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diff --git a/static/netbsd/man4/am2315temp.4 4.html b/static/netbsd/man4/am2315temp.4 4.html new file mode 100644 index 00000000..21e2e0d6 --- /dev/null +++ b/static/netbsd/man4/am2315temp.4 4.html @@ -0,0 +1,87 @@ +<table class="head"> + <tr> + <td class="head-ltitle">AM2315TEMP(4)</td> + <td class="head-vol">Device Drivers Manual</td> + <td class="head-rtitle">AM2315TEMP(4)</td> + </tr> +</table> +<div class="manual-text"> +<section class="Sh"> +<h1 class="Sh" id="NAME"><a class="permalink" href="#NAME">NAME</a></h1> +<p class="Pp"><code class="Nm">am2315temp</code> — + <span class="Nd">Driver for Aosong AM2315 sensor chip via I2C bus</span></p> +</section> +<section class="Sh"> +<h1 class="Sh" id="SYNOPSIS"><a class="permalink" href="#SYNOPSIS">SYNOPSIS</a></h1> +<p class="Pp"><code class="Cd">am2315temp* at iic? addr 0x5c</code></p> +</section> +<section class="Sh"> +<h1 class="Sh" id="DESCRIPTION"><a class="permalink" href="#DESCRIPTION">DESCRIPTION</a></h1> +<p class="Pp">The <code class="Nm">am2315temp</code> driver provides + measurements from the AM2315 humidity/temperature sensors via the + <a class="Xr">envsys(4)</a> framework. The + <code class="Nm">am2315temp</code> <var class="Ar">addr</var> argument + selects the address at the <a class="Xr">iic(4)</a> bus. The AM2315 has + limits on how often the measurements can be read. Adjustments to the number + of times to take reading before considering it valid, and the number of + ticks to wait between readings can be changed through + <a class="Xr">sysctl(8)</a> nodes.</p> +<p class="Pp">There are other oddities about the AM2315 that should be + mentioned. The datasheet says that the device should read no more often then + every 2 seconds, further, it also implies that a measurement is not + performed until the device is 1) awake 2) has been asked for a measurement. + From observation, it has been noted that it is possible to ask for + measurements more often than every 2 seconds, and actually get something + that looks to be valid. It may, in fact, be valid, but it has also been + noted that the measurements do not appear to change. This implies that a + measurement was done, and then returned time and time again. It has also + been noticed that if measurements are taken very close to every 2 seconds, + that sometimes the device will return a I2C error on a read. If this happens + a lot, increase hw.am2315temp0.readticks a bit.</p> +</section> +<section class="Sh"> +<h1 class="Sh" id="SYSCTL_VARIABLES"><a class="permalink" href="#SYSCTL_VARIABLES">SYSCTL + VARIABLES</a></h1> +<p class="Pp">The following <a class="Xr">sysctl(3)</a> variables are + provided:</p> +<dl class="Bl-tag"> + <dt>hw.am2315temp0.readcount</dt> + <dd>The number of times to take a reading before considering it valid. This + defaults to 2.</dd> + <dt>hw.am2315temp0.readticks</dt> + <dd>The number of ticks to wait in between readings. The default is 100.</dd> + <dt>hw.am2315temp0.debug</dt> + <dd>If the driver is compiled with <code class="Dv">AM2315_DEBUG</code>, this + node will appear and can be used to set the debugging level.</dd> +</dl> +</section> +<section class="Sh"> +<h1 class="Sh" id="SEE_ALSO"><a class="permalink" href="#SEE_ALSO">SEE + ALSO</a></h1> +<p class="Pp"><a class="Xr">envsys(4)</a>, <a class="Xr">iic(4)</a>, + <a class="Xr">envstat(8)</a>, <a class="Xr">sysctl(8)</a></p> +</section> +<section class="Sh"> +<h1 class="Sh" id="HISTORY"><a class="permalink" href="#HISTORY">HISTORY</a></h1> +<p class="Pp">The <code class="Nm">am2315temp</code> driver first appeared in + <span class="Ux">NetBSD 8.0</span>.</p> +</section> +<section class="Sh"> +<h1 class="Sh" id="AUTHORS"><a class="permalink" href="#AUTHORS">AUTHORS</a></h1> +<p class="Pp">The <code class="Nm">am2315temp</code> driver was written by + <span class="An">Brad Spencer</span> + <<a class="Mt" href="mailto:brad@anduin.eldar.org">brad@anduin.eldar.org</a>>.</p> +</section> +<section class="Sh"> +<h1 class="Sh" id="BUGS"><a class="permalink" href="#BUGS">BUGS</a></h1> +<p class="Pp">The device does not appear to work with the + <a class="Xr">gpioiic(4)</a> bitbang controller. When tried, reads would not + error, but no data was returned.</p> +</section> +</div> +<table class="foot"> + <tr> + <td class="foot-date">December 28, 2017</td> + <td class="foot-os">NetBSD 10.1</td> + </tr> +</table> |
