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Touchscreen hardware components



1. Article purpose

The purpose of this article is to:

  • list the touchscreen hardware components that might be integrated in the different boards
  • link these components to the corresponding software framework(s)
  • point to the datasheet(s) of these components
  • explain, when necessary, how to configure these components

2. Software frameworks

Domain Peripheral Software components Comment
OP-TEE Linux STM32Cube
Visual and Inputs Goodix GT9147 Inputs framework[1] Touchscreen input driver
Visual and Inputs FocalTech FT6236 Inputs framework[1] Touchscreen input driver
Visual and Inputs Ilitek ILI251x Inputs framework[1] Touchscreen input driver

3. Goodix GT9147

The Goodix GT9147 is a single-layer multi-touch capacitive touch controller driver.

For details and the datasheet please contact the GT9147 driver provider.

3.1. Linux driver

Bindings: Documentation/devicetree/bindings/input/touchscreen/goodix.yaml

Sources: drivers/input/touchscreen/goodix.c

Devicetree example: arch/arm/boot/dts/st/stm32mp157d-ev1.dts

...
&dsi {
	#address-cells = <1>;
	#size-cells = <0>;
	status = "okay";

	ports {
		#address-cells = <1>;
		#size-cells = <0>;

		port@0 {
			reg = <0>;
			dsi_in: endpoint {
				remote-endpoint = <&ltdc_ep0_out>;
			};
		};

		port@1 {
			reg = <1>;
			dsi_out: endpoint {
				remote-endpoint = <&dsi_panel_in>;
			};
		};
	};

	panel_dsi: panel-dsi@0 {
		compatible = "raydium,rm68200";
		reg = <0>;
		reset-gpios = <&gpiof 15 GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW>;
		backlight = <&panel_backlight>;
		power-supply = <&v3v3>;
		status = "okay";

		port {
			dsi_panel_in: endpoint {
				remote-endpoint = <&dsi_out>;
			};
		};
	};
};


&i2c2 {
...
	stmfx: stmfx@42 {
		compatible = "st,stmfx-0300";
		reg = <0x42>;
		interrupts = <8 IRQ_TYPE_EDGE_RISING>;
		interrupt-parent = <&gpioi>;
		vdd-supply = <&v3v3>;

		stmfx_pinctrl: pinctrl {
			compatible = "st,stmfx-0300-pinctrl";
			gpio-controller;
			#gpio-cells = <2>;
			interrupt-controller;
			#interrupt-cells = <2>;
			gpio-ranges = <&stmfx_pinctrl 0 0 24>;

			goodix_pins: goodix {
				pins = "gpio14";
				bias-pull-down;
			};

			joystick_pins: joystick-pins {
				pins = "gpio0", "gpio1", "gpio2", "gpio3", "gpio4";
				bias-pull-down;
			};
		};
	};

	gt9147: goodix-ts@5d {
		compatible = "goodix,gt9147";
		reg = <0x5d>;
		panel = <&panel_dsi>;
		pinctrl-0 = <&goodix_pins>;
		pinctrl-names = "default";
		AVDD28-supply = <&v3v3>;
		VDDIO-supply = <&v3v3>;
		status = "okay";

		interrupts = <14 IRQ_TYPE_EDGE_RISING>;
		interrupt-parent = <&stmfx_pinctrl>;
	};
};

4. FocalTech FT6236

The FocalTech FT6236 is a self-capacitive touch panel controller driver.

For details and the datasheet please contact the FT6236 driver provider.

4.1. Linux driver

Bindings: Documentation/devicetree/bindings/input/touchscreen/edt-ft5x06.yaml

Sources: drivers/input/touchscreen/edt-ft5x06.c

Devicetree example: arch/arm/boot/dts/st/stm32mp157f-dk2.dts

&dsi {
	status = "okay";

	ports {
		port@0 {
			reg = <0>;
			dsi_in: endpoint {
				remote-endpoint = <&ltdc_ep1_out>;
			};
		};

		port@1 {
			reg = <1>;
			dsi_out: endpoint {
				remote-endpoint = <&panel_in>;
			};
		};
	};

	panel_otm8009a: panel-otm8009a@0 {
		compatible = "orisetech,otm8009a";
		reg = <0>;
		reset-gpios = <&gpioe 4 GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW>;
		power-supply = <&v3v3>;
		status = "okay";

		port {
			panel_in: endpoint {
				remote-endpoint = <&dsi_out>;
			};
		};
	};
};

&i2c1 {
	touchscreen@2a {
		compatible = "focaltech,ft6236";
		reg = <0x2a>;
		interrupts = <2 2>;
		interrupt-parent = <&gpiof>;
		interrupt-controller;
		touchscreen-size-x = <480>;
		touchscreen-size-y = <800>;
		panel = <&panel_otm8009a>;
		vcc-supply = <&v3v3>;
		iovcc-supply = <&v3v3>;
		status = "okay";
	};
	touchscreen@38 {
		compatible = "focaltech,ft6236";
		reg = <0x38>;
		interrupts = <2 2>;
		interrupt-parent = <&gpiof>;
		interrupt-controller;
		touchscreen-size-x = <480>;
		touchscreen-size-y = <800>;
		panel = <&panel_otm8009a>;
		vcc-supply = <&v3v3>;
		iovcc-supply = <&v3v3>;
		status = "okay";
	};
};

&ltdc {
	status = "okay";

	port {
		ltdc_ep1_out: endpoint@1 {
			reg = <1>;
			remote-endpoint = <&dsi_in>;
		};
	};
};

5. Ilitek ILI251x

The Ilitek ILI251x is a multi-touch capacitive touch controller driver.

For details and the datasheet please contact the ILI251x driver provider.

5.1. Linux driver

Bindings: Documentation/devicetree/bindings/input/touchscreen/ilitek_ts_i2c.yaml

Sources: drivers/input/touchscreen/ilitek_ts_i2c.c

Devicetree example: arch/arm64/boot/dts/st/stm32mp257f-ev1.dts

...
/ {
...
	panel_dsi_backlight: panel-dsi-backlight {
		compatible = "gpio-backlight";
		gpios = <&gpioi 5 GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW>;
		default-on;
		default-brightness-level = <0>;
		status = "disabled";
	};

	panel_lvds: panel-lvds {
		compatible = "edt,etml0700z9ndha", "panel-lvds";
		enable-gpios = <&gpiog 15 GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH>;
		backlight = <&panel_lvds_backlight>;
		status = "okay";

		width-mm = <156>;
		height-mm = <92>;
		data-mapping = "vesa-24";

		panel-timing {
			clock-frequency = <54000000>;
			hactive = <1024>;
			vactive = <600>;
			hfront-porch = <150>;
			hback-porch = <150>;
			hsync-len = <21>;
			vfront-porch = <24>;
			vback-porch = <24>;
			vsync-len = <21>;
		};

		port {
			lvds_panel_in: endpoint {
				remote-endpoint = <&lvds_out0>;
			};
		};
	};

	panel_lvds_backlight: panel-lvds-backlight {
		compatible = "gpio-backlight";
		gpios = <&gpioi 5 GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH>;
		default-on;
		default-brightness-level = <0>;
		status = "okay";
	};
...
};

...
&i2c2 {
...
	ili2511: ili2511@41 {
		compatible = "ilitek,ili251x";
		reg = <0x41>;
		interrupt-parent = <&gpioi>;
		interrupts = <13 IRQ_TYPE_EDGE_FALLING>;
		reset-gpios = <&gpiog 14 GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW>;
		status = "okay";
	};
};
...
&ltdc {
	rotation-memory = <&ltdc_sec_rotation>;
	status = "okay";

	port {
		#address-cells = <1>;
		#size-cells = <0>;

		ltdc_ep0_out: endpoint@0 {
			reg = <0>;
			remote-endpoint = <&dsi_in>;
		};

		ltdc_ep1_out: endpoint@1 {
			reg = <1>;
			remote-endpoint = <&lvds_in>;
		};
	};
};

&lvds {
	status = "okay";

	ports {
		#address-cells = <1>;
		#size-cells = <0>;

		port@0 {
			reg = <0>;
			lvds_in: endpoint {
				remote-endpoint = <&ltdc_ep1_out>;
			};
		};

		port@1 {
			reg = <1>;
			lvds_out0: endpoint {
				remote-endpoint = <&lvds_panel_in>;
			};
		};
	};
};

6. References

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