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TMS570LC4357: problem with example_EPWM_ADC provided with TMS570LC4357

Part Number: TMS570LC4357
Other Parts Discussed in Thread: HALCOGEN

I am unable to generate a varying PWM with the example provided in the HACoGen 4.06.00.

I have a few doubts:

1) I could not find the light sensor mentioned in the example and hence used pin6 of ADC1(connected to the onboard pot). Please correct me if I am wrong but the TMS570LC43x doesn't have a light sensor.

2) The oscilloscope showed 5000ns period with 50% duty cycle(which was set initially in HALCoGen) but doesn't change even when I rotate the potentiometer.

3) Why were the following lines of codes added? The program doesn't use EMAC right?

uint8	emacAddress[6U] = 	{0xFFU, 0xFFU, 0xFFU, 0xFFU, 0xFFU, 0xFFU};
uint32 	emacPhyAddress	=	1U;

For convenience, I have attached my project file and the example code here:

/** @example example_epwm_adc.c
*   This is an example which describes the steps to create an example application to generate 
*   PWM output with varying duty (depending on an external input)
*   
*   @b Step @b 1:
*
*   Create a new project.
*
*   Navigate: -> File -> New -> Project
*
*   @image html example_createProject.JPG "Figure: Create a new Project"
*
*   @b Step @b 2:
*   Configure driver code generation: 
*   - Enable ETPWM driver
*   - Enable ADC driver
*   - Disable others
*
*   Navigate: -> TMS570LCxx /RM57x -> Enable Drivers
*
*   @b Step @b 3:
*
*   Configure pinmux module
*       - Output pinmuxing  : Select eTPWM1A at ball B5
*       - Special pinmuxing : Use Alternate ADC 'Trigger Option-B'
*                             Enable TBCLK sync
*
*   Navigate: -> PINMUX ->Pin Muxing
*
*   @image html EPWM_OutputMux.JPG "Figure: Output Pinmuxing"
*
*   Navigate: -> PINMUX ->Pin Muxing
*
*   @image html EPWM_SplMux.JPG "Figure: Special Pinmuxing"
*
*   @b Step @b 4:
*
*   Configure ADC1 module
*       - Select Alternate trigger EPWM_B for ADC1 Event Group
*       - Select Pin 9 for Event group (Pin 9 is connected to a light sensor in HDK)
*
*   Navigate: -> ADC1 -> ADC1 Group Event
*
*   @image html EPWM_ADC_Config1.JPG "Figure: ADC configuration"
*
*   @b Step @b 5:
*
*   Configure EPWM module
*       - Enable ETPWM1 and disable others
*       - Set EPWM1 period as 5000ns
*       - Enable ADC SOCB generation with following configuration
*            - SOCBSEL : CTR_PRD
*            - SOCBPRD : 3
*
*   @b Step @b 6:
* 
*   Generate HALCGen code
*
*   @b Step @b 5:
*
*   Copy the source code below into your sys_main.c or replace sys_main.c with this file.
*
*   The example file can also be found in the examples folder: ../HALCoGen/examples
*
*   @note HALCoGen generates an empty main function in sys_main.c, 
*         please make sure that you link in the right main function or copy the source into the user code sections of this file.
*
*
*   The generated PWM signal can be monitored at pin B5. You can see the duty of the signal being 
*   changed by varying the light density near the light sensor
*/

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/* USER CODE BEGIN (0) */
/* USER CODE END */

/* Include Files */

#include "HL_sys_common.h"
#include "HL_system.h"

/* USER CODE BEGIN (1) */
#include "HL_etpwm.h"
#include "HL_adc.h"
/* USER CODE END */

/** @fn void main(void)
*   @brief Application main function
*   @note This function is empty by default.
*
*   This function is called after startup.
*   The user can use this function to implement the application.
*/

/* USER CODE BEGIN (2) */
/* USER CODE END */

uint8	emacAddress[6U] = 	{0xFFU, 0xFFU, 0xFFU, 0xFFU, 0xFFU, 0xFFU};
uint32 	emacPhyAddress	=	1U;

void main(void)
{
/* USER CODE BEGIN (3) */
	_enable_interrupt_();
	adcInit();
	etpwmInit();
	adcEnableNotification(adcREG1, adcGROUP0);
	adcStartConversion(adcREG1, adcGROUP0);
	while(1);
/* USER CODE END */
}

/* USER CODE BEGIN (4) */
void adcNotification(adcBASE_t *adc, uint32 group)
{
	adcData_t data;
	uint32 count;
	uint16 cmpA;

	count = adcGetData(adcREG1, adcGROUP0, &data);
	cmpA = (etpwmREG1->TBPRD * data.value)/0xFFF;
	etpwmSetCmpA(etpwmREG1, cmpA);
}
/* USER CODE END */
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  • What hardware are you using? The TMS570LC43x Launchpad does not have a light sensor. Trim pot U9 replaces it, but on ADIN[6], not ADIN[9]. The emac variables were generated from an old version of HALCoGen. They are not needed and will be deleted if you regenerate the HALCoGen code (version 4.06).
  • Hello Bob,
    I had configured ADIN[6] as my ADC1 input. Thanks for clearing the doubt about EMAC.

    The problem though is:
    I am unable to generate a varying PWM with the example provided in the HACoGen 4.06.00.

    The oscilloscope showed 5000ns period with 50% duty cycle(which was set initially in HALCoGen) but doesn't change even when I rotate the potentiometer.