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Date:   Sun, 7 Aug 2022 22:41:58 +0800
From:   Kent Gibson <warthog618@gmail.com>
To:     Robert Baumgartner <rbaumgar@redhat.com>
Cc:     Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@gmail.com>,
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Subject: Re: [libgpiod] How can I use PWM
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On Sun, Aug 07, 2022 at 03:20:33PM +0200, Robert Baumgartner wrote:
> Andy, Kent,
> 
> I believe I am on the right track.
> 
> I added following line to my config.txt
> # enable pwm on pin 18
> dtoverlay=pwm,pin=18,func=2
> 
> Now I have
> # ls /sys/class/pwm/pwmchip0
> device  export  npwm  power  subsystem  uevent  unexport
> # lsmod|grep pwm
> pwm_bcm2835            16384  0
> 

Excellent - if the hardware PWMs cover the lines you are interested in
then that is certainly the way to go.

> and an example I found is working
> https://github.com/jdimpson/syspw
> 

I believe that should be syspwm.

Cheers,
Kent.