MSP430 UART unwanted loopback with Raspberry Pi - c

So I'm having a problem getting a TI microcontroller to communicate with the Raspberry Pi B+. The exact microcontroller I'm using is the TI cc430f5137. The issue I'm having is that I just can't seem to get the Raspberry Pi to correctly receive the data I'm sending from the MSP430. For those who don't know, the 430 has 2 buffers for this purpose, a RX and TX, which allows the use of the UART module while code is still executing. I've enabled an interrupt for when I receive a byte, and I simply set a flag and send the same byte right back. It works up until I attempt to transmit.
The code sits and waits in an infinite loop until it receives it's first byte. At that point it simply saves the byte and flashes the LED if it's a 'T' (for testing). Upon returning to the loop, it detects that the saved byte has changed, and puts it in the buffer to send it back. Until this point, everything works perfectly. It receives the correct byte every time, letting me know my clocks are perfect, my interrupt is working, and my UART initialization is correct. Where it goes wrong is after sending the byte, it seems like there is some kind of internal loopback (this is an option but I made sure this is not the case) that is causing the interrupt to re-trigger, resulting in an infinite loop of transmitting and again receiving the same byte, but upon invoking this via the Pi I don't get back a loop of the same character, but instead a byte of random garbage that has no consistency or logic behind it. I analyzed the bits to see if the timing is just off and that doesn't seem to be the case. For reference, my Baud is a measly 1200, the voltage of both devices is definitely 3.3v, and I'm sure the Pi is working because when I short the RX and TX, I get back the byte without an issue. I switched to UART because SPI was giving me similar problems, and I can't think of any other protocol besides I2C that would help here. I am using an external 32768hz crystal. Also, I've tried this on two different microcontrollers, so its definitely the code that's the issue.
#include <msp430.h>
char temp;
char in;
int main(void) {
WDTCTL = WDTPW | WDTHOLD; // Stop watchdog timer
P1OUT = 0x00; // Make sure pins are tturned off
P1DIR = 0x01; // Led out
P1SEL |= BIT5 + BIT6; // UART as pin mode
UCSCTL6 &= ~BIT0; // Turn on XT1
P5SEL |= BIT0 + BIT1; // Select XT1 as pin function
UCA0CTL1 |= BIT0; // Set UART to reset mode
UCA0CTL1 |= BIT6; // Choose ACLK as source
UCA0BR0 = 27; // Set speed to 1200 Baud
UCA0MCTL = 0x02 << 1; // Set speed to 1200 Baud
UCA0CTL1 &= ~BIT0; // Turn UART on
UCA0IE = BIT0; // Enable RX interrupt
__enable_interrupt();
while(1)
{
if(in != 0)
{
UCA0TXBUF = in;
temp = in;
in = 0;
}
}
}
#pragma vector=USCI_A0_VECTOR
__interrupt void UCSIA0(void)
{
in = UCA0RXBUF;
if(in == 0x54)
P1OUT ^= BIT0;
}
Output from running minicom at 1200 on Pi, Sending 'T' one at a time:
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assuming Pi is working currectly...
1.verify msp430 TX is woring: send every 1 sec known value and see if PI getting it currectly.
2.verify MSP430 RX working: send from Pi known value every 1 sec.
3.interrupt section:
your code dosent verfiy that RX interrupt is off.
you should filter interrupts generated only for the RX .
also, your code dont handle overrun/frame errors.
sharing "in" variable both for TX and RX (and both at interrupt and main loop section)-not good idea..
4.your output example suggests that you have baud rate mismatch issue.
if you send character 'T' and shoud get back 'T'. i expect to see 'TTTTTT...'
BTW this garbage may suggests that you forgot to connecting GND line between two MCUs...

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MSP430 I2C reading a SDP610 differential pressure sensor issue

I am trying to read a SDP610 sensiron differential pressure sensor via a Texas Instruments msp430.
I am having the issue of the sensor not acknowledging the command and thus, not communicating the pressure value itself. Note I have confirmed that the sensor works by hooking it up to an arduino via an opensource library and, I can see the data via this. Note my IDE is code composer. My chips is MSP430FR2311 (a launch pad breakout board).
My hardware setup is 4 wires. Vcc(3.3V), Ground(0V), SDK and SCL. The SDK and SCL lines are pulled to VCC with a 4.7Kohm resistor as per specification.
I have the following code for my MSP430 see below:
However, I do not see the response of the sensor via a logic analyser. Here is my capture. You will have to click the link. Note the top line is clock and bottom is the data.
MSP430 output.
The logic flow for reading the sensor from the datasheet and from the arduino code is as follows:
Write address of the device to the I2C line(8 bit h81)
Wait for slave acknowledge
Write command for reading (8 bit hF1)
Wait for slave acknowledge
Slave holds the master
Slave outputs 3 bytes (2 data one msb and 1 lsb then a check sum)
acknowledge
This is the datasheet for the sensor
Any tips to why the sensor is not responding.
CODE
void Read_Diff_pressure(void)
{
int rx_byte;
UCB0CTL1 |= UCTXSTT+ UCTR; // Generating START + I2C transmit (write)
UCB0I2CSA = SDP610Address; // SDP610 7 bit address 0x40
UCB0TXBUF = SDP610Read; // sending the read command 0x78
while(!(UCB0IFG & UCTXIFG)); //wait until reg address got sent
while( UCB0CTL1 & UCTXSTT); //wait till START condition is cleared
UCB0CTL1 |= UCTXSTT; //generate RE-START
UCB0I2CSA = SDP610Address; // SDP610 7 bit address 0x40
UCB0CTL1 &=~ UCTR; //receive mode
while( UCB0CTL1 & UCTXSTT); //wait till START condition is cleared
rx_byte = UCB0RXBUF; //read byte
//while(!(UCB0IFG & UCRXIFG)); //wait while the Byte is being read
UCB0CTL1 |= UCTXNACK; //generate a NACK
UCB0CTL1 |= UCTXSTP; //generate stop condition
while(UCB0CTL1 & UCTXSTP); //wait till stop condition got sent```
Pressure_result = rx_byte;
}
void InitI2C_diff(void)
{
PAOUT |= I2C_SCL_PIN|I2C_SDA_PIN;//P1.2(SDA) - P1.3(SCL) as per silk screen defined in a header
PADIR |= I2C_SCL_PIN|I2C_SDA_PIN;
PASEL0 |= (I2C_SCL_PIN|I2C_SDA_PIN); // configure I2C pins (device specific)
UCB0CTLW0 |= UCSWRST; // put eUSCI_B in reset state
UCB0CTLW0 |= UCMODE_3 | UCSYNC | UCMST; // I2C master mode, SMCL
UCB0CTL1 = UCSSEL_2 + UCSWRST; //use SMCLK + still reset
UCB0BR0 = 10; // default SMCLK 1M/10 = 100KHz
UCB0BR1 = 0; //
UCB0I2CSA = SDP610Address; //The address of the device
UCB0CTLW0 &= ~UCSWRST; // eUSCI_B in operational state
//UCB0BRW = 64; // baudrate = SMCLK / 64
}
int main(void)
{
InitI2C_diff();//Init the i2c
while (1) { // Mainloop
Read_Diff_pressure();
delay(1000);//1 Second delay before re looping
}
}
A few parts were missing compared to an old Project implementation of mine (VCNL3020 + MSP430).
For example:
set the 7-bit addressing mode, single-master environment, I2C Master, synchronous mode,..Maybe I have overlooked it
Does the sensor need itself an init?
The Init Part of the I2C only looked like this:
void I2CInit( void )
{
P1SEL |= BIT6 + BIT7; // Assign I2C pins to USCI_B0
P1SEL2|= BIT6 + BIT7;
UCB0CTL1 |= UCSWRST; // Enable SW reset
UCB0CTL0 = UCMST + UCMODE_3 + UCSYNC; // 7-bit addressing, single-master environment, I2C Master, synchronous mode
UCB0CTL1 = UCSSEL_2 + UCSWRST; // Use SMCLK, keep SW reset
UCB0BR0 = 16; // fSCL = SMCLK/UCB0BR1
UCB0BR1 = 0;
UCB0I2CIE |= UCNACKIE; // Enable not-acknowledge interrupt
UCB0I2CSA=slave_adress;
UCB0CTL1 &= ~UCSWRST; // Clear SW reset, resume operation
IE2 |= UCB0TXIE + UCB0RXIE; // Enable TX&RX interrupts
}
To not make it unnecessary complicated, you could check my implementation on github and see if it helps Github Link I2C MSP430 Main
I hope this helps a bit- have fun!
I'm not sure what your hardware looks like, but your I2C pull-ups sound too large.I know of lot of app notes talk about about 4.7K, but I'd look at the rise time of the lines with an oscilloscope. If you don't have access to a scope, I'd use 1K or 2 K and see what happens.

Using Interrupt to Transmit via USART on AVR MCU

I believe I understand how to use interrupts to receive serial data on UART of an ATmega328p, but I don't understand the mechanics of how to transmit data.
Here is a basic program that I want to use to transmit the character string "hello" using interrupts to drive transmission. I understand that the character 'o' will likely be transmitted twice, and I am ok with that.
#include <avr/io.h>
#include <avr/interrupt.h>
#define F_CPU 16000000UL
#define BAUD 19200
#define DOUBLE_SPEED 1
void initUART(unsigned int baud, unsigned int speed);
volatile uint8_t charIndex = 0;
volatile unsigned char command[5] = "hello";
int main(void)
{
//initialize UART
initUART(BAUD, DOUBLE_SPEED);
sei();
//What do I put here to initiate transmission of character string command?
//Is this even correct?
UDR0 = command[0];
while(1)
{
}
}
ISR(USART_TX_vect)
{
// Transmit complete interrupt triggered
if (charIndex >= 4)
{
//Reach the end of command, end transmission
return;
}
//transmit the first char or byte
UDR0 = command[charIndex];
//Step to the next place of the command
charIndex++;
}
void initUART(unsigned int baud, unsigned int speed)
{
unsigned int ubrr;
if(speed)
{
//double rate mode
ubrr = F_CPU/8/baud-1;
//set double speed mode
UCSR0A = (speed << U2X0);
}
else
{
//normal rate mode
ubrr = F_CPU/16/baud-1;
}
//set the baud rate
UBRR0H = (unsigned char)(ubrr >> 8);
UBRR0L = (unsigned char)(ubrr);
//enable Tx and Rx pins on MCU
UCSR0B = (1 << RXEN0) | (1 << TXEN0);
//enable transmit interrupt
UCSR0B = (1 << TXCIE0);
//set control bits, 8 bit char, 0 stop, no parity
UCSR0C = (1 <<UCSZ00) | (1 <<UCSZ01);
}
My understanding is that if I wrote the first character to UDR0 (as I did in main()), this would then trigger a Transmit Complete Interrupt, and then the next byte would be transmitted via the ISR. This does not seem to work.
The code shown here compiles using gcc. Can someone offer an explanation?
The key thing to understand is that the USART has 2 separate hardware registers that are used in the data transmission: UDRn and the Transmit Shift Register, which I'll just call TSR from now on.
When you write data to UDRn, assuming no tx is in progress, it'll get moved to the TSR immediately and the UDRE irq fires to tell you that the UDRn register is "empty". Note that at this point the transmission has just started, but the point is that you can already write the next byte to UDRn.
When the byte has been fully transmitted, the next byte is moved from UDRn to TSR and UDRE fires again. So, you can write the next byte to UDRn and so on.
You must only write data to the UDRn when it is "empty", otherwise you'll overwrite the byte it's currently storing and pending transmission.
In practice, you don't usually mind about the TXC irq, you want to work with the UDRE to feed more data to the USART module.
The TXC irq, however, is useful if you need to perform some operation when the transmission has actually completed. A common example when dealing with RS485 is to disable the transmitter once you're done sending data and possibly re-enable the receiver that you could have disabled to avoid echo.
Regarding your code
Your main issue is that you're setting UCSR0B 2 times in initUART() and the second write clears the bits you just set, so it's disabling the transmitter. You want to set all bits in one go, or use a |= on the second statement.

potentiometer adc practice in atmega128

I'm a beginner in this field. My goal is to change the output of 8 LEDs (which are connected to PORTA) according to the potentiometer. I have connected the middle line of the potentiometer to PF0, which is ADC0. I also connected the other two lines to the 5V and ground.
I know there's no problem with the chip or connection because the LEDs are working just fine.
But no matter how I change the code below (what I mean by changing is by slightly changing the ADMUX and ADCSRA registers) no output is shown!
I am using atmega128 with 16MHZ clock. Below is the code that I'm trying to solve.
#include <asf.h>
#include <avr/io.h>
#define F_CPU 16000000L
int init_board(void)
{
DDRA=0xff;
PORTA=0x01;
}
int ADC_init(void)
{
//ADCSRA
ADCSRA = 0b10000111;
//ADMUX
ADMUX = 0b01100000; // middle line connected to ADC0
}
int main (void)
{
init_board();
ADC_init();
ADCSRA |= (ADSC >> 1);
while(1)
{
if(ADSC == 0)
{
uint8_t disp_value = ADCL;
PORTA = disp_value;
delay_ms(200);
ADCSRA |= (ADSC >> 1);
}
}
}
I have no idea why the code doesn't work.
I suppose it's because it didn't set my register correctly, but I've followed all the instructions on the atmega128 datasheet.
First issue is your bit shifting, it should be ADCSRA |= (1 << ADSC).
Next issue is results reading. You set fifth bit of ADMUX to 1, so ADLAR=1 and in that mode result is left adjusted so you should read ADCH.
Moreover when you switch to 10-bit resolution, i.e. you start working with multi-byte results, be aware that reading only ADCL is not enough, see datasheet 23.3 for explanation: "Once ADCL is read, ADC access to data registers is blocked. This means that if ADCL has been read, and a conversion completes before ADCH is read, neither register is updated and the result from the conversion is lost. When ADCH is read, ADC access to the ADCH and ADCL Registers is re-enabled."
Lastly, using hardcoded delays for reading is not good practice especially when you change code later to read ADC as fast as possible. In such case after conversion start you should check if ADIF flag is set or react with interrup when ADEN is set. Refer to datasheet for details.

Different results between step debugging and running program on tiva c

I have a TIVA tm4c123G I have been trying to create a communication between it and my ADXL345 sensor using I2C protocol which I succeeded in writing and reading from the accelerometer the readings of the device address and the register values that I just wrote to which means everything is running fine. However I have tried this in step by step debugging in keil and it works fine but if I run the program it will give zeroes all the way and I have no idea why? Should I add delays between the write and read from registers or whats going wrong in my code?
Here is my code attached
I am using a clock of 80 MHZ for the system and I think this might be the problem however as the code goes too fast to the execution of a next send and there should be some delay? I am not sure I'm only guessing please help thanks !
also my connection for the adxl is
Vcc -> 3.3 volts
GND -> ground
CS -> 3.3 volts
SDO -> ground
SDA -> PB3
SCL -> PB2
#include "tm4c123gh6pm.h"
#include "stdint.h"
void EnableI2CModule0(void);
uint8_t ReadRegister(uint8_t RegisterAddress);
void PLL_Init(void);
void WriteRegister(uint8_t RegisterAddress,uint8_t Data);
volatile uint8_t X_Axis1,X_Axis2,Y_Axis1,Y_Axis2,Z_Axis1,Z_Axis2=0;
int main()
{
volatile long temp;
PLL_Init();
EnableI2CModule0();
temp=ReadRegister(0x00);
WriteRegister(0x2D,0x08);
temp=ReadRegister(0x2D);
WriteRegister(0x31,0x0B);
temp=ReadRegister(0x31);
while(1)
{
X_Axis1=ReadRegister(0x32);
X_Axis2=ReadRegister(0x33);
Y_Axis1=ReadRegister(0x34);
Y_Axis2=ReadRegister(0x35);
Z_Axis1=ReadRegister(0x36);
Z_Axis2=ReadRegister(0x37);
}
}
void PLL_Init(void){
// 0) Use RCC2
SYSCTL_RCC2_R |= 0x80000000; // USERCC2
// 1) bypass PLL while initializing
SYSCTL_RCC2_R |= 0x00000800; // BYPASS2, PLL bypass
// 2) select the crystal value and oscillator source
SYSCTL_RCC_R = (SYSCTL_RCC_R &~0x000007C0) // clear XTAL field, bits 10-6
+ 0x00000540; // 10101, configure for 16 MHz crystal
SYSCTL_RCC2_R &= ~0x00000070; // configure for main oscillator source
// 3) activate PLL by clearing PWRDN
SYSCTL_RCC2_R &= ~0x00002000;
// 4) set the desired system divider
SYSCTL_RCC2_R |= 0x40000000; // use 400 MHz PLL
SYSCTL_RCC2_R = (SYSCTL_RCC2_R&~ 0x1FC00000) // clear system clock divider
+ (4<<22); // configure for 80 MHz clock
// 5) wait for the PLL to lock by polling PLLLRIS
while((SYSCTL_RIS_R&0x00000040)==0){}; // wait for PLLRIS bit
// 6) enable use of PLL by clearing BYPASS
SYSCTL_RCC2_R &= ~0x00000800;
}
void EnableI2CModule0(void)
{
volatile int Delay=0;
SYSCTL_RCGCI2C_R|=0x00000001; //set i2c module 0 clock active
Delay=SYSCTL_RCGCI2C_R; //delay allow clock to stabilize
SYSCTL_RCGCGPIO_R |=0x00000002; //i2c module 0 is portB so activate clock for port B
Delay = SYSCTL_RCGCGPIO_R; //delay allow clock to stabilize
GPIO_PORTB_AFSEL_R|= 0x0000000C; //enable alternate functions for PB2 and PB3
GPIO_PORTB_ODR_R |= 0x00000008; //set PB3 (I2C SDA) for open drain
GPIO_PORTB_DEN_R |= 0xFF; //Enable digital on Port B
GPIO_PORTB_PCTL_R |=0x03;
I2C0_PP_R |= 0x01;
I2C0_MTPR_R |= 0x00000027; //set SCL clock
I2C0_MCR_R |= 0x00000010; //intialize mcr rigester with that value given in datasheet
}
uint8_t ReadRegister(uint8_t RegisterAddress)
{
volatile uint8_t result=0;
I2C0_MSA_R = 0x000000A6; //write operation
I2C0_MDR_R = RegisterAddress; //place data to send mdr register
I2C0_MCS_R = 0x00000007; //stop start run
while((I2C0_MCS_R &= 0x00000040)==1); //poll busy bit
I2C0_MSA_R = 0x000000A7; // read operation
I2C0_MCS_R = 0x00000007; // stop start run
while((I2C0_MCS_R &= 0x00000040)==1); //poll busy bit
result = I2C0_MDR_R;
return result;
}
void WriteRegister(uint8_t RegisterAddress,uint8_t Data)
{
I2C0_MSA_R = 0x000000A6; //write operation
I2C0_MDR_R = RegisterAddress; //place register address to set in mdr register
I2C0_MCS_R = 0x00000003; //burst send ( multiple bytes send )
while((I2C0_MCS_R &= 0x00000040)==1); //poll busy bit
I2C0_MDR_R = Data; //place data to be sent in mdr register
I2C0_MCS_R = 0x00000005; // transmit followed by stop state
while((I2C0_MCS_R &= 0x00000040)==1); //poll busy bit
}
Your WriteRegister and ReadRegister functions do not follow the flowcharts defined in the TM4C123G data sheet. Apart from not checking or handling the MCS ERROR flag, Figure 16-10 Master TRANSMIT of Multiple Data Bytes shows that when writing the MCS register, you should assert specific bits, while you are writing to all bits, You should instead perform a read-modify-write:
I2C0_MCS_R = 0x00000003; //burst send ( multiple bytes send )
should be:
// I2CMCS = ---0-011
uint32_t mcs = I2C0_MCS_R ;
msc &= ~0x00000014; // ---0-0--
mcs |= 0x00000003; // ------11
I2C0_MCS_R = mcs ;
And similarly:
I2C0_MCS_R = 0x00000005; // transmit followed by stop state
should be
// I2CMCS = ---0-101
mcs = I2C0_MCS_R ;
mcs &= ~0x00000012; // ---0--0-
mcs |= 0x00000005; // -----1-1
I2C0_MCS_R = mcs ;
ReadRegister() has a similar issue (although it is unlikely to be an issue in this case):
I2C0_MCS_R = 0x00000007; //stop start run
should strictly be:
// I2CMCS = ---00111
uint32_t mcs = I2C0_MCS_R ;
mcs &= ~0x00000018; // ---00---
mcs |= 0x00000007; // -----111
I2C0_MCS_R = mcs ;
The datasheet recommends for bits 31:5:
Software should not rely on the value of a reserved bit. To provide
compatibility with future products, the value of a reserved bit should
be preserved across a read-modify-write operation.
The above code does that, but in practice should not be necessary on this specific product, but is good practice in any case.
In any event you should add the recommended error handling code. It may be that no error flag is being set, but we don't know that unless you check for it, and doing so will at least assist debugging - rather then stepping the code, you can simply set a break-point on the error handling and then run at full-speed. This will narrow down the number of possibilities.
as #Clifford had explained that i should follow the flow charts and although his answer is completely correct it didn't give me any results (previously gave values in case of stepping into the function gave zeroes afterwards) but , i noticed something in the flow charts that i hadn't noticed before which contradicts with the initialization and configuration section in the data sheet
now as it says in step 11 that you should be polling the bus busy bit in the MCS register but this is wrong and contradicts with the flow charts , the flow charts are more correct as u should check if the bus is busy before sending anything and then check for the master busy bit before reading from the MDR register or moving on to execute and further steps
basically the correct steps in the initialization and configuration should be :
before step 10 poll the bus busy bit in case any other master is sending which can be omitted in case of a single master
after step 10 poll the busy bit before reading or going to any further step to conclude whether the sending has been completed and the master is idle or not
i'm sorry i feel like a complete idiot now for not reading the flow charts carefully but i followed another part which is the initialization and configuration part accepting a fact which wasn't there that both should imply the same thing .
i also found that it works correctly in the tivaware API following the flow charts and not that other section in the datasheet however i didn't want to use the Tivaware API as i am looking forward for problems like this which lead to a better understanding of how things work
thanks again for your help #Clifford cheers!

Trying to bit-bang TPIC6C595 shift register but no output

The code is for an AVR atamega168xplained mini board, with an ATmega168pb MCU. The shift register I am using is a Texas Instruments TPIC6C595 I have the drain outputs of the shift register connected to the anodes of 8 LEDs. The OE(G) pin of shift register is tied to GND, and CLR tied to 5V. There is a 100nF ceramic capacitor between shift register VCC and GND. SER OUT is left unconnected to anything since I am trying to bit-bang just this one before I move up to chaining shift registers.
What happens is that I get no output from the shift register, all drain outputs are low (tested with multimeter). When I disconnect the SER IN, SRCK, and RCK from the microcontroller i get some flickering on only one of the LEDs which I guess is a result of those pins floating and being in an undefined state. I would have expected at least to get some kind of garbage output even if the code was wrong, but I get more of an output with the microcontroller completely disconnected. I know it is outputting a signal because I can connect it to the LEDS without the shift register and see they are lit up at various levels of intensity but do not have an oscilloscope to be able to actually look at the signals.
This is the code, with the defines for the output port at the top of the file included so it's clear what's being done:
#define DDR_SREG DDRD
#define PORT_SREG PORTD
#define SRCK _BV(PORTD0)
#define RCK _BV(PORTD1)
#define SER _BV(PORTD2)
void display_write(uint8_t data)
{
char i;
PORT_SREG &= ~RCK; // latch low
for (i = 0; i < 8; ++i) {
PORT_SREG &= ~SRCK; // clock low
if (data & 1) // serial out
PORT_SREG |= SER;
else
PORT_SREG &= ~SER;
PORT_SREG |= SRCK; // clock high
data >>= 1; // shift data
}
PORT_SREG |= RCK; // latch high
}
Solved it. After doing some more research, it was apparent that this shift register has open drain outputs and cannot source current (they can only sink current). Adjusting the wiring accordingly I was able to get the shift register working to my satisfaction.

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