Re: [PATCH v3 1/6] dt-bindings: adc: ad7173: add support for ad411x

[Conor Dooley]

On Mon, May 27, 2024 at 08:02:34PM +0300, Dumitru Ceclan via B4 Relay wrote:
> From: Dumitru Ceclan <dumitru.ceclan@xxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> Add support for: AD4111, AD4112, AD4114, AD4115, AD4116.
> 
> AD411x family ADCs support a VCOM pin, dedicated for single-ended usage.
> AD4111/AD4112 support current channels, usage is implemented by
>  specifying channel reg values bigger than 15.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Dumitru Ceclan <dumitru.ceclan@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  .../devicetree/bindings/iio/adc/adi,ad7173.yaml    | 122 ++++++++++++++++++++-
>  1 file changed, 120 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/iio/adc/adi,ad7173.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/iio/adc/adi,ad7173.yaml
> index ea6cfcd0aff4..5b1af382dad3 100644
> --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/iio/adc/adi,ad7173.yaml
> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/iio/adc/adi,ad7173.yaml
> @@ -19,7 +19,18 @@ description: |
>    primarily for measurement of signals close to DC but also delivers
>    outstanding performance with input bandwidths out to ~10kHz.
>  
> +  Analog Devices AD411x ADC's:
> +  The AD411X family encompasses a series of low power, low noise, 24-bit,
> +  sigma-delta analog-to-digital converters that offer a versatile range of
> +  specifications. They integrate an analog front end suitable for processing
> +  fully differential/single-ended and bipolar voltage inputs.
> +
>    Datasheets for supported chips:
> +    https://www.analog.com/media/en/technical-documentation/data-sheets/AD4111.pdf
> +    https://www.analog.com/media/en/technical-documentation/data-sheets/AD4112.pdf
> +    https://www.analog.com/media/en/technical-documentation/data-sheets/AD4114.pdf
> +    https://www.analog.com/media/en/technical-documentation/data-sheets/AD4115.pdf
> +    https://www.analog.com/media/en/technical-documentation/data-sheets/AD4116.pdf
>      https://www.analog.com/media/en/technical-documentation/data-sheets/AD7172-2.pdf
>      https://www.analog.com/media/en/technical-documentation/data-sheets/AD7172-4.pdf
>      https://www.analog.com/media/en/technical-documentation/data-sheets/AD7173-8.pdf
> @@ -31,6 +42,11 @@ description: |
>  properties:
>    compatible:
>      enum:
> +      - adi,ad4111
> +      - adi,ad4112
> +      - adi,ad4114
> +      - adi,ad4115
> +      - adi,ad4116
>        - adi,ad7172-2
>        - adi,ad7172-4
>        - adi,ad7173-8
> @@ -129,10 +145,36 @@ patternProperties:
>          maximum: 15
>  
>        diff-channels:
> +        description: |
> +          For using current channels specify select the current inputs
> +           and enable the adi,current-channel property.
> +
> +          Family AD411x supports a dedicated VINCOM voltage input.
> +          To select it set the second channel to 16.
> +            (VIN2, VINCOM) -> diff-channels = <2 16>
> +
> +          There are special values that can be selected besides the voltage
> +          analog inputs:
> +            21: REF+
> +            22: REF−
> +          Supported only by AD7172-2, AD7172-4, AD7175-2, AD7175-8, AD7177-2:
> +            19: ((AVDD1 − AVSS)/5)+
> +            20: ((AVDD1 − AVSS)/5)−
> +
>          items:
>            minimum: 0
>            maximum: 31
>  
> +      single-channel:
> +        description: |
> +          Models AD4111 and AD4112 support single-ended current channels.
> +          To select the desired current input, specify the desired input pair:
> +            (IIN2+, IIN2−) -> single-channel = <2>
> +
> +        items:
> +          minimum: 1
> +          maximum: 16
> +
>        adi,reference-select:
>          description: |
>            Select the reference source to use when converting on
> @@ -154,9 +196,26 @@ patternProperties:
>            - avdd
>          default: refout-avss
>  
> +      adi,current-channel:
> +        description: |
> +          Signal that the selected inputs are current channels.
> +          Only available on AD4111 and AD4112.
> +        type: boolean
> +
> +      adi,channel-type:
> +        description:
> +          Used to differentiate between different channel types as the device
> +           register configurations are the same for all usage types.
> +          Both pseudo-differential and single-ended channels will use the
> +           single-ended specifier.
> +        $ref: /schemas/types.yaml#/definitions/string
> +        enum:
> +          - single-ended
> +          - differential
> +        default: differential

I dunno if my brain just ain't workin' right today, or if this is not
sufficiently explained, but why is this property needed? You've got
diff-channels and single-channels already, why can you not infer the
information you need from them? What should software do with this
information?
Additionally, "pseudo-differential" is not explained in this binding.

Also, what does "the device register configurations are the same for
all uses types" mean? The description here implies that you'd be reading
the registers to determine the configuration, but as far as I understand
it's the job of drivers to actually configure devices.
The only way I could interpret this that makes sense to me is that you're
trying to say that the device doesn't have registers that allow you to
do runtime configuration detection - but that's the norm and I would not
call it out here.

Thanks,
Conor.

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