diff --git a/drivers/include/pulse_counter.h b/drivers/include/pulse_counter.h
index e81c876b3533ec2962876ef329c21e043d98928f..5e69cf8d43687ef4b4ab5ba9ed4339de42489e45 100644
--- a/drivers/include/pulse_counter.h
+++ b/drivers/include/pulse_counter.h
@@ -7,16 +7,15 @@
  */
 
 /**
- * @defgroup    drivers_pulse_counter extra sensor
+ * @defgroup    drivers_pulse_counter Pulse counter
  * @ingroup     drivers_sensors
  *
- * The connection between the MCU and the PULSE_COUNTER is based on the
- * GPIO-interface.
+ * @brief       GPIO based pulse counting driver
  *
  * @{
  *
  * @file
- * @brief       Driver for the PULSE_COUNTER extra sensor
+ * @brief       Driver for the pulse counter
  *
  * @author      Hyung-Sin Kim <hs.kim@cs.berkeley.edu>
  */
@@ -40,14 +39,14 @@ typedef struct {
 } pulse_counter_params_t;
 
 /**
-  * @brief   Device descriptor for a PULSE_COUNTER device
+  * @brief   Device descriptor for a pulse counter device
   */
 typedef struct {
     int16_t pulse_count;       /**< pulse counter */
 } pulse_counter_t;
 
 /**
- * @brief   Initialize an PULSE_COUNTER device
+ * @brief   Initialize a pulse counter device
  *
  * @param[out] dev          device descriptor
  * @param[in] params        configuration parameters
@@ -58,7 +57,7 @@ typedef struct {
 int pulse_counter_init(pulse_counter_t *dev, const pulse_counter_params_t *params);
 
 /**
- * @brief   Read and reset PULSE_COUNTER value
+ * @brief   Read and reset pulse counter value
  *
  * @param[in]  dev          device descriptor of sensor
  *
@@ -67,7 +66,7 @@ int pulse_counter_init(pulse_counter_t *dev, const pulse_counter_params_t *param
 int16_t pulse_counter_read_with_reset(const void *dev);
 
 /**
- * @brief   Read PULSE_COUNTER value
+ * @brief   Read pulse counter value
  *
  * @param[in]  dev          device descriptor of sensor
  *
@@ -76,7 +75,7 @@ int16_t pulse_counter_read_with_reset(const void *dev);
 int16_t pulse_counter_read_without_reset(const void *dev);
 
 /**
- * @brief   Reset PULSE_COUNTER value
+ * @brief   Reset pulse counter value
  *
  * @param[in]  dev          device descriptor of sensor
  */