Re: [PATCH 1/4] staging: iio: isl29018: add documentation about the infrared suppression

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On 07/10/16 01:48, Brian Masney wrote:
> Add documentation from the ISL29018 Data Sheet (FN6619.4, Oct 8, 2012)
> about the infrared suppression that can be controlled
> with the proximity_on_chip_ambient_infrared_suppression sysfs attribute.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Brian Masney <masneyb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  drivers/staging/iio/light/isl29018.c | 18 ++++++++++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 18 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/light/isl29018.c b/drivers/staging/iio/light/isl29018.c
> index 51226bd..52bfb1cb 100644
> --- a/drivers/staging/iio/light/isl29018.c
> +++ b/drivers/staging/iio/light/isl29018.c
> @@ -307,6 +307,24 @@ static ssize_t in_illuminance_integration_time_available_show
>  	return len;
>  }
>  
> +/*
> + * From ISL29018 Data Sheet (FN6619.4, Oct 8, 2012) regarding the
> + * infrared suppression:
> + *
> + *   Proximity Sensing Scheme: Bit 7. This bit programs the function
> + * of the proximity detection. Logic 0 of this bit, Scheme 0, makes
> + * full n (4, 8, 12, 16) bits (unsigned) proximity detection. The range
> + * of Scheme 0 proximity count is from 0 to 2^n. Logic 1 of this bit,
> + * Scheme 1, makes n-1 (3, 7, 11, 15) bits (2's complementary)
> + * proximity_less_ambient detection. The range of Scheme 1
> + * proximity count is from -2^(n-1) to 2^(n-1) . The sign bit is extended
> + * for resolutions less than 16. While Scheme 0 has wider dynamic
> + * range, Scheme 1 proximity detection is less affected by the
> + * ambient IR noise variation.
> + *
> + * 0 Sensing IR from LED and ambient
> + * 1 Sensing IR from LED with ambient IR rejection
> + */
Hi Brian,

This is good stuff, but the home of ABI docs (where it 'has' to be as
opposed to here where it is nice to have) is
Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-iio-* (here isl29018 until we
see if this becomes generic enough to promote to a more generic file)

Jonathan
>  static ssize_t proximity_on_chip_ambient_infrared_suppression_show
>  			(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
>  			 char *buf)
> 

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