[PATCH v2 3/3] iio: flow: add Sensirion SLF3S liquid flow sensor driver
From: Wadim Mueller
Date: Wed May 27 2026 - 14:45:03 EST
Add a driver for the Sensirion SLF3S family of digital liquid-flow
sensors (SLF3S-0600F, SLF3S-1300F and SLF3S-4000B). The sensors
communicate over I2C and return a 16-bit signed flow value, a 16-bit
signed temperature reading and a status word - each protected by a
CRC-8 byte - in every measurement frame.
The driver exposes:
in_volumeflow_raw - signed raw counts
in_volumeflow_scale - litres per second per LSB (per variant)
in_temp_raw - signed raw counts
in_temp_scale - millidegrees Celsius per LSB
The variant is auto-detected from the product-info word read at
probe time. All three SLF3S devices are factory-calibrated for both
water and isopropyl alcohol; the calibration medium is selected via
the sensirion,medium device property and defaults to water.
Scale factors are taken from the respective datasheets (Table 16
for SLF3S-0600F, Table 15 for SLF3S-1300F and SLF3S-4000B):
SLF3S-0600F: 10 (ul/min)^-1 -> 1/600 000 000 (l/s)/LSB
SLF3S-1300F: 500 (ml/min)^-1 -> 1/30 000 000 (l/s)/LSB
SLF3S-4000B: 32 (ml/min)^-1 -> 1/1 920 000 (l/s)/LSB
Signed-off-by: Wadim Mueller <wafgo01@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Guenter Roeck <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Jean Delvare <jdelvare@xxxxxxxx>
Cc: Andreas Klinger <ak@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Lars-Peter Clausen <lars@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: linux-hwmon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: Maxwell Doose <m32285159@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/iio/Kconfig | 1 +
drivers/iio/Makefile | 1 +
drivers/iio/flow/Kconfig | 27 +++
drivers/iio/flow/Makefile | 7 +
drivers/iio/flow/slf3s.c | 345 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
5 files changed, 381 insertions(+)
create mode 100644 drivers/iio/flow/Kconfig
create mode 100644 drivers/iio/flow/Makefile
create mode 100644 drivers/iio/flow/slf3s.c
diff --git a/drivers/iio/Kconfig b/drivers/iio/Kconfig
index 661127aed..652557a5b 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/iio/Kconfig
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ source "drivers/iio/common/Kconfig"
source "drivers/iio/dac/Kconfig"
source "drivers/iio/dummy/Kconfig"
source "drivers/iio/filter/Kconfig"
+source "drivers/iio/flow/Kconfig"
source "drivers/iio/frequency/Kconfig"
source "drivers/iio/gyro/Kconfig"
source "drivers/iio/health/Kconfig"
diff --git a/drivers/iio/Makefile b/drivers/iio/Makefile
index cb80ef837..f03a4100c 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/iio/Makefile
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ obj-y += dac/
obj-y += dummy/
obj-y += gyro/
obj-y += filter/
+obj-y += flow/
obj-y += frequency/
obj-y += health/
obj-y += humidity/
diff --git a/drivers/iio/flow/Kconfig b/drivers/iio/flow/Kconfig
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1eee131ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/iio/flow/Kconfig
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
+#
+# Liquid / gas flow sensor drivers
+#
+# When adding new entries keep the list in alphabetical order
+
+menu "Flow sensors"
+
+config SENSIRION_SLF3S
+ tristate "Sensirion SLF3S liquid flow sensor"
+ depends on I2C
+ select CRC8
+ help
+ Say yes here to build support for the Sensirion SLF3S family
+ of digital liquid-flow sensors:
+
+ - SLF3S-0600F
+ - SLF3S-1300F
+ - SLF3S-4000B
+
+ The driver reports the volumetric flow rate and the embedded
+ temperature reading via the standard IIO interface.
+
+ To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
+ will be called slf3s.
+
+endmenu
diff --git a/drivers/iio/flow/Makefile b/drivers/iio/flow/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3cf4ab95c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/iio/flow/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+#
+# Makefile for industrial I/O flow sensor drivers
+#
+
+# When adding new entries keep the list in alphabetical order
+obj-$(CONFIG_SENSIRION_SLF3S) += slf3s.o
diff --git a/drivers/iio/flow/slf3s.c b/drivers/iio/flow/slf3s.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f971a2dc2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/iio/flow/slf3s.c
@@ -0,0 +1,345 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+/*
+ * Sensirion SLF3S liquid flow sensor driver.
+ *
+ * Supports the SLF3S-0600F, SLF3S-1300F and SLF3S-4000B liquid-flow
+ * sensors over I2C. Each measurement frame returns a 16-bit signed
+ * flow value, a 16-bit signed temperature value and a status word,
+ * each protected by a CRC-8 byte.
+ *
+ * Datasheet: https://sensirion.com/products/catalog/SLF3S-0600F/
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2026 CMBlu Energy GmbH
+ * Author: Wadim Mueller <wafgo01@xxxxxxxxx>
+ */
+
+#include <linux/bitops.h>
+#include <linux/crc8.h>
+#include <linux/delay.h>
+#include <linux/i2c.h>
+#include <linux/mod_devicetable.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/property.h>
+#include <linux/regulator/consumer.h>
+#include <linux/unaligned.h>
+
+#include <linux/iio/iio.h>
+
+#define SLF3S_CRC8_POLY 0x31
+#define SLF3S_CRC8_INIT 0xff
+
+#define SLF3S_PRODUCT_ID_LEN 18
+#define SLF3S_PRODUCT_FAMILY_BYTE 1
+#define SLF3S_PRODUCT_SUBTYPE_BYTE 3
+#define SLF3S_PRODUCT_FAMILY_ID 0x03
+
+#define SLF3S_MEAS_LEN 9
+#define SLF3S_MEAS_START_DELAY_US 12000
+
+/*
+ * Temperature LSB equals 1/200 degC. IIO_TEMP uses milli-degrees,
+ * therefore the scale exposed to userspace is 1000 / 200 = 5.
+ */
+#define SLF3S_TEMP_SCALE_MILLIC 5
+
+static const u8 slf3s_cmd_prep_pid[] = { 0x36, 0x7c };
+static const u8 slf3s_cmd_read_pid[] = { 0xe1, 0x02 };
+static const u8 slf3s_cmd_start_water[] = { 0x36, 0x08 };
+static const u8 slf3s_cmd_start_ipa[] = { 0x36, 0x15 };
+static const u8 slf3s_cmd_stop_meas[] = { 0x3f, 0xf9 };
+
+/**
+ * struct slf3s_variant - per-variant calibration constants
+ * @sub_type: product-info sub-type byte returned by the sensor
+ * @name: name reported via @iio_dev.name
+ * @scale_num: flow scale numerator (l/s per LSB)
+ * @scale_den: flow scale denominator (l/s per LSB)
+ */
+struct slf3s_variant {
+ u8 sub_type;
+ const char *name;
+ int scale_num;
+ int scale_den;
+};
+
+static const struct slf3s_variant slf3s_variants[] = {
+ [0] = {
+ .sub_type = 0x03,
+ .name = "slf3s-0600f",
+ .scale_num = 1,
+ .scale_den = 600000000,
+ },
+ [1] = {
+ .sub_type = 0x02,
+ .name = "slf3s-1300f",
+ .scale_num = 1,
+ .scale_den = 30000000,
+ },
+ [2] = {
+ .sub_type = 0x05,
+ .name = "slf3s-4000b",
+ .scale_num = 1,
+ .scale_den = 1920000,
+ },
+};
+
+/**
+ * struct slf3s_data - per-device state
+ * @client: I2C client this instance is bound to
+ * @variant: pointer into @slf3s_variants for the detected device
+ * @crc_table: pre-computed CRC-8 lookup table for SLF3S_CRC8_POLY
+ */
+struct slf3s_data {
+ struct i2c_client *client;
+ const struct slf3s_variant *variant;
+ u8 crc_table[CRC8_TABLE_SIZE];
+};
+
+static bool slf3s_crc_valid(const struct slf3s_data *sf, const u8 *block)
+{
+ return crc8(sf->crc_table, block, 2, SLF3S_CRC8_INIT) == block[2];
+}
+
+static int slf3s_send_cmd(struct i2c_client *client, const u8 cmd[static 2])
+{
+ int ret = i2c_master_send(client, cmd, 2);
+
+ if (ret == 2)
+ return 0;
+ return ret < 0 ? ret : -EIO;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Read the product-info block and update @sf->variant. The kernel
+ * trusts the DT compatible (or i2c id_table .data) above all else; the
+ * sub-type byte is a sanity hint. This means:
+ *
+ * - bus / CRC failures are real errors and must fail probe;
+ * - if the caller already picked a variant (specific compatible), the
+ * PID is logged for diagnostics but mismatches do not fail probe;
+ * - if the caller has no variant (generic "sensirion,slf3s" fallback),
+ * the sub-type byte is used to pick one; unknown sub-type fails.
+ */
+static int slf3s_detect_variant(struct slf3s_data *sf)
+{
+ struct i2c_client *client = sf->client;
+ u8 buf[SLF3S_PRODUCT_ID_LEN];
+ int ret;
+
+ ret = slf3s_send_cmd(client, slf3s_cmd_prep_pid);
+ if (ret)
+ return ret;
+
+ ret = slf3s_send_cmd(client, slf3s_cmd_read_pid);
+ if (ret)
+ return ret;
+
+ ret = i2c_master_recv(client, buf, sizeof(buf));
+ if (ret < 0)
+ return ret;
+ if (ret != sizeof(buf))
+ return -EIO;
+
+ for (unsigned int i = 0; i < SLF3S_PRODUCT_ID_LEN; i += 3) {
+ if (!slf3s_crc_valid(sf, &buf[i]))
+ return -EIO;
+ }
+
+ if (buf[SLF3S_PRODUCT_FAMILY_BYTE] != SLF3S_PRODUCT_FAMILY_ID)
+ dev_dbg(&client->dev,
+ "unexpected family byte 0x%02x (expected 0x%02x)\n",
+ buf[SLF3S_PRODUCT_FAMILY_BYTE],
+ SLF3S_PRODUCT_FAMILY_ID);
+
+ for (unsigned int i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(slf3s_variants); i++) {
+ if (buf[SLF3S_PRODUCT_SUBTYPE_BYTE] !=
+ slf3s_variants[i].sub_type)
+ continue;
+
+ if (sf->variant && sf->variant != &slf3s_variants[i])
+ dev_dbg(&client->dev,
+ "DT compatible says %s but sub-type 0x%02x suggests %s\n",
+ sf->variant->name,
+ buf[SLF3S_PRODUCT_SUBTYPE_BYTE],
+ slf3s_variants[i].name);
+ else if (!sf->variant)
+ sf->variant = &slf3s_variants[i];
+ return 0;
+ }
+
+ if (sf->variant) {
+ dev_dbg(&client->dev,
+ "unknown SLF3S sub-type 0x%02x, trusting DT compatible %s\n",
+ buf[SLF3S_PRODUCT_SUBTYPE_BYTE], sf->variant->name);
+ return 0;
+ }
+
+ dev_dbg(&client->dev, "unknown SLF3S sub-type 0x%02x\n",
+ buf[SLF3S_PRODUCT_SUBTYPE_BYTE]);
+ return -ENODEV;
+}
+
+static int slf3s_read_sample(struct slf3s_data *sf, int *flow, int *temp)
+{
+ u8 buf[SLF3S_MEAS_LEN];
+ int ret;
+
+ ret = i2c_master_recv(sf->client, buf, sizeof(buf));
+ if (ret < 0)
+ return ret;
+ if (ret != sizeof(buf))
+ return -EIO;
+
+ for (unsigned int i = 0; i < SLF3S_MEAS_LEN; i += 3) {
+ if (!slf3s_crc_valid(sf, &buf[i]))
+ return -EIO;
+ }
+
+ *flow = sign_extend32(get_unaligned_be16(&buf[0]), 15);
+ *temp = sign_extend32(get_unaligned_be16(&buf[3]), 15);
+ return 0;
+}
+
+static const struct iio_chan_spec slf3s_channels[] = {
+ {
+ .type = IIO_VOLUMEFLOW,
+ .info_mask_separate = BIT(IIO_CHAN_INFO_RAW) |
+ BIT(IIO_CHAN_INFO_SCALE),
+ },
+ {
+ .type = IIO_TEMP,
+ .info_mask_separate = BIT(IIO_CHAN_INFO_RAW) |
+ BIT(IIO_CHAN_INFO_SCALE),
+ },
+};
+
+static int slf3s_read_raw(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
+ struct iio_chan_spec const *chan, int *val,
+ int *val2, long mask)
+{
+ struct slf3s_data *sf = iio_priv(indio_dev);
+ int flow, temp, ret;
+
+ switch (mask) {
+ case IIO_CHAN_INFO_RAW:
+ if (!iio_device_claim_direct(indio_dev))
+ return -EBUSY;
+
+ ret = slf3s_read_sample(sf, &flow, &temp);
+ iio_device_release_direct(indio_dev);
+ if (ret)
+ return ret;
+
+ *val = (chan->type == IIO_VOLUMEFLOW) ? flow : temp;
+ return IIO_VAL_INT;
+ case IIO_CHAN_INFO_SCALE:
+ if (chan->type == IIO_VOLUMEFLOW) {
+ *val = sf->variant->scale_num;
+ *val2 = sf->variant->scale_den;
+ return IIO_VAL_FRACTIONAL;
+ }
+ *val = SLF3S_TEMP_SCALE_MILLIC;
+ return IIO_VAL_INT;
+ default:
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+}
+
+static const struct iio_info slf3s_info = {
+ .read_raw = slf3s_read_raw,
+};
+
+static void slf3s_stop_meas(void *data)
+{
+ struct slf3s_data *sf = data;
+
+ slf3s_send_cmd(sf->client, slf3s_cmd_stop_meas);
+}
+
+static int slf3s_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
+{
+ struct device *dev = &client->dev;
+ struct iio_dev *indio_dev;
+ struct slf3s_data *sf;
+ const u8 *start_cmd = slf3s_cmd_start_water;
+ const char *medium;
+ int ret;
+
+ indio_dev = devm_iio_device_alloc(dev, sizeof(*sf));
+ if (!indio_dev)
+ return -ENOMEM;
+
+ sf = iio_priv(indio_dev);
+ sf->client = client;
+ sf->variant = i2c_get_match_data(client);
+ crc8_populate_msb(sf->crc_table, SLF3S_CRC8_POLY);
+
+ ret = devm_regulator_get_enable(dev, "vdd");
+ if (ret)
+ return dev_err_probe(dev, ret, "failed to enable vdd supply\n");
+
+ ret = slf3s_detect_variant(sf);
+ if (ret)
+ return dev_err_probe(dev, ret, "product info read failed\n");
+
+ ret = device_property_read_string(dev, "sensirion,medium", &medium);
+ if (!ret) {
+ if (!strcmp(medium, "ipa"))
+ start_cmd = slf3s_cmd_start_ipa;
+ else if (strcmp(medium, "water"))
+ return dev_err_probe(dev, -EINVAL,
+ "unknown sensirion,medium '%s'\n",
+ medium);
+ }
+
+ ret = slf3s_send_cmd(client, start_cmd);
+ if (ret)
+ return dev_err_probe(dev, ret,
+ "failed to start measurement\n");
+
+ fsleep(SLF3S_MEAS_START_DELAY_US);
+
+ ret = devm_add_action_or_reset(dev, slf3s_stop_meas, sf);
+ if (ret)
+ return ret;
+
+ indio_dev->name = sf->variant->name;
+ indio_dev->channels = slf3s_channels;
+ indio_dev->num_channels = ARRAY_SIZE(slf3s_channels);
+ indio_dev->info = &slf3s_info;
+ indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
+
+ return devm_iio_device_register(dev, indio_dev);
+}
+
+static const struct i2c_device_id slf3s_id[] = {
+ { .name = "slf3s-0600f", .driver_data = (kernel_ulong_t)&slf3s_variants[0] },
+ { .name = "slf3s-1300f", .driver_data = (kernel_ulong_t)&slf3s_variants[1] },
+ { .name = "slf3s-4000b", .driver_data = (kernel_ulong_t)&slf3s_variants[2] },
+ { .name = "slf3s" },
+ { }
+};
+MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(i2c, slf3s_id);
+
+static const struct of_device_id slf3s_of_match[] = {
+ { .compatible = "sensirion,slf3s-0600f", .data = &slf3s_variants[0] },
+ { .compatible = "sensirion,slf3s-1300f", .data = &slf3s_variants[1] },
+ { .compatible = "sensirion,slf3s-4000b", .data = &slf3s_variants[2] },
+ { .compatible = "sensirion,slf3s" },
+ { }
+};
+MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(of, slf3s_of_match);
+
+static struct i2c_driver slf3s_driver = {
+ .driver = {
+ .name = "slf3s",
+ .of_match_table = slf3s_of_match,
+ },
+ .probe = slf3s_probe,
+ .id_table = slf3s_id,
+};
+module_i2c_driver(slf3s_driver);
+
+MODULE_AUTHOR("Wadim Mueller <wafgo01@xxxxxxxxx>");
+MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Sensirion SLF3S liquid flow sensor driver");
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
--
2.52.0