2 linux 12c bus access, Linux 1, C bus access – Kontron MSM800BEV V101 BIOS User Manual

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Information for Advanced Users

At the first call of the function Open_Int15dl(), the Int15dl driver tries to detect the type of chipset. To disable this
procedure the user must define the following parameters in the "Int15dl.inf" file before installing the driver:

For PIIX4 chipset:

HKR, "Parameters", "chipID", 0x00010001, 0x4
HKR, "Parameters", "pmBase", 0x00010001, 0x1000
HKR, "Parameters", "smbBase", 0x00010001, 0x1040
HKR, "Parameters", "tsaddr", 0x00010001, 0x9E - LM75 sensor address

For ICH4 chipset:

HKR, "Parameters", "chipID", 0x00010001, 0x5
HKR, "Parameters", "pmBase", 0x00010001, 0x1000
HKR, "Parameters", "smbBase", 0x00010001, 0x1880
HKR, "Parameters", "tsaddr", 0x00010001, 0x9C - ADM1023 sensor address

For more information, please contact the Kontron Compact Computers support department.

6.2 LINUX 1

2

C Bus Access

The following information is valid for Knoppix 5.2 (kernel 2.6.19.5).

Note:

The I

2

C system may differ when other kernel versions are used.

Kontron Compact Computers LX800 / LX900 products have the following I

2

C devices onboard:

Address

Device

Driver

0x4c

Temperature sensor

lm83.ko

0x50

RAM EEPROM

eeprom.ko

0x57

RTC backup EEPROM

eeprom.ko

not available on the MSB800(L), MPC20 and MPC21

The I

2

C (also called ACCESS.bus on LX800 / LX900 products) adapter is included in the AMD CH5536 companion chip.

The driver is called:

scx200_acb.ko

Once the required drivers are loaded, the device nodes will appear in:

/sys/class/i2c-adapter/i2c-0/

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