linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] iio: add Bosch BMA180 acceleration sensor driver

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Date:	Tue, 13 Aug 2013 13:57:20 +0200
From:	Lars-Peter Clausen <lars@...afoo.de>
To:	Oleksandr Kravchenko <o.v.kravchenko@...ballogic.com>
CC:	Peter Meerwald <pmeerw@...erw.net>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-iio@...r.kernel.org, jic23@....ac.uk
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] iio: add Bosch BMA180 acceleration sensor driver

On 08/13/2013 01:22 PM, Oleksandr Kravchenko wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 13, 2013 at 1:01 PM, Peter Meerwald <pmeerw@...erw.net> wrote:
>>
>>> This patch adds IIO driver for Bosch BMA180 triaxial
>>> acceleration sensor.
>>> http://omapworld.com/BMA180_111_1002839.pdf
>>
>> the DS is preliminary, more up-to-date version available
>>
>> comments inline
>>
>>> ---
>>>   .../devicetree/bindings/iio/accel/bma180.txt       |   35 ++
>>>   drivers/iio/accel/Kconfig                          |   12 +
>>>   drivers/iio/accel/Makefile                         |    2 +
>>>   drivers/iio/accel/bma180.c                         |  635 ++++++++++++++++++++
>>>   4 files changed, 684 insertions(+)
>>>   create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/iio/accel/bma180.txt
>>>   create mode 100644 drivers/iio/accel/bma180.c
>>>
>>> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/iio/accel/bma180.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/iio/accel/bma180.txt
>>> new file mode 100644
>>> index 0000000..e08780b
>>> --- /dev/null
>>> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/iio/accel/bma180.txt
>>> @@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
>>> +* Bosch BMA180 triaxial acceleration sensor
>>> +
>>> +http://omapworld.com/BMA180_111_1002839.pdf
>>> +
>>> +Required properties:
>>> +
>>> +  - compatible : should be "bosch,bma180"
>>> +  - reg : the I2C address of the sensor
>>> +
>>> +Optional properties:
>>> +
>>> +  - interrupt-parent : should be the phandle for the interrupt controller
>>> +
>>> +  - interrupts : interrupt mapping for GPIO IRQ, it should by configured with
>>> +             flags IRQ_TYPE_LEVEL_HIGH | IRQ_TYPE_EDGE_RISING
>>> +
>>> +  - bosch,resolution : ADC resolution. Must be 130, 190, 250, 380, 500,
>>> +             990 or 1980 mcg/LSB only
>>
>> what is mcg?
> mcg is microgram (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilogram#SI_multiples)
> How to call it more correctly?

I would be very surprised if g was gram. g is usually acceleration in this 
context, 9.81m/s**2

But again same question as before, shouldn't this rather be runtime 
configurable? Same for bandwidth.

- Lars

- Lars
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