Re: [PATCH 1/2] dt-bindings: iio: dac: add support for mcp47a1

[Joshua Crofts]

On Sat, 25 Jul 2026 00:04:51 +0100
Jonathan Cameron <jic23@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Tue, 21 Jul 2026 20:24:38 +0200
> Joshua Crofts <joshua.crofts1@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> > The Microchip MCP47A1 is a 6-bit volatile Digital-to-Analog converted
> > which communicates via I2C.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Joshua Crofts <joshua.crofts1@xxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> >  .../bindings/iio/dac/microchip,mcp47a1.yaml        | 56 ++++++++++++++++++++++
> >  MAINTAINERS                                        |  6 +++
> >  2 files changed, 62 insertions(+)
> > 
> > diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/iio/dac/microchip,mcp47a1.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/iio/dac/microchip,mcp47a1.yaml
> > new file mode 100644
> > index 000000000000..3322fca03b3a
> > --- /dev/null
> > +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/iio/dac/microchip,mcp47a1.yaml  
> 
> > +
> > +examples:
> > +  - |
> > +    i2c {
> > +          #address-cells = <1>;
> > +          #size-cells = <0>;
> > +
> > +          dac@2e {
> > +              compatible = "microchip,mcp47a1";
> > +              reg = <0x2e>;
> > +              vref-supply = <&vref_regulator>;
> > +              vdd-supply = <&vdd_regulator>;
> > +          };
> > +
> > +          dac@3e {
> > +              compatible = "microchip,mcp47a1";  
> Hi Joshua,
> 
> What is the advantage of the second example?  I'd drop it.
> 

Hi Jonathan,

Per the datasheet, the MCP47A1 can have two different I2C slave
addresses (0x2e and 0x3e), which allows two DACs to share the
same bus, something I thought would be good to illustrate in the
example.

-- 
Kind regards,
Joshua Crofts