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| author | Srikant Patnaik | 2015-01-13 15:08:24 +0530 |
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| committer | Srikant Patnaik | 2015-01-13 15:08:24 +0530 |
| commit | 97327692361306d1e6259021bc425e32832fdb50 (patch) | |
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diff --git a/Documentation/hwmon/wm831x b/Documentation/hwmon/wm831x new file mode 100644 index 00000000..24f47d8f --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/hwmon/wm831x @@ -0,0 +1,37 @@ +Kernel driver wm831x-hwmon +========================== + +Supported chips: + * Wolfson Microelectronics WM831x PMICs + Prefix: 'wm831x' + Datasheet: + http://www.wolfsonmicro.com/products/WM8310 + http://www.wolfsonmicro.com/products/WM8311 + http://www.wolfsonmicro.com/products/WM8312 + +Authors: Mark Brown <broonie@opensource.wolfsonmicro.com> + +Description +----------- + +The WM831x series of PMICs include an AUXADC which can be used to +monitor a range of system operating parameters, including the voltages +of the major supplies within the system. Currently the driver provides +reporting of all the input values but does not provide any alarms. + +Voltage Monitoring +------------------ + +Voltages are sampled by a 12 bit ADC. Voltages in milivolts are 1.465 +times the ADC value. + +Temperature Monitoring +---------------------- + +Temperatures are sampled by a 12 bit ADC. Chip and battery temperatures +are available. The chip temperature is calculated as: + + Degrees celsius = (512.18 - data) / 1.0983 + +while the battery temperature calculation will depend on the NTC +thermistor component. |