Re: [PATCH v2 1/6] Documentation: dt-bindings: Document STM32 ADC DT bindings

From: Jonathan Cameron
Date: Sun Nov 13 2016 - 06:38:29 EST


On 10/11/16 16:18, Fabrice Gasnier wrote:
> This patch adds documentation of device tree bindings for the STM32 ADC.
>
> Signed-off-by: Fabrice Gasnier <fabrice.gasnier@xxxxxx>
> ---
> .../devicetree/bindings/iio/adc/st,stm32-adc.txt | 85 ++++++++++++++++++++++
> 1 file changed, 85 insertions(+)
> create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/iio/adc/st,stm32-adc.txt
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/iio/adc/st,stm32-adc.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/iio/adc/st,stm32-adc.txt
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000..8b20c23
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/iio/adc/st,stm32-adc.txt
> @@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
> +STMicroelectronics STM32 ADC device driver
> +
> +STM32 ADC is a successive approximation analog-to-digital converter.
> +It has several multiplexed input channels. Conversions can be performed
> +in single, continuous, scan or discontinuous mode. Result of the ADC is
> +stored in a left-aligned or right-aligned 32-bit data register.
> +Conversions can be launched in software or using hardware triggers.
> +
> +The analog watchdog feature allows the application to detect if the input
> +voltage goes beyond the user-defined, higher or lower thresholds.
> +
> +Each STM32 ADC block can have up to 3 ADC instances.
> +
> +Each instance supports two contexts to manage conversions, each one has its
> +own configurable sequence and trigger:
> +- regular conversion can be done in sequence, running in background
> +- injected conversions have higher priority, and so have the ability to
> + interrupt regular conversion sequence (either triggered in SW or HW).
> + Regular sequence is resumed, in case it has been interrupted.
> +
> +Contents of a stm32 adc root node:
> +-----------------------------------
> +Required properties:
> +- compatible: Should be "st,stm32f4-adc-core".
> +- reg: Offset and length of the ADC block register set.
> +- interrupts: Must contain the interrupt for ADC block.
> +- clocks: Clock for the analog circuitry (common to all ADCs).
> +- clock-names: Must be "adc".
> +- interrupt-controller: Identifies the controller node as interrupt-parent
> +- vref-supply: Phandle to the vref input analog reference voltage.
> +- #interrupt-cells = <1>;
> +- #address-cells = <1>;
> +- #size-cells = <0>;
> +
> +Optional properties:
> +- A pinctrl state named "default" for each ADC channel may be defined to set
> + inX ADC pins in mode of operation for analog input on external pin.
> +
> +Contents of a stm32 adc child node:
> +-----------------------------------
> +An ADC block node should contain at least one subnode, representing an
> +ADC instance available on the machine.
> +
> +Required properties:
> +- compatible: Should be "st,stm32f4-adc".
> +- reg: Offset of ADC instance in ADC block (e.g. may be 0x0, 0x100, 0x200).
> +- st,adc-channels: List of single-ended channels muxed for this ADC.
> + It can have up to 16 channels, numbered from 0 to 15 (resp. for in0..in15).
> +- interrupt-parent: Phandle to the parent interrupt controller.
> +- interrupts: IRQ Line for the ADC (e.g. may be 0 for adc@0, 1 for adc@100 or
> + 2 for adc@200).
> +- #io-channel-cells = <1>: See the IIO bindings section "IIO consumers" in
> + Documentation/devicetree/bindings/iio/iio-bindings.txt
> +
> +Optional properties:
> +- clocks: Input clock private to this ADC instance.
I'm a little surprised this is optional. Perhaps some text here explaining why?
> +
> +Example:
> + adc: adc@40012000 {
> + compatible = "st,stm32f4-adc-core";
> + reg = <0x40012000 0x400>;
> + interrupts = <18>;
> + clocks = <&rcc 0 168>;
> + clock-names = "adc";
> + vref-supply = <&reg_vref>;
> + interrupt-controller;
> + pinctrl-names = "default";
> + pinctrl-0 = <&adc3_in8_pin>;
> +
> + #interrupt-cells = <1>;
> + #address-cells = <1>;
> + #size-cells = <0>;
> +
> + adc@0 {
> + compatible = "st,stm32f4-adc";
> + #io-channel-cells = <1>;
> + reg = <0x0>;
> + clocks = <&rcc 0 168>;
> + interrupt-parent = <&adc>;
> + interrupts = <0>;
> + st,adc-channels = <8>;
> + };
> + ...
> + other adc child nodes follow...
> + };
>