diff --git a/drivers/adcxx1c/include/adcxx1c_params.h b/drivers/adcxx1c/include/adcxx1c_params.h
index 3a2dd0a2fc..ab2e4e4dbb 100644
--- a/drivers/adcxx1c/include/adcxx1c_params.h
+++ b/drivers/adcxx1c/include/adcxx1c_params.h
@@ -56,14 +56,19 @@ extern "C" {
 #define ADCXX1C_PARAM_HYSTERESIS (0)
 #endif
 
-#define ADCXX1C_PARAMS_DEFAULT  { .i2c        = ADCXX1C_PARAM_I2C, \
-                                  .addr       = ADCXX1C_PARAM_ADDR, \
-                                  .bits       = ADCXX1C_PARAM_BITS, \
-                                  .cycle      = ADCXX1C_PARAM_CYCLE, \
-                                  .alert_pin  = ADCXX1C_PARAM_ALERT_PIN, \
-                                  .low_limit  = ADCXX1C_PARAM_LOW_LIMIT, \
+#ifndef ADCXX1C_PARAMS
+#define ADCXX1C_PARAMS          { .i2c        = ADCXX1C_PARAM_I2C,        \
+                                  .addr       = ADCXX1C_PARAM_ADDR,       \
+                                  .bits       = ADCXX1C_PARAM_BITS,       \
+                                  .cycle      = ADCXX1C_PARAM_CYCLE,      \
+                                  .alert_pin  = ADCXX1C_PARAM_ALERT_PIN,  \
+                                  .low_limit  = ADCXX1C_PARAM_LOW_LIMIT,  \
                                   .high_limit = ADCXX1C_PARAM_HIGH_LIMIT, \
                                   .hysteresis = ADCXX1C_PARAM_HYSTERESIS }
+#endif
+#ifndef ADCXX1C_SAUL_INFO
+#define ADCXX1C_SAUL_INFO       { .name = "adcxx1c" }
+#endif
 /** @} */
 
 /**
@@ -71,11 +76,7 @@ extern "C" {
  */
 static const adcxx1c_params_t adcxx1c_params[] =
 {
-#ifdef ADCXX1C_PARAMS_BOARD
-    ADCXX1C_PARAMS_BOARD,
-#else
-    ADCXX1C_PARAMS_DEFAULT,
-#endif
+    ADCXX1C_PARAMS
 };
 
 
@@ -84,9 +85,7 @@ static const adcxx1c_params_t adcxx1c_params[] =
  */
 static const saul_reg_info_t adcxx1c_saul_info[] =
 {
-    {
-        .name = "adcxx1c",
-    },
+    ADCXX1C_SAUL_INFO
 };
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
diff --git a/sys/auto_init/saul/auto_init_adcxx1c.c b/sys/auto_init/saul/auto_init_adcxx1c.c
index 2470f4c7a8..a5c1216def 100644
--- a/sys/auto_init/saul/auto_init_adcxx1c.c
+++ b/sys/auto_init/saul/auto_init_adcxx1c.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 /**
  * @brief   Define the number of configured sensors
  */
-#define ADCXX1C_NUM    (sizeof(adcxx1c_params)/sizeof(adcxx1c_params[0]))
+#define ADCXX1C_NUM   (sizeof(adcxx1c_params) / sizeof(adcxx1c_params[0]))
 
 /**
  * @brief   Allocate memory for the device descriptors
@@ -42,19 +42,23 @@ static adcxx1c_t adcxx1c_devs[ADCXX1C_NUM];
  */
 static saul_reg_t saul_entries[ADCXX1C_NUM];
 
+/**
+ * @brief   Define the number of saul info
+ */
+#define ADCXX1C_INFO_NUM (sizeof(adcxx1c_saul_info) / sizeof(adcxx1c_saul_info[0]))
+
 /**
  * @brief   Reference the driver struct
  */
 extern saul_driver_t adcxx1c_saul_driver;
 
-
 void auto_init_adcxx1c(void)
 {
-    for (unsigned i = 0; i < ADCXX1C_NUM; i++) {
-        const adcxx1c_params_t *p = &adcxx1c_params[i];
+    assert(ADCXX1C_INFO_NUM == ADCXX1C_NUM);
 
+    for (unsigned i = 0; i < ADCXX1C_NUM; i++) {
         LOG_DEBUG("[auto_init_saul] initializing adcxx1c #%d\n", i);
-        if (adcxx1c_init(&adcxx1c_devs[i], p) < 0) {
+        if (adcxx1c_init(&adcxx1c_devs[i], &adcxx1c_params[i]) < 0) {
             LOG_ERROR("[auto_init_saul] error initializing adcxx1c #%d\n", i);
             continue;
         }