Re: [PATCH v2] hwmon: Add LTC2471/LTC2473 driver

[Guenter Roeck]

On 06/29/2017 06:22 AM, Mike Looijmans wrote:
> On 29-06-17 14:30, Lars-Peter Clausen wrote:
> > On 06/29/2017 02:13 PM, Mike Looijmans wrote:
> > > The LTC2741 and LTC2473 are single voltage monitoring chips. The LTC2473
> > > is similar to the LTC2471 but outputs a signed differential value.
> > >
> > > Datasheet:
> > >    http://cds.linear.com/docs/en/datasheet/24713fb.pdf
> >
> > This looks more like a general purpose ADC rather than a specialized voltage
> > monitoring chip. In my opinion this driver would be better suited for the
> > IIO framework. But before you start working on that lets try to hear what
> > others think about this.
>
> I'm neutral on it, it's being used as a hardware monitor on the board I have, but it's indeed a generic I2C ADC.
>
> Do you have a suggestion for a similar device (simple I2C ADC) that I could base the IIO driver on? I've come across the AD799x which seems a good starting point.

ltc2485, ltc2497 ? No idea how close they are.

Guenter