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Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/hwmon')
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/hwmon/abituguru-datasheet | 10 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/hwmon/adt7470 | 19 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/hwmon/f71882fg | 89 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/hwmon/it87 | 20 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/hwmon/lm70 | 12 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/hwmon/lm85 | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/hwmon/ltc4245 | 81 |
7 files changed, 207 insertions, 26 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/hwmon/abituguru-datasheet b/Documentation/hwmon/abituguru-datasheet index aef5a9b36846..d9251efdcec7 100644 --- a/Documentation/hwmon/abituguru-datasheet +++ b/Documentation/hwmon/abituguru-datasheet @@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ a sensor. Notice that some banks have both a read and a write address this is how the uGuru determines if a read from or a write to the bank is taking place, thus when reading you should always use the read address and when writing the -write address. The write address is always one (1) more then the read address. +write address. The write address is always one (1) more than the read address. uGuru ready @@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ Once all bytes have been read data will hold 0x09, but there is no reason to test for this. Notice that the number of bytes is bank address dependent see above and below. -After completing a successfull read it is advised to put the uGuru back in +After completing a successful read it is advised to put the uGuru back in ready mode, so that it is ready for the next read / write cycle. This way if your program / driver is unloaded and later loaded again the detection algorithm described above will still work. @@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ don't ask why this is the way it is. Once DATA holds 0x01 read CMD it should hold 0xAC now. -After completing a successfull write it is advised to put the uGuru back in +After completing a successful write it is advised to put the uGuru back in ready mode, so that it is ready for the next read / write cycle. This way if your program / driver is unloaded and later loaded again the detection algorithm described above will still work. @@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ Bit 3: Beep if alarm (RW) Bit 4: 1 if alarm cause measured temp is over the warning threshold (R) Bit 5: 1 if alarm cause measured volt is over the max threshold (R) Bit 6: 1 if alarm cause measured volt is under the min threshold (R) -Bit 7: Volt sensor: Shutdown if alarm persist for more then 4 seconds (RW) +Bit 7: Volt sensor: Shutdown if alarm persist for more than 4 seconds (RW) Temp sensor: Shutdown if temp is over the shutdown threshold (RW) * This bit is only honored/used by the uGuru if a temp sensor is connected @@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ Byte 0: Alarm behaviour for the selected sensor. A 1 enables the described behaviour. Bit 0: Give an alarm if measured rpm is under the min threshold (RW) Bit 3: Beep if alarm (RW) -Bit 7: Shutdown if alarm persist for more then 4 seconds (RW) +Bit 7: Shutdown if alarm persist for more than 4 seconds (RW) Byte 1: min threshold (scale as bank 0x26) diff --git a/Documentation/hwmon/adt7470 b/Documentation/hwmon/adt7470 index 75d13ca147cc..8ce4aa0a0f55 100644 --- a/Documentation/hwmon/adt7470 +++ b/Documentation/hwmon/adt7470 @@ -31,15 +31,11 @@ Each of the measured inputs (temperature, fan speed) has corresponding high/low limit values. The ADT7470 will signal an ALARM if any measured value exceeds either limit. -The ADT7470 DOES NOT sample all inputs continuously. A single pin on the -ADT7470 is connected to a multitude of thermal diodes, but the chip must be -instructed explicitly to read the multitude of diodes. If you want to use -automatic fan control mode, you must manually read any of the temperature -sensors or the fan control algorithm will not run. The chip WILL NOT DO THIS -AUTOMATICALLY; this must be done from userspace. This may be a bug in the chip -design, given that many other AD chips take care of this. The driver will not -read the registers more often than once every 5 seconds. Further, -configuration data is only read once per minute. +The ADT7470 samples all inputs continuously. A kernel thread is started up for +the purpose of periodically querying the temperature sensors, thus allowing the +automatic fan pwm control to set the fan speed. The driver will not read the +registers more often than once every 5 seconds. Further, configuration data is +only read once per minute. Special Features ---------------- @@ -72,5 +68,6 @@ pwm#_auto_point2_temp. Notes ----- -As stated above, the temperature inputs must be read periodically from -userspace in order for the automatic pwm algorithm to run. +The temperature inputs no longer need to be read periodically from userspace in +order for the automatic pwm algorithm to run. This was the case for earlier +versions of the driver. diff --git a/Documentation/hwmon/f71882fg b/Documentation/hwmon/f71882fg new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..a8321267b5b6 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/hwmon/f71882fg @@ -0,0 +1,89 @@ +Kernel driver f71882fg +====================== + +Supported chips: + * Fintek F71882FG and F71883FG + Prefix: 'f71882fg' + Addresses scanned: none, address read from Super I/O config space + Datasheet: Available from the Fintek website + * Fintek F71862FG and F71863FG + Prefix: 'f71862fg' + Addresses scanned: none, address read from Super I/O config space + Datasheet: Available from the Fintek website + * Fintek F8000 + Prefix: 'f8000' + Addresses scanned: none, address read from Super I/O config space + Datasheet: Not public + +Author: Hans de Goede <hdegoede@redhat.com> + + +Description +----------- + +Fintek F718xxFG/F8000 Super I/O chips include complete hardware monitoring +capabilities. They can monitor up to 9 voltages (3 for the F8000), 4 fans and +3 temperature sensors. + +These chips also have fan controlling features, using either DC or PWM, in +three different modes (one manual, two automatic). + +The driver assumes that no more than one chip is present, which seems +reasonable. + + +Monitoring +---------- + +The Voltage, Fan and Temperature Monitoring uses the standard sysfs +interface as documented in sysfs-interface, without any exceptions. + + +Fan Control +----------- + +Both PWM (pulse-width modulation) and DC fan speed control methods are +supported. The right one to use depends on external circuitry on the +motherboard, so the driver assumes that the BIOS set the method +properly. + +There are 2 modes to specify the speed of the fan, PWM duty cycle (or DC +voltage) mode, where 0-100% duty cycle (0-100% of 12V) is specified. And RPM +mode where the actual RPM of the fan (as measured) is controlled and the speed +gets specified as 0-100% of the fan#_full_speed file. + +Since both modes work in a 0-100% (mapped to 0-255) scale, there isn't a +whole lot of a difference when modifying fan control settings. The only +important difference is that in RPM mode the 0-100% controls the fan speed +between 0-100% of fan#_full_speed. It is assumed that if the BIOS programs +RPM mode, it will also set fan#_full_speed properly, if it does not then +fan control will not work properly, unless you set a sane fan#_full_speed +value yourself. + +Switching between these modes requires re-initializing a whole bunch of +registers, so the mode which the BIOS has set is kept. The mode is +printed when loading the driver. + +Three different fan control modes are supported; the mode number is written +to the pwm#_enable file. Note that not all modes are supported on all +chips, and some modes may only be available in RPM / PWM mode on the F8000. +Writing an unsupported mode will result in an invalid parameter error. + +* 1: Manual mode + You ask for a specific PWM duty cycle / DC voltage or a specific % of + fan#_full_speed by writing to the pwm# file. This mode is only + available on the F8000 if the fan channel is in RPM mode. + +* 2: Normal auto mode + You can define a number of temperature/fan speed trip points, which % the + fan should run at at this temp and which temp a fan should follow using the + standard sysfs interface. The number and type of trip points is chip + depended, see which files are available in sysfs. + Fan/PWM channel 3 of the F8000 is always in this mode! + +* 3: Thermostat mode (Only available on the F8000 when in duty cycle mode) + The fan speed is regulated to keep the temp the fan is mapped to between + temp#_auto_point2_temp and temp#_auto_point3_temp. + +Both of the automatic modes require that pwm1 corresponds to fan1, pwm2 to +fan2 and pwm3 to fan3. diff --git a/Documentation/hwmon/it87 b/Documentation/hwmon/it87 index 042c0415140b..659315d98e00 100644 --- a/Documentation/hwmon/it87 +++ b/Documentation/hwmon/it87 @@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ Supported chips: Datasheet: Publicly available at the ITE website http://www.ite.com.tw/product_info/file/pc/IT8718F_V0.2.zip http://www.ite.com.tw/product_info/file/pc/IT8718F_V0%203_(for%20C%20version).zip + * IT8720F + Prefix: 'it8720' + Addresses scanned: from Super I/O config space (8 I/O ports) + Datasheet: Not yet publicly available. * SiS950 [clone of IT8705F] Prefix: 'it87' Addresses scanned: from Super I/O config space (8 I/O ports) @@ -71,7 +75,7 @@ Description ----------- This driver implements support for the IT8705F, IT8712F, IT8716F, -IT8718F, IT8726F and SiS950 chips. +IT8718F, IT8720F, IT8726F and SiS950 chips. These chips are 'Super I/O chips', supporting floppy disks, infrared ports, joysticks and other miscellaneous stuff. For hardware monitoring, they @@ -84,19 +88,19 @@ the IT8716F and late IT8712F have 6. They are shared with other functions though, so the functionality may not be available on a given system. The driver dumbly assume it is there. -The IT8718F also features VID inputs (up to 8 pins) but the value is -stored in the Super-I/O configuration space. Due to technical limitations, +The IT8718F and IT8720F also features VID inputs (up to 8 pins) but the value +is stored in the Super-I/O configuration space. Due to technical limitations, this value can currently only be read once at initialization time, so the driver won't notice and report changes in the VID value. The two upper VID bits share their pins with voltage inputs (in5 and in6) so you can't have both on a given board. -The IT8716F, IT8718F and later IT8712F revisions have support for +The IT8716F, IT8718F, IT8720F and later IT8712F revisions have support for 2 additional fans. The additional fans are supported by the driver. -The IT8716F and IT8718F, and late IT8712F and IT8705F also have optional -16-bit tachometer counters for fans 1 to 3. This is better (no more fan -clock divider mess) but not compatible with the older chips and +The IT8716F, IT8718F and IT8720F, and late IT8712F and IT8705F also have +optional 16-bit tachometer counters for fans 1 to 3. This is better (no more +fan clock divider mess) but not compatible with the older chips and revisions. The 16-bit tachometer mode is enabled by the driver when one of the above chips is detected. @@ -122,7 +126,7 @@ zero'; this is important for negative voltage measurements. All voltage inputs can measure voltages between 0 and 4.08 volts, with a resolution of 0.016 volt. The battery voltage in8 does not have limit registers. -The VID lines (IT8712F/IT8716F/IT8718F) encode the core voltage value: +The VID lines (IT8712F/IT8716F/IT8718F/IT8720F) encode the core voltage value: the voltage level your processor should work with. This is hardcoded by the mainboard and/or processor itself. It is a value in volts. diff --git a/Documentation/hwmon/lm70 b/Documentation/hwmon/lm70 index 2bdd3feebf53..0d240291e3cc 100644 --- a/Documentation/hwmon/lm70 +++ b/Documentation/hwmon/lm70 @@ -1,9 +1,11 @@ Kernel driver lm70 ================== -Supported chip: +Supported chips: * National Semiconductor LM70 Datasheet: http://www.national.com/pf/LM/LM70.html + * Texas Instruments TMP121/TMP123 + Information: http://focus.ti.com/docs/prod/folders/print/tmp121.html Author: Kaiwan N Billimoria <kaiwan@designergraphix.com> @@ -25,6 +27,14 @@ complement digital temperature (sent via the SIO line), is available in the driver for interpretation. This driver makes use of the kernel's in-core SPI support. +As a real (in-tree) example of this "SPI protocol driver" interfacing +with a "SPI master controller driver", see drivers/spi/spi_lm70llp.c +and its associated documentation. + +The TMP121/TMP123 are very similar; main differences are 4 wire SPI inter- +face (read only) and 13-bit temperature data (0.0625 degrees celsius reso- +lution). + Thanks to --------- Jean Delvare <khali@linux-fr.org> for mentoring the hwmon-side driver diff --git a/Documentation/hwmon/lm85 b/Documentation/hwmon/lm85 index 400620741290..a13680871bc7 100644 --- a/Documentation/hwmon/lm85 +++ b/Documentation/hwmon/lm85 @@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ configured individually according to the following options. temperature. (PWM value from 0 to 255) * pwm#_auto_pwm_minctl - this flags selects for temp#_auto_temp_off temperature - the bahaviour of fans. Write 1 to let fans spinning at + the behaviour of fans. Write 1 to let fans spinning at pwm#_auto_pwm_min or write 0 to let them off. NOTE: It has been reported that there is a bug in the LM85 that causes the flag diff --git a/Documentation/hwmon/ltc4245 b/Documentation/hwmon/ltc4245 new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..bae7a3adc5d8 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/hwmon/ltc4245 @@ -0,0 +1,81 @@ +Kernel driver ltc4245 +===================== + +Supported chips: + * Linear Technology LTC4245 + Prefix: 'ltc4245' + Addresses scanned: 0x20-0x3f + Datasheet: + http://www.linear.com/pc/downloadDocument.do?navId=H0,C1,C1003,C1006,C1140,P19392,D13517 + +Author: Ira W. Snyder <iws@ovro.caltech.edu> + + +Description +----------- + +The LTC4245 controller allows a board to be safely inserted and removed +from a live backplane in multiple supply systems such as CompactPCI and +PCI Express. + + +Usage Notes +----------- + +This driver does not probe for LTC4245 devices, due to the fact that some +of the possible addresses are unfriendly to probing. You will need to use +the "force" parameter to tell the driver where to find the device. + +Example: the following will load the driver for an LTC4245 at address 0x23 +on I2C bus #1: +$ modprobe ltc4245 force=1,0x23 + + +Sysfs entries +------------- + +The LTC4245 has built-in limits for over and under current warnings. This +makes it very likely that the reference circuit will be used. + +This driver uses the values in the datasheet to change the register values +into the values specified in the sysfs-interface document. The current readings +rely on the sense resistors listed in Table 2: "Sense Resistor Values". + +in1_input 12v input voltage (mV) +in2_input 5v input voltage (mV) +in3_input 3v input voltage (mV) +in4_input Vee (-12v) input voltage (mV) + +in1_min_alarm 12v input undervoltage alarm +in2_min_alarm 5v input undervoltage alarm +in3_min_alarm 3v input undervoltage alarm +in4_min_alarm Vee (-12v) input undervoltage alarm + +curr1_input 12v current (mA) +curr2_input 5v current (mA) +curr3_input 3v current (mA) +curr4_input Vee (-12v) current (mA) + +curr1_max_alarm 12v overcurrent alarm +curr2_max_alarm 5v overcurrent alarm +curr3_max_alarm 3v overcurrent alarm +curr4_max_alarm Vee (-12v) overcurrent alarm + +in5_input 12v output voltage (mV) +in6_input 5v output voltage (mV) +in7_input 3v output voltage (mV) +in8_input Vee (-12v) output voltage (mV) + +in5_min_alarm 12v output undervoltage alarm +in6_min_alarm 5v output undervoltage alarm +in7_min_alarm 3v output undervoltage alarm +in8_min_alarm Vee (-12v) output undervoltage alarm + +in9_input GPIO #1 voltage data +in10_input GPIO #2 voltage data +in11_input GPIO #3 voltage data + +power1_input 12v power usage (mW) +power2_input 5v power usage (mW) +power3_input 3v power usage (mW) +power4_input Vee (-12v) power usage (mW) |