Re: [PATCH v2] iio: accel: bmc150: Check for a second ACPI device for BOSC0200

[Andy Shevchenko]

On Sun, Feb 4, 2018 at 7:58 PM, Steven Presser <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I had a chance to sit back down with the machine.  I didn't take it all the
> way apart - there are pieces that I'm afraid of breaking without directions
> on how to properly disassemble them.

No need I think to go so-o deep.

> However, I did recover an exact chip ID - the chips in use are BMA255s [1].
> Rather than take the machine apart (and because the chips are 2mmx2mm), I
> queried the chip over SMBus.  On page 50 of the below document, you can see
> that register 0x00 is a read-only chip ID.  This chipID is unique per Bosch
> product.  So, using SMBus, I asked the chip for it's chip ID (0xFA, in this
> case) and then searched likely products until I found the matching chipID.

Thanks!

> Does this suffice to settle which chips are in use?  If not, I can finish
> taking the machine apart, I'd just prefer to avoid the risk of breaking
> something.

I think it's pretty much enough.

> As soon as I finish screwing everything back together, I'll grab the other
> software IDs asked for and build the branch referenced elsewhere.

I'm just waiting for your Tested-by in case my patch series works as
expected before I send it out.

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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko