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diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/Documentation/sysfs-bus-iio b/drivers/staging/iio/Documentation/sysfs-bus-iio
index 467c49a4725..c19dbf4ab24 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/Documentation/sysfs-bus-iio
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/Documentation/sysfs-bus-iio
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ What: /sys/bus/iio/devices/deviceX
KernelVersion: 2.6.35
Contact: linux-iio@vger.kernel.org
Description:
- Hardware chip or device accessed by on communication port.
+ Hardware chip or device accessed by one communication port.
Corresponds to a grouping of sensor channels. X is the IIO
index of the device.
@@ -711,3 +711,24 @@ Contact: linux-iio@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Description:
This attribute is used to read the amount of quadrature error
present in the device at a given time.
+
+What: /sys/.../iio:deviceX/ac_excitation_en
+KernelVersion: 3.1.0
+Contact: linux-iio@vger.kernel.org
+Description:
+ This attribute, if available, is used to enable the AC
+ excitation mode found on some converters. In ac excitation mode,
+ the polarity of the excitation voltage is reversed on
+ alternate cycles, to eliminate DC errors.
+
+What: /sys/.../iio:deviceX/bridge_switch_en
+KernelVersion: 3.1.0
+Contact: linux-iio@vger.kernel.org
+Description:
+ This attribute, if available, is used to close or open the
+ bridge power down switch found on some converters.
+ In bridge applications, such as strain gauges and load cells,
+ the bridge itself consumes the majority of the current in the
+ system. To minimize the current consumption of the system,
+ the bridge can be disconnected (when it is not being used
+ using the bridge_switch_en attribute.