Add timeout checks for i2cdetect and smbus calls #14
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Added simple timout check for smbus calls.
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Issue
When a I2C buss is not functioning correctly the i2cdetect tool takes a long time(several minutes) to go through all addresses and locks the UI until it finishes. Similar with the smbus.SMBus.write_quick(). Since nothing is displayed during the process and no message is shown in the end it's hard to troubleshoot.
Fix
Notes
The timeout value is set to 1 second (hard-coded) for both the calls, smbus locks for longer anyhow tho. Feel free to change this if necessary.
But this should be plenty of margin, assuming:
127 Addresses, 100 kbit/s, total frame of 3 bytes should take 3 milliseconds, not accounting for delays between the transfers.
Replicate
Issue can be replicated by shorting SCL and SDA pins on the I2C bus when using the MacArthur Hat and ICM-20948 module.
Tested
Tested on:
RPi-4B installed with OpenPlotter
OS: Debian 12 (bookworm)
Kernel: 6.12.47+rpt-rpi-v8
Arch: arm64
Idk if this is of interest.
Noticed this due to a faulty sensor board that had a solder bridge between the SCL and SDA pins on the component.