Re: [PATCH 2/2] dt-bindings: iio: adc: document TS voltage in AXP PMICs

Samuel Holland
2021-11-22T11:35:14Z

On 11/22/21 5:17 AM, Evgeny Boger wrote:
> 22.11.2021 13:49, Maxime Ripard пишет:
>> On Thu, Nov 18, 2021 at 05:12:33PM +0300, Evgeny Boger wrote:
>>> Most AXPxxx-based reference designs place a 10k NTC thermistor on a
>>> TS pin. axp20x IIO driver now report the voltage of this pin via
>>> additional IIO channel. Add new "ts_v" channel to the channel
>>> description.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Evgeny Boger <boger@wirenboard.com>
>> Would it make sense to put the resistance in the DT as well or is it
>> made mandatory by Allwinner?
>>
>> Maxime
> Well, I don't think so. Basically, by default AXP20x injects 80uA
> current into the TS pin and measure the voltage. Then, there are
> voltage thresholds to stop charging if the battery is too hot or too
> cold. The default thresholds were calculated by the manufacturer for
> default 10k resistance and 80uA current. Finally, if TS pin is
> shorted to GND, the AXP2xx will detect it and won't shut down
> charging. Note that AXP2xx doesn't convert the measured voltage to
> temperature.

Agreed, since the ADC driver only works with voltages, the resistance is
not relevant to it, so a resistance property does not belong here.

> So while it's possible to use AXP2xx with resistance other than 10k,
> it will require us to override these protection thresholds.
> Moreover, if one want to put the actual resistance in DT, then the
> driver would need to calculate these protection thresholds based on
> NTC parameters and injection current.
That means we do need a resistance property for the battery charger
driver, because it does need to calculate temperature.

Regardless of the reference design, the resistance is variable in
practice. At least some early v1.0 PinePhones shipped with batteries
containing a 3 kOhm NTC. And the battery is removable, with an
off-the-shelf form factor, so users could install aftermarket batteries
with any NTC resistance.

Right now, people with these batteries are disabling the TS; otherwise
the PMIC refuses to charge them. It would be good to re-enable the TS by
coming up with the proper voltages for the min/max thresholds. And there
are power supply properties we can use to expose the current temperature
and those thresholds to userspace (at least as read-only).

Regards,
Samuel