config BR2_PACKAGE_BCM2835 | |
bool "bcm2835" | |
depends on BR2_arm | |
help | |
C library for Broadcom BCM 2835 as used in Raspberry Pi. | |
It provides access to GPIO and other IO functions on the | |
Broadcom BCM 2835 chip, allowing access to the GPIO pins | |
on the 26 pin IDE plug on the RPi board so you can control | |
and interface with various external devices. | |
WARNING: the opinion of the Buildroot developers is that | |
such library is a complete abomination as it entirely works | |
around the standard Linux interfaces to access GPIOs, I2C, | |
SPI busses or other IOs. The library directly remaps the | |
hardware registers in user-space, completely bypassing what | |
the kernel drivers are doing, and potentially conflicting | |
with them. | |
http://www.airspayce.com/mikem/bcm2835 |