I am interested in using the Aardvark I2C/SPI Host Adapter for communicating with I2C devices, specifically ADC. I want to use two Aardvark host adapters to read two of the ADC devices at the same time. My question – is there a way to set up a sync so that the ADC devices acquire data at the same time?

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I am working on a system that supports both I2C and SPI data buses. What I am trying to do is use a single program to operate both the Aardvark I2C/SPI Host Adapter and the Cheetah SPI Host Adapter. Here are the key steps of a continuous operation: