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author | Jean Delvare <khali@linux-fr.org> | 2009-10-04 16:53:40 -0400 |
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committer | Jean Delvare <khali@linux-fr.org> | 2009-10-04 16:53:40 -0400 |
commit | f546c65cd59275c7b95eba4f9b3ab83b38a5e9cb (patch) | |
tree | e8957c44efeb5f331272d092cab974679fa896c8 /Documentation/misc-devices/max6875 | |
parent | 8a0382f6fceaf0c6479e582e1054f36333ea3d24 (diff) |
i2c: Move misc devices documentation
Some times ago the eeprom and max6875 drivers moved to
drivers/misc/eeprom, but their documentation did not follow. It's
finally time to get rid of Documentation/i2c/chips.
Signed-off-by: Jean Delvare <khali@linux-fr.org>
Cc: Ben Gardner <gardner.ben@gmail.com>
Acked-by: Wolfram Sang <w.sang@pengutronix.de>
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1 | Kernel driver max6875 | ||
2 | ===================== | ||
3 | |||
4 | Supported chips: | ||
5 | * Maxim MAX6874, MAX6875 | ||
6 | Prefix: 'max6875' | ||
7 | Addresses scanned: None (see below) | ||
8 | Datasheet: | ||
9 | http://pdfserv.maxim-ic.com/en/ds/MAX6874-MAX6875.pdf | ||
10 | |||
11 | Author: Ben Gardner <bgardner@wabtec.com> | ||
12 | |||
13 | |||
14 | Description | ||
15 | ----------- | ||
16 | |||
17 | The Maxim MAX6875 is an EEPROM-programmable power-supply sequencer/supervisor. | ||
18 | It provides timed outputs that can be used as a watchdog, if properly wired. | ||
19 | It also provides 512 bytes of user EEPROM. | ||
20 | |||
21 | At reset, the MAX6875 reads the configuration EEPROM into its configuration | ||
22 | registers. The chip then begins to operate according to the values in the | ||
23 | registers. | ||
24 | |||
25 | The Maxim MAX6874 is a similar, mostly compatible device, with more intputs | ||
26 | and outputs: | ||
27 | vin gpi vout | ||
28 | MAX6874 6 4 8 | ||
29 | MAX6875 4 3 5 | ||
30 | |||
31 | See the datasheet for more information. | ||
32 | |||
33 | |||
34 | Sysfs entries | ||
35 | ------------- | ||
36 | |||
37 | eeprom - 512 bytes of user-defined EEPROM space. | ||
38 | |||
39 | |||
40 | General Remarks | ||
41 | --------------- | ||
42 | |||
43 | Valid addresses for the MAX6875 are 0x50 and 0x52. | ||
44 | Valid addresses for the MAX6874 are 0x50, 0x52, 0x54 and 0x56. | ||
45 | The driver does not probe any address, so you must force the address. | ||
46 | |||
47 | Example: | ||
48 | $ modprobe max6875 force=0,0x50 | ||
49 | |||
50 | The MAX6874/MAX6875 ignores address bit 0, so this driver attaches to multiple | ||
51 | addresses. For example, for address 0x50, it also reserves 0x51. | ||
52 | The even-address instance is called 'max6875', the odd one is 'dummy'. | ||
53 | |||
54 | |||
55 | Programming the chip using i2c-dev | ||
56 | ---------------------------------- | ||
57 | |||
58 | Use the i2c-dev interface to access and program the chips. | ||
59 | Reads and writes are performed differently depending on the address range. | ||
60 | |||
61 | The configuration registers are at addresses 0x00 - 0x45. | ||
62 | Use i2c_smbus_write_byte_data() to write a register and | ||
63 | i2c_smbus_read_byte_data() to read a register. | ||
64 | The command is the register number. | ||
65 | |||
66 | Examples: | ||
67 | To write a 1 to register 0x45: | ||
68 | i2c_smbus_write_byte_data(fd, 0x45, 1); | ||
69 | |||
70 | To read register 0x45: | ||
71 | value = i2c_smbus_read_byte_data(fd, 0x45); | ||
72 | |||
73 | |||
74 | The configuration EEPROM is at addresses 0x8000 - 0x8045. | ||
75 | The user EEPROM is at addresses 0x8100 - 0x82ff. | ||
76 | |||
77 | Use i2c_smbus_write_word_data() to write a byte to EEPROM. | ||
78 | |||
79 | The command is the upper byte of the address: 0x80, 0x81, or 0x82. | ||
80 | The data word is the lower part of the address or'd with data << 8. | ||
81 | cmd = address >> 8; | ||
82 | val = (address & 0xff) | (data << 8); | ||
83 | |||
84 | Example: | ||
85 | To write 0x5a to address 0x8003: | ||
86 | i2c_smbus_write_word_data(fd, 0x80, 0x5a03); | ||
87 | |||
88 | |||
89 | Reading data from the EEPROM is a little more complicated. | ||
90 | Use i2c_smbus_write_byte_data() to set the read address and then | ||
91 | i2c_smbus_read_byte() or i2c_smbus_read_i2c_block_data() to read the data. | ||
92 | |||
93 | Example: | ||
94 | To read data starting at offset 0x8100, first set the address: | ||
95 | i2c_smbus_write_byte_data(fd, 0x81, 0x00); | ||
96 | |||
97 | And then read the data | ||
98 | value = i2c_smbus_read_byte(fd); | ||
99 | |||
100 | or | ||
101 | |||
102 | count = i2c_smbus_read_i2c_block_data(fd, 0x84, 16, buffer); | ||
103 | |||
104 | The block read should read 16 bytes. | ||
105 | 0x84 is the block read command. | ||
106 | |||
107 | See the datasheet for more details. | ||
108 | |||