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author | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2011-03-21 14:02:55 -0700 |
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committer | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2011-03-21 14:02:55 -0700 |
commit | afd8c40431cc9e3b468a506cbf9957ffca3466fe (patch) | |
tree | 7d5b54557a67de132d62fcb0b43184a4969644d0 /Documentation/hwmon/ads1015 | |
parent | 366f7e7a79b19bd8c4e8f55fdf12b81538d1a7a4 (diff) | |
parent | c0046867f34bb81ec3f237ebbc5241ae678b8379 (diff) |
Merge branch 'hwmon-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jdelvare/staging
* 'hwmon-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jdelvare/staging:
hwmon: (ads1015) Make gain and datarate configurable
hwmon: (ads1015) Drop dynamic attribute group
hwmon: Add support for Texas Instruments ADS1015
hwmon: New driver for SMSC SCH5627
hwmon: (abituguru*) Update my email address
hwmon: (lm75) Speed up detection
hwmon: (lm75) Add detection of the National Semiconductor LM75A
hp_accel: Fix driver name
Move lis3lv02d drivers to drivers/misc
Move hp_accel to drivers/platform/x86
Let Kconfig handle lis3lv02d dependencies
hwmon: (sht15) Fix integer overflow in humidity calculation
hwmon: (sht15) Spelling fix
hwmon: (w83795) Document pin mapping
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diff --git a/Documentation/hwmon/ads1015 b/Documentation/hwmon/ads1015 new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..f6fe9c203733 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/hwmon/ads1015 @@ -0,0 +1,72 @@ +Kernel driver ads1015 +===================== + +Supported chips: + * Texas Instruments ADS1015 + Prefix: 'ads1015' + Datasheet: Publicly available at the Texas Instruments website : + http://focus.ti.com/lit/ds/symlink/ads1015.pdf + +Authors: + Dirk Eibach, Guntermann & Drunck GmbH <eibach@gdsys.de> + +Description +----------- + +This driver implements support for the Texas Instruments ADS1015. + +This device is a 12-bit A-D converter with 4 inputs. + +The inputs can be used single ended or in certain differential combinations. + +The inputs can be made available by 8 sysfs input files in0_input - in7_input: +in0: Voltage over AIN0 and AIN1. +in1: Voltage over AIN0 and AIN3. +in2: Voltage over AIN1 and AIN3. +in3: Voltage over AIN2 and AIN3. +in4: Voltage over AIN0 and GND. +in5: Voltage over AIN1 and GND. +in6: Voltage over AIN2 and GND. +in7: Voltage over AIN3 and GND. + +Which inputs are available can be configured using platform data or devicetree. + +By default all inputs are exported. + +Platform Data +------------- + +In linux/i2c/ads1015.h platform data is defined, channel_data contains +configuration data for the used input combinations: +- pga is the programmable gain amplifier (values are full scale) + 0: +/- 6.144 V + 1: +/- 4.096 V + 2: +/- 2.048 V + 3: +/- 1.024 V + 4: +/- 0.512 V + 5: +/- 0.256 V +- data_rate in samples per second + 0: 128 + 1: 250 + 2: 490 + 3: 920 + 4: 1600 + 5: 2400 + 6: 3300 + +Example: +struct ads1015_platform_data data = { + .channel_data = { + [2] = { .enabled = true, .pga = 1, .data_rate = 0 }, + [4] = { .enabled = true, .pga = 4, .data_rate = 5 }, + } +}; + +In this case only in2_input (FS +/- 4.096 V, 128 SPS) and in4_input +(FS +/- 0.512 V, 2400 SPS) would be created. + +Devicetree +---------- + +Configuration is also possible via devicetree: +Documentation/devicetree/bindings/hwmon/ads1015.txt |