Sending a byte over UART0

[nabeelfattah]

Hello,

I need to send data over UART0. Any form of data, let us say a loop of 1 Byte.

I write a code based on the UART example in the LPCopen files.

can some one let me what is wrong? I can not any results on the oscilliscope. or if you can provide a simple code for sending and recieiving data on the UART it will be great.

For more info: I am using LPC4330 chip and LPCXpresso IDE

the code:

#ifdef __USE_CMSIS
#include "LPC43xx.h"
#endif

#include <cr_section_macros.h>

#if defined (__MULTICORE_MASTER_SLAVE_M0APP) | defined (__MULTICORE_MASTER_SLAVE_M0SUB)
#include "cr_start_m0.h"
#endif

// TODO: insert other include files here
#include "Physical_interface.h"
#include "board.h"
#include "uLED_functions.h"
unsigned char smiley_PWM[90*90];

// TODO: insert other definitions and declarations here
LPC_USART_T *pUART=LPC_USART0_BASE;
#define LPC_UART LPC_USART0
//#define LPC_UART LPC_UART1
#define UARTx_IRQn USART0_IRQn
#define UARTx_IRQHandler UART0_IRQHandler
#define _GPDMA_CONN_UART_Tx GPDMA_CONN_UART0_Tx
#define _GPDMA_CONN_UART_Rx GPDMA_CONN_UART0_Rx

/* Ring buffer size */
#define UART_RB_SIZE 256

/* Transmit and receive ring buffers */
STATIC RINGBUFF_T txring, rxring;

FlagStatus exitflag;
uint8_t buffer[10];
int ret = 0;
int len;

/* Transmit and receive buffers */
static uint8_t rxbuff[UART_RB_SIZE], txbuff[UART_RB_SIZE];

static uint8_t uartABStart[] = "Starting UART Auto-Baud - Press 'A' or 'a'! \n\r";
static uint8_t uartABComplete[] = "UART Auto-Baudrate synchronized! \n\r";

/* Uart Polling variables and functions declaration */
static uint8_t uartPolling_menu1[] = "Hello NXP Semiconductors \r\n";
static uint8_t uartPolling_menu2[] = "UART polling mode demo \r\n";
static uint8_t uartPolling_menu3[] = "\r\nUART demo terminated!";
static uint8_t uartPolling_menu4[] = "\r\nPress number 1-3 to choose UART running mode:\r\n"
"\t 1: Polling Mode \r\n"
"\t 2: Interrupt Mode \r\n"
"\t 3: DMA Mode \r\n";
static uint8_t uartPolling_menu5[] = "\r\nPolling mode is running now! Please press \'c\' and choose another mode \r\n";

/* Uart Interrupt variables and functions declaration */
static uint8_t uart_interrupt_menu[] =
"UART Interrupt mode demo ! \r\nPress '1' to '4' to display 4 menus \r\nPress 'x'to exit UART interrupt mode \r\n";
static uint8_t uart_interrupt_menu1[] = "UART interrupt menu 1 \r\n";
static uint8_t uart_interrupt_menu2[] = "UART interrupt menu 2 \r\n";
static uint8_t uart_interrupt_menu3[] = "UART interrupt menu 3 \r\n";
static uint8_t uart_interrupt_menu4[] = "UART interrupt menu 4 \r\n";
/* static uint8_t rxUartIntBuf[1]; */

#define DMA_TIMEOUT 0xA000000

/* DMA variables and functions declaration */
static uint8_t dmaChannelNumTx, dmaChannelNumRx;
static uint8_t uartDMA_menu[] = "Hello NXP Semiconductors (DMA mode)\r\n"
"UART DMA mode demo ! Please type 'hello NXP' to return\r\n";

static volatile uint32_t channelTC; /* Terminal Counter flag for Channel */
static volatile uint32_t channelTCErr;
static FunctionalState isDMATx = ENABLE;

/*****************************************************************************
* Private functions
****************************************************************************/

/* Initialize DMA for UART, enable DMA controller and enable DMA interrupt */
static void App_DMA_Init(void)
{
/* Initialize GPDMA controller */
Chip_GPDMA_Init(LPC_GPDMA);
/* Setting GPDMA interrupt */
NVIC_DisableIRQ(DMA_IRQn);
NVIC_SetPriority(DMA_IRQn, ((0x01 << 3) | 0x01));
NVIC_EnableIRQ(DMA_IRQn);
}

/* DeInitialize DMA for UART, free transfer channels and disable DMA interrupt */
static void App_DMA_DeInit(void)
{
Chip_GPDMA_Stop(LPC_GPDMA, dmaChannelNumTx);
Chip_GPDMA_Stop(LPC_GPDMA, dmaChannelNumRx);
NVIC_DisableIRQ(DMA_IRQn);
}

/* DMA routine for example_uart */
static void App_DMA_Test(void)
{
uint8_t receiveBuffer[16];

App_DMA_Init();
dmaChannelNumTx = Chip_GPDMA_GetFreeChannel(LPC_GPDMA, _GPDMA_CONN_UART_Tx);

isDMATx = ENABLE;
channelTC = channelTCErr = 0;
Chip_GPDMA_Transfer(LPC_GPDMA, dmaChannelNumTx,
(uint32_t) &uartDMA_menu[0],
_GPDMA_CONN_UART_Tx,
GPDMA_TRANSFERTYPE_M2P_CONTROLLER_DMA,
sizeof(uartDMA_menu));
while (!channelTC) {}

dmaChannelNumRx = Chip_GPDMA_GetFreeChannel(LPC_GPDMA, _GPDMA_CONN_UART_Rx);
isDMATx = DISABLE;
channelTC = channelTCErr = 0;
Chip_GPDMA_Transfer(LPC_GPDMA, dmaChannelNumRx,
_GPDMA_CONN_UART_Rx,
(uint32_t) &receiveBuffer[0],
GPDMA_TRANSFERTYPE_P2M_CONTROLLER_DMA,
10);
while (!channelTC) {}

isDMATx = ENABLE;
channelTC = channelTCErr = 0;
Chip_GPDMA_Transfer(LPC_GPDMA, dmaChannelNumTx,
(uint32_t) &receiveBuffer[0],
_GPDMA_CONN_UART_Tx,
GPDMA_TRANSFERTYPE_M2P_CONTROLLER_DMA,
10);
while (!channelTC) {}

App_DMA_DeInit();
}

/* Print Welcome Screen Menu subroutine by Interrupt mode */
static void Print_Menu_Interrupt(LPC_USART_T *UARTx)
{
uint32_t tmp;
uint8_t *pDat;

tmp = sizeof(uart_interrupt_menu);
pDat = (uint8_t *) &uart_interrupt_menu[0];
Chip_UART_SendRB(UARTx, &txring, pDat, tmp);
}

/* Initialize Interrupt for UART */
static void App_Interrupt_Init(void)
{
/* Enable UART Rx & line status interrupts */
/*
* Do not enable transmit interrupt here, since it is handled by
* UART_Send() function, just to reset Tx Interrupt state for the
* first time
*/
Chip_UART_IntEnable(LPC_UART, (UART_IER_RBRINT | UART_IER_RLSINT));

/* Before using the ring buffers, initialize them using the ring
buffer init function */
RingBuffer_Init(&rxring, rxbuff, 1, UART_RB_SIZE);
RingBuffer_Init(&txring, txbuff, 1, UART_RB_SIZE);

/* Enable Interrupt for UART channel */
/* Priority = 1 */
NVIC_SetPriority(UARTx_IRQn, 1);
/* Enable Interrupt for UART channel */
NVIC_EnableIRQ(UARTx_IRQn);
}

/* DeInitialize Interrupt for UART */
static void App_Interrupt_DeInit(void)
{
/* Disable UART Rx & line status interrupts */
Chip_UART_IntDisable(LPC_UART, (UART_IER_RBRINT | UART_IER_RLSINT));

/* Disable Interrupt for UART channel */
NVIC_DisableIRQ(UARTx_IRQn);
}

/* Interrupt routine for example_uart */
static void App_Interrupt_Test(void)
{
uint8_t isExit = 0, userInput;
int len;
App_Interrupt_Init();

/* Print out uart interrupt menu */
Print_Menu_Interrupt(LPC_UART);

while (!isExit) {
len = 0;
while (len == 0) {
len = Chip_UART_ReadRB(LPC_UART, &rxring, &userInput, 1);
}
if (userInput == '1') {
Chip_UART_SendRB(LPC_UART, &txring, (uint8_t *) &uart_interrupt_menu1[0], sizeof(uart_interrupt_menu1));
}
else if (userInput == '2') {
Chip_UART_SendRB(LPC_UART, &txring, (uint8_t *) &uart_interrupt_menu2[0], sizeof(uart_interrupt_menu2));
}
else if (userInput == '3') {
Chip_UART_SendRB(LPC_UART, &txring, (uint8_t *) &uart_interrupt_menu3[0], sizeof(uart_interrupt_menu3));
}
else if (userInput == '4') {
Chip_UART_SendRB(LPC_UART, &txring, (uint8_t *) &uart_interrupt_menu4[0], sizeof(uart_interrupt_menu4));
}
else if (( userInput == 'x') || ( userInput == 'X') ) {
isExit = 1;
}
}

App_Interrupt_DeInit();
}

/* Print Welcome menu by Polling mode */
static void Print_Menu_Polling(void)
{
Chip_UART_SendBlocking(LPC_UART, uartPolling_menu1, sizeof(uartPolling_menu1));
Chip_UART_SendBlocking(LPC_UART, uartPolling_menu2, sizeof(uartPolling_menu2));
Chip_UART_SendBlocking(LPC_UART, uartPolling_menu5, sizeof(uartPolling_menu5));
}

/*****************************************************************************
* Public functions
****************************************************************************/

/**
* @brief GPDMA interrupt handler sub-routine
* @return Nothing
*/
void DMA_IRQHandler(void)
{
uint8_t dmaChannelNum;
if (isDMATx) {
dmaChannelNum = dmaChannelNumTx;
}
else {
dmaChannelNum = dmaChannelNumRx;
}
if (Chip_GPDMA_Interrupt(LPC_GPDMA, dmaChannelNum) == SUCCESS) {
channelTC++;
}
else {
channelTCErr++;
}
}

/**
* @brief UART interrupt handler sub-routine
* @return Nothing
*/
void UARTx_IRQHandler(void)
{
Chip_UART_IRQRBHandler(LPC_UART, &rxring, &txring);
}

/**
* @brief Main UART program body
* @return Always returns -1
*/

int main(void) {

// Start M0APP slave processor
unsigned int i=0;
unsigned char xx=0x55;
unsigned int gg=1;
uint8_t buffer[10];

//LPC_USART_T *pUART=LPC_USART0_BASE;

#if defined (__MULTICORE_MASTER_SLAVE_M0APP)
cr_start_m0(SLAVE_M0APP,&__core_m0app_START__);
#endif

// Start M0SUB slave processor
#if defined (__MULTICORE_MASTER_SLAVE_M0SUB)
cr_start_m0(SLAVE_M0SUB,&__core_m0sub_START__);
#endif

Board_UART_Init(LPC_UART);
/* Enable UART Transmit */
Chip_UART_TXEnable(LPC_UART);

Chip_UART_Init(LPC_UART);
Chip_UART_SetBaud(LPC_UART, 115200);
Chip_UART_ConfigData(LPC_UART, UART_LCR_WLEN8 | UART_LCR_SBS_1BIT); /* Default 8-N-1 */

/* Enable UART Transmit */
Chip_UART_TXEnable(LPC_UART);

Chip_UART_Init(LPC_UART);
//Chip_UART_Init(pUART);
Chip_UART_SetBaud(LPC_UART,9600);
//Chip_GPIO_SetPinDIROutput(LPC_GPIO_PORT, 5, 1);
Chip_UART_Send(LPC_UART,buffer,10);

// TODO: insert code here
Chip_SetupCoreClock(CLKIN_CRYSTAL, MAX_CLOCK_FREQ, true);
SystemCoreClockUpdate();

// Enter an infinite loop, just incrementing a counter
for (i=0;i<8101;i++)
{
smiley_PWM[i]=simily2[i]*Opt_nuer[i];
}
while(1) {

/* Reset FIFOs, Enable FIFOs and DMA mode in UART */
Chip_UART_SetupFIFOS(LPC_UART, (UART_FCR_FIFO_EN | UART_FCR_RX_RS |
UART_FCR_TX_RS | UART_FCR_DMAMODE_SEL | UART_FCR_TRG_LEV0));

/* Enable UART End of Auto baudrate & Auto baudrate timeout interrupts */
Chip_UART_IntEnable(LPC_UART, (UART_IER_ABEOINT | UART_IER_ABTOINT));

/* preemption = 1, sub-priority = 1 */
NVIC_SetPriority(UARTx_IRQn, 1);
/* Enable Interrupt for UART0 channel */
NVIC_EnableIRQ(UARTx_IRQn);

/* Send UART Autobaud completed message */
Chip_UART_SendBlocking(LPC_UART, uartABStart, sizeof(uartABStart));

/* ---------------------- Auto baud rate section ----------------------- */
/* Start auto baudrate mode */
Chip_UART_ABCmd(LPC_UART, UART_ACR_MODE0, true, ENABLE);

/* Loop until auto baudrate mode complete */
while (Chip_UART_GetABEOStatus(LPC_UART) == RESET) {}

/* Send UART Autobaud completed message */
Chip_UART_SendBlocking(LPC_UART, uartABComplete, sizeof(uartABComplete));

/* Disable UART Interrupt */
NVIC_DisableIRQ(UARTx_IRQn);

/* Print welcome screen */
Print_Menu_Polling();

exitflag = RESET;
/* Read some data from the buffer */
while (exitflag == RESET) {
len = 0;
while (len == 0) {
len = Chip_UART_Read(LPC_UART, buffer, 1);
}
if (buffer[0] == 27) {
/* ESC key, set exit flag */
Chip_UART_SendBlocking(LPC_UART, uartPolling_menu3, sizeof(uartPolling_menu3));
ret = -1;
exitflag = SET;
}
else if (buffer[0] == 'c') {
Chip_UART_SendBlocking(LPC_UART, uartPolling_menu4, sizeof(uartPolling_menu4));
len = 0;
while (len == 0) {
len = Chip_UART_Read(LPC_UART, buffer, sizeof(buffer));
if ((buffer[0] != '1') && (buffer[0] != '2') && (buffer[0] != '3')) {
len = 0;
}
}
switch (buffer[0]) {
case '1': /* Polling Mode */
Chip_UART_SendBlocking(LPC_UART, uartPolling_menu5, sizeof(uartPolling_menu5));
break;

case '2': /* Interrupt Mode */
ret = 2;
/* Exitflag = SET; */
App_Interrupt_Test();
Print_Menu_Polling();
break;

case '3': /* DMA mode */
ret = 3;
App_DMA_Test();
Print_Menu_Polling();
break;
}
}
}

/* Wait for current transmission complete - THR must be empty */
while (Chip_UART_CheckBusy(LPC_UART) == SET) {}

/* DeInitialize UART0 peripheral */
//Chip_UART_DeInit(LPC_UART);

Chip_UART_Send(pUART,&xx,1);
delay(1000);

}
return 0 ;
}

Many thanks

[Carlos_Mendoza]

Hi Nabeel,

Have you tried using the periph_uart example that comes as part of the LPCOpen package? It shows how to use the UART in polling, interrupt, and DMA modes and by default it uses the UART0.

Hope it helps!

Best Regards,
Carlos Mendoza
Technical Support Engineer