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+  AD525x Digital Potentiometers
+---------------------------------
+
+The ad525x_dpot driver exports a simple sysfs interface.  This allows you to
+work with the immediate resistance settings as well as update the saved startup
+settings.  Access to the factory programmed tolerance is also provided, but
+interpretation of this settings is required by the end application according to
+the specific part in use.
+
+---------
+  Files
+---------
+
+Each dpot device will have a set of eeprom, rdac, and tolerance files.  How
+many depends on the actual part you have, as will the range of allowed values.
+
+The eeprom files are used to program the startup value of the device.
+
+The rdac files are used to program the immediate value of the device.
+
+The tolerance files are the read-only factory programmed tolerance settings
+and may vary greatly on a part-by-part basis.  For exact interpretation of
+this field, please consult the datasheet for your part.  This is presented
+as a hex file for easier parsing.
+
+-----------
+  Example
+-----------
+
+Locate the device in your sysfs tree.  This is probably easiest by going into
+the common i2c directory and locating the device by the i2c slave address.
+
+        # ls /sys/bus/i2c/devices/
+        0-0022  0-0027  0-002f
+
+So assuming the device in question is on the first i2c bus and has the slave
+address of 0x2f, we descend (unrelated sysfs entries have been trimmed).
+
+        # ls /sys/bus/i2c/devices/0-002f/
+        eeprom0 rdac0 tolerance0
+
+You can use simple reads/writes to access these files:
+
+        # cd /sys/bus/i2c/devices/0-002f/
+
+        # cat eeprom0
+        0
+        # echo 10 > eeprom0
+        # cat eeprom0
+        10
+
+        # cat rdac0
+        5
+        # echo 3 > rdac0
+        # cat rdac0
+        3