On Wed, 22 Jul 2020 00:25:48 +0530 Nishant Malpani <nish.malpan...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello Jonathan, > > Thanks a lot for the detailed review. Comments inline... > ... > > >>> +#define ADXRS290_REG_SN0 0x04 /* Serial Number Registers, 4 bytes */ > >>> +#define ADXRS290_REG_DATAX0 0x08 /* Roll Rate o/p Data Regs, 2 > >>> bytes */ > >>> +#define ADXRS290_REG_DATAY0 0x0A /* Pitch Rate o/p Data Regs, 2 > >>> bytes */ > > > > Are we actually right to map roll and pitch to x and y? > > If so we should probably add that to the docs somewhere. We need to > > document > > which one maps to x and which to y as that mapping is far from obvious! > > > "The ADXRS290 is an x-axis and y-axis rate sensing device that > is also called a roll and pitch rate sensing device" (datasheet pg. 4). > I think I'm right in marking the DATA X-axis register as the roll rate > and similarly the DATA Y-axis register as the pitch rate. > > Also, I thought it is a known convention to use x for roll, y for pitch, > etc. [2]. But you're right, its not very obvious. Where do I document it? > > [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aircraft_principal_axes#Principal_axes Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-iio Thanks, Jonathan
