Re: [PATCH] hwmon: Driver for as1531, Austria-Microsystem Analogto Digital Converter.

From: Jonathan Cameron
Date: Wed May 18 2011 - 11:02:46 EST


On 05/18/11 14:09, Jonathan Cameron wrote:
> On 05/16/11 14:39, fabien.marteau@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>> From: Fabien Marteau <fabien.marteau@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>
> Had a few minutes so done a quick port to IIO with minimal code changes.
> Now looking at cleaning things up so actually reading the code rather
> than cut and paste. The message is somewhat 'novel'.
>
> ...
>
> So we have a spi device that only talks in 1 bit words?
> 1) I'm amazed any spi controllers support that.
> 2) Doesn't look necessary from the data sheet google furnished me with.
>
> Looks like it will quite happily work with 8 bit transfers. Suggested replacement code below.
>> +static int as1531_message(struct spi_device *spi, int cmd, int *ret_value)
>> +{
>> + struct spi_message message;
>> + struct spi_transfer x[1];
>> + int status, i;
>> + u8 cmd_send;
>> + unsigned char buf[64];
>> + unsigned char buf_read[64];
>> +
>> + cmd_send = cmd;
>> +
>> + spi_message_init(&message);
>> + memset(x, 0, sizeof x);
>> + memset(buf, 0, sizeof(buf));
>> + memset(buf_read, 0, sizeof(buf_read));
>> +
>> + for (i = 0; i < 8; i++) {
>> + buf[i] = ((cmd_send & 0x80)>>7);
>> + cmd_send = cmd_send << 1;
>> + }
>> +
>> + x[0].tx_buf = buf;
>> + x[0].len = 24;
>> + x[0].rx_buf = buf_read;
>> + x[0].speed_hz = AS1531_SPI_SPEED;
>> + x[0].bits_per_word = 1;
>> + spi_message_add_tail(&x[0], &message);
>> +
>> + status = spi_sync(spi, &message);
>> + if (status < 0)
>> + return status;
>> +
>> + *ret_value = buf_read[11] & 0x01;
>> + for (i = 12; i < 23 ; i++) {
>> + *ret_value = *ret_value << 1;
>> + *ret_value = *ret_value | (buf_read[i]&0x01);
>> + }
>> +
>> + return 0;
>> +}

Or skip the below and use spi_w8r16. This isn't a fast capture route anyway.
> static int as1531_message(struct spi_device *spi, int cmd, u16 *ret_value)
> {
> int status;
> u8 cmd_send = cmd;
> struct spi_message message;
> struct spi_transfer x[2] = {
> {
> .len = 1,
> /* this should be default anyway - so could drop */
> .bits_per_word = 8,
> /* This should be set in board config really */
> .speed_hz = AS1531_SPI_SPEED,
> .rx_buf = &cmd_send,
> }, {
> .len = 2,
> .bits_per_word = 8,
> .speed_hz = AS1531_SPI_SPEED,
> .tx_buf = ret_value,
> }
> };
>
> spi_message_init(&message);
> spi_message_add_tail(&x[0], &message);
> spi_message_add_tail(&x[1], &message);
>
> status = spi_sync(spi, &message);
> if (status < 0)
> return status;
>
> *ret_value = (be16_to_cpup(ret_value) >> 2) & 0xFFF;
>
> return 0;
> }
>
> Obviously also requires changing the type of the element passed
> as ret_value. Could set the bits_per_word of the second transfer
> to 16 and avoid the endianness conversion, but I'm not sure how
> many spi masters support that.
>
> Jonathan

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