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1Kernel driver max517
2====================
3
4Supported chips:
5  * Maxim MAX517, MAX518, MAX519
6    Prefix: 'max517'
7    Datasheet: Publicly available at the Maxim website
8               http://www.maxim-ic.com/
9
10Author:
11        Roland Stigge <stigge@antcom.de>
12
13Description
14-----------
15
16The Maxim MAX517/518/519 is an 8-bit DAC on the I2C bus. The following table
17shows the different feature sets of the variants MAX517, MAX518 and MAX519:
18
19Feature                              MAX517 MAX518 MAX519
20--------------------------------------------------------------------------
21One output channel                   X
22Two output channels                         X      X
23Simultaneous output updates                 X      X
24Supply voltage as reference                 X
25Separate reference input             X
26Reference input for each DAC                       X
27
28Via the iio sysfs interface, there are three attributes available: out1_raw,
29out2_raw and out12_raw. With out1_raw and out2_raw, the current output values
30(0..255) of the DACs can be written to the device. out12_raw can be used to set
31both output channel values simultaneously.
32
33With MAX517, only out1_raw is available.
34
35Via out1_scale (and where appropriate, out2_scale), the current scaling factor
36in mV can be read.
37
38When the operating system goes to a power down state, the Power Down function
39of the chip is activated, reducing the supply current to 4uA.
40
41On power-up, the device is in 0V-output state.
42