Re: [PATCH] USB: serial: simple: add sierra wireless xm1210 gnss receiver

[Johan Hovold <johan@kernel.org>]

On Wed, Oct 27, 2021 at 04:02:23PM -0400, ferlandm@amotus.ca wrote:
> From: Marc Ferland <ferlandm@amotus.ca>
> 
> Add device id for the Sierra Wireless XM1210 Multi-GNSS module.
> 
> https://www.sierrawireless.com/iot-solutions/products/xm1210/
> 
> $ lsusb -vd 1199:b000
> 
> Bus 002 Device 003: ID 1199:b000 Sierra Wireless, Inc. Sierra Wireless_GNSS
> Device Descriptor:
>   bLength                18
>   bDescriptorType         1
>   bcdUSB               1.00
>   bDeviceClass            0
>   bDeviceSubClass         0
>   bDeviceProtocol         0
>   bMaxPacketSize0        64
>   idVendor           0x1199 Sierra Wireless, Inc.
>   idProduct          0xb000
>   bcdDevice            0.01
>   iManufacturer           1 Sierra-wireless
>   iProduct                2 Sierra Wireless_GNSS
>   iSerial                 0
>   bNumConfigurations      1
>   Configuration Descriptor:
>     bLength                 9
>     bDescriptorType         2
>     wTotalLength       0x0020
>     bNumInterfaces          1
>     bConfigurationValue     1
>     iConfiguration          0
>     bmAttributes         0xc0
>       Self Powered
>     MaxPower               50mA
>     Interface Descriptor:
>       bLength                 9
>       bDescriptorType         4
>       bInterfaceNumber        0
>       bAlternateSetting       0
>       bNumEndpoints           2
>       bInterfaceClass         0
>       bInterfaceSubClass      0
>       bInterfaceProtocol      0
>       iInterface              0
>       Endpoint Descriptor:
>         bLength                 7
>         bDescriptorType         5
>         bEndpointAddress     0x81  EP 1 IN
>         bmAttributes            2
>           Transfer Type            Bulk
>           Synch Type               None
>           Usage Type               Data
>         wMaxPacketSize     0x0040  1x 64 bytes
>         bInterval             255
>       Endpoint Descriptor:
>         bLength                 7
>         bDescriptorType         5
>         bEndpointAddress     0x01  EP 1 OUT
>         bmAttributes            2
>           Transfer Type            Bulk
>           Synch Type               None
>           Usage Type               Data
>         wMaxPacketSize     0x0040  1x 64 bytes
>         bInterval             255
> can't get debug descriptor: Resource temporarily unavailable
> Device Status:     0x0001
>   Self Powered
> 
> Device is also working correctly with:
> 
> $ echo 0x1199 0xb000 > /sys/bus/usb-serial/drivers/generic/new_id
> 
> Signed-off-by: Marc Ferland <ferlandm@amotus.ca>

Sorry about the late reply on this.

I've been meaning to look into adding USB support to the GNSS subsystem
and using that instead of USB serial, but I've been really short on time
lately.

The GNSS subsystem provides a generic interface to user-space regardless
of the type of interface used (e.g. serial, i2c, spi, USB) and can be
extended with GNSS specific features (e.g. power control signals) as
needed.

I've written a small generic driver for GNSS receivers with a USB
interface which I've verified using a u-blox receiver:

	https://lore.kernel.org/r/20211220111901.23206-1-johan@kernel.org

Would you mind giving it a spin with the Sierra device as well?

Johan