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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/usb/misc_usbsevseg.txt | 46 |
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diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-usb-devices-usbsevseg b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-usb-devices-usbsevseg new file mode 100644 index 0000000..cb830df --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-usb-devices-usbsevseg @@ -0,0 +1,43 @@ +Where: /sys/bus/usb/.../powered +Date: August 2008 +Kernel Version: 2.6.26 +Contact: Harrison Metzger <harrisonmetz@gmail.com> +Description: Controls whether the device's display will powered. + A value of 0 is off and a non-zero value is on. + +Where: /sys/bus/usb/.../mode_msb +Where: /sys/bus/usb/.../mode_lsb +Date: August 2008 +Kernel Version: 2.6.26 +Contact: Harrison Metzger <harrisonmetz@gmail.com> +Description: Controls the devices display mode. + For a 6 character display the values are + MSB 0x06; LSB 0x3F, and + for an 8 character display the values are + MSB 0x08; LSB 0xFF. + +Where: /sys/bus/usb/.../textmode +Date: August 2008 +Kernel Version: 2.6.26 +Contact: Harrison Metzger <harrisonmetz@gmail.com> +Description: Controls the way the device interprets its text buffer. + raw: each character controls its segment manually + hex: each character is between 0-15 + ascii: each character is between '0'-'9' and 'A'-'F'. + +Where: /sys/bus/usb/.../text +Date: August 2008 +Kernel Version: 2.6.26 +Contact: Harrison Metzger <harrisonmetz@gmail.com> +Description: The text (or data) for the device to display + +Where: /sys/bus/usb/.../decimals +Date: August 2008 +Kernel Version: 2.6.26 +Contact: Harrison Metzger <harrisonmetz@gmail.com> +Description: Controls the decimal places on the device. + To set the nth decimal place, give this field + the value of 10 ** n. Assume this field has + the value k and has 1 or more decimal places set, + to set the mth place (where m is not already set), + change this fields value to k + 10 ** m.
\ No newline at end of file diff --git a/Documentation/usb/misc_usbsevseg.txt b/Documentation/usb/misc_usbsevseg.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..0f6be4f --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/usb/misc_usbsevseg.txt @@ -0,0 +1,46 @@ +USB 7-Segment Numeric Display +Manufactured by Delcom Engineering + +Device Information +------------------ +USB VENDOR_ID 0x0fc5 +USB PRODUCT_ID 0x1227 +Both the 6 character and 8 character displays have PRODUCT_ID, +and according to Delcom Engineering no queryable information +can be obtained from the device to tell them apart. + +Device Modes +------------ +By default, the driver assumes the display is only 6 characters +The mode for 6 characters is: + MSB 0x06; LSB 0x3f +For the 8 character display: + MSB 0x08; LSB 0xff +The device can accept "text" either in raw, hex, or ascii textmode. +raw controls each segment manually, +hex expects a value between 0-15 per character, +ascii expects a value between '0'-'9' and 'A'-'F'. +The default is ascii. + +Device Operation +---------------- +1. Turn on the device: + echo 1 > /sys/bus/usb/.../powered +2. Set the device's mode: + echo $mode_msb > /sys/bus/usb/.../mode_msb + echo $mode_lsb > /sys/bus/usb/.../mode_lsb +3. Set the textmode: + echo $textmode > /sys/bus/usb/.../textmode +4. set the text (for example): + echo "123ABC" > /sys/bus/usb/.../text (ascii) + echo "A1B2" > /sys/bus/usb/.../text (ascii) + echo -ne "\x01\x02\x03" > /sys/bus/usb/.../text (hex) +5. Set the decimal places. + The device has either 6 or 8 decimal points. + to set the nth decimal place calculate 10 ** n + and echo it in to /sys/bus/usb/.../decimals + To set multiple decimals points sum up each power. + For example, to set the 0th and 3rd decimal place + echo 1001 > /sys/bus/usb/.../decimals + + |
