From: Nikhil Gautam <nikhilgtr@gmail.com>
To: linux-iio@vger.kernel.org
Cc: jic23@kernel.org, dlechner@baylibre.com,
Nikhil Gautam <nikhilgtr@gmail.com>
Subject: [PATCH v5 3/3] iio: dac: mcp4821: add configurable gain support
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:52:53 +0530 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260414092254.34883-4-nikhilgtr@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260414092254.34883-1-nikhilgtr@gmail.com>
Add support for configuring the DAC gain using the GA bit and
update scale handling
The MCP4821 supports two gain settings:
- 1x gain → 2.048V full-scale
- 2x gain → 4.096V full-scale
Scale write support is added in the IIO interface. Only scale
values advertised via the scale_available attribute are accepted,
ensuring consistency between the configured gain and exposed
scale values.
Signed-off-by: Nikhil Gautam <nikhilgtr@gmail.com>
---
drivers/iio/dac/mcp4821.c | 132 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------
1 file changed, 112 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/iio/dac/mcp4821.c b/drivers/iio/dac/mcp4821.c
index 102ae3718514..c30c320984ce 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/dac/mcp4821.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/dac/mcp4821.c
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
* MCP48x2: https://ww1.microchip.com/downloads/en/DeviceDoc/20002249B.pdf
*
* TODO:
- * - Configurable gain
* - Regulator control
*/
@@ -26,10 +25,30 @@
#include <linux/unaligned.h>
#define MCP4821_ACTIVE_MODE BIT(12)
+#define MCP4821_GAIN_ENABLE BIT(13)
#define MCP4802_SECOND_CHAN BIT(15)
-/* DAC uses an internal Voltage reference of 4.096V at a gain of 2x */
-#define MCP4821_2X_GAIN_VREF_MV 4096
+/* DAC uses an internal Voltage reference of 2.048V */
+#define MCP4821_VREF_MV 2048
+
+/*
+ * MCP48xx DAC output:
+ *
+ * Vout = (Vref * D / 2^N) * G
+ *
+ * where:
+ * - Vref = 2.048V (internal reference)
+ * - N = DAC resolution (12 bits for MCP4821)
+ * - G = gain selection:
+ * 1x when GA bit = 1
+ * 2x when GA bit = 0 (default)
+ *
+ * Therefore full-scale voltage is:
+ * - 1x gain: 2.048V
+ * - 2x gain: 4.096V
+ *
+ * Scale = Vfull-scale / 2^N
+ */
enum mcp4821_supported_device_ids {
ID_MCP4801,
@@ -40,9 +59,16 @@ enum mcp4821_supported_device_ids {
ID_MCP4822,
};
+enum gain_modes {
+ MCP4821_GAIN_X1 = 1,
+ MCP4821_GAIN_X2 = 2,
+};
+
struct mcp4821_state {
struct spi_device *spi;
u16 dac_value[2];
+ int gain;
+ int avail_gain[4];
};
struct mcp4821_chip_info {
@@ -57,6 +83,7 @@ struct mcp4821_chip_info {
.channel = (channel_id), \
.info_mask_separate = BIT(IIO_CHAN_INFO_RAW), \
.info_mask_shared_by_type = BIT(IIO_CHAN_INFO_SCALE), \
+ .info_mask_shared_by_type_available = BIT(IIO_CHAN_INFO_SCALE), \
.scan_type = { \
.realbits = (resolution), \
.shift = 12 - (resolution), \
@@ -121,8 +148,9 @@ static int mcp4821_read_raw(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
case IIO_CHAN_INFO_RAW:
*val = state->dac_value[chan->channel];
return IIO_VAL_INT;
+
case IIO_CHAN_INFO_SCALE:
- *val = MCP4821_2X_GAIN_VREF_MV;
+ *val = MCP4821_VREF_MV * state->gain;
*val2 = chan->scan_type.realbits;
return IIO_VAL_FRACTIONAL_LOG2;
default:
@@ -130,6 +158,17 @@ static int mcp4821_read_raw(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
}
}
+static void mcp4821_calc_scale(int vref_mv, int resolution,
+ int *val, int *val2)
+{
+ s64 tmp;
+ int micro;
+
+ tmp = (s64)vref_mv * 1000000LL >> resolution;
+ *val = div_s64_rem(tmp, 1000000LL, µ);
+ *val2 = micro;
+}
+
static int mcp4821_write_raw(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
struct iio_chan_spec const *chan, int val,
int val2, long mask)
@@ -138,35 +177,85 @@ static int mcp4821_write_raw(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
u16 write_val;
__be16 write_buffer;
int ret;
+ int v, v2;
- if (val2 != 0)
- return -EINVAL;
+ switch (mask) {
+ case IIO_CHAN_INFO_RAW:
- if (val < 0 || val >= BIT(chan->scan_type.realbits))
- return -EINVAL;
+ if (val2 != 0)
+ return -EINVAL;
- if (mask != IIO_CHAN_INFO_RAW)
- return -EINVAL;
+ if (val < 0 || val >= BIT(chan->scan_type.realbits))
+ return -EINVAL;
- write_val = MCP4821_ACTIVE_MODE | val << chan->scan_type.shift;
- if (chan->channel)
- write_val |= MCP4802_SECOND_CHAN;
+ write_val = MCP4821_ACTIVE_MODE | val << chan->scan_type.shift;
+ if (chan->channel)
+ write_val |= MCP4802_SECOND_CHAN;
- write_buffer = cpu_to_be16(write_val);
- ret = spi_write(state->spi, &write_buffer, sizeof(write_buffer));
- if (ret) {
- dev_err(&state->spi->dev, "Failed to write to device: %d", ret);
- return ret;
+ /* GA bit = 1 -> 1x gain */
+ if (state->gain == MCP4821_GAIN_X1)
+ write_val |= MCP4821_GAIN_ENABLE;
+
+ write_buffer = cpu_to_be16(write_val);
+ ret = spi_write(state->spi, &write_buffer, sizeof(write_buffer));
+ if (ret) {
+ dev_err(&state->spi->dev, "Failed to write to device: %d", ret);
+ return ret;
+ }
+
+ state->dac_value[chan->channel] = val;
+ return 0;
+
+ case IIO_CHAN_INFO_SCALE:
+ mcp4821_calc_scale(MCP4821_VREF_MV, chan->scan_type.realbits, &v, &v2);
+ if (val == v && val2 == v2) {
+ state->gain = MCP4821_GAIN_X1;
+ return 0;
+ }
+
+ mcp4821_calc_scale(MCP4821_VREF_MV * MCP4821_GAIN_X2,
+ chan->scan_type.realbits, &v, &v2);
+ if (val == v && val2 == v2) {
+ state->gain = MCP4821_GAIN_X2;
+ return 0;
+ }
+ return -EINVAL;
+ default:
+ return -EINVAL;
}
+}
- state->dac_value[chan->channel] = val;
+static inline void mcp4821_init_avail_gain(struct mcp4821_state *state,
+ int resolution)
+{
+ state->avail_gain[0] = MCP4821_VREF_MV;
+ state->avail_gain[1] = resolution;
+ state->avail_gain[2] = MCP4821_VREF_MV * MCP4821_GAIN_X2;
+ state->avail_gain[3] = resolution;
+}
+
+static int mcp4821_read_avail(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
+ struct iio_chan_spec const *chan,
+ const int **vals, int *type, int *length,
+ long info)
+{
+ struct mcp4821_state *state = iio_priv(indio_dev);
- return 0;
+ switch (info) {
+ case IIO_CHAN_INFO_SCALE:
+ *vals = state->avail_gain;
+ *type = IIO_VAL_FRACTIONAL_LOG2;
+ *length = ARRAY_SIZE(state->avail_gain);
+ return IIO_AVAIL_LIST;
+ default:
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
}
static const struct iio_info mcp4821_info = {
.read_raw = &mcp4821_read_raw,
.write_raw = &mcp4821_write_raw,
+ .read_avail = &mcp4821_read_avail,
};
static int mcp4821_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
@@ -182,12 +271,15 @@ static int mcp4821_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
state = iio_priv(indio_dev);
state->spi = spi;
+ /* default gain is 2x as GA bit is active low*/
+ state->gain = MCP4821_GAIN_X2;
info = spi_get_device_match_data(spi);
indio_dev->name = info->name;
indio_dev->info = &mcp4821_info;
indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
indio_dev->channels = info->channels;
indio_dev->num_channels = info->num_channels;
+ mcp4821_init_avail_gain(state, info->channels[0].scan_type.realbits);
return devm_iio_device_register(&spi->dev, indio_dev);
}
--
2.43.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-04-14 9:23 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-04-14 9:22 [PATCH v5 0/3] iio: dac: mcp4821: add configurable gain support Nikhil Gautam
2026-04-14 9:22 ` [PATCH v5 1/3] iio: dac: mcp4821: fix spelling mistake in enum name Nikhil Gautam
2026-04-14 9:22 ` [PATCH v5 2/3] iio: dac: mcp4821: move state initialization outside switch Nikhil Gautam
2026-04-14 13:33 ` David Lechner
2026-04-14 9:22 ` Nikhil Gautam [this message]
2026-04-14 13:57 ` [PATCH v5 3/3] iio: dac: mcp4821: add configurable gain support David Lechner
2026-04-14 16:44 ` Nikhil Gautam
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