linux/Documentation/hwmon/lm70.rst
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   1Kernel driver lm70
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   3
   4Supported chips:
   5
   6  * National Semiconductor LM70
   7
   8    Datasheet: http://www.national.com/pf/LM/LM70.html
   9
  10  * Texas Instruments TMP121/TMP123
  11
  12    Information: http://focus.ti.com/docs/prod/folders/print/tmp121.html
  13
  14  * Texas Instruments TMP122/TMP124
  15
  16    Information: https://www.ti.com/product/tmp122
  17
  18  * National Semiconductor LM71
  19
  20    Datasheet: https://www.ti.com/product/LM71
  21
  22  * National Semiconductor LM74
  23
  24    Datasheet: https://www.ti.com/product/LM74
  25
  26
  27Author:
  28        Kaiwan N Billimoria <kaiwan@designergraphix.com>
  29
  30Description
  31-----------
  32
  33This driver implements support for the National Semiconductor LM70
  34temperature sensor.
  35
  36The LM70 temperature sensor chip supports a single temperature sensor.
  37It communicates with a host processor (or microcontroller) via an
  38SPI/Microwire Bus interface.
  39
  40Communication with the LM70 is simple: when the temperature is to be sensed,
  41the driver accesses the LM70 using SPI communication: 16 SCLK cycles
  42comprise the MOSI/MISO loop. At the end of the transfer, the 11-bit 2's
  43complement digital temperature (sent via the SIO line), is available in the
  44driver for interpretation. This driver makes use of the kernel's in-core
  45SPI support.
  46
  47As a real (in-tree) example of this "SPI protocol driver" interfacing
  48with a "SPI master controller driver", see drivers/spi/spi_lm70llp.c
  49and its associated documentation.
  50
  51The LM74 and TMP121/TMP122/TMP123/TMP124 are very similar; main difference is
  5213-bit temperature data (0.0625 degrees celsius resolution).
  53
  54The TMP122/TMP124 also feature configurable temperature thresholds.
  55
  56The LM71 is also very similar; main difference is 14-bit temperature
  57data (0.03125 degrees celsius resolution).
  58
  59Thanks to
  60---------
  61Jean Delvare <jdelvare@suse.de> for mentoring the hwmon-side driver
  62development.
  63