Thank you for your comments, I'm just getting started with IIO so it's all
good stuff...
>> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> Hmm. This driver is already a substantial mash up of a number of different
> types of driver (as far as linux is concerned), with input, battery and
> led
> drivers. Might be worth considering a more formal MFD approach as it'll
> break the driver up into a number of sub components that will then sit
> in the various subsystems in a cleaner fashion.
> Just a thought!
Might be, but that sounds like more work ;-) If pushing some ideas around
prompts that, it can't be a bad thing.... right?
>> + case IIO_CHAN_INFO_SCALE:
>> + switch (chan->type) {
> If the scale really is 1 then don't export it. Note the units would
> have to be in m/s^2 which seems unlikely though. I'm guessing this
> is a placeholder..
Yes place holder, different controllers (SixAxis, DS4 and PSMove) have
different values. In the far future I'd hope to use the per-device
calibration stored on the PSMove.
https://github.com/nitsch/moveonpc/wiki/Calibration-data
>> +static const struct iio_chan_spec sony_sixaxis_channels[] = {
>> + SONY_ACC_CHANNEL(X),
>> + SONY_ACC_CHANNEL(Y),
>> + SONY_ACC_CHANNEL(Z),
> No gyro channels yet?
> Just to note, if the gyro frequency etc is different from the
> accelerometer
> (pretty common) then you'll want to register two IIO devices rather than
> just the one so that the control and buffers are separate.
I have a vague memory that the SixAxis has a 1-ch gyro but this is not
showing on hidraw (might be 'hidden' behind MultiTouch ID/Bug).
The DS4 has Accel/Gyros, and the PSMove has Accel/Gyro/Mag. I didn't
expose the mags over input/joystick axis as I didn't want to corrupt
stream the PSMoveAPI (it needs to be re-ordered) and it's unlikely anyone
would actually use via joystick.
The PSMove's report actually contains 2 frames assumed to be 1/2 sample
rate apart for the Accel/Gyro, but only one Mag reading.
I have further advanced the patch to include reading via buffer, but I'm
having trigger 'conceptual' problems getting my head around the HID device
issuing an interrupt when a input report is received. Looking at
iio_dummy_event and iios_sysfs for inspiration....
On the assumption that there will be multiple devices (either same type or
with different HID drivers) all trying to issue triggers, we'd need to be
a little careful.
Is there a 'short-cut' we can use if a HID device is only required to
trigger itself (and not other iio devices)? ie. not need true interrupt
system.
Simon.
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