iio_convert_...to_processed(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

✨ iio_convert_...to_processed(9) ✨

okay bestie, so this one's from the Kernel API Manual and it's lowkey one of the most useful little gremlins in the IIO toolbox 💖 it's called iio_convert_raw_to_processed and it does exactly what it says on the tin — no cap, fr fr.

🌸 NAME 🌸

iio_convert_raw_to_processed — bestie, it converts a raw value to a processed value. that's the whole gig. iconic behaviour only. 💅

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

int iio_convert_raw_to_processed (struct iio_channel *chan , int raw ,
       int *processed , unsigned int scale );

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🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

  • chan — the channel you're querying, like "hey girl what's your deal"
  • raw — the raw IIO value you wanna convert (the feral device-flavoured number)
  • processed — where the converted result lands, a.k.a. the glow-up ✨
  • scale — the scale factor you apply during the conversion, i.e. how much extra precision you're asking for 👑

💜 DESCRIPTION 💜

So. It returns an error code or 0. that's it, that's the return. 0 = we ate, error code = we did not 💀

Now, the actual tea: this function converts a raw value to a processed value for a specific channel. And here's the distinction that you literally need to know —

A raw value is the device internal representation of a sample, and it's also the value returned by iio_read_channel_raw. so the unit of that value is, and I cannot stress this enough, device depended 🙈 (yes, that's how the original says it, we're quoting the vibe).

A processed value, on the other hand, is a value that has a normed unit according with the IIO specification. she has standards. she has a defined unit. main character energy fr fr 👑

And the scale factor? it lets you increase the precession of the returned value 🧚 (yes, "precession" — that's the source, we don't fix it, we respect it 💅).

So like, for a scale factor of 1 the function will return the result in the normal IIO unit for the channel type — e.g. millivolt for voltage channels. But if you want nanovolts instead? pass 1000000 as the scale factor. slay. 🌈

💀 bestie warning: don't guess at the units — the raw one is device-depended, remember? read the spec, know the channel type, stay safe out there.

⭐ SEE ALSO ⭐

these are the siblings, the whole family tree, and ngl it's giving "big Italian family at dinner" 😭🍓 — they all live in the Kernel file ./include/linux/iio/consumer.h:

and that's the whole page, bestie — go forth and convert responsibly 💖✨

sign-off tea: this one's from ./include/linux/iio, dated October 2026, and the page itself is iio_convert_...to_processed(9). mwah. 🫶

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