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SubjectRe: [PATCH] NFC: Driver for Inside Secure MicroRead NFC chip
On Fri, 18 Mar 2011 11:40:24 +0100 Waldemar Rymarkiewicz wrote:

> Add new driver for MicroRead NFC chip connected to i2c bus.
>
> See Documentation/nfc/nfc-microread.txt.
>
> Signed-off-by: Waldemar Rymarkiewicz <waldemar.rymarkiewicz@tieto.com>
> ---
> Documentation/nfc/nfc-microread.txt | 46 ++++
> drivers/nfc/Kconfig | 10 +
> drivers/nfc/Makefile | 1 +
> drivers/nfc/microread.c | 465 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> include/linux/nfc/microread.h | 31 +++
> 5 files changed, 553 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
> create mode 100644 Documentation/nfc/nfc-microread.txt
> create mode 100644 drivers/nfc/microread.c
> create mode 100644 include/linux/nfc/microread.h
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/nfc/nfc-microread.txt b/Documentation/nfc/nfc-microread.txt
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000..e15c49c
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/Documentation/nfc/nfc-microread.txt
> @@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
> +Kernel driver for Inside Secure MicroRead Near Field Communication chip
> +
> +General
> +-------
> +
> +microread is the RF chip that uses Near Field Communication (NFC) for proximity
> +transactions and interactions.
> +
> +Please visit Inside Secure webside for microread specification:

website (or web site)

> +http://www.insidesecure.com/eng/Products/NFC-Products/MicroRead
> +
> +
> +The Driver
> +----------
> +
> +The microread driver can be found under drivers/nfc/microread.c and it's
> +compiled as a module named "microread".
> +
> +The driver supports i2c interface only.
> +
> +The userspace application can use /dev/microread device to control the chip by
> +HCI messages. In a typical scenario application will open() /dev/microread,
> +reset the chip useing ioctl() interface then poll() the device to check if

using

> +writing/reaing is possible.Finally, will read/write data (HCI) from/to the chip.

reading is possible. Finally, it will

> +
> +Note that only one application can use the /dev/microread at the time.
> +
> +The driver waits for microread chip interrupt which occures if there are some

occurs

> +data to be read. Then, poll() will indicate that fact to the userspace.
> +
> +The application can use ioctl(MICROREAD_IOC_RESET)to reset the hardware.

_RESET) to reset

> +
> +
> +Platform Data
> +-------------
> +
> +The below platform data should be set when configuring board.
> +
> +struct microread_nfc_platform_data {
> + unsigned int rst_gpio;
> + unsigned int irq_gpio;
> + unsigned int ioh_gpio;
> + int (*request_hardware) (struct i2c_client *client);
> + void (*release_hardware) (void);
> +};
> +


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~Randy
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