Count data is now always represented as an unsigned integer, while Signal data is either SIGNAL_LOW or SIGNAL_HIGH. Signed-off-by: William Breathitt Gray <vilhelm.gray@xxxxxxxxx> --- Documentation/driver-api/generic-counter.rst | 22 +++++++------------- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/driver-api/generic-counter.rst b/Documentation/driver-api/generic-counter.rst index 8382f01a53e3..161652fc1025 100644 --- a/Documentation/driver-api/generic-counter.rst +++ b/Documentation/driver-api/generic-counter.rst @@ -39,10 +39,7 @@ There are three core components to a counter: COUNT ----- A Count represents the count data for a set of Signals. The Generic -Counter interface provides the following available count data types: - -* COUNT_POSITION: - Unsigned integer value representing position. +Counter interface represents the count data as an unsigned integer. A Count has a count function mode which represents the update behavior for the count data. The Generic Counter interface provides the following @@ -93,19 +90,16 @@ SIGNAL A Signal represents a counter input data; this is the input data that is evaluated by the counter to determine the count data; e.g. a quadrature signal output line of a rotary encoder. Not all counter devices provide -user access to the Signal data. - -The Generic Counter interface provides the following available signal -data types for when the Signal data is available for user access: +user access to the Signal data, so exposure is optional for drivers. -* SIGNAL_LEVEL: - Signal line state level. The following states are possible: +When the Signal data is available for user access, the Generic Counter +interface provides the following available signal values: - - SIGNAL_LEVEL_LOW: - Signal line is in a low state. +* SIGNAL_LOW: + Signal line is in a low state. - - SIGNAL_LEVEL_HIGH: - Signal line is in a high state. +* SIGNAL_HIGH: + Signal line is in a high state. A Signal may be associated with one or more Counts. -- 2.23.0
