Software Serial with TimerA in MSP430 - c

Question

I needed to use software serial in my MSP-EXP430G2ET board which uses MSP430G2553 microcontroller. I used msp430g2xx3_ta_uart9600.c file in TI's sofware library. In this code UART pins configured as P1.1 and P1.2. By the way these pins are original RX-TX pins of MSP430.
That is working pretty well, but when I changed the pins to some other pins it does not work. This is the code I am working on. In this code I tried to configure RX-TX pins as P2.1-P2.2
#include <msp430.h>
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Hardware-related definitions
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#define UART_TXD BIT1 // TXD on P2.1 (Timer0_A.OUT0)
#define UART_RXD BIT2 // RXD on P2.2 (Timer0_A.CCI1A)
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Conditions for 9600 Baud SW UART, SMCLK = 1MHz
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#define UART_TBIT_DIV_2 (1000000 / (9600 * 2))
#define UART_TBIT (1000000 / 9600)
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Global variables used for full-duplex UART communication
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
unsigned int txData; // UART internal variable for TX
unsigned char rxBuffer; // Received UART character
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Function prototypes
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
void TimerA_UART_init(void);
void TimerA_UART_tx(unsigned char byte);
void TimerA_UART_print(char *string);
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// main()
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
int main(void)
{
WDTCTL = WDTPW + WDTHOLD; // Stop watchdog timer
if (CALBC1_1MHZ==0xFF) // If calibration constant erased
{
while(1); // do not load, trap CPU!!
}
DCOCTL = 0; // Select lowest DCOx and MODx settings
BCSCTL1 = CALBC1_1MHZ; // Set DCOCLK to 1MHz
DCOCTL = CALDCO_1MHZ;
P2OUT = 0x00; // Initialize all GPIO
P2SEL = UART_TXD + UART_RXD; // Timer function for TXD/RXD pins
P2DIR = 0xFF & ~UART_RXD; // Set all pins but RXD to output
P1OUT = 0x00;
P1SEL = 0x00;
P1DIR = 0xFF;
__enable_interrupt();
TimerA_UART_init(); // Start Timer_A UART
TimerA_UART_print("G2xx2 TimerA UART\r\n");
TimerA_UART_print("READY.\r\n");
for (;;)
{
// Wait for incoming character
// __bis_SR_register(LPM0_bits);
// TimerA_UART_print("AT\r\n\n");
// __delay_cycles(100000);
}
}
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Function configures Timer_A for full-duplex UART operation
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
void TimerA_UART_init(void)
{
TACCTL0 = OUT; // Set TXD Idle as Mark = '1'
TACCTL1 = SCS + CM1 + CAP + CCIE; // Sync, Neg Edge, Capture, Int
TACTL = TASSEL_2 + MC_2; // SMCLK, start in continuous mode
}
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Outputs one byte using the Timer_A UART
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
void TimerA_UART_tx(unsigned char byte)
{
while (TACCTL0 & CCIE); // Ensure last char got TX'd
TACCR0 = TAR; // Current state of TA counter
TACCR0 += UART_TBIT; // One bit time till first bit
TACCTL0 = OUTMOD0 + CCIE; // Set TXD on EQU0, Int
txData = byte; // Load global variable
txData |= 0x100; // Add mark stop bit to TXData
txData <<= 1; // Add space start bit
}
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Prints a string over using the Timer_A UART
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
void TimerA_UART_print(char *string)
{
while (*string) {
TimerA_UART_tx(*string++);
}
}
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Timer_A UART - Transmit Interrupt Handler
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#if defined(__TI_COMPILER_VERSION__) || defined(__IAR_SYSTEMS_ICC__)
#pragma vector = TIMER0_A0_VECTOR
__interrupt void Timer_A0_ISR(void)
#elif defined(__GNUC__)
void __attribute__ ((interrupt(TIMER0_A0_VECTOR))) Timer_A0_ISR (void)
#else
#error Compiler not supported!
#endif
{
static unsigned char txBitCnt = 10;
TACCR0 += UART_TBIT; // Add Offset to CCRx
if (txBitCnt == 0) { // All bits TXed?
TACCTL0 &= ~CCIE; // All bits TXed, disable interrupt
txBitCnt = 10; // Re-load bit counter
}
else {
if (txData & 0x01) {
TACCTL0 &= ~OUTMOD2; // TX Mark '1'
}
else {
TACCTL0 |= OUTMOD2; // TX Space '0'
}
txData >>= 1;
txBitCnt--;
}
}
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Timer_A UART - Receive Interrupt Handler
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#if defined(__TI_COMPILER_VERSION__) || defined(__IAR_SYSTEMS_ICC__)
#pragma vector = TIMER0_A1_VECTOR
__interrupt void Timer_A1_ISR(void)
#elif defined(__GNUC__)
void __attribute__ ((interrupt(TIMER0_A1_VECTOR))) Timer_A1_ISR (void)
#else
#error Compiler not supported!
#endif
{
static unsigned char rxBitCnt = 8;
static unsigned char rxData = 0;
switch (__even_in_range(TA0IV, TA0IV_TAIFG)) { // Use calculated branching
case TA0IV_TACCR1: // TACCR1 CCIFG - UART RX
TACCR1 += UART_TBIT; // Add Offset to CCRx
if (TACCTL1 & CAP) { // Capture mode = start bit edge
TACCTL1 &= ~CAP; // Switch capture to compare mode
TACCR1 += UART_TBIT_DIV_2; // Point CCRx to middle of D0
}
else {
rxData >>= 1;
if (TACCTL1 & SCCI) { // Get bit waiting in receive latch
rxData |= 0x80;
}
rxBitCnt--;
if (rxBitCnt == 0) { // All bits RXed?
rxBuffer = rxData; // Store in global variable
rxBitCnt = 8; // Re-load bit counter
TACCTL1 |= CAP; // Switch compare to capture mode
__bic_SR_register_on_exit(LPM0_bits); // Clear LPM0 bits from 0(SR)
}
}
break;
}
}

Answer 1

When you are using the hardware UART module, you have to use one of those pins that the module is connected to (P1.1/P1.2 for UCA0RXD/UCA0TXD).
When you are using a hardware timer module, you have to use one of those pins that the module is connected to (P1.1 or P1.5 for TA0.0, P1.2 or P1.6 or P2.6 for TA0.1).
Some other pins can be used if you use the other timer module. But P2.1/P2.2 are both connected to the same CCR of TimerA1.