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Sun, 08 Feb 2026 07:05:35 -0800 (PST) From: Taha Ed-Dafili <0rayn.dev@gmail.com> To: jic23@kernel.org Cc: dlechner@baylibre.com, rdunlap@infradead.org, skhan@linuxfoundation.org, linux-kernel-mentees-archive@lists.linuxfoundation.org, nuno.sa@analog.com, andy@kernel.org, corbet@lwn.net, lars@metafoo.de, Michael.Hennerich@analog.com, linux-iio@vger.kernel.org, linux-doc@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Taha Ed-Dafili <0rayn.dev@gmail.com> Subject: [PATCH v3 4/4] docs: iio: adxl345: update math and examples for scaling Date: Sun, 8 Feb 2026 10:05:05 -0500 Message-ID: <20260208150515.14798-5-0rayn.dev@gmail.com> X-Mailer: git-send-email 2.47.3 In-Reply-To: <20260208150515.14798-1-0rayn.dev@gmail.com> References: <20260208150515.14798-1-0rayn.dev@gmail.com> Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Update the documentation to reflect the addition of event scaling and correct existing technical errors in scale 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 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 3ca6a78feb5b..321565699817 100644 --- a/Documentation/iio/adxl345.rst +++ b/Documentation/iio/adxl345.rst @@ -13,7 +13,12 @@ This driver supports Analog Device's ADXL345/375 on SPI/I2C bus. * `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 +103,23 @@ 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_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_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_accel_mag_adaptive_rising_value | AC coupled activity threshold in 62.5/LSB | +| in_accel_mag_adaptive_rising_value | AC coupled activity threshold | +---------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+ | 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_accel_x_gesture_singletap_en | Enable single tap detection on X axis | +---------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+ @@ -126,6 +131,10 @@ listed. +---------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+ | in_accel_z_gesture_singletap_en | Enable single tap detection on Z axis | +---------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+ +| in_accel_gesture_scale | Tap threshold scale (0.612915 m/s^2). | ++---------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+ +| in_accel_mag_scale | Activity threshold scale (0.612915 m/s^2). | ++---------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+ Please refer to the sensor's datasheet for a detailed description of this functionality. @@ -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