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This is required to implement user friendly [[N900_Hardware_USB_Host|Host Mode]] | This is required to implement user friendly [[N900_Hardware_USB_Host|Host Mode]] | ||
BME is divided into | BME is divided into three parts. | ||
* Kernel driver that handles all of the low-level interaction with the hardware. | |||
* hald-addon-bme - an add-on process for HAL that reports status. | |||
* bme_RX-51 - Process started early in boot, with watchdogs to reboot the device if it malfunctions. | |||
The kernel driver is split over several files. | |||
http://mxr.maemo.org/fremantle/source/kernel/include/linux/i2c/twl4030-madc.h | |||
This handles reading various ADCs to readout voltages and currents. | |||
[[category:N900_Hardware]] | [[category:N900_Hardware]] | ||
Revision as of 11:32, 9 May 2010
This page is to bring together efforts and links for those working on understanding BME - the battery managment entity.
This is required to implement user friendly Host Mode
BME is divided into three parts.
- Kernel driver that handles all of the low-level interaction with the hardware.
- hald-addon-bme - an add-on process for HAL that reports status.
- bme_RX-51 - Process started early in boot, with watchdogs to reboot the device if it malfunctions.
The kernel driver is split over several files.
http://mxr.maemo.org/fremantle/source/kernel/include/linux/i2c/twl4030-madc.h This handles reading various ADCs to readout voltages and currents.
