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Samu Onkalo3f0f4a32010-10-26 14:22:39 -07001Kernel driver apds990x
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4Supported chips:
5Avago APDS990X
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7Data sheet:
8Not freely available
9
10Author:
11Samu Onkalo <samu.p.onkalo@nokia.com>
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13Description
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15
16APDS990x is a combined ambient light and proximity sensor. ALS and proximity
17functionality are highly connected. ALS measurement path must be running
18while the proximity functionality is enabled.
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20ALS produces raw measurement values for two channels: Clear channel
21(infrared + visible light) and IR only. However, threshold comparisons happen
22using clear channel only. Lux value and the threshold level on the HW
23might vary quite much depending the spectrum of the light source.
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25Driver makes necessary conversions to both directions so that user handles
26only lux values. Lux value is calculated using information from the both
27channels. HW threshold level is calculated from the given lux value to match
28with current type of the lightning. Sometimes inaccuracy of the estimations
29lead to false interrupt, but that doesn't harm.
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31ALS contains 4 different gain steps. Driver automatically
32selects suitable gain step. After each measurement, reliability of the results
Masanari Iida96d8d5f2015-09-17 00:54:58 +090033is estimated and new measurement is triggered if necessary.
Samu Onkalo3f0f4a32010-10-26 14:22:39 -070034
35Platform data can provide tuned values to the conversion formulas if
36values are known. Otherwise plain sensor default values are used.
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38Proximity side is little bit simpler. There is no need for complex conversions.
39It produces directly usable values.
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41Driver controls chip operational state using pm_runtime framework.
42Voltage regulators are controlled based on chip operational state.
43
44SYSFS
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46
47
48chip_id
49 RO - shows detected chip type and version
50
51power_state
52 RW - enable / disable chip. Uses counting logic
53 1 enables the chip
54 0 disables the chip
55lux0_input
56 RO - measured lux value
57 sysfs_notify called when threshold interrupt occurs
58
59lux0_sensor_range
60 RO - lux0_input max value. Actually never reaches since sensor tends
61 to saturate much before that. Real max value varies depending
62 on the light spectrum etc.
63
64lux0_rate
65 RW - measurement rate in Hz
66
67lux0_rate_avail
68 RO - supported measurement rates
69
70lux0_calibscale
71 RW - calibration value. Set to neutral value by default.
72 Output results are multiplied with calibscale / calibscale_default
73 value.
74
75lux0_calibscale_default
76 RO - neutral calibration value
77
78lux0_thresh_above_value
79 RW - HI level threshold value. All results above the value
80 trigs an interrupt. 65535 (i.e. sensor_range) disables the above
81 interrupt.
82
83lux0_thresh_below_value
84 RW - LO level threshold value. All results below the value
85 trigs an interrupt. 0 disables the below interrupt.
86
87prox0_raw
88 RO - measured proximity value
89 sysfs_notify called when threshold interrupt occurs
90
91prox0_sensor_range
92 RO - prox0_raw max value (1023)
93
94prox0_raw_en
95 RW - enable / disable proximity - uses counting logic
96 1 enables the proximity
97 0 disables the proximity
98
99prox0_reporting_mode
100 RW - trigger / periodic. In "trigger" mode the driver tells two possible
101 values: 0 or prox0_sensor_range value. 0 means no proximity,
102 1023 means proximity. This causes minimal number of interrupts.
103 In "periodic" mode the driver reports all values above
104 prox0_thresh_above. This causes more interrupts, but it can give
105 _rough_ estimate about the distance.
106
107prox0_reporting_mode_avail
108 RO - accepted values to prox0_reporting_mode (trigger, periodic)
109
110prox0_thresh_above_value
111 RW - threshold level which trigs proximity events.