Is this SPI speed set from the Raspberry Pi SPI read block correct?

5 views (last 30 days)
When using the SPI read block (2017b, rpi3b) - I believe the SPI bus speed setting in the generated code is incorrect, can anyone confirm?
I set the spi speed under configuration parameters -> hardware implementation -> target hardware resources -> SPI to 16000kHz but the generated c code file it is still hard coded to 500kHz.
Is there a way to edit the c file and recompile to test?
/* Start for MATLABSystem: '<Root>/SPI Register Read' */
95 untitled_DW.obj.isInitialized = 0;
96 obj = &untitled_DW.obj;
97 untitled_DW.obj.isInitialized = 1;
98 SSPinNameLoc = SPI0_CE1;
99 MOSIPinLoc = MW_UNDEFINED_VALUE;
100 MISOPinLoc = MW_UNDEFINED_VALUE;
101 SCKPinLoc = MW_UNDEFINED_VALUE;
102 obj->MW_SPI_HANDLE = MW_SPI_Open(0U, MOSIPinLoc, MISOPinLoc, SCKPinLoc,
103 SSPinNameLoc, true, 0U);
104 MW_SPI_SetBusSpeed(untitled_DW.obj.MW_SPI_HANDLE, 500000U);
  1 Comment
Myles Joseph
Myles Joseph on 25 Jan 2018
It appears so because when I remake the file
sudo -f filename.mk
after changing the value from 500000 to 16000000 I start to see data as expected.
you can execute the made package by running
sudo ./filename.elf
(in the folder above)
there also seems to be some changes not made in the MW_SPI.c file as well to reflect the proper speed.
I would also like to note that to those looking to transfer a large amount of bytes (over 4096) the SPI file also seems to be modifying the output to zeros. I believe this is due to the receive buffer size that is expected on the raspberry pi. It may be the pi settings, or the generated code limiting it.

Sign in to comment.

Answers (1)

Myles Joseph
Myles Joseph on 25 Jan 2018
I have confirmed that if there are more than 4096 bytes requested by the block, it will return nothing. To receive a larger message via SPI, you must
  1. generate code to raspberry pi
  2. go to the folder where the files are made on rpi
  3. open up MW_SPI.c
  4. remove
if (DataLength > 4096) {
return MW_SPI........
}
5. it may be necessary to also increase the spi buffer size on the pi
/* modify /boot/cmdline.txt to include spidev.bufsiz=131072 */

Community Treasure Hunt

Find the treasures in MATLAB Central and discover how the community can help you!

Start Hunting!