Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Sun, 16 May 2021 10:55:40 -0400 | Subject | Re: [RFC PATCH v1 0/2] hwmon: (iio_hwmon) optionally force iio channel type | From | "Liam Beguin" <> |
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Hi Guenter,
On Sun May 16, 2021 at 4:56 AM EDT, Guenter Roeck wrote: > On 5/15/21 9:43 PM, Liam Beguin wrote: > > Add a devicetree binding to optionally force a different IIO channel > > type. > > > > This is useful in cases where ADC channels are connected to a circuit > > that represent another unit such as a temperature or a current. > > > > `channel-types` was chosen instead of `io-channel-types` as this is not > > part of the iio consumer bindings. > > > > In the current form, this patch does what it's intended to do: > > change the unit displayed by `sensors`, but feels like the wrong way to > > address the problem. > > > > Would it be possible to force the type of different IIO channels for > > this kind of use case with a devicetree binding from the IIO subsystem? > > > > That doesn't make sense to me. If an ADC is used to report temperatures, > it would be a thermistor, and the ntc_thermistor driver should be used. > Not sure what to do with currents, but overriding "voltage" with > "current" > seems wrong.
Thanks for pointing out the ntc_thermistor. It makes sense that the ADC channel would become a thermistor. I'll have a look and see if it fits my use case.
Liam
> > Guenter > > > It would be convenient to do it within the IIO subsystem to have the > > right unit there too. > > > > Thanks for your time, > > Liam > > > > Liam Beguin (2): > > hwmon: (iio_hwmon) optionally force iio channel type > > dt-bindings: hwmon: add iio-hwmon bindings > > > > .../devicetree/bindings/hwmon/iio-hwmon.yaml | 41 +++++++++++++++++++ > > drivers/hwmon/iio_hwmon.c | 2 + > > 2 files changed, 43 insertions(+) > > create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/hwmon/iio-hwmon.yaml > > > > > > base-commit: 9f4ad9e425a1d3b6a34617b8ea226d56a119a717 > >
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