From: Rodrigo Gobbi <rodrigo.gobbi.7@gmail.com>
To: jic23@kernel.org, dlechner@baylibre.com, nuno.sa@analog.com,
andy@kernel.org, robh@kernel.org, krzk+dt@kernel.org,
conor+dt@kernel.org, mranostay@gmail.com
Cc: ~lkcamp/patches@lists.sr.ht,
linux-kernel-mentees@lists.linux.dev, linux-iio@vger.kernel.org,
devicetree@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH v5 1/2] dt-bindings: iio: proximity: move LIDAR-Lite v2 out of trivial-devices
Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:18:40 -0300 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260810192131.153495-2-rodrigo.gobbi.7@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260810192131.153495-1-rodrigo.gobbi.7@gmail.com>
The PulsedLight LIDAR-Lite v2 is currently described as a trivial device,
but it is not one: besides the I2C interface it exposes a power-enable
pin and a mode-control pin.
The mode-control pin can trigger acquisitions and report the measured
distance through a PWM signal, entirely bypassing I2C. That usage is
bidirectional and non-cyclic, so it doesn't map onto any existing
binding for describing pin behaviour, and is intentionally left
undocumented here. The same pin can, however, also be used as a plain
status output while I2C remains the active interface, which is
described through the new interrupts property.
Move the device to a dedicated binding file and document the
power-enable, power-supply and interrupt properties that
trivial-devices.yaml has no way to express.
Signed-off-by: Rodrigo Gobbi <rodrigo.gobbi.7@gmail.com>
---
.../proximity/pulsedlight,lidar-lite-v2.yaml | 64 +++++++++++++++++++
.../devicetree/bindings/trivial-devices.yaml | 2 -
2 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/iio/proximity/pulsedlight,lidar-lite-v2.yaml
diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/iio/proximity/pulsedlight,lidar-lite-v2.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/iio/proximity/pulsedlight,lidar-lite-v2.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e19c8d166b81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/iio/proximity/pulsedlight,lidar-lite-v2.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: (GPL-2.0-only OR BSD-2-Clause)
+%YAML 1.2
+---
+$id: http://devicetree.org/schemas/iio/proximity/pulsedlight,lidar-lite-v2.yaml#
+$schema: http://devicetree.org/meta-schemas/core.yaml#
+
+title: Pulsedlight LIDAR-Lite v2 range-finding sensor
+
+maintainers:
+ - Matt Ranostay <mranostay@gmail.com>
+
+description: |
+ This binding covers the I2C interface of the Pulsedlight LIDAR-Lite v2
+ laser rangefinder.
+
+ Besides I2C, the mode control pin can also trigger acquisitions and
+ report the measured distance through a PWM signal, without using I2C
+ at all. That usage is bidirectional and non-cyclic, and is not
+ described by this binding. The same pin can also be used, while I2C
+ remains the active interface, as a plain status output signalling
+ when an acquisition has completed.
+
+ Datasheet:
+ https://github.com/PulsedLight3D/LIDAR-Lite-Documentation/blob/master/Docs/LIDAR-Lite-v2-Docs.pdf
+
+properties:
+ compatible:
+ const: pulsedlight,lidar-lite-v2
+
+ reg:
+ maxItems: 1
+
+ powerdown-gpios:
+ description: GPIO that can be driven low to shut off power to the device.
+ maxItems: 1
+
+ vdd-supply: true
+
+ interrupts:
+ description:
+ Mode control pin used as a status output, driven while the device is
+ busy performing an acquisition. Can be used to signal completion
+ instead of polling over I2C.
+ maxItems: 1
+
+required:
+ - compatible
+ - reg
+ - vdd-supply
+
+additionalProperties: false
+
+examples:
+ - |
+ i2c {
+ #address-cells = <1>;
+ #size-cells = <0>;
+ lidar@62 {
+ compatible = "pulsedlight,lidar-lite-v2";
+ reg = <0x62>;
+ vdd-supply = <&vdd_5v0>;
+ };
+ };
+...
diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/trivial-devices.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/trivial-devices.yaml
index 435c4baab436..74b640c48598 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/trivial-devices.yaml
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/trivial-devices.yaml
@@ -396,8 +396,6 @@ properties:
- onnn,adt7462
# 48-Lane, 12-Port PCI Express Gen 2 (5.0 GT/s) Switch
- plx,pex8648
- # Pulsedlight LIDAR range-finding sensor
- - pulsedlight,lidar-lite-v2
# Renesas HS3001 Temperature and Relative Humidity Sensors
- renesas,hs3001
# Renesas ISL29501 time-of-flight sensor
--
2.48.1
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-08-10 19:21 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-08-10 19:18 [PATCH v5 0/2] iio: proximity: move LIDAR-Lite out of trivial-devices and add Garmin fallback Rodrigo Gobbi
2026-08-10 19:18 ` Rodrigo Gobbi [this message]
2026-08-10 19:18 ` [PATCH v5 2/2] dt-bindings: iio: proximity: document LIDAR-Lite v3 fallback compatible Rodrigo Gobbi
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