I2C advice

[jhersh]

Originally Posted by 2B || !2B

Are you referring to a master I2C class, or a master GY-85 class? The FIRST I2C class kept hanging up the robot because it would start another transaction when another was already active. I'm just making this class to make sure that doesn't happen, and to make the code look cleaner and nicer to read in general.

Perhaps I'm reading too much into your choice of name. I think you should attempt to write a class that is capable of interacting with the sensor you care about and nothing more. Speculative generality is your enemy. It will add complexity and give you nothing positive in return. You can always refactor in the future when you have new requirements.

I'm surprised that the Java class allowed more than one write at a time to the I2C bus. I haven't looked to see if that is a bug or a misunderstanding. Certainly on the new roboRIO that should not be possible due to the Linux device driver that must be talked to on the new system. Your class should not need to deal with this level of synchronization.