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On Fri, 20 Jul 2018 11:57:56 +0200
Peter Rosin <peda@axentia.se> wrote:

> 
> Maybe a bit-bang I3C master isn't feasible for some fundamental
> reason?

No, it's clearly not. The way an I3C master is supposed to switch from
open-drain to push-pull during a transaction or the concept of IBIs
are the first things that come to mind, but I guess you have plenty of
other reasons preventing you from implementing a i3c-bit-bang master.