laptop I write on the Serial monitor ‘H’ or ‘L’ but nothing happens.

Master-Code:

#include<Wire.h>

void setup(){
  Wire.begin();
  Serial.begin(9600);
}

void loop(){
  while(Serial.available()){
    char c = Serial.read();
    if(c = 'H'){
      Wire.beginTransmission(5);
      Wire.write('H');
      Wire.endTransmission();
    }
    else if(c = 'L'){
      Wire.beginTransmission(5);
      Wire.write('H');
      Wire.endTransmission();
    }
  }
  
}
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#include<Wire.h>

void setup(){
  Wire.begin(5);
  Serial.begin(9600);
  pinMode(8,OUTPUT);
  digitalWrite(8,LOW);
}

void loop(){
 
}

void receiveEvent(int howMany){
  while(Wire.available()){
    char c = Wire.read();
    if(c = 'H')
      digitalWrite(8,HIGH);
       else
    digitalWrite(8,LOW);
  }
  
}

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#2

You have used = instead of ==

#3

The reference for the if statement to elaborate on the post of david_prentice.

#4

My mistake, it was by accident. Thought i have corrected it, it doesnt work

#5

I don't see, in the receiver setup, where you register the receive event. See the slave reader example.

Do you have the required pullup resistors on the I2C lines? How long are the wires between the boards? You have SDA to SDA and SCL to SCL?

#6

Ioannis Demetriades, if you change something to your sketch, please show both the Master and Slave sketches to us. So we can see for ourselves that you have fixed the '==' and registered the receive event.

#7

The wires' length is about 20 cm. The connection of SDA to SDA and SCL to SCL are correct but i dont have a pullup resistor

#8

You have used = instead of ==

The OP has to place == operator in three places: 2 places in Master Codes and 1 place in Slave Codes.

The OP has to write 'L' in place of 'H' in one place of the Master Code.

I don't see, in the receiver setup, where you register the receive event. See the slave reader example.

In TWI Protocol, when a valid data is present in the TWI Receiver (TWDR Register), the MCU is automatically interrupted and the Wire.onReceive(InterruptHandler) message/event is triggered, which in turn calls upon the user-defined subroutine (the ISR). Therefore, the user is required to declare this Interrupthandler in the setup of the Slave Codes in this way: Wire.onReceive(receiveEvent);.

#9

Are the 2 Uno’s grounds connected?

I revised your code and it works on my two Unos. This code has been tested so if it does not work for you, then there is a hardware problem. I used no pullups. The Wire library enables the internal pullups. That, sometimes, is enough pullup, but not always.

See comments for the changes. Note the = in the if statements has been changed to ==.

Master code

#include<Wire.h>

void setup()
{
  Wire.begin();
  Serial.begin(9600);
}

void loop() {
  while (Serial.available())
  {
    char c = Serial.read();
    Serial.println(c);
    if (c == 'H') // = for assignment == for compare
    {
      Serial.println("send H");
      Wire.beginTransmission(5);
      Wire.write('H');
      Wire.endTransmission();
    }
    else if (c == 'L') // = for assignment == for compare
    {
      Serial.println("send L");
      Wire.beginTransmission(5);
      Wire.write('L');  // had send 'H'
      Wire.endTransmission();
    }
  }
}

Slave code

#include<Wire.h>

char c;
const byte led = 13;  // change to suit (was 8)

void setup()
{
  Wire.begin(5);
  Wire.onReceive(receiveEvent); // register rcv event
  Serial.begin(9600);
  pinMode(led, OUTPUT);
  digitalWrite(led, LOW);
}

void loop()
{

}

void receiveEvent(int howMany)
{
  while (Wire.available())
  {
    c = Wire.read();  // made c global
    if (c == 'H')  // = for assign == for compare
      digitalWrite(led, HIGH);
    else
      digitalWrite(led, LOW);
  }
  //Serial.print(" rcv event ");
  //Serial.println(c);
}
#10

You should avoid using i2c addresses below 8 as they are reserved for special functions.
While I think many of them work on AVR, some MCUs will have issues with this.

--- bill

#11

You should avoid using i2c addresses below 8

Noted. Thanks.

#12

Thanks the program now run but when i use a different pin for the LED it doesnt. Also, shouldnt i use the Serial port of the master to communicate. When i do the built in LED of the slave doesnt work unless i use the Serial Monitor of the slave.

#13

Look! I tested the program using on-board LED (L at DPin-13), it was working alright!
Master Code:

#include<Wire.h>

void setup()
{
  Wire.begin();
  Serial.begin(9600);
}

void loop()
{
  while(Serial.available())
  {
    char c = Serial.read();
    if(c == 'H')
    {
      Wire.beginTransmission(5);
      Wire.write('H');
      Wire.endTransmission();
    }
    else if(c == 'L')
    {
      Wire.beginTransmission(5);
      Wire.write('L');
      Wire.endTransmission();
    }
  }
  
}

Slave Codes:

#include<Wire.h>

void setup()
{
  Wire.begin(5);
  Serial.begin(9600);
  pinMode(13,OUTPUT);
  digitalWrite(13,LOW);

  Wire.onReceive(receiveEvent);
  
}

void loop()
{
 
}

void receiveEvent(int howmany)
{
  while(Wire.available())
  {
    char c = Wire.read();
    if(c == 'H')
      digitalWrite(13,HIGH);
       else
    digitalWrite(13,LOW);
  }
  
}
#14