linux-vybrid_public/Documentation/leds/leds-lp55xx.txt

LP5521/LP5523/LP55231 Common Driver
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Authors: Milo(Woogyom) Kim <milo.kim@ti.com>

Description
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LP5521, LP5523/55231 have common features as below.

  Register access via the I2C
  Device initialization/deinitialization
  Create LED class devices for multiple output channels
  Device attributes for user-space interface
  Program memory for running LED patterns

The LP55xx common driver provides these features using exported functions.
  lp55xx_init_device() / lp55xx_deinit_device()
  lp55xx_register_leds() / lp55xx_unregister_leds()
  lp55xx_regsister_sysfs() / lp55xx_unregister_sysfs()

( Driver Structure Data )

In lp55xx common driver, two different data structure is used.

o lp55xx_led
  control multi output LED channels such as led current, channel index.
o lp55xx_chip
  general chip control such like the I2C and platform data.

For example, LP5521 has maximum 3 LED channels.
LP5523/55231 has 9 output channels.

lp55xx_chip for LP5521 ... lp55xx_led #1
                           lp55xx_led #2
                           lp55xx_led #3

lp55xx_chip for LP5523 ... lp55xx_led #1
                           lp55xx_led #2
                                 .
                                 .
                           lp55xx_led #9

( Chip Dependent Code )

To support device specific configurations, special structure
'lpxx_device_config' is used.

  Maximum number of channels
  Reset command, chip enable command
  Chip specific initialization
  Brightness control register access
  Setting LED output current
  Program memory address access for running patterns
  Additional device specific attributes

( Firmware Interface )

LP55xx family devices have the internal program memory for running
various LED patterns.
This pattern data is saved as a file in the user-land or
hex byte string is written into the memory through the I2C.
LP55xx common driver supports the firmware interface.

LP55xx chips have three program engines.
To load and run the pattern, the programming sequence is following.
  (1) Select an engine number (1/2/3)
  (2) Mode change to load
  (3) Write pattern data into selected area
  (4) Mode change to run

The LP55xx common driver provides simple interfaces as below.
select_engine : Select which engine is used for running program
run_engine    : Start program which is loaded via the firmware interface
firmware      : Load program data

For example, run blinking pattern in engine #1 of LP5521
echo 1 > /sys/bus/i2c/devices/xxxx/select_engine
echo 1 > /sys/class/firmware/lp5521/loading
echo "4000600040FF6000" > /sys/class/firmware/lp5521/data
echo 0 > /sys/class/firmware/lp5521/loading
echo 1 > /sys/bus/i2c/devices/xxxx/run_engine

For example, run blinking pattern in engine #3 of LP55231
echo 3 > /sys/bus/i2c/devices/xxxx/select_engine
echo 1 > /sys/class/firmware/lp55231/loading
echo "9d0740ff7e0040007e00a0010000" > /sys/class/firmware/lp55231/data
echo 0 > /sys/class/firmware/lp55231/loading
echo 1 > /sys/bus/i2c/devices/xxxx/run_engine

To start blinking patterns in engine #2 and #3 simultaneously,
for idx in 2 3
do
  echo $idx > /sys/class/leds/red/device/select_engine
  sleep 0.1
  echo 1 > /sys/class/firmware/lp5521/loading
  echo "4000600040FF6000" > /sys/class/firmware/lp5521/data
  echo 0 > /sys/class/firmware/lp5521/loading
done
echo 1 > /sys/class/leds/red/device/run_engine

Here is another example for LP5523.
echo 2 > /sys/bus/i2c/devices/xxxx/select_engine
echo 1 > /sys/class/firmware/lp5523/loading
echo "9d80400004ff05ff437f0000" > /sys/class/firmware/lp5523/data
echo 0 > /sys/class/firmware/lp5523/loading
echo 1 > /sys/bus/i2c/devices/xxxx/run_engine

As soon as 'loading' is set to 0, registered callback is called.
Inside the callback, the selected engine is loaded and memory is updated.
To run programmed pattern, 'run_engine' attribute should be enabled.

( 'run_engine' and 'firmware_cb' )
The sequence of running the program data is common.
But each device has own specific register addresses for commands.
To support this, 'run_engine' and 'firmware_cb' are configurable in each driver.
run_engine  : Control the selected engine
firmware_cb : The callback function after loading the firmware is done.
              Chip specific commands for loading and updating program memory.