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9 years, 5 months ago.

F401RE and Infrared Thermometer MLX90614

Hi all,

I'm trying connect the MLX90614 with i2c on a F401RE, but I can't get it to work. I followed this guide http://bildr.org/2011/02/mlx90614-arduino/ and it works correctly on arduino; then I connected it to the F401RE on PB_8, PB_9, 3.3V and GND but I have a write error every time I try to send or read any data. The address is 0x5A, but I tried 0xB4 (0x5A<<1) too

Here is my code

MLX90614

#include "mbed.h"
 
#define MLX90614_REG_TEMP (0x07) // Temperature Register
#define MLX90614_ADDR     (0xB4) // MLX90614 address
 
I2C i2c(I2C_SDA, I2C_SCL);
 
DigitalOut myled(LED1);
 
Serial pc(SERIAL_TX, SERIAL_RX);
 
int main() {
    
    char data_write[2];
    char data_read[2];
 
    // scan i2c addresses
    for (int address=0; address<256; address+=2) {
        if (!i2c.write(address, NULL, 0))
            pc.printf("I2C address 0x%02X: FOUND!\n", address);
        else
            pc.printf("I2C address 0x%02X\n", address);
    }
 
    while (1) {
        data_write[0] = MLX90614_REG_TEMP;
        int status = i2c.write(MLX90614_ADDR, data_write, 1);
        if(status != 0)
            pc.printf("Write failed\n");
 
        status = i2c.read(MLX90614_ADDR, data_read, 2);
        if(status != 0)
            pc.printf("Read failed\n");
        
        pc.printf("%d-", (int)data_read[1]);
        pc.printf("%d\n", (int)data_read[0]);
  
        myled = !myled;
        wait(1.0);
    }
}

Anyone know where am I doing wrong?

Thanks in advance

Regards, Dario

2 Answers

Andrea Scorzoni
6 years, 11 months ago.

unfortunately the data sheet says you need a repeated start (and not a stop) between the write and the read calls. And unfortunately again I am not able to get a repeated start from mbedOS... notwithstanding the last parameter of the write member function is exactly designed for a repeated start (if true)... still trying to solve the problem...

Wim Huiskamp
9 years, 5 months ago.

You can set the slave address of this sensor to any value by using a specific command. Do you get any response to the "scan i2c addresses" part? If so at which address.

Are the wires for SDA, SCL connected correctly, are the pull-ups installed.

I assume the sensor is suitable for 3V3. There also seem to be versions of the sensor that only work on 5V.

I don't get any response to the scan part.

I think i connected correctly, i followed this guide for the connection (http://bildr.org/2011/02/mlx90614-arduino/) then I connected the green wire to PB_8 (SCL) and the blue one to PB_9 (SDA).

Do you think I could try to connect it to the 5V instead of the 3V3?

posted by Dario Pi 20 Jul 2015

I assume that "I don't get any response to the scan part." means that you only see "I2C address 0x%02X\n", and never see the "I2C address 0x%02X: FOUND!\n". That is strange. You should see a response to the sensor slave address and also to the 0x00 general call address. I think there probably is a wiring problem.

Did you measure the connections and supply voltage on the sensor pins. Note that the PB_9 and PB_8 pins are NOT on the A4/A5 arduino connector of the nucleo but on D14/D15

Check the full device typenumber, when it says MLX90614ESF-Bxx then it is a 3V device. When it says MLX90614ESF-Axx then it is a 5V device Since it works on 3V3 with the Arduino I expect that you have a 3V device.

I dont have the MLX90614 but tested the code above with a PCF8570 I2C RAM device and it works as expected.

posted by Wim Huiskamp 20 Jul 2015

I did some tests, this is the situation

  • my device is an MLX90614ESF-Bxx, a 3V device I think;
  • it works correctly on Arduino on 3V3 at the expected address;
  • running the scan code on a Nucleo with the device on 3V3 it doesn't finds it on any address;
  • running the scan code with the device on 5V it finds it on 0x00;
  • tried another I2C device, the scan code founds it at the correct address;

sorry for the late response, didn't see the alert on my notifications.

Thank you so much for your help.

posted by Dario Pi 29 Jul 2015

Errata corrige:

  • on 5V it finds the device on 0x00 only when i change from 3V3 and then reset, same from 3V3 to 5V;

Any idea?

posted by Dario Pi 05 Aug 2015