From: Taha Ed-Dafili <0rayn.dev@gmail.com>
To: jic23@kernel.org
Cc: me@brighamcampbell.com, skhan@linuxfoundation.org,
linux-kernel-mentees-archive@lists.linuxfoundation.org,
rdunlap@infradead.org, dlechner@baylibre.com, nuno.sa@analog.com,
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Michael.Hennerich@analog.com, linux-iio@vger.kernel.org,
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Taha Ed-Dafili <0rayn.dev@gmail.com>
Subject: [PATCH v2 4/4] docs: iio: adxl345: update math and examples for scaling
Date: Sun, 1 Feb 2026 13:33:13 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260201183320.27023-5-0rayn.dev@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260201183320.27023-1-0rayn.dev@gmail.com>
Update the documentation to reflect the addition of event scaling
and correct existing technical errors inscale values.
key changes:
- Fix the 62.5 g/LSB typo to 62.5 mg/LSB and add SI unit conversion.
- Correct decimal precision of in_accel_scale and
in_accel_scale_available to match actual SI unit (m/s^2)
values reported by the driver.
- Add sysfs example showing how to read and interpret the
newly implemented event scale factor.
Suggested-by: Jonathan Cameron <jic23@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Taha Ed-Dafili <0rayn.dev@gmail.com>
---
Documentation/iio/adxl345.rst | 41 +++++++++++++++++++++++------------
1 file changed, 27 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/iio/adxl345.rst b/Documentation/iio/adxl345.rst
index 41d209a4dccf..2f51a2a4fbd0 100644
--- a/Documentation/iio/adxl345.rst
+++ b/Documentation/iio/adxl345.rst
@@ -13,7 +13,11 @@ This driver supports Analog Device's ADXL345/375 on SPI/I2C bus.
* `ADXL375 <https://www.analog.com/ADXL375>`_
The ADXL345 is a general-purpose, low-power, 3-axis accelerometer with selectable
-measurement ranges. The ADXL345 supports the ±2 g, ±4 g, ±8 g, and ±16 g ranges.
+measurement ranges. The ADXL345 supports the following ranges:
+- ±2g (approx. ±19.61 m/s^2)
+- ±4g (approx. ±39.23 m/s^2)
+- ±8g (approx. ±78.45 m/s^2)
+- ±16g (approx. ±156.91 m/s^2)
2. Device Attributes
====================
@@ -98,23 +102,28 @@ listed.
+---------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| in_accel_gesture_singletap_timeout | Single tap duration in [us] |
+---------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
-| in_accel_gesture_singletap_value | Single tap threshold value in 62.5/LSB |
+| in_accel_gesture_singletap_value | Single tap threshold value in |
+| | 0.612915 m/s^2/LSB |
+---------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| in_accel_mag_falling_period | Inactivity time in seconds |
+---------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
-| in_accel_mag_falling_value | Inactivity threshold value in 62.5/LSB |
+| in_accel_mag_falling_value | Inactivity threshold value in |
+| | 0.612915 m/s^2/LSB |
+---------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| in_accel_mag_adaptive_rising_en | Enable AC coupled activity on X axis |
+---------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| in_accel_mag_adaptive_falling_period | AC coupled inactivity time in seconds |
+---------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
-| in_accel_mag_adaptive_falling_value | AC coupled inactivity threshold in 62.5/LSB |
+| in_accel_mag_adaptive_falling_value | AC coupled inactivity threshold in |
+| | 0.612915 m/s^2/LSB |
+---------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
-| in_accel_mag_adaptive_rising_value | AC coupled activity threshold in 62.5/LSB |
+| in_accel_mag_adaptive_rising_value | AC coupled activity threshold in |
+| | 0.612915 m/s^2/LSB |
+---------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| in_accel_mag_rising_en | Enable activity detection on X axis |
+---------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
-| in_accel_mag_rising_value | Activity threshold value in 62.5/LSB |
+| in_accel_mag_rising_value | Activity threshold value in |
+| | 0.612915 m/s^2/LSB |
+---------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| in_accel_x_gesture_singletap_en | Enable single tap detection on X axis |
+---------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
@@ -140,8 +149,8 @@ When changing the **g range** configuration, the driver attempts to estimate
appropriate activity and inactivity thresholds by scaling the default values
based on the ratio of the previous range to the new one. The resulting threshold
will never be zero and will always fall between 1 and 255, corresponding to up
-to 62.5 g/LSB as specified in the datasheet. However, you can override these
-estimated thresholds by setting explicit values.
+to 62.5 mg/LSB (0.612915 m/s^2/LSB) as specified in the datasheet. However,
+you can override these estimated thresholds by setting explicit values.
When **activity** and **inactivity** events are enabled, the driver
automatically manages hysteresis behavior by setting the **link** and
@@ -270,13 +279,13 @@ Scale range configuration:
.. code-block:: bash
root:/sys/bus/iio/devices/iio:device0> cat ./in_accel_scale
- 0.478899
+ 0.004789
root:/sys/bus/iio/devices/iio:device0> cat ./in_accel_scale_available
- 0.478899 0.957798 1.915595 3.831190
+ 0.004789 0.009578 0.019156 0.038312
- root:/sys/bus/iio/devices/iio:device0> echo 1.915595 > ./in_accel_scale
+ root:/sys/bus/iio/devices/iio:device0> echo 0.019156 > ./in_accel_scale
root:/sys/bus/iio/devices/iio:device0> cat ./in_accel_scale
- 1.915595
+ 0.019156
Set output data rate (ODR):
@@ -312,10 +321,14 @@ Configure one or several events:
root:/sys/bus/iio/devices/iio:device0> echo 24 > ./buffer0/length
- ## AC coupled activity, threshold [62.5/LSB]
+ ## Check the event scale factor (0.0625 * 9.80665)
+ root:/sys/bus/iio/devices/iio:device0> cat ./events/in_accel_gesture_scale
+ 0.612915
+
+ ## AC coupled activity, threshold [0.612915 m/s^2/LSB]
root:/sys/bus/iio/devices/iio:device0> echo 6 > ./events/in_accel_mag_adaptive_rising_value
- ## AC coupled inactivity, threshold, [62.5/LSB]
+ ## AC coupled inactivity, threshold, [0.612915 m/s^2/LSB]
root:/sys/bus/iio/devices/iio:device0> echo 4 > ./events/in_accel_mag_adaptive_falling_value
## AC coupled inactivity, time [s]
--
2.47.3
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-02-01 18:33 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-02-01 18:33 [PATCH v2 0/4] iio: accel: adxl345: Add event scaling and doc fixes Taha Ed-Dafili
2026-02-01 18:33 ` [PATCH v2 1/4] docs: iio: adxl345: fix typos and grammar Taha Ed-Dafili
2026-02-01 19:03 ` Randy Dunlap
2026-02-02 15:30 ` Taha Ed-Dafili
2026-02-01 18:33 ` [PATCH v2 2/4] iio: core: Add IIO_EV_INFO_SCALE to event info Taha Ed-Dafili
2026-02-01 19:06 ` David Lechner
2026-02-02 15:19 ` Taha Ed-Dafili
2026-02-02 15:31 ` David Lechner
2026-02-07 16:18 ` Jonathan Cameron
2026-02-01 18:33 ` [PATCH v2 3/4] iio: accel: adxl345: Implement event scaling for ABI compliance Taha Ed-Dafili
2026-02-01 18:33 ` Taha Ed-Dafili [this message]
2026-02-01 19:13 ` [PATCH v2 4/4] docs: iio: adxl345: update math and examples for scaling David Lechner
2026-02-07 16:20 ` Jonathan Cameron
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