I have spent so much time looking into how to change the address of a MLX90614 sensor for use of multiple sensors, so I think it might be helpful to somebody.
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Diff: main.cpp
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--- /dev/null Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 +++ b/main.cpp Sat Mar 05 18:34:25 2016 +0000 @@ -0,0 +1,114 @@ +#include "mbed.h" + + +DigitalOut myled(LED1); //displays I2C wait + +I2C i2c(p28,p27); //sda,scl +Serial pc(USBTX,USBRX); //serial usb config + +bool ch,ch2,ch3; +float temp; //temperature in degrees C +char p1,p2; + + /* Change MLX90614 address + + 1. clear old address + 2. set new address + 3. check if the change happenned + 4. power cycle sensor (reconnect power) + + */ + +int main() { + while (1) { + +//----clear old address------------------ + + // make sure i2c is inactive + i2c.stop(); + wait(0.1); + //send start bit + i2c.start(); + // address the sensor using universal address 0x00 not its default 0x5A + ch = i2c.write(0x00); // last bit 0 indicates write + // prints if sensor acknowledges + if (!ch){ pc.printf("no ack\n"); } + else pc.printf("ack 0x00\n"); + // write command + // EEPROM address. Datasheet says 0x0E BUT!!! accessing EEPROM requires ading 0x20. Hence, 0x2E + ch2 = i2c.write(0x2E); + // prints if sensor acknowledges + if (!ch2) pc.printf("no ack address location\n"); + pc.printf("ack 0x0E\n"); + // delete old address + // LSB + i2c.write(0x00); + // MSB + i2c.write(0x00); + // use CRC-8 calculator to obtain PEC bit http://www.sunshine2k.de/coding/javascript/crc/crc_js.html + // I send 2E0000 --> PEC 0x6F + ch3 = i2c.write(0x6F); + // prints if sensor acknowledges + if(!ch3) pc.printf("no PEC\n"); + else pc.printf("PEC success\n"); + // release the bus + i2c.stop(); + wait(1); + +//-----set new address---------------- + + // send start bit + i2c.start(); + // send universal device address 0x00 + i2c.write(0x00); + // prints if sensor acknowledges + if (!ch) pc.printf("no ack\n"); + else pc.printf("ack\n"); + // send EEPROM location for slave address + ch2 = i2c.write(0x2E); + // prints if sensor acknowledges + if (!ch2) pc.printf("no ack slave address location\n"); + else pc.printf("ack 2\n"); + //write new address anything between 0x0000 and 0x007F (default 0x5A, PEC 0xE1) + // LSB + i2c.write(0x04); + // MSB + i2c.write(0x00); + // send PEC calculated from CRC-8 + // I send 2E0400 -> PEC 0x3B + i2c.write(0x3B); + // release the bus + i2c.stop(); + wait(1); + +//----read address to make sure it worked------------ + + // send start bit + i2c.start(); + // send universal address + ch = i2c.write(0x00); + // prints if sensor acknowledges + if (!ch) pc.printf("no ack\n"); + else pc.printf("ack\n"); + // send EEPROM slave location address + ch2 = i2c.write(0x2E); + // send repeated start + i2c.start(); + // send universal address 0x00 (seven bit) and use 1 as the eight bit -> 0x01 + i2c.write(0x01); // last bit 1 indicates read request + // read LSB + p1 = i2c.read(1); + // read MSB + p2 = i2c.read(1); + // read PEC + i2c.read(0); + // release the bus + i2c.stop(); + wait(0.1); + // print hex + pc.printf("0x%x%x\nMSB 0x%x, LSB 0x%x\n", p2, p1, p2, p1); + wait(10); + +//-----now turn of the sensor for the change to take effect----do not access it without turning it off first!!!!------- + } +}