Re: Winbond W83L604G

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----- Original Message -----
> Hi Tim,
> 
> On Tue, 5 Jul 2011 12:06:13 -0500 (CDT), Tim Nelson wrote:
> > I've done that:
> >
> > root@aaa:~# lsmod | grep i2c
> > i2c_dev 3382 0
> > i2c_core 12703 1 i2c_dev
> >
> > But, nothing of interest in dmesg other than:
> >
> > [108414.944722] i2c /dev entries driver
> >
> > and running i2cdetect still turns up nothing:
> >
> > root@aaa:~# i2cdetect -l
> >
> > Any thoughts? Does this specific Winbond chip require a device
> > specific kernel module to operate such as those found in
> > /lib/modules/2.6.32-5-486/kernel/drivers/i2c/busses ?
> 
> As I understand it, the W83L604G is a GPIO expander on I2C/SMBus, so
> what it needs is a driver in drivers/gpio. We don't seem to have
> support
> for it yet, unless it is 100% compatible with another device we
> already
> support.
> 
> On top of that, you need a driver for the I2C/SMBus controller on your
> mainboard, to which the W83L604G is connected. Without it, you won't
> even be able to talk to the W83L604G. You did not tell us anything
> about your system so we can't tell you which driver that would be - if
> we have a driver at all. Does lspci say anything about SMBus? If not,
> what is your system based on?
> 

Greetings Jean-

The board is running an AMD Geode LX CPU with the CS5536 companion chip. Here is the output of lspci:

root@aaa:~# lspci
00:01.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] CS5536 [Geode companion] Host Bridge (rev 33)
00:01.1 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Geode LX Video
00:01.2 Entertainment encryption device: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Geode LX AES Security Block
00:0e.0 Ethernet controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT6105M [Rhine-III] (rev 96)
00:0f.0 Ethernet controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT6105M [Rhine-III] (rev 96)
00:12.0 Communication controller: Tiger Jet Network Inc. Tiger3XX Modem/ISDN interface
00:13.0 ISA bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] CS5536 [Geode companion] ISA (rev 03)
00:13.2 IDE interface: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] CS5536 [Geode companion] IDE (rev 01)
00:13.4 USB Controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] CS5536 [Geode companion] OHC (rev 02)
00:13.5 USB Controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] CS5536 [Geode companion] EHC (rev 02)

There are no SMBus controllers listed. However, The datasheet[1] for the CS5536 notes there is an SMB controller within this chip. Details from the datasheet:

"System Management Bus (SMB) Controller:
— Compatible with Intel System Management Bus, 
Industry Standard Two-wire interface, and 
ACCESS.bus
— Bus master and slave operation"

--Tim

[1] http://support.amd.com/us/Embedded_TechDocs/33238G_cs5536_db.pdf (Logical block layout on p.13, details on p.14)
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