Updating HPWM frequently, safe?

[mister_e]

in my code just remove the following line

CCP1CON = PWM_OFF

and also that one

CCP1CON = CCP1CON | PWM_ON

In darrel's include, comment out line 160

MOVE?CB  0, CCP1CON

At least, it work here.. thanks to my scope

Now the history don't tell if this will work with ALL PIC #, and with ALL silicone release. Time will tell.

[T.Jackson]

You are a genius Mister_e. Wish I was as smart.

[mister_e]

Don't give up, maybe one day you'll be. Then i could hire you

[T.Jackson]

Great thread this.

[mister_e]

O.K. i'll stop here... at least by respect to our members and readers, and because it's not a chit-chat area.

[skimask]

...deleted...for obvious reasons

[peu]

I removed that line from Darrel code and its clearly more stable now, but it still flickers at the lower range of the pot... very strange...

I just modified the code I posted to write to eeprom the lowest pot setting where its stable, the read value was from $007B to $007C but I recorded a couple of $007F and $0068 after 125 readings/writes, my guess for these oscillations was someting in the write cycle because after I stopped reading the led went to steady again, I wish I had a scope...

modified code:

if calibrapin=1 then
if conta < 250 then
 write conta, pote.byte1
 write conta+1, pote.byte0
 conta=conta+2
endif
endif

Pablo

[Darrel Taylor]

Strange indeed.

Well, I've made the changes Steve found and posted it at the same link.

I won't get my scope back till wednesday. (should have waited)
But I'll sure have a good look at it then.
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[mister_e]

mmm, could be a noisy pot as well... using your code and on many low-value ADC.. they are all stable.. no noise, no frlicker.

what happen if you stick a 0.1 uF in parallel with your POT wiper?

Any 0.1uF + 10uF capacitor close to your PIC?

[peu]

mmm, could be a noisy pot as well... using your code and on many low-value ADC.. they are all stable.. no noise, no frlicker.

what happen if you stick a 0.1 uF in parallel with your POT wiper?

Any 0.1uF + 10uF capacitor close to your PIC?

I just tried with a 20 turn 10k linear pot and its the same, once I reach the lower duty cycles the led flickers.
The difference is clearly visible with the multiturn pot, once you go below a certain level it flickers, move the other way a little bit and the flicker goes away

Reading in the flicker position I get this range: from $00BB to $00BF and spurious $009F , $00B4, $00C6, $00E3 at random places
Reading in the steady position I get this range: $00CD to $00CF and no spurious readings

I only read 125 word values into the device own eeprom.
Again Im using a li-ion battery for powering the circuit (3.65v)

Weird isnt it? even weirder is that sometimes when I write the values to eeprom the written values are steady (also visually) but only when writting...

Just in case here is the code I used:

'       Pic Configuration
@ device pic12f683,INTRC_OSC_NOCLKOUT , wdt_on, mclr_off, protect_off        

'       Hardware configuration

'       I/Os
TRISIO = %00010010      ' pin1 is ADC , pin4 is the calibration button

'       ADC's
ANSEL = %00000010  
DEFINE ADC_BITS 10      ' ADCIN resolution  (Bits)
DEFINE ADC_CLOCK 1      ' ADC clock source  (Fosc/8)
DEFINE ADC_SAMPLEUS 11  ' ADC sampling time (uSec)                      
ADCON0.7 = 1            ' Right justified results

'       Comparator
CMCON0 = %00000111     ' Disable comparator
VRCON  = %00000000     ' disable
'cmcon0 = %00001110      ' Multiplexed Input with Internal Reference CIS=1
'vrcon  = %10001010      ' set vref=2.25v (from 4v input) 

include "HPWM10.pbp"

' definitions
pote 		var word
Frequency   var word
calibraled  var gpio.5
calibrapin  var gpio.4
conta       var byte

gpio=0
conta=0
frequency=1000
pause 50    ' coffee break

loop:

    adcin 1, pote
    if pote>1000 then pote=1000
    
if calibrapin=1 then
if conta < 250 then
 write conta, pote.byte1
 write conta+1, pote.byte0
 conta=conta+2
endif
endif

@ HPWM10  1, _pote, _Frequency
pause 10

goto loop
end

Pablo

[mister_e]

O.K. i have to go out. I had the same code, and i didn't have any problem...

when i'll be back, i'll use a lower voltage AND use HighBrightness LEDs.

Wish i could see the same thing....

Still thinking there's an hardware problem...

[Darrel Taylor]

Pablo,

Good new, Bad news.

I finally found my 12F683 and gave it a go.
I've completely duplicated your problem. Blinking and all.

For some reason it only does it on the 683.
Every other chip I tried seems to work fine.

And the bad news is, I haven't found out why yet. (Operative word, Yet)
It appears to be with the A/D, the readings are all over the place at low voltage input.

I still have many things to try, but just wanted you to know you're not crazy.
And, I WILL find it. (unless somebody beats me to it)
<br>

[Acetronics2]

Hi, Darrel,

I just try tu make HPWM10 work aboard a 12F683 ...

and get the following Message ( MPASM compiler ) :

Error[108] C:\PROGRAM FILES\MICROCHIP\MPLAB IDE\PROJETS\SPEEDCOMM.ASM 185 : Illegal character (1)

the illegal character is ... the PWM Channel !!!

@ HPWM10 1, _DutyCycle, _Frequency

I used the example " straight out of the box ...

do you have any idea ???

Alain

[Acetronics2]

re,

The idea is : change "HPWM10.pbp" into "HPWM.bas", for the include command.

Alain

[Darrel Taylor]

Error[108] C:\PROGRAM FILES\MICROCHIP\MPLAB IDE\PROJETS\SPEEDCOMM.ASM 185 : Illegal character (1)

There had to be more errors than that.
The others might have had more clues, but it appears that PBP couldn't find the file.

Are you saying that you renamed it to HPWM.bas but still had INCLUDE "HPWM10.pbp"?

confused.
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[Acetronics2]

There had to be more errors than that.
The others might have had more clues, but it appears that PBP couldn't find the file.

Are you saying that you renamed it to HPWM.bas but still had INCLUDE "HPWM10.pbp"?

confused.
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Hi, Darrel,

Hoooo ... bad evening ! was HPWM10.pbp into HPWM10.bas.

the goal was to transform a R/C pulse into a corresponding 10 bits PWM @ 10 kHz ... and drive a "Diesel engine" sound machine.

Have a nice week end.

Alain

[Samoele]

Hello,

I would have two different frequency on CCP1 and CCP2 pin the first is 100HZ and second is 20Khz-40KHz. I use 1MHz quartz for clock and HPWM10 command from D.T. I use PIC16F876.
I have on both CCP pin HPWM10 command with frequency 100hz and different duty. This working ok. When changed frequency on CCP1 to 1KHz then is frequency on both pin unchanged and very unstable
When change one HPWM10 command to normal 8 bit HPWM then stay result unchanged.
what I did wrong?

here is first part of my program:




INCLUDE "ALLDIGITAL.pbp"

Cifra var byte
Cifra1 var byte
Maska1 var byte
Maska2 var byte
W var byte
i var byte
time var byte
PR var byte
VU var word
VD var word
Duty VAR word
Duty1 VAR word
FREQUENCY var word
FREQUENCY1 var word

LED var PORTC.4
LEDDis1 var PORTA.0
LEDDis2 var PORTA.1
tipka1 var porta.2
tipka2 var porta.3
tipka3 var porta.4
BUZ var porta.5
enable1 var portc.0
b0 var byte
b1 var byte
b2 var byte
b3 var byte
impulz var WORD
minuta var byte
key var byte
pavza var word

bp var byte

TRISA=%11111100
TRISB=%00000000
TRISC=%00000000


clear
include "HPWM10.pbp"
LOW PORTC.1
LOW PORTC.2
PWM_ON CON %00001100
PWM_OFF CON 0
time=6
FREQUENCY=93 '
FREQUENCY1=1000
low led
gosub zvok
eeprom 0,[31]
eeprom 2,[55]
high enable1
high led
pause 100
low led




INTCON = %00100000
OPTION_REG = %10001000

On Interrupt Goto ISR
INTCON = %10100000
w=0


Main:

gosub tipka
gosub timing
read 0,b2
gosub tpwm
@ HPWM10 2,_IMPULZ,_FREQUENCY
read 2,b0
gosub ppwm
@ HPWM10 1,_duty,_FREQUENCY1
Gosub Priprava
goto Main

ppwm: b1=b0-50
lookup2 b1,[100,200,300,400,500,600,700,800,900,1000],duty
return

tpwm: b3=b2-30
lookup b3,[0,31,16,6,21,46],duty1
return

[Darrel Taylor]

With 16F876's, both CCP modules use the same Timer in PWM mode (TMR2).
If you change the frequency of one, the other one changes too.

With a 4 Mhz crystal, the minimum HPWM frequency is 245 Hz.
Since you are using a 1 Mhz crystal, you can get down to 62 Hz, but you have to specify the frequency as if it were running at 4 Mhz.

If you want 100 Hz, then specify 400 Hz in the HPWM10 command.
93 is way below the minimum.
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[Samoele]

Frequency of 100 Hz is not a problem. In the case that I use PIC16F886 asking whether the command HPWM10 set timer TMR1 and TMR2 for each channel?
Can you write the registry settings for the PIC16F886?

tnx
Samo