This is mostly for myself but I figured I would post it here as well. After putting together and setting up my new 8×8 bi-color LED matrix and i2c control PCB from Adafruit, I got a script error saying “Error accessing 0x70: Check your I2C address”. When I run sudo i2cdetect -y 0, I get nothing, but the matrix is detected when I run sudo i2cdetect -y 1.
So apparently the original version ran i2c on #0, but now it is on #1. So the test scripts are looking on the wrong bus for the device. Making a change to Adafruit_I2C.py to reflect the proper device bus should fix the issue… I guess I will find out tonight.
Mini 8×8 w/ Pi not working
by jamestenglish » 19 Dec 2012 01:19
I am trying to get the mini 8×8 LED with backpack working with my Raspberry Pi, but I keep getting the error:
Error accessing 0x70: Check your I2C addressI am using the Occidentals 0.2 linux build.Below are pictures of the Soldering, wiring, and console output. If there is any other information I can provide just let me knowSoldering:
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Re: Mini 8×8 w/ Pi not working
can you check if its using i2c bus #0 or #1? it should be #0, try hard-coding it in the python script!
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Re: Mini 8×8 w/ Pi not working
I hard coded it in the python script and it seems to work now, thanks!
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Re: Mini 8×8 w/ Pi not working
I am have the same exact problem. Except I have a RPi Rev 2. When I run sudo i2cdetect -y 1 it reads 70 and sudo i2c detect -y 0 is reads nothing. When I run the test code (ex_8x8_pixels.py), I get the same exact problem: Error Accessing 0x70: Check your I2Caddress. Im not sure how to hard code it in python. And for my board, should I be using #1? How would I change this?
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Re: Mini 8×8 w/ Pi not working
Nevermind I figured it out. For those with the same question, the Revision 2 does use I2C #1. In order to hard code this, go into Adafruit_I2C.py and uncomment one of the two lines. The lines will say which raspberry pi they correspond to.
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Re: Mini 8×8 w/ Pi not working
I have a very similar issue with my 7-Segment display, i run the example script ‘ex_7segment_clock.py’ and get ‘Error accessing 0x70: Check your I2C address.
The device shows up on i2cdetect as 0x70. I found the line in the scrpit ‘Adafruit_I2C.py’ that i need to make active so i can get my Pi model (I have model B), however i cannot edite the file as its states ‘Errno 13 permission denied’ when i go to save the file.
Anyone any ideas what i can do?
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Re: Mini 8×8 w/ Pi not working
Got it, just moved all the files i needed into a new folder!
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