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([2409:4072:183:1c64:881a:3344:4c61:9a4b]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id s3sm11671973pfs.185.2021.03.27.03.28.00 (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 bits=128/128); Sat, 27 Mar 2021 03:28:02 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Re: [RFC] GSoC'21 IIO project: Mugil To: Andy Shevchenko Cc: linux-iio , "Bogdan, Dragos" References: From: Mugilraj D Message-ID: <98c35f3c-59dc-c2f9-bab5-151bfa3c5fac@gmail.com> Date: Sat, 27 Mar 2021 15:57:57 +0530 User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:68.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/68.10.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Language: en-US Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-iio@vger.kernel.org On 26/03/21 4:37 pm, Andy Shevchenko wrote: > On Fri, Mar 26, 2021 at 11:53 AM Mugil Raj wrote: >> >> Hello All, >> >> [Dragos here you have a quick intro about me if you want, >> https://lore.kernel.org/linux-iio/CAOgtOjMwnwsiXd8rPeGBBTVkZUeabQ5nLtPts2RQDDMc-TDgKA@mail.gmail.com/] >> >> For GSoC'21 IIO project I would like to choose AD4695/AD4696 device >> for implementing the driver. >> I referred Analog Device, Inc.'s page that lists all drivers and >> their kernel tree, but there is no existence of any compatible drivers >> for this component. >> >> About AD4695: >> - 16-Channel, 16-bit 500 kSPS SAR ADC >> - "Recommended for New Designs" phase >> - SPI digital output >> - Datasheet in [1] >> - Product overview in [2] >> >> Is there any other factor I should consider before choosing a component >> to make a driver for? > > I would consider the "popularity" of the component, e.g. how many > questions on SO or similar forums about the component, how many > (broken, ugly, etc) drivers are floating around. I searched about it but unable to find any device. If you have any such device please suggest me. >> Do I go ahead with AD4695 in my >> proposal? If yes, are there any recommendations/suggestions you'd like >> to provide for a beginner indulging in making a kernel driver for such a >> component? >> >> Thanks, >> Mugil >> >> [1] https://www.analog.com/media/en/technical-documentation/data-sheets/ad4695_4696.pdf >> [2] https://www.analog.com/en/products/ad4695.html#product-overview >