DAC8741H: SPI Communication Issues

Update: by using readbytes and writebytes in the spidev library, I was able to get an echoed response (see scope photo). However, I'm still unsure exactly what messages to be sending to get responses, so any clarification on that would be appreciated

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Libby,

Just to check can you first read back the Control register? I just want to see if the SPI is working. The register is 2h and the reset value is 0x8042. It's a good place to start to verify communications.

After that, we can check on the modem. You can first verify that there is some sort of carrier detect from the modem itself, and then just verify the data going into it looking at the sinusoid (I assume you're looking at a HART signal).

Joseph Wu

To clarify, what bit values do I send to read that register?  I think that is where part of my confusion is.

Libby, 

The register address is 02, so for the read from that address, you would insert a 1 into the MSB of the communication, so the read would be 82 00 00 (the extra two bytes complete the SPI frame. 

After that you need to send NOP frame (00 00 00) to clock out the data from the read.

Joseph Wu

Libby,

Sorry, I accidentally clicked the TI thinks the problem is resolved button.

So the read seems right. The readback is 82 80 42.

For the modem, what are you sending? and are you able to read anything back.

Joseph Wu

I have not yet tried connecting a HART device, I've just been verifying that SPI communication is working.

Libby,

Ok, again the read seems correct. That value matches the default reading of the 02 register: 

If you want, you can make another change by writing to the device. I'd try writing to the same register. Again, the control register bits are set to 80 42 as a default value. You could write to the WDTO bits (without turning on the WDT). Those bits are the upper three MSB. You can change them to 111 by writing 02 E0 42.

Once you write these values to the device, you can check to see if the data is truly written into the register. Just read back the register to see that the value has been updated.

Joseph Wu