ads1018_calc_delay(9)

💅 ads1018_calc_delay(9) — the Kernel API Manual, bestie edition 🎀

okay so this is a page from the Kernel API Manual and it's all about ads1018_calc_delay — literally the little function that figures out how long you gotta wait for a single-shot reading. she's small, she's useful, she's iconic. let's get into it ✨

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🌸 NAME 🌸

ads1018_calc_delay — calculates a suitable delay for a single-shot reading</p> 🫶

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

u32 ads1018_calc_delay (unsigned int hz );

like, that's the whole vibe. one arg, one u32 coming back atcha 💖

🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

• hz — the sampling frequency, bestie. that's it. that's the input 🌈

💜 DESCRIPTION 💜

so basically, given a sampling frequency, this function calculates an appropriate delay for a single shot reading. no cap, that's the whole job. you hand her a frequency, she hands you back the delay you should use. queen behavior honestly 👑

⭐ RETURN ⭐

she returns the delay in microseconds — and lowkey the most important part: it's always greater than 0. every single time. never zero. fr fr 💀✨

🎀 SEE ALSO 🎀

• the kernel file ./drivers/iio/adc/ti-ads1018.c — go read the source, iykyk 📖
• ads1018_spi_read_exclusive(9) 🔥
• ads1018_single_shot(9) 💫

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okay that's the whole page, bestie, you ate that 🍓💅

this lil number lives over in ./drivers/iio/adc, and it was dated October 2026 — so like, mark your calendar and stan 🎀✨🫶