READ_EIN/READ_EOUT

[zlukwins]

Hi,


On 1/11/21 10:48 PM, Mike Jones wrote:
> Within the PMBus standard are two commands for energy: READ_EIN, READ_EOUT.
>
> These commands exist on both regulators and hot swap devices.
>
> - Are these functions getting used?
Right now these commands are not used. There is no hwmon implementation yet.
>   -And if so, to what purpose, examples of where to look in the layers for the usage, and any other helpful pointers

These commands are alternative for READ_PIN/READ_POUT. They could be 
used to calculate input/output power on your own. They allow you to 
implement your own algorithm (different averaging period, different 
sampling freq, etc.) for power calulcation


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Regards

Zbigniew Lukwinski