Hi! I'm trying to set up an SPI communication with a peripheral on BeagleBoard and I'm trying to figure out how to do it by using what you suggest in your comment. Your code is very useful also to newbie like me! There is something I don't understand, especially regarding the line:
Thanks VERY much for posting this code example. I have a Beagle Board that was set up with a Debian install on an SD card. I tried your example code, and it locks up the system. I understand that it takes over bank 5 I/O, which maybe interferes with using the SD card slot. Can you comment on this?
I am working on the first experiments aimed at building an EPP (IEEE-1284) parallel port emulator for the Beagle, to support some existing devices that communicate over a PC's par port. I need extremely fast I/O, able to transfer a byle in less than a us. Eventually, this driver will be run as a real-time kernel module, but I want to have a user-mode version for diagnostics, too.
I will need to use about 13 signals on the expansion header. I have already noticed that there is no continuous, aligned byte available on the expansion header, but I think I can get around that with a bit shift.
I don't know why that code should take the system out. It could be due to a difference in board revisions (I was using B2 IIRC). Perhaps they've wired things differently on newer revisions.
IIRC I was also using the handhelds mojo distribution, though this shouldn't make any difference.
When i tried to compile this ..it is giving me this errors??
build/core/copy_headers.mk:15: warning: overriding commands for target `out/target/product/generic/obj/include/libpv/getactualaacconfig.h' build/core/copy_headers.mk:15: warning: ignoring old commands for target `out/target/product/generic/obj/include/libpv/getactualaacconfig.h' make: execvp: /bin/bash: Argument list too long target thumb C: gpiodriver <= external/gpiodriver//gpiodriver.c external/gpiodriver//gpiodriver.c: In function 'main': external/gpiodriver//gpiodriver.c:19: error: expected '=', ',', ';', 'asm' or '__attribute__' before '*' token external/gpiodriver//gpiodriver.c:19: error: 'pinconf' undeclared (first use in this function) external/gpiodriver//gpiodriver.c:19: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once external/gpiodriver//gpiodriver.c:19: error: for each function it appears in.) external/gpiodriver//gpiodriver.c:20: error: 'ulong' undeclared (first use in this function) external/gpiodriver//gpiodriver.c:20: error: expected expression before ')' token external/gpiodriver//gpiodriver.c:41: error: expected '=', ',', ';', 'asm' or '__attribute__' before '*' token external/gpiodriver//gpiodriver.c:41: error: 'gpio' undeclared (first use in this function) external/gpiodriver//gpiodriver.c:42: error: expected expression before ')' token make: *** [out/target/product/generic/obj/EXECUTABLES/gpiodriver_intermediates//gpiodriver.o] Error 1
On my beagleboard running the program caused some errors regarding USB. My board still runs fine from the serial console. If your communication is via USB this could explain the lockup.
[ 2331.830169] hub 1-0:1.0: port 2 disabled by hub (EMI?), re-enabling... [ 2331.846527] usb 1-2: USB disconnect, address 2 [ 2331.857147] usb 1-2.1: USB disconnect, address 3
This was an excellent post, thanks so much. I adapted it for my own uses (digital output) and posted tidbits of my code. In case that's useful for anyone else, it can be found here:
Hi!
ReplyDeleteI'm trying to set up an SPI communication with a peripheral on BeagleBoard and I'm trying to figure out how to do it by using what you suggest in your comment.
Your code is very useful also to newbie like me!
There is something I don't understand, especially regarding the line:
gpio[0x6034/4] = 0xFFFFFFFF;
and
if(gpio[0x6038/4] == 201390076) printf("1\n");
How did you get the 6034 and 6038 values?
Thank you very much in advance
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Ok, I solved!
ReplyDeleteJust take a look at:
http://focus.ti.com/lit/ug/sprufd5a/sprufd5a.pdf
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Hi,
ReplyDeleteThanks VERY much for posting this code example. I have a Beagle Board that was set up with a Debian install on an SD card. I tried your example code, and it locks up the system. I understand that it takes over bank 5 I/O, which maybe interferes with using the SD card slot. Can you comment on this?
I am working on the first experiments aimed at building an EPP (IEEE-1284) parallel port emulator for the Beagle, to support some existing devices that communicate over a PC's par port.
I need extremely fast I/O, able to transfer a byle in less than a us. Eventually, this driver will be run as a real-time kernel module, but I want to have a user-mode version for diagnostics, too.
I will need to use about 13 signals on the expansion header.
I have already noticed that there is no continuous, aligned byte available on the expansion header, but I think I can get around that with a bit shift.
Thanks,
Jon
I don't know why that code should take the system out. It could be due to a difference in board revisions (I was using B2 IIRC). Perhaps they've wired things differently on newer revisions.
ReplyDeleteIIRC I was also using the handhelds mojo distribution, though this shouldn't make any difference.
Hi,
ReplyDeleteI have question that I did you land up with this values?
pinconf[0x2158/4] = 0x011C011C;
pinconf[0x215C/4] = 0x011C011C;
pinconf[0x2160/4] = 0x011C011C;
pinconf[0x2164/4] = 0x011C011C;
pinconf[0x2168/4] = 0x011C011C;
pinconf[0x216C/4] = 0x011C011C;
pinconf[0x2170/4] = 0x011C011C;
pinconf[0x2188/4] = 0x011C011C;
Can you please explain???
Hi,
ReplyDeleteWhen i tried to compile this ..it is giving me this errors??
build/core/copy_headers.mk:15: warning: overriding commands for target `out/target/product/generic/obj/include/libpv/getactualaacconfig.h'
build/core/copy_headers.mk:15: warning: ignoring old commands for target `out/target/product/generic/obj/include/libpv/getactualaacconfig.h'
make: execvp: /bin/bash: Argument list too long
target thumb C: gpiodriver <= external/gpiodriver//gpiodriver.c
external/gpiodriver//gpiodriver.c: In function 'main':
external/gpiodriver//gpiodriver.c:19: error: expected '=', ',', ';', 'asm' or '__attribute__' before '*' token
external/gpiodriver//gpiodriver.c:19: error: 'pinconf' undeclared (first use in this function)
external/gpiodriver//gpiodriver.c:19: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
external/gpiodriver//gpiodriver.c:19: error: for each function it appears in.)
external/gpiodriver//gpiodriver.c:20: error: 'ulong' undeclared (first use in this function)
external/gpiodriver//gpiodriver.c:20: error: expected expression before ')' token
external/gpiodriver//gpiodriver.c:41: error: expected '=', ',', ';', 'asm' or '__attribute__' before '*' token
external/gpiodriver//gpiodriver.c:41: error: 'gpio' undeclared (first use in this function)
external/gpiodriver//gpiodriver.c:42: error: expected expression before ')' token
make: *** [out/target/product/generic/obj/EXECUTABLES/gpiodriver_intermediates//gpiodriver.o] Error 1
Hey v4vendetta!
ReplyDeleteJust put main(){ ... } around it and it will compile.
But that didn't keep the mmap() from failing on me :(
I have the same problem as Jon. The access to /dev/mem RDWR will lock up the system.
ReplyDeleteIs there a work around?
Jon, how did you work it out?
Thanks
On my beagleboard running the program caused some errors regarding USB. My board still runs fine from the serial console. If your communication is via USB this could explain the lockup.
ReplyDelete[ 2331.830169] hub 1-0:1.0: port 2 disabled by hub (EMI?), re-enabling...
[ 2331.846527] usb 1-2: USB disconnect, address 2
[ 2331.857147] usb 1-2.1: USB disconnect, address 3
Hi! How did you get those values?
ReplyDeletefrom the TI datasheet.
ReplyDeleteHi, I tried your code but I receive an error opening /dev/mem
ReplyDeleteDo you have any suggestion on how to overcame this problem?
I'm using last Angstrom image
SilverWolf78
erm chmod 777 /dev/mem ? or run the code as root? I've not used this code for quite a while.
ReplyDeleteThis was an excellent post, thanks so much. I adapted it for my own uses (digital output) and posted tidbits of my code. In case that's useful for anyone else, it can be found here:
ReplyDeletehttp://x4350.blogspot.com/2011/01/digital-io-on-beagleboard-using-gpio.html
"You need to use O_SYNC when you do this to tell mmap the memory is uncacheable. It'll work /a bit/ without but you'll get weird artifacts."
ReplyDeleteWow, right in the nail! That's the problem I was having in my "userland" home-made driver.
Thank you very much for sharing this information!
-scop.