[PATCH v4] dt-bindings: iio: proximity: move LIDAR-Lite out of trivial-devices
From: Rodrigo Gobbi
Date: Tue Jul 14 2026 - 17:55:24 EST
The PulsedLight LIDAR-Lite v2 is currently described as a trivial device,
but it is not one: besides the I2C interface it exposes a power-enable pin
and a mode-control pin (the latter also used for the PWM distance output).
Move it to a dedicated binding file. While at it, document the LIDAR-Lite
v3: it is sold by Garmin, which acquired PulsedLight, and is
pin-compatible with the v2, so add it with "pulsedlight,lidar-lite-v2"
as a fallback compatible.
Signed-off-by: Rodrigo Gobbi <rodrigo.gobbi.7@xxxxxxxxx>
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Hi, all,
This was on my plate and I didn't have a chance to send this before.
The vendor change is not a typo: see the discussion at [1].
Tks and regards.
[1] https://lore.kernel.org/all/c39a2980-f5e5-44aa-9fd3-20e0658f62dc@xxxxxxxxx/
Changelog:
v4: unify patches rather than using a series to keep the tree bisectable;
rewrite the commit msg, naming the devices explicitly;
v3: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20251102221643.9966-1-rodrigo.gobbi.7@xxxxxxxxx/
v2: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20250801224112.135918-1-rodrigo.gobbi.7@xxxxxxxxx/
v1: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20250701223341.36835-1-rodrigo.gobbi.7@xxxxxxxxx/
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.../proximity/pulsedlight,lidar-lite-v2.yaml | 54 +++++++++++++++++++
.../devicetree/bindings/trivial-devices.yaml | 2 -
2 files changed, 54 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/iio/proximity/pulsedlight,lidar-lite-v2.yaml
diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/iio/proximity/pulsedlight,lidar-lite-v2.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/iio/proximity/pulsedlight,lidar-lite-v2.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..60e60b7769ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/iio/proximity/pulsedlight,lidar-lite-v2.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: (GPL-2.0-only OR BSD-2-Clause)
+%YAML 1.2
+---
+$id: http://devicetree.org/schemas/iio/proximity/pulsedlight,lidar-lite-v2.yaml#
+$schema: http://devicetree.org/meta-schemas/core.yaml#
+
+title: Pulsedlight LIDAR-Lite v2 range-finding sensor
+
+maintainers:
+ - Matt Ranostay <mranostay@xxxxxxxxx>
+
+description: |
+ Support for LIDAR-Lite v2 and v3 laser rangefinders. These devices
+ can use a simple I2C communication bus or can operate in a PWM mode using a
+ mode control pin to trigger acquisitions and return the measured distance.
+ They also have a power enable pin, which can be used to shut off the device.
+
+properties:
+ compatible:
+ oneOf:
+ - items:
+ - enum:
+ - grmn,lidar-lite-v3
+ - const: pulsedlight,lidar-lite-v2
+ - const: pulsedlight,lidar-lite-v2
+
+ reg:
+ maxItems: 1
+
+ powerdown-gpios:
+ description: GPIO that can be driven low to shut off power to the device.
+ maxItems: 1
+
+ vdd-supply: true
+
+required:
+ - compatible
+ - reg
+ - vdd-supply
+
+additionalProperties: false
+
+examples:
+ - |
+ i2c {
+ #address-cells = <1>;
+ #size-cells = <0>;
+ lidar@62 {
+ compatible = "grmn,lidar-lite-v3", "pulsedlight,lidar-lite-v2";
+ reg = <0x62>;
+ vdd-supply = <&vdd_5v0>;
+ };
+ };
+...
diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/trivial-devices.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/trivial-devices.yaml
index 435c4baab436..74b640c48598 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/trivial-devices.yaml
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/trivial-devices.yaml
@@ -396,8 +396,6 @@ properties:
- onnn,adt7462
# 48-Lane, 12-Port PCI Express Gen 2 (5.0 GT/s) Switch
- plx,pex8648
- # Pulsedlight LIDAR range-finding sensor
- - pulsedlight,lidar-lite-v2
# Renesas HS3001 Temperature and Relative Humidity Sensors
- renesas,hs3001
# Renesas ISL29501 time-of-flight sensor
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