Max Baud Rate and Transfer size for SPI SDMA Transfers

[vaparikh]

I am using the SPI SDMA to transfer information. I would like to know if there is a limit on the baud rate when using this. My transfers are failing when I try to do a larger transfer at a high baud rate. Is there a Max baud rate for the spi sdma based transfer? I am seeing this on the Cortex M4 for the IMX8MM and IMX8MQ. Is anyone else seeing this? Below are my results, I am using a loopback functionality to test my results. Any suggestion on what I can do to get a faster rate working with a larger transfer size.

Size      Rate         Result

64         500k Hz   Pass

256       500k Hz   Pass

64         10MHz     Intermittent Pass/Fail

128       10MHz     Fail

256       10M Hz    Fail

[diegoadrian]

Hello,

Can you please send me how are you testing this problem?

I need to see how to reproduce it on my board.

Best regards,

Diego.

[vaparikh]

I am using the SPI SDMA Loopback example and changing the values for the baud rate and transfer size.

When I use a higher baud rate and high packet size I see that I don't get the callback. However, for the same baud rate if I use a lower packet size I get a read callback. Are there any restrictions on the baud rate or packet size when using the SPI SDMA interface. I want to use a 10 Mhz rate and read a 500 byte packet size. At present, I can read 500 bytes at 6 Mz but anything above that is failing. 

[diegoadrian]

Hello,

I apologize for the delay. 

If you are still having a problem, can you please confirm if you are using the ecspi example that we had in our SDK for the i.MX8MQ?

Best regards,

Diego.

[vaparikh]

Yes, I am using the ecspi example in your SDK and changed the baud rate. 

[diegoadrian]

Hello

Let me reproduce this on my board.

Hopefully, I will give you an update during the next week.

Best regards,

Diego.

[diegoadrian]

Hello,

Which IDE are you using?

I used IAR and the SDK worked without any problem. The test passes with all the baud rates and using different transfer sizes.

Best regards,

Diego.

[vaparikh]

Thanks Diego! I am using Ozone. Do you think that will make a difference?

[diegoadrian]

Hello, 

We do recommend to use the SDK with the IDEs that are by default in our SDK builder. The SDK was compiled and tested with IAR Embedded Workbench for Arm version 8.32.2 and Makefiles support with GCC revision 7-2018-q2-update from Arm Embedded. 

I suggest you use IAR if it is possible for you.

Best regards,

Diego.