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This is a manual conversion of the existing DocBook documentation
for IIO.  The intent is not to substantially change any of the
content in this patch, but to give a base to build upon.

Signed-off-by: Jonathan Cameron <jic23@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
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=======
Buffers
=======
* struct :c:type:`iio_buffer` — general buffer structure
* :c:func:`iio_validate_scan_mask_onehot` — Validates that exactly one channel
is selected
* :c:func:`iio_buffer_get` — Grab a reference to the buffer
* :c:func:`iio_buffer_put` — Release the reference to the buffer
The Industrial I/O core offers a way for continuous data capture based on a
trigger source. Multiple data channels can be read at once from
:file:`/dev/iio:device{X}` character device node, thus reducing the CPU load.
IIO buffer sysfs interface
==========================
An IIO buffer has an associated attributes directory under
:file:`/sys/bus/iio/iio:device{X}/buffer/*`. Here are some of the existing
attributes:
* :file:`length`, the total number of data samples (capacity) that can be
stored by the buffer.
* :file:`enable`, activate buffer capture.
IIO buffer setup
================
The meta information associated with a channel reading placed in a buffer is
called a scan element . The important bits configuring scan elements are
exposed to userspace applications via the
:file:`/sys/bus/iio/iio:device{X}/scan_elements/*` directory. This file contains
attributes of the following form:
* :file:`enable`, used for enabling a channel. If and only if its attribute
is non *zero*, then a triggered capture will contain data samples for this
channel.
* :file:`type`, description of the scan element data storage within the buffer
and hence the form in which it is read from user space.
Format is [be|le]:[s|u]bits/storagebitsXrepeat[>>shift] .
* *be* or *le*, specifies big or little endian.
* *s* or *u*, specifies if signed (2's complement) or unsigned.
* *bits*, is the number of valid data bits.
* *storagebits*, is the number of bits (after padding) that it occupies in the
buffer.
* *shift*, if specified, is the shift that needs to be applied prior to
masking out unused bits.
* *repeat*, specifies the number of bits/storagebits repetitions. When the
repeat element is 0 or 1, then the repeat value is omitted.
For example, a driver for a 3-axis accelerometer with 12 bit resolution where
data is stored in two 8-bits registers as follows::
7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
|D3 |D2 |D1 |D0 | X | X | X | X | (LOW byte, address 0x06)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
|D11|D10|D9 |D8 |D7 |D6 |D5 |D4 | (HIGH byte, address 0x07)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
will have the following scan element type for each axis::
$ cat /sys/bus/iio/devices/iio:device0/scan_elements/in_accel_y_type
le:s12/16>>4
A user space application will interpret data samples read from the buffer as
two byte little endian signed data, that needs a 4 bits right shift before
masking out the 12 valid bits of data.
For implementing buffer support a driver should initialize the following
fields in iio_chan_spec definition::
struct iio_chan_spec {
/* other members */
int scan_index
struct {
char sign;
u8 realbits;
u8 storagebits;
u8 shift;
u8 repeat;
enum iio_endian endianness;
} scan_type;
};
The driver implementing the accelerometer described above will have the
following channel definition::
struct struct iio_chan_spec accel_channels[] = {
{
.type = IIO_ACCEL,
.modified = 1,
.channel2 = IIO_MOD_X,
/* other stuff here */
.scan_index = 0,
.scan_type = {
.sign = 's',
.realbits = 12,
.storagebits = 16,
.shift = 4,
.endianness = IIO_LE,
},
}
/* similar for Y (with channel2 = IIO_MOD_Y, scan_index = 1)
* and Z (with channel2 = IIO_MOD_Z, scan_index = 2) axis
*/
}
Here **scan_index** defines the order in which the enabled channels are placed
inside the buffer. Channels with a lower **scan_index** will be placed before
channels with a higher index. Each channel needs to have a unique
**scan_index**.
Setting **scan_index** to -1 can be used to indicate that the specific channel
does not support buffered capture. In this case no entries will be created for
the channel in the scan_elements directory.
More details
============
.. kernel-doc:: include/linux/iio/buffer.h
.. kernel-doc:: drivers/iio/industrialio-buffer.c
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=============
Core elements
=============
The Industrial I/O core offers a unified framework for writing drivers for
many different types of embedded sensors. a standard interface to user space
applications manipulating sensors. The implementation can be found under
:file:`drivers/iio/industrialio-*`
Industrial I/O Devices
----------------------
* struct :c:type:`iio_dev` - industrial I/O device
* :c:func:`iio_device_alloc()` - alocate an :c:type:`iio_dev` from a driver
* :c:func:`iio_device_free()` - free an :c:type:`iio_dev` from a driver
* :c:func:`iio_device_register()` - register a device with the IIO subsystem
* :c:func:`iio_device_unregister()` - unregister a device from the IIO
subsystem
An IIO device usually corresponds to a single hardware sensor and it
provides all the information needed by a driver handling a device.
Let's first have a look at the functionality embedded in an IIO device
then we will show how a device driver makes use of an IIO device.
There are two ways for a user space application to interact with an IIO driver.
1. :file:`/sys/bus/iio/iio:device{X}/`, this represents a hardware sensor
and groups together the data channels of the same chip.
2. :file:`/dev/iio:device{X}`, character device node interface used for
buffered data transfer and for events information retrieval.
A typical IIO driver will register itself as an :doc:`I2C <../i2c>` or
:doc:`SPI <../spi>` driver and will create two routines, probe and remove.
At probe:
1. Call :c:func:`iio_device_alloc()`, which allocates memory for an IIO device.
2. Initialize IIO device fields with driver specific information (e.g.
device name, device channels).
3. Call :c:func:`iio_device_register()`, this registers the device with the
IIO core. After this call the device is ready to accept requests from user
space applications.
At remove, we free the resources allocated in probe in reverse order:
1. :c:func:`iio_device_unregister()`, unregister the device from the IIO core.
2. :c:func:`iio_device_free()`, free the memory allocated for the IIO device.
IIO device sysfs interface
==========================
Attributes are sysfs files used to expose chip info and also allowing
applications to set various configuration parameters. For device with
index X, attributes can be found under /sys/bus/iio/iio:deviceX/ directory.
Common attributes are:
* :file:`name`, description of the physical chip.
* :file:`dev`, shows the major:minor pair associated with
:file:`/dev/iio:deviceX` node.
* :file:`sampling_frequency_available`, available discrete set of sampling
frequency values for device.
* Available standard attributes for IIO devices are described in the
:file:`Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-iio` file in the Linux kernel
sources.
IIO device channels
===================
struct :c:type:`iio_chan_spec` - specification of a single channel
An IIO device channel is a representation of a data channel. An IIO device can
have one or multiple channels. For example:
* a thermometer sensor has one channel representing the temperature measurement.
* a light sensor with two channels indicating the measurements in the visible
and infrared spectrum.
* an accelerometer can have up to 3 channels representing acceleration on X, Y
and Z axes.
An IIO channel is described by the struct :c:type:`iio_chan_spec`.
A thermometer driver for the temperature sensor in the example above would
have to describe its channel as follows::
static const struct iio_chan_spec temp_channel[] = {
{
.type = IIO_TEMP,
.info_mask_separate = BIT(IIO_CHAN_INFO_PROCESSED),
},
};
Channel sysfs attributes exposed to userspace are specified in the form of
bitmasks. Depending on their shared info, attributes can be set in one of the
following masks:
* **info_mask_separate**, attributes will be specific to
this channel
* **info_mask_shared_by_type**, attributes are shared by all channels of the
same type
* **info_mask_shared_by_dir**, attributes are shared by all channels of the same
direction
* **info_mask_shared_by_all**, attributes are shared by all channels
When there are multiple data channels per channel type we have two ways to
distinguish between them:
* set **.modified** field of :c:type:`iio_chan_spec` to 1. Modifiers are
specified using **.channel2** field of the same :c:type:`iio_chan_spec`
structure and are used to indicate a physically unique characteristic of the
channel such as its direction or spectral response. For example, a light
sensor can have two channels, one for infrared light and one for both
infrared and visible light.
* set **.indexed** field of :c:type:`iio_chan_spec` to 1. In this case the
channel is simply another instance with an index specified by the **.channel**
field.
Here is how we can make use of the channel's modifiers::
static const struct iio_chan_spec light_channels[] = {
{
.type = IIO_INTENSITY,
.modified = 1,
.channel2 = IIO_MOD_LIGHT_IR,
.info_mask_separate = BIT(IIO_CHAN_INFO_RAW),
.info_mask_shared = BIT(IIO_CHAN_INFO_SAMP_FREQ),
},
{
.type = IIO_INTENSITY,
.modified = 1,
.channel2 = IIO_MOD_LIGHT_BOTH,
.info_mask_separate = BIT(IIO_CHAN_INFO_RAW),
.info_mask_shared = BIT(IIO_CHAN_INFO_SAMP_FREQ),
},
{
.type = IIO_LIGHT,
.info_mask_separate = BIT(IIO_CHAN_INFO_PROCESSED),
.info_mask_shared = BIT(IIO_CHAN_INFO_SAMP_FREQ),
},
}
This channel's definition will generate two separate sysfs files for raw data
retrieval:
* :file:`/sys/bus/iio/iio:device{X}/in_intensity_ir_raw`
* :file:`/sys/bus/iio/iio:device{X}/in_intensity_both_raw`
one file for processed data:
* :file:`/sys/bus/iio/iio:device{X}/in_illuminance_input`
and one shared sysfs file for sampling frequency:
* :file:`/sys/bus/iio/iio:device{X}/sampling_frequency`.
Here is how we can make use of the channel's indexing::
static const struct iio_chan_spec light_channels[] = {
{
.type = IIO_VOLTAGE,
.indexed = 1,
.channel = 0,
.info_mask_separate = BIT(IIO_CHAN_INFO_RAW),
},
{
.type = IIO_VOLTAGE,
.indexed = 1,
.channel = 1,
.info_mask_separate = BIT(IIO_CHAN_INFO_RAW),
},
}
This will generate two separate attributes files for raw data retrieval:
* :file:`/sys/bus/iio/devices/iio:device{X}/in_voltage0_raw`, representing
voltage measurement for channel 0.
* :file:`/sys/bus/iio/devices/iio:device{X}/in_voltage1_raw`, representing
voltage measurement for channel 1.
More details
============
.. kernel-doc:: include/linux/iio/iio.h
.. kernel-doc:: drivers/iio/industrialio-core.c
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.. include:: <isonum.txt>
Industrial I/O
==============
**Copyright** |copy| 2015 Intel Corporation
Contents:
.. toctree::
:maxdepth: 2
intro
core
buffers
triggers
triggered-buffers

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.. include:: <isonum.txt>
============
Introduction
============
The main purpose of the Industrial I/O subsystem (IIO) is to provide support
for devices that in some sense perform either
analog-to-digital conversion (ADC) or digital-to-analog conversion (DAC)
or both. The aim is to fill the gap between the somewhat similar hwmon and
:doc:`input <../input>` subsystems. Hwmon is directed at low sample rate
sensors used to monitor and control the system itself, like fan speed control
or temperature measurement. :doc:`Input <../input>` is, as its name suggests,
focused on human interaction input devices (keyboard, mouse, touchscreen).
In some cases there is considerable overlap between these and IIO.
Devices that fall into this category include:
* analog to digital converters (ADCs)
* accelerometers
* capacitance to digital converters (CDCs)
* digital to analog converters (DACs)
* gyroscopes
* inertial measurement units (IMUs)
* color and light sensors
* magnetometers
* pressure sensors
* proximity sensors
* temperature sensors
Usually these sensors are connected via :doc:`SPI <../spi>` or
:doc:`I2C <../i2c>`. A common use case of the sensors devices is to have
combined functionality (e.g. light plus proximity sensor).

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=================
Triggered Buffers
=================
Now that we know what buffers and triggers are let's see how they work together.
IIO triggered buffer setup
==========================
* :c:func:`iio_triggered_buffer_setup` — Setup triggered buffer and pollfunc
* :c:func:`iio_triggered_buffer_cleanup` — Free resources allocated by
:c:func:`iio_triggered_buffer_setup`
* struct :c:type:`iio_buffer_setup_ops` — buffer setup related callbacks
A typical triggered buffer setup looks like this::
const struct iio_buffer_setup_ops sensor_buffer_setup_ops = {
.preenable = sensor_buffer_preenable,
.postenable = sensor_buffer_postenable,
.postdisable = sensor_buffer_postdisable,
.predisable = sensor_buffer_predisable,
};
irqreturn_t sensor_iio_pollfunc(int irq, void *p)
{
pf->timestamp = iio_get_time_ns((struct indio_dev *)p);
return IRQ_WAKE_THREAD;
}
irqreturn_t sensor_trigger_handler(int irq, void *p)
{
u16 buf[8];
int i = 0;
/* read data for each active channel */
for_each_set_bit(bit, active_scan_mask, masklength)
buf[i++] = sensor_get_data(bit)
iio_push_to_buffers_with_timestamp(indio_dev, buf, timestamp);
iio_trigger_notify_done(trigger);
return IRQ_HANDLED;
}
/* setup triggered buffer, usually in probe function */
iio_triggered_buffer_setup(indio_dev, sensor_iio_polfunc,
sensor_trigger_handler,
sensor_buffer_setup_ops);
The important things to notice here are:
* :c:type:`iio_buffer_setup_ops`, the buffer setup functions to be called at
predefined points in the buffer configuration sequence (e.g. before enable,
after disable). If not specified, the IIO core uses the default
iio_triggered_buffer_setup_ops.
* **sensor_iio_pollfunc**, the function that will be used as top half of poll
function. It should do as little processing as possible, because it runs in
interrupt context. The most common operation is recording of the current
timestamp and for this reason one can use the IIO core defined
:c:func:`iio_pollfunc_store_time` function.
* **sensor_trigger_handler**, the function that will be used as bottom half of
the poll function. This runs in the context of a kernel thread and all the
processing takes place here. It usually reads data from the device and
stores it in the internal buffer together with the timestamp recorded in the
top half.
More details
============
.. kernel-doc:: drivers/iio/buffer/industrialio-triggered-buffer.c

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========
Triggers
========
* struct :c:type:`iio_trigger` — industrial I/O trigger device
* :c:func:`devm_iio_trigger_alloc` — Resource-managed iio_trigger_alloc
* :c:func:`devm_iio_trigger_free` — Resource-managed iio_trigger_free
* :c:func:`devm_iio_trigger_register` — Resource-managed iio_trigger_register
* :c:func:`devm_iio_trigger_unregister` — Resource-managed
iio_trigger_unregister
* :c:func:`iio_trigger_validate_own_device` — Check if a trigger and IIO
device belong to the same device
In many situations it is useful for a driver to be able to capture data based
on some external event (trigger) as opposed to periodically polling for data.
An IIO trigger can be provided by a device driver that also has an IIO device
based on hardware generated events (e.g. data ready or threshold exceeded) or
provided by a separate driver from an independent interrupt source (e.g. GPIO
line connected to some external system, timer interrupt or user space writing
a specific file in sysfs). A trigger may initiate data capture for a number of
sensors and also it may be completely unrelated to the sensor itself.
IIO trigger sysfs interface
===========================
There are two locations in sysfs related to triggers:
* :file:`/sys/bus/iio/devices/trigger{Y}/*`, this file is created once an
IIO trigger is registered with the IIO core and corresponds to trigger
with index Y.
Because triggers can be very different depending on type there are few
standard attributes that we can describe here:
* :file:`name`, trigger name that can be later used for association with a
device.
* :file:`sampling_frequency`, some timer based triggers use this attribute to
specify the frequency for trigger calls.
* :file:`/sys/bus/iio/devices/iio:device{X}/trigger/*`, this directory is
created once the device supports a triggered buffer. We can associate a
trigger with our device by writing the trigger's name in the
:file:`current_trigger` file.
IIO trigger setup
=================
Let's see a simple example of how to setup a trigger to be used by a driver::
struct iio_trigger_ops trigger_ops = {
.set_trigger_state = sample_trigger_state,
.validate_device = sample_validate_device,
}
struct iio_trigger *trig;
/* first, allocate memory for our trigger */
trig = iio_trigger_alloc(dev, "trig-%s-%d", name, idx);
/* setup trigger operations field */
trig->ops = &trigger_ops;
/* now register the trigger with the IIO core */
iio_trigger_register(trig);
IIO trigger ops
===============
* struct :c:type:`iio_trigger_ops` — operations structure for an iio_trigger.
Notice that a trigger has a set of operations attached:
* :file:`set_trigger_state`, switch the trigger on/off on demand.
* :file:`validate_device`, function to validate the device when the current
trigger gets changed.
More details
============
.. kernel-doc:: include/linux/iio/trigger.h
.. kernel-doc:: drivers/iio/industrialio-trigger.c
:export: