[PATCH v4 1/7] dt-bindings: iio: adc: avia-hx711: add avia,hx710b compatible

From: Piyush Patle

Date: Mon Apr 27 2026 - 06:13:36 EST


The HX710B shares the same two-wire interface as the HX711 but differs
in its channel and gain model: gain is fixed at 128 and the number of
trailing PD_SCK pulses selects the input channel rather than the gain.

Add avia,hx710b to the compatible enum. Document the chip differences
in the description and add chip-specific supply properties (dvdd-supply,
vsup-supply, vref-supply) and a rate-gpios property for the HX711 RATE
pin. Add allOf constraints that forbid HX711-only properties on HX710B
nodes and vice versa. Clarify the clock-frequency description to
reflect its actual purpose: controlling the SCK bit-bang timing.

Signed-off-by: Piyush Patle <piyushpatle228@xxxxxxxxx>
---
Changes in v4:
- Add vref-supply for the HX710B VREF reference voltage pin.
- Remove dvdd-supply from the HX710B forbidden properties list; the
HX710B has a DVDD supply and the DVDD-AVDD channel relies on it.
- Add allOf block forbidding vref-supply on HX711 nodes.
- Add an HX710B example showing vref-supply.
- Update description: avoid specific channel-number references in
hardware text.

Changes in v3:
- Drop the vref-supply mention from avdd-supply; no such binding
property exists.
- Drop the clock-frequency sentence that repeated the schema default.
- Restore the example node name to weight.
- Remove the separate HX710B example.

Changes in v2:
- Remove driver implementation details from the description and describe
hardware behaviour only.
- Drop unrelated punctuation cleanup.
- Add dvdd-supply and vsup-supply optional properties for HX711.
- Add rate-gpios optional property for the HX711 RATE pin and forbid it
on HX710B.
- Add the allOf if/then block forbidding HX711-only properties on
HX710B nodes.
- Clarify clock-frequency as SCK bit-bang timing, not a crystal or
external clock input.
- Sort compatible enum alphabetically.
- Remove redundant example comments.
- Update the HX711 example to exercise rate-gpios.
---
.../bindings/iio/adc/avia-hx711.yaml | 82 +++++++++++++++----
1 file changed, 67 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/iio/adc/avia-hx711.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/iio/adc/avia-hx711.yaml
index 9c57eb13f892..fddd296bfaca 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/iio/adc/avia-hx711.yaml
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/iio/adc/avia-hx711.yaml
@@ -4,49 +4,91 @@
$id: http://devicetree.org/schemas/iio/adc/avia-hx711.yaml#
$schema: http://devicetree.org/meta-schemas/core.yaml#

-title: AVIA HX711 ADC chip for weight cells
+title: AVIA HX711 and HX710B ADCs

maintainers:
- Andreas Klinger <ak@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

description: |
- Bit-banging driver using two GPIOs:
- - sck-gpio gives a clock to the sensor with 24 cycles for data retrieval
- and up to 3 cycles for selection of the input channel and gain for the
- next measurement
- - dout-gpio is the sensor data the sensor responds to the clock
+ The HX711 is a 24-bit ADC with selectable gain (32/64/128) and two
+ differential input channels. Channel A supports gain 64 and 128;
+ channel B supports gain 32.

- Specifications about the driver can be found at:
- http://www.aviaic.com/ENProducts.aspx
+ The HX710B is a 24-bit ADC with fixed gain of 128. One input measures
+ the differential voltage between the two input pins; a second measures
+ the DVDD-AVDD supply voltage difference for battery level detection.

properties:
compatible:
enum:
+ - avia,hx710b
- avia,hx711

sck-gpios:
description:
- Definition of the GPIO for the clock (output). In the datasheet it is
- named PD_SCK
+ GPIO for the clock output (PD_SCK in the datasheet).
maxItems: 1

dout-gpios:
description:
- Definition of the GPIO for the data-out sent by the sensor in
- response to the clock (input).
- See Documentation/devicetree/bindings/gpio/gpio.txt for information
- on how to specify a consumer gpio.
+ GPIO for the data output from the sensor (DOUT in the datasheet).
maxItems: 1

avdd-supply:
description:
- Definition of the regulator used as analog supply
+ Analog supply voltage (AVDD). Also serves as the voltage reference on
+ both chips.
+
+ dvdd-supply:
+ description:
+ Digital supply voltage (DVDD). For the HX710B, DVDD must be greater
+ than or equal to AVDD. When DVDD is a battery rail and AVDD is a
+ regulated supply, one channel monitors the DVDD-AVDD difference for
+ battery level detection.
+
+ vsup-supply:
+ description:
+ Supply voltage for the on-chip regulator (VSUP). HX711 only.
+
+ vref-supply:
+ description:
+ Reference voltage input (VREF). HX710B only. When omitted, the driver
+ assumes VREF is tied to AVDD on the board.
+
+ rate-gpios:
+ description:
+ GPIO connected to the RATE pin (HX711 only). When driven low the
+ output data rate is 10 SPS; when driven high it is 80 SPS. If
+ omitted the RATE pin state is determined by the board wiring.
+ maxItems: 1

clock-frequency:
+ description:
+ Controls the SCK bit-bang timing. The value is used to derive the
+ delay between SCK edges; keep the SCK high time below 60 us to
+ avoid triggering chip power-down mode.
minimum: 20000
maximum: 2500000
default: 400000

+allOf:
+ - if:
+ properties:
+ compatible:
+ const: avia,hx710b
+ then:
+ properties:
+ vsup-supply: false
+ rate-gpios: false
+
+ - if:
+ properties:
+ compatible:
+ const: avia,hx711
+ then:
+ properties:
+ vref-supply: false
+
required:
- compatible
- sck-gpios
@@ -62,6 +104,16 @@ examples:
compatible = "avia,hx711";
sck-gpios = <&gpio3 10 GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH>;
dout-gpios = <&gpio0 7 GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH>;
+ rate-gpios = <&gpio0 9 GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH>;
avdd-supply = <&avdd>;
clock-frequency = <100000>;
};
+ - |
+ #include <dt-bindings/gpio/gpio.h>
+ weight {
+ compatible = "avia,hx710b";
+ sck-gpios = <&gpio3 10 GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH>;
+ dout-gpios = <&gpio0 7 GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH>;
+ avdd-supply = <&avdd>;
+ vref-supply = <&vref>;
+ };
--
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