[PATCH v2 10/10] docs: iio: ad9910: document DRCTL pin control

From: Rodrigo Alencar via B4 Relay

Date: Thu Oct 22 2026 - 11:32:33 EST


From: Rodrigo Alencar <rodrigo.alencar@xxxxxxxxxx>

Document the integration_time attribute of the digital ramp generator
(DRG) rising and falling channels, and describe how the DRCTL pin
waveform is generated from those values according to the dwell_en
configuration. Add usage examples for triangular and sawtooth sweeps
driven through the DRCTL pin.

Signed-off-by: Rodrigo Alencar <rodrigo.alencar@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
Documentation/iio/ad9910.rst | 90 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
1 file changed, 84 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/iio/ad9910.rst b/Documentation/iio/ad9910.rst
index aab569f561db..bff55cca8c82 100644
--- a/Documentation/iio/ad9910.rst
+++ b/Documentation/iio/ad9910.rst
@@ -85,13 +85,13 @@ system clock (SYSCLK) which affects all other channels.
- ``drg_rising_frequency``
- ``drg_frequency``
- DRG frequency rising-ramp parameters: limit code, dwell enable,
- ramp clock, rate of change.
+ ramp clock, rate of change, integration time.

* - ``out_frequency132``
- ``drg_falling_frequency``
- ``drg_frequency``
- DRG frequency falling-ramp parameters: limit code, dwell enable,
- ramp clock, rate of change.
+ ramp clock, rate of change, integration time.

* - ``out_phase130``
- ``drg_phase``
@@ -104,13 +104,13 @@ system clock (SYSCLK) which affects all other channels.
- ``drg_rising_phase``
- ``drg_phase``
- DRG phase rising-ramp parameters: limit code, dwell enable, ramp clock,
- rate of change.
+ rate of change, integration time.

* - ``out_phase132``
- ``drg_falling_phase``
- ``drg_phase``
- DRG phase falling-ramp parameters: limit code, dwell enable, ramp clock,
- rate of change.
+ rate of change, integration time.

* - ``out_altcurrent130``
- ``drg_amplitude``
@@ -123,13 +123,13 @@ system clock (SYSCLK) which affects all other channels.
- ``drg_rising_amplitude``
- ``drg_amplitude``
- DRG amplitude rising-ramp parameters: limit code, dwell enable,
- ramp clock, rate of change.
+ ramp clock, rate of change, integration time.

* - ``out_altcurrent132``
- ``drg_falling_amplitude``
- ``drg_amplitude``
- DRG amplitude falling-ramp parameters: limit code, dwell enable,
- ramp clock, rate of change.
+ ramp clock, rate of change, integration time.

* - ``out_altcurrent140``
- ``ram``
@@ -493,6 +493,60 @@ Ramp channel attributes
from the hardware step size and the current ramp clock. Writing
requires ``sampling_frequency`` to be configured first.

+ * - ``integration_time``
+ - s
+ - Time interval assigned to the ramp direction, which is used to generate
+ the DRCTL pin waveform. See `DRCTL pin control`_. Rising and falling
+ ramp channels of all destinations share the same underlying value for
+ their respective directions. The written value is adjusted to the
+ resolution supported by the PWM provider.
+
+DRCTL pin control
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+The DRCTL pin selects the DRG slope direction: a logic high drives the ramp
+towards the upper limit and a logic low drives it towards the lower limit.
+When a PWM is assigned to the DRCTL pin (via the ``pwms`` and ``pwm-names``
+devicetree properties), the driver generates the DRCTL waveform from the
+``integration_time`` of the rising and falling ramp channels, according to the
+``dwell_en`` configuration:
+
+.. flat-table::
+ :header-rows: 1
+
+ * - Rising ``dwell_en``
+ - Falling ``dwell_en``
+ - DRCTL waveform
+
+ * - 1
+ - 1
+ - DRCTL is held high for the rising ``integration_time`` and then held
+ low for the falling ``integration_time``. The PWM period is the sum of
+ both intervals. If a ramp reaches its limit before its interval
+ elapses, the output dwells at that limit.
+
+ * - 0
+ - 1
+ - Sawtooth rising ramp: a new ramp starts at every DRCTL rising edge,
+ which happens periodically at the rising ``integration_time``. The
+ falling ``integration_time`` is not used.
+
+ * - 1
+ - 0
+ - Sawtooth falling ramp: a new ramp starts at every DRCTL falling edge,
+ which happens periodically at the falling ``integration_time``. The
+ rising ``integration_time`` is not used.
+
+ * - 0
+ - 0
+ - Bidirectional continuous ramp. DRCTL is not relevant and it is held
+ low.
+
+The DRCTL output is disabled when the resulting PWM period is zero, e.g., when
+the relevant ``integration_time`` attributes are set to ``0``. Without a PWM
+assigned to the DRCTL pin, writing to ``integration_time`` fails with
+``-EOPNOTSUPP``.
+
Usage examples
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

@@ -525,6 +579,30 @@ Configure a frequency sweep from 40 MHz to 60 MHz with a rate of change of
# Enable the DRG with frequency as the destination
echo 1 > /sys/bus/iio/devices/iio\:device0/out_frequency130_en

+With the same limits and rate of change, each ramp takes 0.8 ms to complete.
+Configure a PWM-driven triangular sweep that dwells 0.2 ms at each limit:
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+ # Enable dwell on both limits, so DRCTL controls the ramp direction
+ echo 1 > /sys/bus/iio/devices/iio\:device0/out_frequency131_dwell_en
+ echo 1 > /sys/bus/iio/devices/iio\:device0/out_frequency132_dwell_en
+
+ # DRCTL high for 1 ms (rising ramp) and low for 1 ms (falling ramp)
+ echo 0.001 > /sys/bus/iio/devices/iio\:device0/out_frequency131_integration_time
+ echo 0.001 > /sys/bus/iio/devices/iio\:device0/out_frequency132_integration_time
+
+Configure a rising sawtooth sweep that restarts every 1 ms:
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+ # No dwell at the upper limit: the ramp returns to the lower limit
+ echo 0 > /sys/bus/iio/devices/iio\:device0/out_frequency131_dwell_en
+ echo 1 > /sys/bus/iio/devices/iio\:device0/out_frequency132_dwell_en
+
+ # A new rising ramp starts every 1 ms
+ echo 0.001 > /sys/bus/iio/devices/iio\:device0/out_frequency131_integration_time
+
RAM mode
--------


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