How to read data from Arduino with Raspberry Pi via I2C?

Question

I have connected a Raspberry Pi 2 model B to an Arduino Uno via Bi-Directional Level shifter, from this BLOG:

Raspberry pi GND ---------- GND Arduino
 3.3v ---------- 5v
 SCL ---------- A5
 SDA ---------- A4

I hope my I2C connection is correct.

And my Arduino is connected to an 8-Channel relay board.

Now I have written code in which I can control the relay board with the Raspberry Pi. For example, if I Press '1', relay 1 goes high.

Now I want to send data back from the Arduino to the Raspberry Pi in order to cross-check if relay 1 is high or not. If relay 1 is high then it should send some data back to the Raspberry Pi.

My Raspberry Pi code is:

import smbus
import time
# for RPI version 1, use "bus = smbus.SMBus(0)"
bus = smbus.SMBus(1)
# This is the address we setup in the Arduino Program
address = 0x04
def writeNumber(value):
 bus.write_byte(address, value)
 # bus.write_byte_data(address, 0, value)
 return -1
def readNumber():
 number = bus.read_byte(address)
 # number = bus.read_byte_data(address, 1)
 return number
while True:
 var = input("")
 if not var:
 continue
 writeNumber(var)
 number = readNumber()

My Arduino code:

#include <Wire.h>
#define SLAVE_ADDRESS 0x04
#define RELAY1 9
int number = 0;
int state = 0;
void setup() {
 pinMode(RELAY1, OUTPUT);
 Serial.begin(9600); // start serial for output
 // initialize i2c as slave
 Wire.begin(SLAVE_ADDRESS);
 // define callbacks for i2c communication
 Wire.onReceive(receiveData);
 Wire.onRequest(sendData);
 Serial.println("Ready!");
}
void loop() {
 delay(100);
}
// callback for received data
void receiveData(int byteCount){
 while(Wire.available()) {
 number = Wire.read();
 Serial.print("data received: ");
 Serial.println(number);
 if (number == 1) {
 if (state == 0){
 digitalWrite(RELAY1, HIGH); // set the LED on
 state = 1;
 } else {
 digitalWrite(RELAY1, LOW); // set the LED off
 state = 0;
 }
 }
 }
}
// callback for sending data
void sendData(){
 Wire.write(number);
}

Now if I type 1, and due to some loose connection relay 1 doesn't go high, I want the Arduino to take data from the relay board and send it to the Raspberry Pi every time.

It will be great if someone can explain also that how it works.

Hope I was able to explain the problem. I have done lots of research but was not able to find some answer.

I am a beginner in Python so please help me.

Thanks in advance.

• Mikael Patel: Character '1' is not number 1. Try "number == '1'.
• shivam: That is not the question, The question is how to pass the value from digital pin of Arduino to rapsberry pi.
• Nick Gammon: See my answer here about connecting I2C between a 3.3V device and a 5V device.

Answer 1

You might want to graduate to the pigpio library for the Pi side of this.

Here is where you can find examples of how it works.

here is a fun one that is like Wireshark - will show you the I2C traffic:

https://github.com/joan2937/pigpio/tree/master/EXAMPLES/C/I2C_SNIFFER

Here is the FAQ about I2C

Answer 2

Character '1' is not number 1. Try "number == '1'. – Mikael Patel Mar 9 '16 at 11:34