RE: [RFC] IIO Driver for GSoC 2020

["Bogdan, Dragos" <Dragos.Bogdan@analog.com>]

Hi Nishant,

An IIO driver for ADXRS290 is a very good proposal. Go ahead and submit your application.

Thanks,
Dragos 

-----Original Message-----
From: Nishant Malpani <nish.malpani25@gmail.com> 
Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2020 7:34 PM
To: linux-iio@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Bogdan, Dragos <Dragos.Bogdan@analog.com>
Subject: [RFC] IIO Driver for GSoC 2020

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Hello IIO,

The project proposal for GSoC 2020 under The Linux Foundation [1] must include a Analog Devices, Inc.'s component for which a novel driver is to be implemented. My search for a prospective device has culminated to consider ADXRS290 Gyroscope. About ADXRS290:

- Ultra-low Noise, Dual-Axis (Pitch and Roll) MEMS Gyroscope
- "Recommended for New Designs" phase
- SPI digital output
- Datasheet in [2]
- Product overview in [3]

The existence of any compatible drivers for the above component was looked for in Analog Device, Inc.'s page that lists all drivers [4] and their kernel tree [5] and the Linux Kernel Driver database (LKDDb). It was found to be void and ergo my decision to choose the aforementioned component.

Is there any other factor I should consider before choosing a component to make a driver for? Do I go ahead with ADXRS290 gyroscope in my proposal? If yes, are there any recommendations/suggestions you'd like to provide for a beginner indulging in making a kernel driver for such a component?

Thank you for your time.

With regards,
Nishant Malpani

[1] https://wiki.linuxfoundation.org/gsoc/2020-gsoc-iio-driver
[2]
https://www.analog.com/media/en/technical-documentation/data-sheets/ADXRS290.pdf
[3] https://www.analog.com/en/products/adxrs290.html#product-overview
[4] https://wiki.analog.com/resources/tools-software/linux-drivers-all
[5] https://github.com/analogdevicesinc/linux