[PATCH v3 3/3] iio: flow: add Sensirion SLF3S liquid flow sensor driver

From: Wadim Mueller

Date: Sat May 30 2026 - 16:56:53 EST


Add a driver for the Sensirion SLF3S family of digital
liquid-flow sensors on I2C. Currently supported variants are
SLF3S-0600F, SLF3S-1300F and SLF3S-4000B; they share the same
register map and differ only in flow-scale factor and calibrated
measurement range. The variant (and therefore the scale) is
auto-detected from the product-information register at probe time.

Each measurement frame returns a 16-bit signed flow value, a
16-bit signed temperature reading and a status word, each
protected by a CRC-8 byte. The driver exposes the flow rate as
IIO_VOLUMEFLOW and the temperature as IIO_TEMP via the standard
IIO read_raw / read_scale interface.

The active calibration medium can be switched at runtime between
the factory-calibrated water and isopropyl-alcohol modes via the
in_volumeflow_medium sysfs attribute; the sensor starts in water
mode after probe.

This driver also creates the drivers/iio/flow/ subdirectory and
the corresponding Kconfig/Makefile glue.

Signed-off-by: Wadim Mueller <wafgo01@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/iio/Kconfig | 1 +
drivers/iio/Makefile | 1 +
drivers/iio/flow/Kconfig | 27 +++
drivers/iio/flow/Makefile | 7 +
drivers/iio/flow/slf3s.c | 406 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
5 files changed, 442 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..497a56f59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/iio/flow/slf3s.c
@@ -0,0 +1,406 @@
+// 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.
+ *
+ * The active calibration medium (water or isopropyl alcohol) is
+ * runtime-switchable via the in_volumeflow_medium sysfs attribute and
+ * defaults to water.
+ *
+ * Datasheet: https://sensirion.com/products/catalog/SLF3S-0600F/
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2026 CMBlu Energy GmbH
+ * Author: Wadim Mueller <wafgo01@xxxxxxxxx>
+ */
+
+#include <linux/array_size.h>
+#include <linux/bitops.h>
+#include <linux/crc8.h>
+#include <linux/delay.h>
+#include <linux/dev_printk.h>
+#include <linux/device.h>
+#include <linux/errno.h>
+#include <linux/i2c.h>
+#include <linux/mod_devicetable.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/regulator/consumer.h>
+#include <linux/types.h>
+#include <linux/unaligned.h>
+#include <linux/units.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
+
+/* Datasheet section 2.2: tPU = 25 ms max from power-on to first cmd. */
+#define SLF3S_POWER_UP_DELAY_US (25 * USEC_PER_MSEC)
+/* Datasheet section 2.2: tw = 60 ms typical until first valid sample. */
+#define SLF3S_MEAS_START_DELAY_US (60 * USEC_PER_MSEC)
+
+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 };
+
+enum slf3s_medium {
+ SLF3S_MEDIUM_WATER,
+ SLF3S_MEDIUM_IPA,
+};
+
+static const char * const slf3s_medium_modes[] = {
+ [SLF3S_MEDIUM_WATER] = "water",
+ [SLF3S_MEDIUM_IPA] = "ipa",
+};
+
+/**
+ * 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 = 600 * MICRO,
+ },
+ [1] = {
+ .sub_type = 0x02,
+ .name = "slf3s-1300f",
+ .scale_num = 1,
+ .scale_den = 30 * MICRO,
+ },
+ [2] = {
+ .sub_type = 0x05,
+ .name = "slf3s-4000b",
+ .scale_num = 1,
+ .scale_den = 1920 * MILLI,
+ },
+};
+
+/**
+ * struct slf3s_data - per-device state
+ * @client: I2C client this instance is bound to
+ * @variant: pointer into @slf3s_variants for the detected device
+ * @medium: currently active calibration medium
+ * @crc_table: pre-computed CRC-8 lookup table for SLF3S_CRC8_POLY
+ */
+struct slf3s_data {
+ struct i2c_client *client;
+ const struct slf3s_variant *variant;
+ enum slf3s_medium medium;
+ 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[at_least 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 pick the matching variant. The
+ * sub-type byte returned by the sensor is the source of truth; a
+ * DT-supplied compatible only seeds an initial guess and is overridden
+ * on mismatch (with an informational message so misconfigured device
+ * trees are easy to spot).
+ *
+ * Bus / CRC failures are real errors and fail probe. An unknown
+ * sub-type byte fails probe too: we cannot publish a meaningful scale
+ * without a matching entry in slf3s_variants[].
+ */
+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_info(&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_info(&client->dev,
+ "DT compatible says %s but sensor reports %s; using %s\n",
+ sf->variant->name,
+ slf3s_variants[i].name,
+ slf3s_variants[i].name);
+
+ sf->variant = &slf3s_variants[i];
+
+ return 0;
+ }
+
+ dev_err(&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[9];
+ int ret;
+
+ ret = i2c_master_recv(sf->client, buf, ARRAY_SIZE(buf));
+ if (ret < 0)
+ return ret;
+ if (ret != ARRAY_SIZE(buf))
+ return -EIO;
+
+ for (unsigned int i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(buf); 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 int slf3s_get_medium(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
+ const struct iio_chan_spec *chan)
+{
+ struct slf3s_data *sf = iio_priv(indio_dev);
+
+ return sf->medium;
+}
+
+static int slf3s_set_medium(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
+ const struct iio_chan_spec *chan, unsigned int mode)
+{
+ struct slf3s_data *sf = iio_priv(indio_dev);
+ const u8 *start_cmd;
+ int ret;
+
+ if (!iio_device_claim_direct(indio_dev))
+ return -EBUSY;
+
+ ret = slf3s_send_cmd(sf->client, slf3s_cmd_stop_meas);
+ if (ret)
+ goto out;
+
+ start_cmd = (mode == SLF3S_MEDIUM_IPA) ? slf3s_cmd_start_ipa
+ : slf3s_cmd_start_water;
+
+ ret = slf3s_send_cmd(sf->client, start_cmd);
+ if (ret)
+ goto out;
+
+ fsleep(SLF3S_MEAS_START_DELAY_US);
+ sf->medium = mode;
+out:
+ iio_device_release_direct(indio_dev);
+
+ return ret;
+}
+
+static const struct iio_enum slf3s_medium_enum = {
+ .items = slf3s_medium_modes,
+ .num_items = ARRAY_SIZE(slf3s_medium_modes),
+ .get = slf3s_get_medium,
+ .set = slf3s_set_medium,
+};
+
+static const struct iio_chan_spec_ext_info slf3s_ext_info[] = {
+ IIO_ENUM("medium", IIO_SHARED_BY_TYPE, &slf3s_medium_enum),
+ IIO_ENUM_AVAILABLE("medium", IIO_SHARED_BY_TYPE, &slf3s_medium_enum),
+ { }
+};
+
+static const struct iio_chan_spec slf3s_channels[] = {
+ {
+ .type = IIO_VOLUMEFLOW,
+ .info_mask_separate = BIT(IIO_CHAN_INFO_RAW) |
+ BIT(IIO_CHAN_INFO_SCALE),
+ .ext_info = slf3s_ext_info,
+ },
+ {
+ .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;
+ }
+ /* Temperature LSB = 1/200 degC; IIO_TEMP wants milli-degC. */
+ *val = 1000 / 200;
+
+ 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;
+ 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);
+ sf->medium = SLF3S_MEDIUM_WATER;
+ 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");
+
+ fsleep(SLF3S_POWER_UP_DELAY_US);
+
+ ret = slf3s_detect_variant(sf);
+ if (ret)
+ return dev_err_probe(dev, ret, "product info read failed\n");
+
+ ret = slf3s_send_cmd(client, slf3s_cmd_start_water);
+ 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] },
+ { }
+};
+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] },
+ { }
+};
+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");
--
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