[PATCHv5] support for AD5820 camera auto-focus coil

Sakari Ailus sakari.ailus at iki.fi
Thu Jun 2 00:45:45 PDT 2016


On Thu, Jun 02, 2016 at 12:08:40AM +0200, Pavel Machek wrote:
> On Wed 2016-06-01 18:24:39, Sakari Ailus wrote:
> > Hi Pavel,
> 
> > > Well, it does not use any dt properties. So there's not really much to
> > > discuss with dt people...
> > > 
> > > Maybe "ad5820" needs to go to list of simple i2c drivers somewhere,
> > > but...
> > 
> > It's an I2C device and it does use a regulator. Not a lot, though, these are
> > both quite basic stuff. This should still be documented as the people who
> > write the DT bindings (in general) aren't expected to read driver code as
> > well. That's at least my understanding.
> 
> Yep, you are right, I forgot about the regulator. Something like this?
> 
> Thanks,
> 									Pavel
> 
> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/media/i2c/ad5820.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/media/i2c/ad5820.txt
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000..87c98f1
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/media/i2c/ad5820.txt

I might use the compatible string as such as a part of the file name. Up to
you.

> @@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
> +* Analog Devices AD5820 autofocus coil
> +
> +Required Properties:
> +
> +  - compatible: Must contain "adi,ad5820"
> +
> +  - reg: I2C slave address
> +
> +  - VANA-supply: supply of voltage for VANA pin
> +
> +Example:
> +
> +       /* D/A converter for auto-focus */

There is definitely D/A conversion happening there but I'm not sure I'd
characterise the device as such. They're typically called "voice coil
drivers", perhaps because the devices are similar to a parts of a
loudspeaker.

> +       ad5820: dac at 0c {
> +               compatible = "adi,ad5820";
> +               reg = <0x0c>;
> +
> +               VANA-supply = <&vaux4>;
> +       };
> +
> 
> 

-- 
Kind regards,

Sakari Ailus
e-mail: sakari.ailus at iki.fi	XMPP: sailus at retiisi.org.uk



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