Open-Drain I2C SDA line

Question

Problem: Open-Drain I2C SDA line. Solve this hands-on electronics task on EWskills.

Accepted Answer

module i2c_line(
  input  wire drive_low,
  output tri1 sda           // tri1 = weak pull-up when undriven
);
  // Open-drain behavior: either pull low or release (Z)
  assign sda = drive_low ? 1'b0 : 1'bz;
endmodule

⚠️ Notice: tri1 is not supported by current version of synthesizer.

💡 Remember

tri1 behaves like a wire with a weak 1 source when undriven.
Open-drain outputs never drive ‘1’—they drive 0 or Z.
A continuous assignment is a driver for a net.

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