Re: [PATCH v11 3/7] anybus-s: support the Arcx anybus controller

[Sven Van Asbroeck]

Hi Enrico,

On Tue, Apr 16, 2019 at 1:31 PM Enrico Weigelt, metux IT consult
<lkml@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> How do the anybus host and the CAN stuff relate to each other ?
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The "CAN stuff" is just a binary power read-out, routed from an external CAN
card, which may or may not be present. The CAN card is not accessed from
within this driver. This situation arises because our h/w developer team
decided to integrate various unrelated pieces of functionality into the
same hardware card (even into the same 8-bit register).

This arcx-anybus controller card has two unrelated pieces of functionality:
1. implements an anybus-s slot
2. implements a power read-out from an external CAN card

This situation is not ideal but it's what we have :)

Sven