On Wed, Jul 5, 2017 at 9:37 AM, Beagle Boner <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I´m using a BBB, rev C, running debian 8 (4.4.54)
>
> My goal is to write a little c/c++ programm that will log the data from an
> accelerometer (nxp mma8451). Since I am still a beginner with Embedded Linux
> and programming hardware I have some issues understanding what are the
> necessary steps for this.
>
> My situation:
>
> I got the sensor running on the I²C bus. All registers of the sensor are
> readable/writetable with i2c-tools.
> But what are the next steps?
> There is a Linux driver written in C available for the MMA8x5x series.
> http://www.nxp.com/webapp/sps/download/license.jsp?colCode=MMA8X5X-DRVR
> Readme file doesn´t really help me. How do I install that driver?
> What I have to include into my programm then to use the functions of the
> driver?
>
> Any hints?

use the mainline iio driver:

https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable.git/tree/drivers/iio/accel/mma8452.c?h=v4.9.36

https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable.git/tree/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/iio/accel/mma8452.txt?h=v4.9.36

Regards,

-- 
Robert Nelson
https://rcn-ee.com/

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