Re: [Gumstix-users] twl4030_madc read errors

[Frank A. <ft...@ya...>]

On 4/11/2013 3:15 PM, Michael Lindemuth wrote:
> Have an Overo Fire FE running the following kernel built with Yocto:
> Linux <hostname> 3.5.0 #1 PREEMPT Tue Dec 18 02:25:50 EST 2012 armv7l
> GNU/Linux
>
> For some reason the ADC channel 3 is returning a strange value:
> # cat /sys/class/hwmon/hwmon0/device/in3_input
> 26
>
> This is supposed to be the mV value read on pin 3 of ADC.  We have checked
> the value of the Tobi headers for this channel and it is around 2000 mV.
> Any ideas on why we are reading such a low value?
>
> Let me know if you need any more information to help diagnose this issue.

Do you have anything connected to the USB otg port when you read the 
ADC?  If no, then plug something into that port and then re-read your 
ADC.  If you now get the expected value, then your problem is as follows:

If nothing is connected to the USB OTG port, the phy suspension code is 
called.  In the chain of calls that follows, the vusb3v1 regulator is 
disabled. However, according to the OMAP power management manual, 
vusb3v1 is used "to bias the analog multiplexers on the four MCPC pins 
between the carkit and the MADC". I've seen if there is no bias on this 
mux, the MADC driver returns incorrect counts on these 4 pins that 
should be in A/D mode.  If I plug something into the USB OTG port, the 
MADC driver returns the expected counts.  I also created a debug version 
of the twl4030-usb driver, with the disabling of the vusb3v1 commented 
out and  the MADC returns the correct counts regardless of the state of 
the USB OTG port. Since the vusb3v1 regulator is required for the proper 
operation of the mux and by extension the MADC and carkit mode, I 
believe that the vusb3v1 regulator should never be disabled.

frank agius


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> Thank You!
> Michael
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