
EYE ON NPI - NXP SC18IM704 UART to I²C-Bus Bridge
This week's EYE ON NPI will woo you like a period romance show - no, we're not talking about Bridgerton, this is a different kind of Bridge! We're highlighting NXP's SC18IM704 UART to I²C-Bus Bridge (https://www.digikey.com/en/product-highlight/n/nxp-semi/sc18im704-uart-to-i2c-bus-bridge). This is a chip or module that will let you take an existing system with RS-232 or UART Serial and wedge in I2C support. Handy for desktop computer systems that just need to integrate a single sensor or control in userspace or embedded computers without extra GPIO: having user-space support for I2C, ADC, DAC…
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