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diff --git a/kernel/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/power_supply/ab8500/fg.txt b/kernel/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/power_supply/ab8500/fg.txt new file mode 100644 index 000000000..ccafcb911 --- /dev/null +++ b/kernel/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/power_supply/ab8500/fg.txt @@ -0,0 +1,58 @@ +=== AB8500 Fuel Gauge Driver === + +AB8500 is a mixed signal multimedia and power management +device comprising: power and energy-management-module, +wall-charger, usb-charger, audio codec, general purpose adc, +tvout, clock management and sim card interface. + +Fuelgauge support is part of energy-management-modules, other +components of this module are: +main-charger, usb-combo-charger and battery-temperature-monitoring. + +The properties below describes the node for fuelgauge driver. + +Required Properties: +- compatible = This shall be: "stericsson,ab8500-fg" +- battery = Shall be battery specific information + Example: + ab8500_fg { + compatible = "stericsson,ab8500-fg"; + battery = <&ab8500_battery>; + }; + +dependent node: + ab8500_battery: ab8500_battery { + }; + This node will provide information on 'thermistor interface' and + 'battery technology type' used. + +Properties of this node are: +thermistor-on-batctrl: + A boolean value indicating thermistor interface to battery + + Note: + 'btemp' and 'batctrl' are the pins interfaced for battery temperature + measurement, 'btemp' signal is used when NTC(negative temperature + coefficient) resister is interfaced external to battery whereas + 'batctrl' pin is used when NTC resister is internal to battery. + + Example: + ab8500_battery: ab8500_battery { + thermistor-on-batctrl; + }; + indicates: NTC resister is internal to battery, 'batctrl' is used + for thermal measurement. + + The absence of property 'thermal-on-batctrl' indicates + NTC resister is external to battery and 'btemp' signal is used + for thermal measurement. + +battery-type: + This shall be the battery manufacturing technology type, + allowed types are: + "UNKNOWN" "NiMH" "LION" "LIPO" "LiFe" "NiCd" "LiMn" + Example: + ab8500_battery: ab8500_battery { + stericsson,battery-type = "LIPO"; + } + |