5 * struct :c:type:`iio_buffer` — general buffer structure
6 * :c:func:`iio_validate_scan_mask_onehot` — Validates that exactly one channel
8 * :c:func:`iio_buffer_get` — Grab a reference to the buffer
9 * :c:func:`iio_buffer_put` — Release the reference to the buffer
11 The Industrial I/O core offers a way for continuous data capture based on a
12 trigger source. Multiple data channels can be read at once from
13 :file:`/dev/iio:device{X}` character device node, thus reducing the CPU load.
15 IIO buffer sysfs interface
16 ==========================
17 An IIO buffer has an associated attributes directory under
18 :file:`/sys/bus/iio/iio:device{X}/buffer/*`. Here are some of the existing
21 * :file:`length`, the total number of data samples (capacity) that can be
23 * :file:`enable`, activate buffer capture.
28 The meta information associated with a channel reading placed in a buffer is
29 called a scan element. The important bits configuring scan elements are
30 exposed to userspace applications via the
31 :file:`/sys/bus/iio/iio:device{X}/scan_elements/*` directory. This file contains
32 attributes of the following form:
34 * :file:`enable`, used for enabling a channel. If and only if its attribute
35 is non *zero*, then a triggered capture will contain data samples for this
37 * :file:`type`, description of the scan element data storage within the buffer
38 and hence the form in which it is read from user space.
39 Format is [be|le]:[s|u]bits/storagebitsXrepeat[>>shift] .
40 * *be* or *le*, specifies big or little endian.
41 * *s* or *u*, specifies if signed (2's complement) or unsigned.
42 * *bits*, is the number of valid data bits.
43 * *storagebits*, is the number of bits (after padding) that it occupies in the
45 * *shift*, if specified, is the shift that needs to be applied prior to
46 masking out unused bits.
47 * *repeat*, specifies the number of bits/storagebits repetitions. When the
48 repeat element is 0 or 1, then the repeat value is omitted.
50 For example, a driver for a 3-axis accelerometer with 12 bit resolution where
51 data is stored in two 8-bits registers as follows::
54 +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
55 |D3 |D2 |D1 |D0 | X | X | X | X | (LOW byte, address 0x06)
56 +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
59 +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
60 |D11|D10|D9 |D8 |D7 |D6 |D5 |D4 | (HIGH byte, address 0x07)
61 +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
63 will have the following scan element type for each axis::
65 $ cat /sys/bus/iio/devices/iio:device0/scan_elements/in_accel_y_type
68 A user space application will interpret data samples read from the buffer as
69 two byte little endian signed data, that needs a 4 bits right shift before
70 masking out the 12 valid bits of data.
72 For implementing buffer support a driver should initialize the following
73 fields in iio_chan_spec definition::
75 struct iio_chan_spec {
84 enum iio_endian endianness;
88 The driver implementing the accelerometer described above will have the
89 following channel definition::
91 struct struct iio_chan_spec accel_channels[] = {
95 .channel2 = IIO_MOD_X,
96 /* other stuff here */
103 .endianness = IIO_LE,
106 /* similar for Y (with channel2 = IIO_MOD_Y, scan_index = 1)
107 * and Z (with channel2 = IIO_MOD_Z, scan_index = 2) axis
111 Here **scan_index** defines the order in which the enabled channels are placed
112 inside the buffer. Channels with a lower **scan_index** will be placed before
113 channels with a higher index. Each channel needs to have a unique
116 Setting **scan_index** to -1 can be used to indicate that the specific channel
117 does not support buffered capture. In this case no entries will be created for
118 the channel in the scan_elements directory.
122 .. kernel-doc:: include/linux/iio/buffer.h
123 .. kernel-doc:: drivers/iio/industrialio-buffer.c