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TMP175: Driver for Qualcomm Platform

Roy Hsu
Genius 9180 points
Part Number: TMP175

Hi there,

Under the "Tools and Software" page of TMP175, I was able to locate the Linux Driver for LM75. 

My customer is asking for a driver that can work with the Qualcomm Snap Dragon 845 which I doubt that we might not have.

However, I'm thinking if a driver is actually required or we can simply communicate with the device via I2C?

If so, why is the Linux driver provided?

What would you suggest?

Thanks!

Best regards,

Roy Hsu

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    TI__Mastermind 35775 points
    Hi Roy,

    It's difficult to provide drivers for our products, because the software is very specific to the I2C Master implementation on a given architecture.

    TI did not create the Linux driver. This software was created by the Open Source Community and is included in the source distribution of the Linux kernel. We link to it on our product pages to inform customers that there is built-in support for our products in the Linux kernel.

    Your customer's Qualcomm Platform may in fact utilize the Linux kernel. The Linux kernel is used by the Android Open Source Project and many others. If this is the case, they can configure their kernel to compile with the driver provided. Alternatively, they might be able to leverage this example (and others provided by TI) to help them develop the solution needed for their application.

    Thanks,
    Ren