capturing signal and outputing it

[robertpeach]

hi, im having a pretty stupid problem. using a 18f2431

i currently have my pic capturing a signal, it measures the period of the signal. the signal im inputting is at 19.45/64 khz so it has a period of about 3280 microseconds. i then use this for a duty for the output (the period will affect my pulsewidth in this project). it gives me an output, and the pulse width is about 1/10 of the period. my output signal which is at about 20khz.

my question is.. when i measure the period is it measuring in microseconds? or how is it measured because im quite confused and the data sheet doesnt seem to enlighten me...

this is my code:

define osc 20

T1 VAR word

Capture VAR PIR3.1
False CON 0
True  CON 1

' auto time base reset, frequency mode, capture on every rising edge
    Frequency  CON %01000101
  
    ANSEL0=0             ' All digital
    TRISA.2 = 1          ' this is your (CAP1) input pin measuring the frequency
    INTCON = 0           ' Interrupts off
    TMR5H = 0            ' Clear high byte of TMR5 counter
    TMR5L = 0            ' Clear low byte
    T5CON = %00000001    ' prescale=1:1, int clock, TMR5=on
    CAP1CON = Frequency  ' we're measuring a frequency
  

        Duty Var word
                                  'byte being the one that is answer of algorithm when thats created
   
    PORTB = 0               ' clear port latch
    TRISB = %11000000       ' PWM0,1,2,3,4,5 outputs
    
    TRISC = 2               ' RC1 = FLTA input (ground RC1 to halt PWM)
                            ' RC1 should be pulled high for normal PWM operation
                            ' when fault A is enabled.
    ' PCPWM init
    DTCON = %00000101       ' ~500nS dead-time (for complementary outputs only)
    PTCON0 = %00000000      ' 1:1 postscale, Fosc/4 1:1 prescale, free running mode
                            ' PTCON0 = %00000100 would give 19.45kHz/4
    PTPERL = 0              ' 
    PTPERH = 1              ' PTPER = $0100 or 256d for ~19.45kHz
	
    ' PWM4,5 independent, PWM0,1,2,3 complementary
    PWMCON0 = %01010100     ' PWM[5:0] outputs enabled
    PWMCON1 = 1             ' updates enabled, overrides sync w/timebase
    PTCON1 = %10000000      ' PWM time base is ON, counts up
    FLTCONFIG = %00000011   ' enable fault A, cycle-by-cycle mode

Main: 
    Capture = False       ' Reset capture flag
    GOSUB Freq            ' get frequency
    



    Duty = T1          ' 
    PDC2L = Duty.LowByte    ' maintain a fixed 50% duty cycle on PWM4,5
    PDC2H = Duty.HighByte   ' independent PWM outputs.
    
    GOTO Main

Freq:    
    ' Frequency measurement mode, capture Timer5 count every rising edge
    ' with auto reset of Timer5 on each event
    WHILE Capture = False
    WEND
    T1.HighByte = CAP1BUFH
    T1.LowByte = CAP1BUFL
    RETURN

    END

[robertpeach]

just managed to get it to work with 3phases and to average them and output them... but im still unsure on the actual values. when a period is measured what does it get measured in? and how do i relate that to pwm?

[Acetronics2]

Hi,

A closer look at your PIC Datasheet will show you HOW the CCP modules work ...

and from that ... What's the counting unit ...

Alain

[HenrikOlsson]

Well the timer measuring the period is being clocked by something, it apperars you're using the main oscillator as the source for that. Then there's a prescaler that can divide the main clock but it appears you have that set to 1:1. So if the PIC runs at 20MHz one timer "tick" is 200nS.

If the timer value is captured (and then reset) on the rising edge and you get a timer value of 1234 then the persiod is 1234*200nS = 246.8uS.

/Henrik.

[robertpeach]

hey thanks!

i had just worked that all out before i got the reply! but its just confirmed my calculations which is good. 0.2us is one timer tick so i know how to scale it all now.

i am having another problem if anyone can shed some light on it? im getting the right pulsewidth and the right frequency output (inrespect to my input) however its glitching every now and then and isnt giving me a perfectly smooth pwm output.

its glitching is not coinciding with tiny fluctuations in the input signal either...

could it be due to over measuring?

thanks!

[duncan303]

Have you considered using the HWPM facilty?

Duncan


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[robertpeach]

duncan303 Have you considered using the HWPM facilty?

Duncan


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i tried implementing the hpwm facility but it didnt seem to work for me very well... i cant remember what the problem was now but there was a reason i didnt use it. my pwm code i know works fine... ive got it working beautifully smooth from another pic... but when i add the code to capture and then output a signal that has nothing to do with the input signal it has random flickerings on the output...

[robertpeach]

update:

i have got it working pretty nicely now, although i have added a 5 second pause to slow down updates.

there is very rarely a flickering now, which leads me to believe the highly frequent flickering before was caused by capturing and updating to quickly... why would this be tho?