I am trying to create two ~10ns pulses with a separation of ~20ns or so.
I am using a FRDM-K64 running at full speed.
I was able to get the waveform below with port toggle writes which is close to what I want.
The code is triggered in a PIT interrupt routine and has been working well for a few weeks. The interrupt file "events.c" is optimised in its miscellaneous properties with -O3.
The code I use is:
GPIOC_PTOR = 0x00010000; // Toggles PortC-16 by writing a 1 to the toggle register port bit
GPIOC_PTOR = 0x00010000; // Toggles PortC-16 by writing a 1 to the toggle register port bit
GPIOC_PTOR = 0x00010000; // Toggles PortC-16 by writing a 1 to the toggle register port bit
GPIOC_PTOR = 0x00010000; // Toggles PortC-16 by writing a 1 to the toggle register port bit
and the assembler is;
00001607: mov.w r2, #65536 ; 0x10000
0000160b: str r2, [r3, #12]
0000160d: str r2, [r3, #12]
0000160f: str r2, [r3, #12]
00001611: str r2, [r3, #12]
Today I was experimenting with various instructions between the two pulses to create a 20ns delay, but was not able to get anything below 70ns or so, even with just a NOP between the pulses.
But when I went back to my original code and recompiled I ended up with the waveform below and I cant get back to my original.
Do you have any idea what would cause this to change in this way?
Also, do you have any suggestions on an instruction that will cause a delay shorter then ~70nS.
This code
00001606: mov.w r2, #65536 ; 0x10000
0000160a: str r2, [r3, #12]
0000160c: str r2, [r3, #12]
0000160e: nop
00001610: str r2, [r3, #12]
00001612: str r2, [r3, #12]
Looked like this;
