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Enable I2C Interface on Raspberry Pi Hardware Kernel

Follow these steps to enable the I2C interface in the Raspberry Pi® hardware kernel.

  1. Open the Raspberry Pi Linux® terminal.

  2. Open the Raspberry Pi Software Configuration Tool dialog box.

    sudo raspi-config

  3. Select Interfacing Options > I2C.

    Raspberry Pi Kernel I2C Interfacing options selection on Linux terminal

  4. Select Yes when prompted to enable the I2C interface.

    Raspberry Pi Kernel I2C Interfacing enabling options

  5. Select Yes when prompted to automatically load the I2C kernel module.

  6. Select Finish.

  7. Select Yes when prompted to reboot.