summary refs log tree commit diff
path: root/drivers/gpio/mcp23018.c
diff options
context:
space:
mode:
Diffstat (limited to 'drivers/gpio/mcp23018.c')
-rw-r--r--drivers/gpio/mcp23018.c14
1 files changed, 10 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/gpio/mcp23018.c b/drivers/gpio/mcp23018.c
index 41cbfe087e..b4fbf296f8 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/mcp23018.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/mcp23018.c
@@ -18,14 +18,20 @@ enum {
     CMD_GPIOB  = 0x13,
 };
 
-void mcp23018_init(uint8_t addr) {
+bool mcp23018_init(uint8_t slave_addr) {
     static uint8_t s_init = 0;
-    if (!s_init) {
+    uint8_t        addr   = SLAVE_TO_ADDR(slave_addr);
+    if (0 == s_init) {
         i2c_init();
-        wait_ms(1000);
+        wait_ms(100);
 
-        s_init = 1;
+        // probe that the expander is actually connected by reading from it
+        uint8_t data = 0;
+        if (I2C_STATUS_SUCCESS == i2c_readReg(addr, 0, &data, sizeof(data), 150)) {
+            s_init = 1;
+        }
     }
+    return (s_init > 0);
 }
 
 bool mcp23018_set_config(uint8_t slave_addr, mcp23018_port_t port, uint8_t conf) {