BackLight
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This page will explain you how to configure and use the Linux driver controlling the BackLight of your LCD
Introduction
Backlight control is done through the i.MX integrated backlight PWM (inside LCDC module). The output signal of this PWM is redirected to the CONTRAST pin of your LCD connector.
In short the driver is mainly exporting a /sys interface to user space, allowing you to change the Duty Cycle of the PWM output signal and so the backlight intensity of the LCD.
Installation
This driver is now installed by default on the standard Armadeus rootfs.
Usage
On your APF, load the module (not needed on APF6):
# modprobe imx_bl i.MX Backlight driver v0.X initialized.
- Depending on your platform, backlight interface may have a different name, so let's define an envt variable to ease further instructions:
| APF27/51/28 | APF6 |
|---|---|
export BACK_IF=imx-bl |
export BACK_IF=backlight_lcd |
All backlight controls are done through the /sys interface:
# ls /sys/class/backlight/$BACK_IF/ actual_brightness max_brightness subsystem brightness power uevent
- To see the actual brightness:
# cat /sys/class/backlight/imx-bl/actual_brightness
- To see the max allowed brightness:
# cat /sys/class/backlight/$BACK_IF/max_brightness
- To change the brightness:
# echo 100 > /sys/class/backlight/$BACK_IF/brightness
Examples
- There is a small test script (shell) in target/linux/modules/backlight/test/
- For a C/SDL example, take a look at target/demos/backlight_control/
