Re: Drivers for Bitland Dual Accelerometer

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On 23/05/16 17:48, Lasse Schuirmann wrote:
> On 21 May 2016 at 19:46, Jonathan Cameron <jic23@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> On 20/05/16 14:56, Lasse Schuirmann wrote:
>>> On 20 May 2016 at 15:53,  <jic23@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>> On 19.05.2016 22:12, Jonathan Cameron wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> On 19 May 2016 19:14:52 BST, Lasse Schuirmann
>>>>> <lasse.schuirmann@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm trying to use Linux on a Lenovo Yoga 300 and can't get the
>>>>>> accelerometer running. It was suggested at
>>>>>>
>>>>>> https://github.com/hadess/iio-sensor-proxy/issues/83#issuecomment-220399560
>>>>>> that I contact this mailing list as no driver seems to exist yet.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The device in question is an accelerometer from "Bitland Corporation"
>>>>>> with the APCI ID "DUAL250E".
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Windows drivers seem to be available at
>>>>>> http://driverlibs.com/download/Dual-Accelerometer.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I wonder if somebody possibly has the same problem and/or would be
>>>>>> interested in helping getting this to work.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Sincerely,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Lasse Schuirmann
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Hmm long shot but any idea if it could be a rebadged bma250e which is a
>>>>> Bosch
>>>>>  sensortech part? Not sure what the dual bit would be about though.
>>>>>
>>>>> Digging in those windows drivers may give us more info.  They are on
>>>>> lenovos
>>>>>  website as well.
>>>>>
>>>>> On phone right now but will have a look tomorrow.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Hmm. The driver in question is based on Microsoft's example accelerometer
>>>> driver
>>>> for an ADXL345.
>>>>
>>>> https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/dn760713(v=vs.85).aspx
>>>>
>>>> Not sure this is going to get us much further though...
>>>>
>>>> No usefully named function names that I can get out of the
>>>> DualSPDAccelerometer.dll
>>>> Not sure where to go next on reverse engineering this.  Are you willing to
>>>> open things up to take a look at what is on the board?
>>>
>>> This is not my device so I can't say definitely but I may well be able
>>> to open it up once if you tell me what you're looking for as I'm not
>>> much of a hardware person.
>> Pretty much playing guess which chip is the accelerometer - tend to be perhaps
>> 3x3mm and see if it has a logo on the top or a more detailed part number.
>>
>> Otherwise, I'm guessing the laptop no longer has windows on it, so
>> trying to snoop on bus transfers is going to be 'tricky'.
> 
> windows is still present.
Hmm.  Anyone know how / if to snoop on ACPI calls in windows?

Jonathan
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