1 Common multiplexer controller bindings
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4 A multiplexer (or mux) controller will have one, or several, consumer devices
5 that uses the mux controller. Thus, a mux controller can possibly control
6 several parallel multiplexers. Presumably there will be at least one
7 multiplexer needed by each consumer, but a single mux controller can of course
8 control several multiplexers for a single consumer.
10 A mux controller provides a number of states to its consumers, and the state
11 space is a simple zero-based enumeration. I.e. 0-1 for a 2-way multiplexer,
12 0-7 for an 8-way multiplexer, etc.
18 Mux controller consumers should specify a list of mux controllers that they
19 want to use with a property containing a 'mux-ctrl-list':
21 mux-ctrl-list ::= <single-mux-ctrl> [mux-ctrl-list]
22 single-mux-ctrl ::= <mux-ctrl-phandle> [mux-ctrl-specifier]
23 mux-ctrl-phandle : phandle to mux controller node
24 mux-ctrl-specifier : array of #mux-control-cells specifying the
25 given mux controller (controller specific)
27 Mux controller properties should be named "mux-controls". The exact meaning of
28 each mux controller property must be documented in the device tree binding for
29 each consumer. An optional property "mux-control-names" may contain a list of
30 strings to label each of the mux controllers listed in the "mux-controls"
33 Drivers for devices that use more than a single mux controller can use the
34 "mux-control-names" property to map the name of the requested mux controller
35 to an index into the list given by the "mux-controls" property.
37 mux-ctrl-specifier typically encodes the chip-relative mux controller number.
38 If the mux controller chip only provides a single mux controller, the
39 mux-ctrl-specifier can typically be left out.
43 /* One consumer of a 2-way mux controller (one GPIO-line) */
45 compatible = "gpio-mux";
46 #mux-control-cells = <0>;
48 mux-gpios = <&pioA 0 GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH>;
52 compatible = "io-channel-mux";
53 io-channels = <&adc 0>;
54 io-channel-names = "parent";
56 mux-controls = <&mux>;
57 mux-control-names = "adc";
59 channels = "sync", "in";
62 Note that in the example above, specifying the "mux-control-names" is redundant
63 because there is only one mux controller in the list. However, if the driver
64 for the consumer node in fact asks for a named mux controller, that name is of
65 course still required.
68 * Two consumers (one for an ADC line and one for an i2c bus) of
69 * parallel 4-way multiplexers controlled by the same two GPIO-lines.
72 compatible = "gpio-mux";
73 #mux-control-cells = <0>;
75 mux-gpios = <&pioA 0 GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH>,
76 <&pioA 1 GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH>;
80 compatible = "io-channel-mux";
81 io-channels = <&adc 0>;
82 io-channel-names = "parent";
84 mux-controls = <&mux>;
86 channels = "sync-1", "in", "out", "sync-2";
90 compatible = "i2c-mux";
93 mux-controls = <&mux>;
100 #address-cells = <1>;
110 #address-cells = <1>;
113 pca9555: pca9555@20 {
123 Mux controller nodes must specify the number of cells used for the
124 specifier using the '#mux-control-cells' property.
126 Optionally, mux controller nodes can also specify the state the mux should
127 have when it is idle. The idle-state property is used for this. If the
128 idle-state is not present, the mux controller is typically left as is when
129 it is idle. For multiplexer chips that expose several mux controllers, the
130 idle-state property is an array with one idle state for each mux controller.
132 The special value (-1) may be used to indicate that the mux should be left
133 as is when it is idle. This is the default, but can still be useful for
134 mux controller chips with more than one mux controller, particularly when
135 there is a need to "step past" a mux controller and set some other idle
136 state for a mux controller with a higher index.
138 Some mux controllers have the ability to disconnect the input/output of the
139 multiplexer. Using this disconnected high-impedance state as the idle state
140 is indicated with idle state (-2).
142 These constants are available in
144 #include <dt-bindings/mux/mux.h>
146 as MUX_IDLE_AS_IS (-1) and MUX_IDLE_DISCONNECT (-2).
148 An example mux controller node look like this (the adg972a chip is a triple
151 mux: mux-controller@50 {
152 compatible = "adi,adg792a";
154 #mux-control-cells = <1>;
156 idle-state = <MUX_IDLE_DISCONNECT MUX_IDLE_AS_IS 2>;