The Linux driver supports the OPT30001 Digital Ambient Light Sensor (ALS) with High Precision Human Eye Response. The Linux driver supports communication through the I2C bus and registers to the IIO (Industrial Input/Output) class of the Linux kernel.
Linux Mainline StatusAvailable in Linux Main line: Yes
Available through git.ti.com: N/A
The files associated with this device are:
Configure kernel with "make menuconfig" (alternatively use "make xconfig" or"make nconfig")
Symbol: OPT3001 [=y]Type : tristatePrompt: Texas Instruments OPT3001 Light Sensor Location: -> Device Drivers -> Industrial I/O support (IIO [=y]) -> Light sensors Defined at drivers/iio/light/Kconfig:226 Depends on: IIO [=y] && I2C [=y]
If there are fixes and or code enhancements that need to be added to thisdriver please either1. Send the patches to the relevant Linux Kernel community as listed in the maintainers file located: Hereor2. Contact your TI representative.
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