The System Management Bus (SMBus) is a two-wire interface through which simple system and power management devices can communicate with the rest of the system. The protocol is compatible with the I2C bus protocol and is often found in monitoring power conditions, temperature, and other sensors on a board.
Features
- Compatible with SMBus and AHB-Lite Specification
- Supports SMBus controller, SMBus target, SMBus mailbox
- Supports MCTP over SMBus
- Supports 7-bit/10-bit addressing modes
- Supports Fairness arbitration SMBus arbitration mechanism
