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From: Jean Delvare <khali-PUYAD+kWke1g9hUCZPvPmw@public.gmane.org>
To: Rodolfo Giometti <giometti-AVVDYK/kqiJWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org>
Cc: Guennadi Liakhovetski
	<g.liakhovetski-Mmb7MZpHnFY@public.gmane.org>,
	i2c-GZX6beZjE8VD60Wz+7aTrA@public.gmane.org
Subject: Re: Complex I2C device
Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2008 15:23:48 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20080219152348.0cc481d5@hyperion.delvare> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20080219141049.GD8190-AVVDYK/kqiJWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org>

On Tue, 19 Feb 2008 15:10:49 +0100, Rodolfo Giometti wrote:
> On Tue, Feb 19, 2008 at 02:21:33PM +0100, Jean Delvare wrote:
> > 
> > Guennadi's solution (based on David Brownell's work) is actually pretty
> > generic as far as GPIOs are concerned. I like it.
> 
> If I well understand it I should use i2c_new_dummy() to simply create
> an handler for the alternate address.
> 
> > > 
> > > 
> > >                  +---------+
> > >            --+---+ Battery |
> > >              |   | Manager |
> > >              |   +---------+
> > >  Bus I2C ->> |
> > >              |
> > >              |
> > >              |   +---------+
> > >              +---+         |
> > >                  |  CHIP   |
> > >                  +---------+
> > > 
> > > A (complex) battery pack are managed by a "battery manager" and a
> > > custom chip connected by the I2C bus (my hardware designer _loves_ I2C
> > > bus :). Even these devices can be logically considered as only one
> > > (big) battery...
> > > 
> 
> In this situation into the driver of the «main» device (the battery
> manager) I can use i2c_new_dummy() to get an handler to manage the
> other I2C chip. Is that right?

Yep, that's exactly the idea.

> It looks *really* good. :)

Credit go to David Brownell.

-- 
Jean Delvare

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      parent reply	other threads:[~2008-02-19 14:23 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2008-01-30 14:46 Complex I2C device Rodolfo Giometti
     [not found] ` <20080130144657.GA9444-AVVDYK/kqiJWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org>
2008-01-30 20:32   ` Guennadi Liakhovetski
     [not found]     ` <Pine.LNX.4.64.0801302126150.6547-0199iw4Nj15frtckUFj5Ag@public.gmane.org>
2008-01-31  9:16       ` Rodolfo Giometti
     [not found]         ` <20080131091619.GI9444-AVVDYK/kqiJWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org>
2008-02-19 13:21           ` Jean Delvare
     [not found]             ` <20080219142133.2e022910-ig7AzVSIIG7kN2dkZ6Wm7A@public.gmane.org>
2008-02-19 14:10               ` Rodolfo Giometti
     [not found]                 ` <20080219141049.GD8190-AVVDYK/kqiJWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org>
2008-02-19 14:23                   ` Jean Delvare [this message]

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