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From: greg@kroah.com (Greg KH)
To: kernelnewbies@lists.kernelnewbies.org
Subject: RF class driver
Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2016 12:08:58 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20160921100858.GA10422@kroah.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAEwN+MBJuNjmuG5pf-z_KrHKbFn8A4FJqjcD4aq80ZcGVMOfoQ@mail.gmail.com>

On Wed, Sep 21, 2016 at 03:09:09PM +0530, Raul Piper wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 21, 2016 at 1:13 PM, Greg KH <greg@kroah.com> wrote:
>  I wanted to know in which class RF Transceivers - (Sub 1 -Ghz
> devices) Linux drivers will fall and where to find them in Linux
> kernel ,
>  I grepped keywords like Ghz, Sub , and it leads me to the folder
> drivers/net/wireless/* but I am not getting whether they refer to the
> RF class of drivers or something else.

Those are wireless networking drivers.

> Is there a framework for them or
> all will come under Wireless device drivers or network device
> drivers?What is the appropriate mailing list for the same?

linux-wireless at vger.kernel.org

> Few example of such devices are -
> 
> Sub-1 GHz CC1120-CC1190 - From Texas Instruments
> 
> nRF905 - From Nordic Semiconductor
> 
> nRF9E5 - From Nordic Semiconductor
> 
> nRF24L01 - From Texas Instruments
> 
> Si4455  - From Silicon Labs
> OL23xx  - From Nxp.

Those are almost always integrated directly into a wifi chipset, and not
independant.  If you have an independant device, the GNU Radio project
might be a good thing to look into.

good luck!

greg k-h

  reply	other threads:[~2016-09-21 10:08 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2016-09-20 12:32 RF class driver Raul Piper
2016-09-20 12:43 ` Greg KH
2016-09-20 12:45   ` Raul Piper
2016-09-21  7:43     ` Greg KH
2016-09-21  9:39       ` Raul Piper
2016-09-21 10:08         ` Greg KH [this message]
2016-09-21 12:43           ` Daniel.
2016-09-21 12:57             ` Hayward, Shaun
2016-09-21 13:05               ` Daniel.
2016-09-21 13:07                 ` Daniel.

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