Re: [PATCH 3/4] dt-bindings: iio: dac: add mcp4822
From: Krzysztof Kozlowski
Date: Thu Apr 06 2023 - 14:58:15 EST
On 05/04/2023 16:17, Nicolas Frattaroli wrote:
> On Mittwoch, 5. April 2023 16:10:10 CEST Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
>> On 05/04/2023 16:01, Nicolas Frattaroli wrote:
>>> The MCP4801, MCP4802, MCP4811, MCP4812, MCP4821, and MCP4822 are
>>> SPI digital-to-analog converters by Microchip, which have an
>>> internal voltage reference, in contrast to the MCP49xx series
>>> of DACs which use an external voltage reference.
>>>
>>> Thus, these need a separate binding, as to not overcomplicate
>>> the mcp4922 binding.
>>
>> The difference is just one property which is very easy to handle - one
>> allOf:if:then: with
>> vref-supply: false
>>
>> Are there any other differences?
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Krzysztof
>>
>>
>
> In place of the external vref input, the MCP48XX series chips also
> have a "SHDN" input, which is an active-low pin to disable the whole
> chip and put it in a low power state. Future users of the bindings
> may want to model this as being tied to some GPIO, though I haven't
> done it here since I don't care about this feature.
OK to keep them separate, but then you should add here powerdown-gpios.
Bindings should be complete.
Best regards,
Krzysztof