An SMBus receiving slave may indicate reception of invalid command or data by using the NACK mechanism. My understanding is that most I2C module sequence is to immediately generate the NACK or ACK based on a bit setting in the I2C control register when you read the I2C module data register. The preferred sequence would be to stretch the clock, read the command/data byte, check if it is a valid command/data, set the SDA line and then release SCL. Is there a micro-controller I2C module that implements this feature or do I have to use bit-banging I2C?
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