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diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/i2c/i2c-mux-gpio.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/i2c/i2c-mux-gpio.txt new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..66709a825541 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/i2c/i2c-mux-gpio.txt @@ -0,0 +1,81 @@ +GPIO-based I2C Bus Mux + +This binding describes an I2C bus multiplexer that uses GPIOs to +route the I2C signals. + + +-----+ +-----+ + | dev | | dev | + +------------+ +-----+ +-----+ + | SoC | | | + | | /--------+--------+ + | +------+ | +------+ child bus A, on GPIO value set to 0 + | | I2C |-|--| Mux | + | +------+ | +--+---+ child bus B, on GPIO value set to 1 + | | | \----------+--------+--------+ + | +------+ | | | | | + | | GPIO |-|-----+ +-----+ +-----+ +-----+ + | +------+ | | dev | | dev | | dev | + +------------+ +-----+ +-----+ +-----+ + +Required properties: +- compatible: i2c-mux-gpio +- i2c-parent: The phandle of the I2C bus that this multiplexer's master-side + port is connected to. +- mux-gpios: list of gpios used to control the muxer +* Standard I2C mux properties. See mux.txt in this directory. +* I2C child bus nodes. See mux.txt in this directory. + +Optional properties: +- idle-state: value to set the muxer to when idle. When no value is + given, it defaults to the last value used. + +For each i2c child node, an I2C child bus will be created. They will +be numbered based on their order in the device tree. + +Whenever an access is made to a device on a child bus, the value set +in the revelant node's reg property will be output using the list of +GPIOs, the first in the list holding the least-significant value. + +If an idle state is defined, using the idle-state (optional) property, +whenever an access is not being made to a device on a child bus, the +GPIOs will be set according to the idle value. + +If an idle state is not defined, the most recently used value will be +left programmed into hardware whenever no access is being made to a +device on a child bus. + +Example: + i2cmux { + compatible = "i2c-mux-gpio"; + #address-cells = <1>; + #size-cells = <0>; + mux-gpios = <&gpio1 22 0 &gpio1 23 0>; + i2c-parent = <&i2c1>; + + i2c@1 { + reg = <1>; + #address-cells = <1>; + #size-cells = <0>; + + ssd1307: oled@3c { + compatible = "solomon,ssd1307fb-i2c"; + reg = <0x3c>; + pwms = <&pwm 4 3000>; + reset-gpios = <&gpio2 7 1>; + reset-active-low; + }; + }; + + i2c@3 { + reg = <3>; + #address-cells = <1>; + #size-cells = <0>; + + pca9555: pca9555@20 { + compatible = "nxp,pca9555"; + gpio-controller; + #gpio-cells = <2>; + reg = <0x20>; + }; + }; + }; |