linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1 3/3] arm64: dts: freescale: imx8mp-verdin: Add Ivy carrier board

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Message-ID: <20240924165021.n6lln424llsfzhtu@joaog-nb>
Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2024 13:50:21 -0300
From: João Paulo Gonçalves <jpaulo.silvagoncalves@...il.com>
To: Frank Li <Frank.li@....com>
Cc: Francesco Dolcini <francesco@...cini.it>,
	Shawn Guo <shawnguo@...nel.org>,
	Sascha Hauer <s.hauer@...gutronix.de>,
	Pengutronix Kernel Team <kernel@...gutronix.de>,
	Fabio Estevam <festevam@...il.com>, Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>,
	Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk+dt@...nel.org>,
	Conor Dooley <conor+dt@...nel.org>,
	João Paulo Gonçalves <joao.goncalves@...adex.com>,
	imx@...ts.linux.dev, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
	devicetree@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Francesco Dolcini <francesco.dolcini@...adex.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 3/3] arm64: dts: freescale: imx8mp-verdin: Add Ivy
 carrier board

Hi Frank,

On Tue, Sep 24, 2024 at 11:09:51AM -0400, Frank Li wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 24, 2024 at 01:40:53PM +0200, Francesco Dolcini wrote:
> > From: João Paulo Gonçalves <joao.goncalves@...adex.com>
> >
> > Add Toradex Verdin Ivy carrier board support. One notable feature of Ivy
> > is the analog inputs. These inputs are multiplexed, allowing the same
> > input to measure either voltage or current. For current measurements,
> > a GPIO switch enables or disables the shunt resistor. This process is
> > automatically managed by the Linux kernel using the IIO and MUX
> > subsystems. Voltage measurement is always enabled, but the voltage
> > measured by the ADC is scaled by a cascade voltage divider. In the
> > device tree, the equivalent gain of the voltage divider is used, which
> > can be calculated as follows:
> >
> >                ------------
> >                +          |
> >                          .-.
> >                   R1=30K | |
> >                          | |
> >                          '-'
> >                           |-------------------
> >     Analog Input (AIN)    |                  |
> >                          .-.                .-.
> >                   R2=10K | |         R3=30K | |
> >                          | |                | |
> >                          '-'                '-'
> >                           |                  |
> >                           |                  |--------
> >                           |                 .-.      +
> >                           |          R4=10K | |
> >                           |                 | |      ADC Input (Channels 0 and 1)
> >                           |                 '-'
> >                -          |                  |       -
> >                -----------|                  |--------
> >                          ===                ===
> >                          GND                GND
> >
> > Vin  = Analog Input (AIN)
> > Vout = ADC Input
> > Rth  = Thevenin Equiv. Resistance
> > Vth  = Thevenin Equiv. Voltage
> > RL   = Load Resistor
> >
> > R1 = 30K, R2 = 10K, R3 = 30K, R4 = 10K
> > RL = R4 = 10K
> >
> > Rth  = (R1 // R2) + R3 = 37500 Ohms
> > Vth  = (Vin * R2) / (R1 + R2) = Vin/4;
> > Vout = (Vth * RL)/ (Rth + RL) = Vth/4.75 = Vin/19
> > Gain = Vout/Vin = 1/19
> 
> which properties related these value?

The gain value is used on the "ain1_voltage_unmanaged" node for the full-ohms
and output-ohms properties.

Best Regards,
João Paulo Gonçalves