linux-kernel - Re: [lm-sensors] LM90 driver and ti tmp461 detection

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Message-ID: <20151217145751.GA21030@roeck-us.net>
Date:	Thu, 17 Dec 2015 06:57:51 -0800
From:	Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>
To:	Jean Delvare <jdelvare@...e.de>
Cc:	Andreas Werner <andreas.werner@....de>, wni@...dia.com,
	lm-sensors@...sensors.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [lm-sensors] LM90 driver and ti tmp461 detection

On Thu, Dec 17, 2015 at 12:48:08PM +0100, Jean Delvare wrote:
> Hi Andreas,
> 
> On Tue, 15 Dec 2015 16:11:24 +0100, Andreas Werner wrote:
> > here is the register dump of the tmp461.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> > It seemse that we really cannot detect if it is a tmp461 or a tmp451.
> > Also the magic "ID Register" offset 0xff is 0x00 for both devices.
> 
> I would use register 0x16, which doesn't exist but reads 0x00 on the
> TMP451. It could in theory also read 0x00 on the TMP461 but only if
> both channels are disabled, which makes little sense. More likely at
> least one channel will be enabled so you'll have value 0x01-0x03 if
> this is a TMP461.
> 
Excellent idea!

Guenter
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