BMS_T2

Dependencies:   INA226

Revision:
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+/*
+    General BMS Library
+    LTC681x.cpp
+*/
+
+#include "mbed.h"
+
+#include "LTC681x.h"
+#include "bms.h"
+//#include "LT_SPI.h"
+
+
+void wakeup_idle(uint8_t total_ic)
+{
+    for (int i =0; i<total_ic; i++) {
+        //spi2_CS = 0;
+//    wait_ms(2); //Guarantees the isoSPI will be in ready mode
+        spi_read_byte(0xff);
+        //spi2_CS = 1;
+    }
+}
+
+//Generic wakeup commannd to wake the LTC6813 from sleep
+void wakeup_sleep(uint8_t total_ic)
+{
+    for (int i =0; i<total_ic; i++) {
+        //spi2_CS = 0;
+        delay_u(300); // Guarantees the LTC6813 will be in standby
+        //spi2_CS = 1;
+        delay_u(10);
+    }
+}
+
+//Generic function to write 68xx commands. Function calculated PEC for tx_cmd data
+void cmd_68(uint8_t tx_cmd[2])
+{
+    uint8_t cmd[4];
+    uint16_t cmd_pec;
+//    uint8_t md_bits;
+
+    cmd[0] = tx_cmd[0];
+    cmd[1] =  tx_cmd[1];
+    cmd_pec = pec15_calc(2, cmd);
+    cmd[2] = (uint8_t)(cmd_pec >> 8);
+    cmd[3] = (uint8_t)(cmd_pec);
+    //spi2_CS = 0;
+    spi_write_array(4,cmd);
+    //spi2_CS = 1;
+}
+
+//Generic function to write 68xx commands and write payload data. Function calculated PEC for tx_cmd data
+void write_68(uint8_t total_ic , uint8_t tx_cmd[2], uint8_t data[])
+{
+    const uint8_t BYTES_IN_REG = 6;
+    const uint8_t CMD_LEN = 4+(8*total_ic);
+    uint8_t *cmd;
+    uint16_t data_pec;
+    uint16_t cmd_pec;
+    uint8_t cmd_index;
+
+    cmd = (uint8_t *)malloc(CMD_LEN*sizeof(uint8_t));
+    cmd[0] = tx_cmd[0];
+    cmd[1] = tx_cmd[1];
+    cmd_pec = pec15_calc(2, cmd);
+    cmd[2] = (uint8_t)(cmd_pec >> 8);
+    cmd[3] = (uint8_t)(cmd_pec);
+    cmd_index = 4;
+    for (uint8_t current_ic = total_ic; current_ic > 0; current_ic--) {     // executes for each LTC681x in daisy chain, this loops starts with
+        // the last IC on the stack. The first configuration written is
+        // received by the last IC in the daisy chain
+
+        for (uint8_t current_byte = 0; current_byte < BYTES_IN_REG; current_byte++) {
+            cmd[cmd_index] = data[((current_ic-1)*6)+current_byte];
+            cmd_index = cmd_index + 1;
+        }
+
+        data_pec = (uint16_t)pec15_calc(BYTES_IN_REG, &data[(current_ic-1)*6]);    // calculating the PEC for each Iss configuration register data
+        cmd[cmd_index] = (uint8_t)(data_pec >> 8);
+        cmd[cmd_index + 1] = (uint8_t)data_pec;
+        cmd_index = cmd_index + 2;
+    }
+
+
+    //spi2_CS = 0;
+    spi_write_array(CMD_LEN, cmd);
+    //spi2_CS = 1;
+    free(cmd);
+}
+
+//Generic function to write 68xx commands and read data. Function calculated PEC for tx_cmd data
+int8_t read_68( uint8_t total_ic, uint8_t tx_cmd[2], uint8_t *rx_data)
+{
+    const uint8_t BYTES_IN_REG = 8;
+    uint8_t cmd[4];
+    uint8_t data[256];
+    int8_t pec_error = 0;
+    uint16_t cmd_pec;
+    uint16_t data_pec;
+    uint16_t received_pec;
+
+    // data = (uint8_t *) malloc((8*total_ic)*sizeof(uint8_t)); // This is a problem because it can fail
+
+    cmd[0] = tx_cmd[0];
+    cmd[1] = tx_cmd[1];
+    cmd_pec = pec15_calc(2, cmd);
+    cmd[2] = (uint8_t)(cmd_pec >> 8);
+    cmd[3] = (uint8_t)(cmd_pec);
+
+
+    //spi2_CS = 0;
+    spi_write_read(cmd, 4, data, (BYTES_IN_REG*total_ic));         //Read the configuration data of all ICs on the daisy chain into
+    //spi2_CS = 1;                         //rx_data[] array
+
+    for (uint8_t current_ic = 0; current_ic < total_ic; current_ic++) {     //executes for each LTC681x in the daisy chain and packs the data
+        //into the r_comm array as well as check the received Config data
+        //for any bit errors
+        for (uint8_t current_byte = 0; current_byte < BYTES_IN_REG; current_byte++) {
+            rx_data[(current_ic*8)+current_byte] = data[current_byte + (current_ic*BYTES_IN_REG)];
+        }
+        received_pec = (rx_data[(current_ic*8)+6]<<8) + rx_data[(current_ic*8)+7];
+        data_pec = pec15_calc(6, &rx_data[current_ic*8]);
+        if (received_pec != data_pec) {
+            pec_error = -1;
+        }
+    }
+
+
+    return(pec_error);
+}
+
+
+/*
+  Calculates  and returns the CRC15
+  */
+uint16_t pec15_calc(uint8_t len, //Number of bytes that will be used to calculate a PEC
+                    uint8_t *data //Array of data that will be used to calculate  a PEC
+                   )
+{
+    uint16_t remainder,addr;
+
+    remainder = 16;//initialize the PEC
+    for (uint8_t i = 0; i<len; i++) { // loops for each byte in data array
+        addr = ((remainder>>7)^data[i])&0xff;//calculate PEC table address
+//#ifdef MBED
+        remainder = (remainder<<8)^crc15Table[addr];
+//#else
+//        remainder = (remainder<<8)^pgm_read_word_near(crc15Table+addr);
+//#endif
+    }
+    return(remainder*2);//The CRC15 has a 0 in the LSB so the remainder must be multiplied by 2
+}
+
+//Starts cell voltage conversion
+void LTC681x_adcv(
+    uint8_t MD, //ADC Mode
+    uint8_t DCP, //Discharge Permit
+    uint8_t CH //Cell Channels to be measured
+)
+{
+    uint8_t cmd[4];
+    uint8_t md_bits;
+
+    md_bits = (MD & 0x02) >> 1;
+    cmd[0] = md_bits + 0x02;
+    md_bits = (MD & 0x01) << 7;
+    cmd[1] =  md_bits + 0x60 + (DCP<<4) + CH;
+    cmd_68(cmd);
+}
+
+
+//Starts cell voltage and SOC conversion
+void LTC681x_adcvsc(
+    uint8_t MD, //ADC Mode
+    uint8_t DCP //Discharge Permit
+)
+{
+    uint8_t cmd[4];
+    uint8_t md_bits;
+    md_bits = (MD & 0x02) >> 1;
+    cmd[0] = md_bits | 0x04;
+    md_bits = (MD & 0x01) << 7;
+    cmd[1] =  md_bits | 0x60 | (DCP<<4) | 0x07;
+    cmd_68(cmd);
+
+}
+
+// Starts cell voltage  and GPIO 1&2 conversion
+void LTC681x_adcvax(
+    uint8_t MD, //ADC Mode
+    uint8_t DCP //Discharge Permit
+)
+{
+    uint8_t cmd[4];
+    uint8_t md_bits;
+    md_bits = (MD & 0x02) >> 1;
+    cmd[0] = md_bits | 0x04;
+    md_bits = (MD & 0x01) << 7;
+    cmd[1] =  md_bits | ((DCP&0x01)<<4) + 0x6F;
+    cmd_68(cmd);
+}
+
+//Starts cell voltage overlap conversion
+void LTC681x_adol(
+    uint8_t MD, //ADC Mode
+    uint8_t DCP //Discharge Permit
+)
+{
+    uint8_t cmd[4];
+    uint8_t md_bits;
+    md_bits = (MD & 0x02) >> 1;
+    cmd[0] = md_bits + 0x02;
+    md_bits = (MD & 0x01) << 7;
+    cmd[1] =  md_bits + (DCP<<4) +0x01;
+    cmd_68(cmd);
+}
+
+//Starts cell voltage self test conversion
+void LTC681x_cvst(
+    uint8_t MD, //ADC Mode
+    uint8_t ST //Self Test
+)
+{
+    uint8_t cmd[2];
+    uint8_t md_bits;
+
+    md_bits = (MD & 0x02) >> 1;
+    cmd[0] = md_bits + 0x02;
+    md_bits = (MD & 0x01) << 7;
+    cmd[1] =  md_bits + ((ST)<<5) +0x07;
+    cmd_68(cmd);
+
+}
+
+//Start an Auxiliary Register Self Test Conversion
+void LTC681x_axst(
+    uint8_t MD, //ADC Mode
+    uint8_t ST //Self Test
+)
+{
+    uint8_t cmd[4];
+    uint8_t md_bits;
+
+    md_bits = (MD & 0x02) >> 1;
+    cmd[0] = md_bits + 0x04;
+    md_bits = (MD & 0x01) << 7;
+    cmd[1] =  md_bits + ((ST&0x03)<<5) +0x07;
+    cmd_68(cmd);
+
+}
+
+//Start a Status Register Self Test Conversion
+void LTC681x_statst(
+    uint8_t MD, //ADC Mode
+    uint8_t ST //Self Test
+)
+{
+    uint8_t cmd[2];
+    uint8_t md_bits;
+
+    md_bits = (MD & 0x02) >> 1;
+    cmd[0] = md_bits + 0x04;
+    md_bits = (MD & 0x01) << 7;
+    cmd[1] =  md_bits + ((ST&0x03)<<5) +0x0F;
+    cmd_68(cmd);
+
+}
+
+//Sends the poll adc command
+uint8_t LTC681x_pladc()
+{
+    uint8_t cmd[4];
+    uint8_t adc_state = 0xFF;
+    uint16_t cmd_pec;
+
+    cmd[0] = 0x07;
+    cmd[1] = 0x14;
+    cmd_pec = pec15_calc(2, cmd);
+    cmd[2] = (uint8_t)(cmd_pec >> 8);
+    cmd[3] = (uint8_t)(cmd_pec);
+
+
+    //spi2_CS = 0;
+    spi_write_array(4,cmd);
+// adc_state = spi_read_byte(0xFF);
+    //spi2_CS = 1;
+    return(adc_state);
+}
+
+//This function will block operation until the ADC has finished it's conversion
+uint32_t LTC681x_pollAdc()
+{
+    uint32_t counter = 0;
+    uint8_t finished = 0;
+    uint8_t current_time = 0;
+    uint8_t cmd[4];
+    uint16_t cmd_pec;
+
+
+    cmd[0] = 0x07;
+    cmd[1] = 0x14;
+    cmd_pec = pec15_calc(2, cmd);
+    cmd[2] = (uint8_t)(cmd_pec >> 8);
+    cmd[3] = (uint8_t)(cmd_pec);
+
+    //spi2_CS = 0;
+    spi_write_array(4,cmd);
+
+    while ((counter<200000)&&(finished == 0)) {
+        current_time = spi_read_byte(0xff);
+        if (current_time>0) {
+            finished = 1;
+        } else {
+            counter = counter + 10;
+        }
+    }
+    //spi2_CS = 1;
+
+
+    return(counter);
+}
+
+//Start a GPIO and Vref2 Conversion
+void LTC681x_adax(
+    uint8_t MD, //ADC Mode
+    uint8_t CHG //GPIO Channels to be measured)
+)
+{
+    uint8_t cmd[4];
+    uint8_t md_bits;
+
+    md_bits = (MD & 0x02) >> 1;
+    cmd[0] = md_bits + 0x04;
+    md_bits = (MD & 0x01) << 7;
+    cmd[1] = md_bits + 0x60 + CHG ;
+    cmd_68(cmd);
+
+}
+
+//Start an GPIO Redundancy test
+void LTC681x_adaxd(
+    uint8_t MD, //ADC Mode
+    uint8_t CHG //GPIO Channels to be measured)
+)
+{
+    uint8_t cmd[4];
+    uint8_t md_bits;
+
+    md_bits = (MD & 0x02) >> 1;
+    cmd[0] = md_bits + 0x04;
+    md_bits = (MD & 0x01) << 7;
+    cmd[1] = md_bits + CHG ;
+    cmd_68(cmd);
+}
+
+//Start a Status ADC Conversion
+void LTC681x_adstat(
+    uint8_t MD, //ADC Mode
+    uint8_t CHST //GPIO Channels to be measured
+)
+{
+    uint8_t cmd[4];
+    uint8_t md_bits;
+
+    md_bits = (MD & 0x02) >> 1;
+    cmd[0] = md_bits + 0x04;
+    md_bits = (MD & 0x01) << 7;
+    cmd[1] = md_bits + 0x68 + CHST ;
+    cmd_68(cmd);
+}
+
+// Start a Status register redundancy test Conversion
+void LTC681x_adstatd(
+    uint8_t MD, //ADC Mode
+    uint8_t CHST //GPIO Channels to be measured
+)
+{
+    uint8_t cmd[2];
+    uint8_t md_bits;
+
+    md_bits = (MD & 0x02) >> 1;
+    cmd[0] = md_bits + 0x04;
+    md_bits = (MD & 0x01) << 7;
+    cmd[1] = md_bits + 0x08 + CHST ;
+    cmd_68(cmd);
+
+}
+
+
+// Start an open wire Conversion
+void LTC681x_adow(
+    uint8_t MD, //ADC Mode
+    uint8_t PUP //Discharge Permit
+)
+{
+    uint8_t cmd[2];
+    uint8_t md_bits;
+    md_bits = (MD & 0x02) >> 1;
+    cmd[0] = md_bits + 0x02;
+    md_bits = (MD & 0x01) << 7;
+    cmd[1] =  md_bits + 0x28 + (PUP<<6) ;//+ CH;
+    cmd_68(cmd);
+}
+
+// Reads the raw cell voltage register data
+void LTC681x_rdcv_reg(uint8_t reg, //Determines which cell voltage register is read back
+                      uint8_t total_ic, //the number of ICs in the
+                      uint8_t *data //An array of the unparsed cell codes
+                     )
+{
+    const uint8_t REG_LEN = 8; //number of bytes in each ICs register + 2 bytes for the PEC
+    uint8_t cmd[4];
+    uint16_t cmd_pec;
+
+    if (reg == 1) {   //1: RDCVA
+        cmd[1] = 0x04;
+        cmd[0] = 0x00;
+    } else if (reg == 2) { //2: RDCVB
+        cmd[1] = 0x06;
+        cmd[0] = 0x00;
+    } else if (reg == 3) { //3: RDCVC
+        cmd[1] = 0x08;
+        cmd[0] = 0x00;
+    } else if (reg == 4) { //4: RDCVD
+        cmd[1] = 0x0A;
+        cmd[0] = 0x00;
+    } else if (reg == 5) { //4: RDCVE
+        cmd[1] = 0x09;
+        cmd[0] = 0x00;
+    } else if (reg == 6) { //4: RDCVF
+        cmd[1] = 0x0B;
+        cmd[0] = 0x00;
+    }
+
+
+    cmd_pec = pec15_calc(2, cmd);
+    cmd[2] = (uint8_t)(cmd_pec >> 8);
+    cmd[3] = (uint8_t)(cmd_pec);
+
+    //spi2_CS = 0;
+    spi_write_read(cmd,4,data,(REG_LEN*total_ic));
+    //spi2_CS = 1;
+
+}
+
+//helper function that parses voltage measurement registers
+int8_t parse_cells(uint8_t current_ic, uint8_t cell_reg, uint8_t cell_data[], uint16_t *cell_codes, uint8_t *ic_pec)
+{
+
+    const uint8_t BYT_IN_REG = 6;
+    const uint8_t CELL_IN_REG = 3;
+    int8_t pec_error = 0;
+    uint16_t parsed_cell;
+    uint16_t received_pec;
+    uint16_t data_pec;
+    uint8_t data_counter = current_ic*NUM_RX_BYT; //data counter
+
+
+    for (uint8_t current_cell = 0; current_cell<CELL_IN_REG; current_cell++) { // This loop parses the read back data into cell voltages, it
+        // loops once for each of the 3 cell voltage codes in the register
+
+        parsed_cell = cell_data[data_counter] + (cell_data[data_counter + 1] << 8);//Each cell code is received as two bytes and is combined to
+        // create the parsed cell voltage code
+        cell_codes[current_cell  + ((cell_reg - 1) * CELL_IN_REG)] = parsed_cell;
+        data_counter = data_counter + 2;                       //Because cell voltage codes are two bytes the data counter
+        //must increment by two for each parsed cell code
+    }
+
+    received_pec = (cell_data[data_counter] << 8) | cell_data[data_counter+1]; //The received PEC for the current_ic is transmitted as the 7th and 8th
+    //after the 6 cell voltage data bytes
+    data_pec = pec15_calc(BYT_IN_REG, &cell_data[(current_ic) * NUM_RX_BYT]);
+
+    if (received_pec != data_pec) {
+        pec_error = 1;                             //The pec_error variable is simply set negative if any PEC errors
+        ic_pec[cell_reg-1]=1;
+    } else {
+        ic_pec[cell_reg-1]=0;
+    }
+    data_counter=data_counter+2;
+    return(pec_error);
+}
+
+/*
+The function reads a single GPIO voltage register and stores thre read data
+in the *data point as a byte array. This function is rarely used outside of
+the LTC6811_rdaux() command.
+*/
+void LTC681x_rdaux_reg(uint8_t reg, //Determines which GPIO voltage register is read back
+                       uint8_t total_ic, //The number of ICs in the system
+                       uint8_t *data //Array of the unparsed auxiliary codes
+                      )
+{
+    const uint8_t REG_LEN = 8; // number of bytes in the register + 2 bytes for the PEC
+    uint8_t cmd[4];
+    uint16_t cmd_pec;
+
+
+    if (reg == 1) {   //Read back auxiliary group A
+        cmd[1] = 0x0C;
+        cmd[0] = 0x00;
+    } else if (reg == 2) { //Read back auxiliary group B
+        cmd[1] = 0x0e;
+        cmd[0] = 0x00;
+    } else if (reg == 3) { //Read back auxiliary group C
+        cmd[1] = 0x0D;
+        cmd[0] = 0x00;
+    } else if (reg == 4) { //Read back auxiliary group D
+        cmd[1] = 0x0F;
+        cmd[0] = 0x00;
+    } else {      //Read back auxiliary group A
+        cmd[1] = 0x0C;
+        cmd[0] = 0x00;
+    }
+
+    cmd_pec = pec15_calc(2, cmd);
+    cmd[2] = (uint8_t)(cmd_pec >> 8);
+    cmd[3] = (uint8_t)(cmd_pec);
+
+    //spi2_CS = 0;
+    spi_write_read(cmd,4,data,(REG_LEN*total_ic));
+    //spi2_CS = 1;
+
+}
+
+/*
+The function reads a single stat  register and stores the read data
+in the *data point as a byte array. This function is rarely used outside of
+the LTC6811_rdstat() command.
+*/
+void LTC681x_rdstat_reg(uint8_t reg, //Determines which stat register is read back
+                        uint8_t total_ic, //The number of ICs in the system
+                        uint8_t *data //Array of the unparsed stat codes
+                       )
+{
+    const uint8_t REG_LEN = 8; // number of bytes in the register + 2 bytes for the PEC
+    uint8_t cmd[4];
+    uint16_t cmd_pec;
+
+
+    if (reg == 1) {   //Read back statiliary group A
+        cmd[1] = 0x10;
+        cmd[0] = 0x00;
+    } else if (reg == 2) { //Read back statiliary group B
+        cmd[1] = 0x12;
+        cmd[0] = 0x00;
+    }
+
+    else {        //Read back statiliary group A
+        cmd[1] = 0x10;
+        cmd[0] = 0x00;
+    }
+
+    cmd_pec = pec15_calc(2, cmd);
+    cmd[2] = (uint8_t)(cmd_pec >> 8);
+    cmd[3] = (uint8_t)(cmd_pec);
+
+    //spi2_CS = 0;
+    spi_write_read(cmd,4,data,(REG_LEN*total_ic));
+    //spi2_CS = 1;
+
+}
+
+/*
+The command clears the cell voltage registers and intiallizes
+all values to 1. The register will read back hexadecimal 0xFF
+after the command is sent.
+*/
+void LTC681x_clrcell()
+{
+    uint8_t cmd[2]= {0x07 , 0x11};
+    cmd_68(cmd);
+}
+
+
+/*
+The command clears the Auxiliary registers and initializes
+all values to 1. The register will read back hexadecimal 0xFF
+after the command is sent.
+*/
+void LTC681x_clraux()
+{
+    uint8_t cmd[2]= {0x07 , 0x12};
+    cmd_68(cmd);
+}
+
+
+/*
+The command clears the Stat registers and intiallizes
+all values to 1. The register will read back hexadecimal 0xFF
+after the command is sent.
+
+*/
+void LTC681x_clrstat()
+{
+    uint8_t cmd[2]= {0x07 , 0x13};
+    cmd_68(cmd);
+}
+/*
+The command clears the Sctrl registers and initializes
+all values to 0. The register will read back hexadecimal 0x00
+after the command is sent.
+*/
+void LTC681x_clrsctrl()
+{
+    uint8_t cmd[2]= {0x00 , 0x18};
+    cmd_68(cmd);
+}
+//Starts the Mux Decoder diagnostic self test
+void LTC681x_diagn()
+{
+    uint8_t cmd[2] = {0x07 , 0x15};
+    cmd_68(cmd);
+}
+
+//Reads and parses the LTC681x cell voltage registers.
+uint8_t LTC681x_rdcv(uint8_t reg, // Controls which cell voltage register is read back.
+                     uint8_t total_ic, // the number of ICs in the system
+                     cell_asic ic[] // Array of the parsed cell codes
+                    )
+{
+    int8_t pec_error = 0;
+    uint8_t *cell_data;
+    uint8_t c_ic = 0;
+    cell_data = (uint8_t *) malloc((NUM_RX_BYT*total_ic)*sizeof(uint8_t));
+
+    if (reg == 0) {
+        for (uint8_t cell_reg = 1; cell_reg<ic[0].ic_reg.num_cv_reg+1; cell_reg++) {                 //executes once for each of the LTC6811 cell voltage registers
+            LTC681x_rdcv_reg(cell_reg, total_ic,cell_data );
+            for (int current_ic = 0; current_ic<total_ic; current_ic++) {
+                if (ic->isospi_reverse == false) {
+                    c_ic = current_ic;
+                } else {
+                    c_ic = total_ic - current_ic - 1;
+                }
+                pec_error = pec_error + parse_cells(current_ic,cell_reg, cell_data,
+                                                    &ic[c_ic].cells.c_codes[0],
+                                                    &ic[c_ic].cells.pec_match[0]);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    else {
+        LTC681x_rdcv_reg(reg, total_ic,cell_data);
+
+        for (int current_ic = 0; current_ic<total_ic; current_ic++) {
+            if (ic->isospi_reverse == false) {
+                c_ic = current_ic;
+            } else {
+                c_ic = total_ic - current_ic - 1;
+            }
+            pec_error = pec_error + parse_cells(current_ic,reg, &cell_data[8*c_ic],
+                                                &ic[c_ic].cells.c_codes[0],
+                                                &ic[c_ic].cells.pec_match[0]);
+        }
+    }
+    LTC681x_check_pec(total_ic,CELL,ic);
+    free(cell_data);
+    return(pec_error);
+}
+
+
+
+/*
+The function is used
+to read the  parsed GPIO codes of the LTC6811. This function will send the requested
+read commands parse the data and store the gpio voltages in aux_codes variable
+*/
+int8_t LTC681x_rdaux(uint8_t reg, //Determines which GPIO voltage register is read back.
+                     uint8_t total_ic,//the number of ICs in the system
+                     cell_asic ic[]//A two dimensional array of the gpio voltage codes.
+                    )
+{
+    uint8_t *data;
+    int8_t pec_error = 0;
+    uint8_t c_ic =0;
+    data = (uint8_t *) malloc((NUM_RX_BYT*total_ic)*sizeof(uint8_t));
+
+    if (reg == 0) {
+        for (uint8_t gpio_reg = 1; gpio_reg<ic[0].ic_reg.num_gpio_reg+1; gpio_reg++) {               //executes once for each of the LTC6811 aux voltage registers
+            LTC681x_rdaux_reg(gpio_reg, total_ic,data);                 //Reads the raw auxiliary register data into the data[] array
+            for (int current_ic = 0; current_ic<total_ic; current_ic++) {
+                if (ic->isospi_reverse == false) {
+                    c_ic = current_ic;
+                } else {
+                    c_ic = total_ic - current_ic - 1;
+                }
+                pec_error = parse_cells(current_ic,gpio_reg, data,
+                                        &ic[c_ic].aux.a_codes[0],
+                                        &ic[c_ic].aux.pec_match[0]);
+
+            }
+        }
+    } else {
+        LTC681x_rdaux_reg(reg, total_ic, data);
+
+        for (int current_ic = 0; current_ic<total_ic; current_ic++) {
+            if (ic->isospi_reverse == false) {
+                c_ic = current_ic;
+            } else {
+                c_ic = total_ic - current_ic - 1;
+            }
+            pec_error = parse_cells(current_ic,reg, data,
+                                    &ic[c_ic].aux.a_codes[0],
+                                    &ic[c_ic].aux.pec_match[0]);
+        }
+
+    }
+    LTC681x_check_pec(total_ic,AUX,ic);
+    free(data);
+    return (pec_error);
+}
+
+// Reads and parses the LTC681x stat registers.
+int8_t LTC681x_rdstat(uint8_t reg, //Determines which Stat  register is read back.
+                      uint8_t total_ic,//the number of ICs in the system
+                      cell_asic ic[]
+                     )
+
+{
+
+    const uint8_t BYT_IN_REG = 6;
+    const uint8_t GPIO_IN_REG = 3;
+
+    uint8_t *data;
+    uint8_t data_counter = 0;
+    int8_t pec_error = 0;
+    uint16_t parsed_stat;
+    uint16_t received_pec;
+    uint16_t data_pec;
+    uint8_t c_ic = 0;
+    data = (uint8_t *) malloc((NUM_RX_BYT*total_ic)*sizeof(uint8_t));
+
+    if (reg == 0) {
+
+        for (uint8_t stat_reg = 1; stat_reg< 3; stat_reg++) {                    //executes once for each of the LTC6811 stat voltage registers
+            data_counter = 0;
+            LTC681x_rdstat_reg(stat_reg, total_ic,data);                            //Reads the raw statiliary register data into the data[] array
+
+            for (uint8_t current_ic = 0 ; current_ic < total_ic; current_ic++) {    // executes for every LTC6811 in the daisy chain
+                if (ic->isospi_reverse == false) {
+                    c_ic = current_ic;
+                } else {
+                    c_ic = total_ic - current_ic - 1;
+                }
+                // current_ic is used as the IC counter
+                if (stat_reg ==1) {
+                    for (uint8_t current_gpio = 0; current_gpio< GPIO_IN_REG; current_gpio++) { // This loop parses the read back data into GPIO voltages, it
+                        // loops once for each of the 3 gpio voltage codes in the register
+
+                        parsed_stat = data[data_counter] + (data[data_counter+1]<<8);              //Each gpio codes is received as two bytes and is combined to
+                        ic[c_ic].stat.stat_codes[current_gpio] = parsed_stat;
+                        data_counter=data_counter+2;                                               //Because gpio voltage codes are two bytes the data counter
+
+                    }
+                } else if (stat_reg == 2) {
+                    parsed_stat = data[data_counter] + (data[data_counter+1]<<8);              //Each gpio codes is received as two bytes and is combined to
+                    data_counter = data_counter +2;
+                    ic[c_ic].stat.stat_codes[3] = parsed_stat;
+                    ic[c_ic].stat.flags[0] = data[data_counter++];
+                    ic[c_ic].stat.flags[1] = data[data_counter++];
+                    ic[c_ic].stat.flags[2] = data[data_counter++];
+                    ic[c_ic].stat.mux_fail[0] = (data[data_counter] & 0x02)>>1;
+                    ic[c_ic].stat.thsd[0] = data[data_counter++] & 0x01;
+                }
+
+                received_pec = (data[data_counter]<<8)+ data[data_counter+1];          //The received PEC for the current_ic is transmitted as the 7th and 8th
+                //after the 6 gpio voltage data bytes
+                data_pec = pec15_calc(BYT_IN_REG, &data[current_ic*NUM_RX_BYT]);
+
+                if (received_pec != data_pec) {
+                    pec_error = -1; //The pec_error variable is simply set negative if any PEC errors
+                    ic[c_ic].stat.pec_match[stat_reg-1]=1;
+                    //are detected in the received serial data
+                } else {
+                    ic[c_ic].stat.pec_match[stat_reg-1]=0;
+                }
+
+                data_counter=data_counter+2;                        //Because the transmitted PEC code is 2 bytes long the data_counter
+                //must be incremented by 2 bytes to point to the next ICs gpio voltage data
+            }
+
+
+        }
+
+    } else {
+
+        LTC681x_rdstat_reg(reg, total_ic, data);
+        for (int current_ic = 0 ; current_ic < total_ic; current_ic++) {          // executes for every LTC6811 in the daisy chain
+            // current_ic is used as an IC counter
+            if (ic->isospi_reverse == false) {
+                c_ic = current_ic;
+            } else {
+                c_ic = total_ic - current_ic - 1;
+            }
+            if (reg ==1) {
+                for (uint8_t current_gpio = 0; current_gpio< GPIO_IN_REG; current_gpio++) { // This loop parses the read back data into GPIO voltages, it
+                    // loops once for each of the 3 gpio voltage codes in the register
+                    parsed_stat = data[data_counter] + (data[data_counter+1]<<8);              //Each gpio codes is received as two bytes and is combined to
+                    // create the parsed gpio voltage code
+
+                    ic[c_ic].stat.stat_codes[current_gpio] = parsed_stat;
+                    data_counter=data_counter+2;                        //Because gpio voltage codes are two bytes the data counter
+                    //must increment by two for each parsed gpio voltage code
+
+                }
+            } else if (reg == 2) {
+                parsed_stat = data[data_counter++] + (data[data_counter++]<<8);              //Each gpio codes is received as two bytes and is combined to
+                ic[c_ic].stat.stat_codes[3] = parsed_stat;
+                ic[c_ic].stat.flags[0] = data[data_counter++];
+                ic[c_ic].stat.flags[1] = data[data_counter++];
+                ic[c_ic].stat.flags[2] = data[data_counter++];
+                ic[c_ic].stat.mux_fail[0] = (data[data_counter] & 0x02)>>1;
+                ic[c_ic].stat.thsd[0] = data[data_counter++] & 0x01;
+            }
+
+
+            received_pec = (data[data_counter]<<8)+ data[data_counter+1];          //The received PEC for the current_ic is transmitted as the 7th and 8th
+            //after the 6 gpio voltage data bytes
+            data_pec = pec15_calc(BYT_IN_REG, &data[current_ic*NUM_RX_BYT]);
+            if (received_pec != data_pec) {
+                pec_error = -1;                             //The pec_error variable is simply set negative if any PEC errors
+                ic[c_ic].stat.pec_match[reg-1]=1;
+
+            }
+
+            data_counter=data_counter+2;
+        }
+    }
+    LTC681x_check_pec(total_ic,STAT,ic);
+    free(data);
+    return (pec_error);
+}
+
+//Write the LTC681x CFGRA
+void LTC681x_wrcfg(uint8_t total_ic, //The number of ICs being written to
+                   cell_asic ic[]
+                  )
+{
+    uint8_t cmd[2] = {0x00 , 0x01} ;
+    uint8_t write_buffer[256];
+    uint8_t write_count = 0;
+    uint8_t c_ic = 0;
+    for (uint8_t current_ic = 0; current_ic<total_ic; current_ic++) {
+        if (ic->isospi_reverse == true) {
+            c_ic = current_ic;
+        } else {
+            c_ic = total_ic - current_ic - 1;
+        }
+
+        for (uint8_t data = 0; data<6; data++) {
+            write_buffer[write_count] = ic[c_ic].config.tx_data[data];
+            write_count++;
+        }
+    }
+    write_68(total_ic, cmd, write_buffer);
+}
+
+//Write the LTC681x CFGRB
+void LTC681x_wrcfgb(uint8_t total_ic, //The number of ICs being written to
+                    cell_asic ic[]
+                   )
+{
+    uint8_t cmd[2] = {0x00 , 0x24} ;
+    uint8_t write_buffer[256];
+    uint8_t write_count = 0;
+    uint8_t c_ic = 0;
+    for (uint8_t current_ic = 0; current_ic<total_ic; current_ic++) {
+        if (ic->isospi_reverse == true) {
+            c_ic = current_ic;
+        } else {
+            c_ic = total_ic - current_ic - 1;
+        }
+
+        for (uint8_t data = 0; data<6; data++) {
+            write_buffer[write_count] = ic[c_ic].configb.tx_data[data];
+            write_count++;
+        }
+    }
+    write_68(total_ic, cmd, write_buffer);
+}
+
+//Read CFGA
+int8_t LTC681x_rdcfg(uint8_t total_ic, //Number of ICs in the system
+                     cell_asic ic[]
+                    )
+{
+    uint8_t cmd[2]= {0x00 , 0x02};
+    uint8_t read_buffer[256];
+    int8_t pec_error = 0;
+    uint16_t data_pec;
+    uint16_t calc_pec;
+    uint8_t c_ic = 0;
+    pec_error = read_68(total_ic, cmd, read_buffer);
+    for (uint8_t current_ic = 0; current_ic<total_ic; current_ic++) {
+        if (ic->isospi_reverse == false) {
+            c_ic = current_ic;
+        } else {
+            c_ic = total_ic - current_ic - 1;
+        }
+
+        for (int byte=0; byte<8; byte++) {
+            ic[c_ic].config.rx_data[byte] = read_buffer[byte+(8*current_ic)];
+        }
+        calc_pec = pec15_calc(6,&read_buffer[8*current_ic]);
+        data_pec = read_buffer[7+(8*current_ic)] | (read_buffer[6+(8*current_ic)]<<8);
+        if (calc_pec != data_pec ) {
+            ic[c_ic].config.rx_pec_match = 1;
+        } else ic[c_ic].config.rx_pec_match = 0;
+    }
+    LTC681x_check_pec(total_ic,CFGR,ic);
+    return(pec_error);
+}
+
+//Reads CFGB
+int8_t LTC681x_rdcfgb(uint8_t total_ic, //Number of ICs in the system
+                      cell_asic ic[]
+                     )
+{
+    uint8_t cmd[2]= {0x00 , 0x26};
+    uint8_t read_buffer[256];
+    int8_t pec_error = 0;
+    uint16_t data_pec;
+    uint16_t calc_pec;
+    uint8_t c_ic = 0;
+    pec_error = read_68(total_ic, cmd, read_buffer);
+    for (uint8_t current_ic = 0; current_ic<total_ic; current_ic++) {
+        if (ic->isospi_reverse == false) {
+            c_ic = current_ic;
+        } else {
+            c_ic = total_ic - current_ic - 1;
+        }
+
+        for (int byte=0; byte<8; byte++) {
+            ic[c_ic].configb.rx_data[byte] = read_buffer[byte+(8*current_ic)];
+        }
+        calc_pec = pec15_calc(6,&read_buffer[8*current_ic]);
+        data_pec = read_buffer[7+(8*current_ic)] | (read_buffer[6+(8*current_ic)]<<8);
+        if (calc_pec != data_pec ) {
+            ic[c_ic].configb.rx_pec_match = 1;
+        } else ic[c_ic].configb.rx_pec_match = 0;
+    }
+    LTC681x_check_pec(total_ic,CFGRB,ic);
+    return(pec_error);
+}
+
+//Looks up the result pattern for digital filter self test
+uint16_t LTC681x_st_lookup(
+    uint8_t MD, //ADC Mode
+    uint8_t ST //Self Test
+)
+{
+    uint16_t test_pattern = 0;
+    if (MD == 1) {
+        if (ST == 1) {
+            test_pattern = 0x9565;
+        } else {
+            test_pattern = 0x6A9A;
+        }
+    } else {
+        if (ST == 1) {
+            test_pattern = 0x9555;
+        } else {
+            test_pattern = 0x6AAA;
+        }
+    }
+    return(test_pattern);
+}
+
+//Clears all of the DCC bits in the configuration registers
+void clear_discharge(uint8_t total_ic, cell_asic ic[])
+{
+    for (int i=0; i<total_ic; i++) {
+        ic[i].config.tx_data[4] = 0;
+        ic[i].config.tx_data[5] = 0;
+    }
+}
+
+// Runs the Digital Filter Self Test
+int16_t LTC681x_run_cell_adc_st(uint8_t adc_reg,uint8_t total_ic, cell_asic ic[])
+{
+    int16_t error = 0;
+    uint16_t expected_result = 0;
+    for (int self_test = 1; self_test<3; self_test++) {
+
+        expected_result = LTC681x_st_lookup(2,self_test);
+        wakeup_idle(total_ic);
+        switch (adc_reg) {
+            case CELL:
+                wakeup_idle(total_ic);
+                LTC681x_clrcell();
+                LTC681x_cvst(2,self_test);
+                LTC681x_pollAdc();//this isn't working
+                wakeup_idle(total_ic);
+                error = LTC681x_rdcv(0, total_ic,ic);
+                for (int cic = 0; cic < total_ic; cic++) {
+                    for (int channel=0; channel< ic[cic].ic_reg.cell_channels; channel++) {
+                        if (ic[cic].cells.c_codes[channel] != expected_result) {
+                            error = error+1;
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                break;
+            case AUX:
+                error = 0;
+                wakeup_idle(total_ic);
+                LTC681x_clraux();
+                LTC681x_axst(2,self_test);
+                LTC681x_pollAdc();
+                delay_m(10);
+                wakeup_idle(total_ic);
+                LTC681x_rdaux(0, total_ic,ic);
+                for (int cic = 0; cic < total_ic; cic++) {
+                    for (int channel=0; channel< ic[cic].ic_reg.aux_channels; channel++) {
+                        if (ic[cic].aux.a_codes[channel] != expected_result) {
+                            error = error+1;
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                break;
+            case STAT:
+                wakeup_idle(total_ic);
+                LTC681x_clrstat();
+                LTC681x_statst(2,self_test);
+                LTC681x_pollAdc();
+                wakeup_idle(total_ic);
+                error = LTC681x_rdstat(0,total_ic,ic);
+                for (int cic = 0; cic < total_ic; cic++) {
+                    for (int channel=0; channel< ic[cic].ic_reg.stat_channels; channel++) {
+                        if (ic[cic].stat.stat_codes[channel] != expected_result) {
+                            error = error+1;
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                break;
+
+            default:
+                error = -1;
+                break;
+        }
+    }
+    return(error);
+}
+
+//runs the redundancy self test
+int16_t LTC681x_run_adc_redundancy_st(uint8_t adc_mode, uint8_t adc_reg, uint8_t total_ic, cell_asic ic[])
+{
+    int16_t error = 0;
+    for (int self_test = 1; self_test<3; self_test++) {
+        wakeup_idle(total_ic);
+        switch (adc_reg) {
+            case AUX:
+                LTC681x_clraux();
+                LTC681x_adaxd(adc_mode,AUX_CH_ALL);
+                LTC681x_pollAdc();
+                wakeup_idle(total_ic);
+                error = LTC681x_rdaux(0, total_ic,ic);
+                for (int cic = 0; cic < total_ic; cic++) {
+                    for (int channel=0; channel< ic[cic].ic_reg.aux_channels; channel++) {
+                        if (ic[cic].aux.a_codes[channel] >= 65280) {
+                            error = error+1;
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                break;
+            case STAT:
+                LTC681x_clrstat();
+                LTC681x_adstatd(adc_mode,STAT_CH_ALL);
+                LTC681x_pollAdc();
+                wakeup_idle(total_ic);
+                error = LTC681x_rdstat(0,total_ic,ic);
+                for (int cic = 0; cic < total_ic; cic++) {
+                    for (int channel=0; channel< ic[cic].ic_reg.stat_channels; channel++) {
+                        if (ic[cic].stat.stat_codes[channel] >= 65280) {
+                            error = error+1;
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                break;
+
+            default:
+                error = -1;
+                break;
+        }
+    }
+    return(error);
+}
+
+//Runs the datasheet algorithm for open wire
+void LTC681x_run_openwire(uint8_t total_ic, cell_asic ic[])
+{
+    uint16_t OPENWIRE_THRESHOLD = 4000;
+    const uint8_t  N_CHANNELS = ic[0].ic_reg.cell_channels;
+
+    cell_asic pullUp_cell_codes[total_ic];
+    cell_asic pullDwn_cell_codes[total_ic];
+    cell_asic openWire_delta[total_ic];
+    int8_t error;
+
+    wakeup_sleep(total_ic);
+    LTC681x_adow(MD_7KHZ_3KHZ,PULL_UP_CURRENT);
+    LTC681x_pollAdc();
+    wakeup_idle(total_ic);
+    LTC681x_adow(MD_7KHZ_3KHZ,PULL_UP_CURRENT);
+    LTC681x_pollAdc();
+    wakeup_idle(total_ic);
+    error = LTC681x_rdcv(0, total_ic,pullUp_cell_codes);
+
+    wakeup_idle(total_ic);
+    LTC681x_adow(MD_7KHZ_3KHZ,PULL_DOWN_CURRENT);
+    LTC681x_pollAdc();
+    wakeup_idle(total_ic);
+    LTC681x_adow(MD_7KHZ_3KHZ,PULL_DOWN_CURRENT);
+    LTC681x_pollAdc();
+    wakeup_idle(total_ic);
+    error = LTC681x_rdcv(0, total_ic,pullDwn_cell_codes);
+
+    for (int cic=0; cic<total_ic; cic++) {
+        ic[cic].system_open_wire =0;
+        for (int cell=0; cell<N_CHANNELS; cell++) {
+            if (pullDwn_cell_codes[cic].cells.c_codes[cell]>pullUp_cell_codes[cic].cells.c_codes[cell]) {
+                openWire_delta[cic].cells.c_codes[cell] = pullDwn_cell_codes[cic].cells.c_codes[cell] - pullUp_cell_codes[cic].cells.c_codes[cell]  ;
+            } else {
+                openWire_delta[cic].cells.c_codes[cell] = 0;
+            }
+
+        }
+    }
+    for (int cic=0; cic<total_ic; cic++) {
+        for (int cell=1; cell<N_CHANNELS; cell++) {
+
+            if (openWire_delta[cic].cells.c_codes[cell]>OPENWIRE_THRESHOLD) {
+                ic[cic].system_open_wire += (1<<cell);
+
+            }
+        }
+        if (pullUp_cell_codes[cic].cells.c_codes[0] == 0) {
+            ic[cic].system_open_wire += 1;
+        }
+        if (pullUp_cell_codes[cic].cells.c_codes[N_CHANNELS-1] == 0) {
+            ic[cic].system_open_wire += (1<<(N_CHANNELS));
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+// Runs the ADC overlap test for the IC
+uint16_t LTC681x_run_adc_overlap(uint8_t total_ic, cell_asic ic[])
+{
+    uint16_t error = 0;
+    int32_t measure_delta =0;
+    int16_t failure_pos_limit = 20;
+    int16_t failure_neg_limit = -20;
+    wakeup_idle(total_ic);
+    LTC681x_adol(MD_7KHZ_3KHZ,DCP_DISABLED);
+    LTC681x_pollAdc();
+    wakeup_idle(total_ic);
+    error = LTC681x_rdcv(0, total_ic,ic);
+    for (int cic = 0; cic<total_ic; cic++) {
+        measure_delta = (int32_t)ic[cic].cells.c_codes[6]-(int32_t)ic[cic].cells.c_codes[7];
+        if ((measure_delta>failure_pos_limit) || (measure_delta<failure_neg_limit)) {
+            error = error | (1<<(cic-1));
+        }
+    }
+    return(error);
+}
+
+//Helper function that increments PEC counters
+void LTC681x_check_pec(uint8_t total_ic,uint8_t reg, cell_asic ic[])
+{
+    switch (reg) {
+        case CFGR:
+            for (int current_ic = 0 ; current_ic < total_ic; current_ic++) {
+                ic[current_ic].crc_count.pec_count = ic[current_ic].crc_count.pec_count + ic[current_ic].config.rx_pec_match;
+                ic[current_ic].crc_count.cfgr_pec = ic[current_ic].crc_count.cfgr_pec + ic[current_ic].config.rx_pec_match;
+            }
+            break;
+
+        case CFGRB:
+            for (int current_ic = 0 ; current_ic < total_ic; current_ic++) {
+                ic[current_ic].crc_count.pec_count = ic[current_ic].crc_count.pec_count + ic[current_ic].configb.rx_pec_match;
+                ic[current_ic].crc_count.cfgr_pec = ic[current_ic].crc_count.cfgr_pec + ic[current_ic].configb.rx_pec_match;
+            }
+            break;
+        case CELL:
+            for (int current_ic = 0 ; current_ic < total_ic; current_ic++) {
+                for (int i=0; i<ic[0].ic_reg.num_cv_reg; i++) {
+                    ic[current_ic].crc_count.pec_count = ic[current_ic].crc_count.pec_count + ic[current_ic].cells.pec_match[i];
+                    ic[current_ic].crc_count.cell_pec[i] = ic[current_ic].crc_count.cell_pec[i] + ic[current_ic].cells.pec_match[i];
+                }
+            }
+            break;
+        case AUX:
+            for (int current_ic = 0 ; current_ic < total_ic; current_ic++) {
+                for (int i=0; i<ic[0].ic_reg.num_gpio_reg; i++) {
+                    ic[current_ic].crc_count.pec_count = ic[current_ic].crc_count.pec_count + (ic[current_ic].aux.pec_match[i]);
+                    ic[current_ic].crc_count.aux_pec[i] = ic[current_ic].crc_count.aux_pec[i] + (ic[current_ic].aux.pec_match[i]);
+                }
+            }
+
+            break;
+        case STAT:
+            for (int current_ic = 0 ; current_ic < total_ic; current_ic++) {
+
+                for (int i=0; i<ic[0].ic_reg.num_stat_reg-1; i++) {
+                    ic[current_ic].crc_count.pec_count = ic[current_ic].crc_count.pec_count + ic[current_ic].stat.pec_match[i];
+                    ic[current_ic].crc_count.stat_pec[i] = ic[current_ic].crc_count.stat_pec[i] + ic[current_ic].stat.pec_match[i];
+                }
+            }
+            break;
+        default:
+            break;
+    }
+}
+
+//Helper Function to reset PEC counters
+void LTC681x_reset_crc_count(uint8_t total_ic, cell_asic ic[])
+{
+    for (int current_ic = 0 ; current_ic < total_ic; current_ic++) {
+        ic[current_ic].crc_count.pec_count = 0;
+        ic[current_ic].crc_count.cfgr_pec = 0;
+        for (int i=0; i<6; i++) {
+            ic[current_ic].crc_count.cell_pec[i]=0;
+
+        }
+        for (int i=0; i<4; i++) {
+            ic[current_ic].crc_count.aux_pec[i]=0;
+        }
+        for (int i=0; i<2; i++) {
+            ic[current_ic].crc_count.stat_pec[i]=0;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+//Helper function to intialize CFG variables.
+void LTC681x_init_cfg(uint8_t total_ic, cell_asic ic[])
+{
+    bool REFON = true;
+    bool ADCOPT = false;
+    bool gpioBits[5] = {true,true,true,true,true};
+    bool dccBits[12] = {false,false,false,false,false,false,false,false,false,false,false,false};
+    for (uint8_t current_ic = 0; current_ic<total_ic; current_ic++) {
+        for (int j =0; j<6; j++) {
+            ic[current_ic].config.tx_data[j] = 0;
+            ic[current_ic].configb.tx_data[j] = 0;
+        }
+        LTC681x_set_cfgr(current_ic ,ic,REFON,ADCOPT,gpioBits,dccBits);
+
+    }
+}
+
+//Helper function to set CFGR variable
+void LTC681x_set_cfgr(uint8_t nIC, cell_asic ic[], bool refon, bool adcopt, bool gpio[5],bool dcc[12])
+{
+    LTC681x_set_cfgr_refon(nIC,ic,refon);
+    LTC681x_set_cfgr_adcopt(nIC,ic,adcopt);
+    LTC681x_set_cfgr_gpio(nIC,ic,gpio);
+    LTC681x_set_cfgr_dis(nIC,ic,dcc);
+}
+
+//Helper function to set the REFON bit
+void LTC681x_set_cfgr_refon(uint8_t nIC, cell_asic ic[], bool refon)
+{
+    if (refon) ic[nIC].config.tx_data[0] = ic[nIC].config.tx_data[0]|0x04;
+    else ic[nIC].config.tx_data[0] = ic[nIC].config.tx_data[0]&0xFB;
+}
+
+//Helper function to set the adcopt bit
+void LTC681x_set_cfgr_adcopt(uint8_t nIC, cell_asic ic[], bool adcopt)
+{
+    if (adcopt) ic[nIC].config.tx_data[0] = ic[nIC].config.tx_data[0]|0x01;
+    else ic[nIC].config.tx_data[0] = ic[nIC].config.tx_data[0]&0xFE;
+}
+
+//Helper function to set GPIO bits
+void LTC681x_set_cfgr_gpio(uint8_t nIC, cell_asic ic[],bool gpio[5])
+{
+    for (int i =0; i<5; i++) {
+        if (gpio[i])ic[nIC].config.tx_data[0] = ic[nIC].config.tx_data[0]|(0x01<<(i+3));
+        else ic[nIC].config.tx_data[0] = ic[nIC].config.tx_data[0]&(~(0x01<<(i+3)));
+    }
+}
+
+//Helper function to control discharge
+void LTC681x_set_cfgr_dis(uint8_t nIC, cell_asic ic[],bool dcc[12])
+{
+    for (int i =0; i<8; i++) {
+        if (dcc[i])ic[nIC].config.tx_data[4] = ic[nIC].config.tx_data[4]|(0x01<<i);
+        else ic[nIC].config.tx_data[4] = ic[nIC].config.tx_data[4]& (~(0x01<<i));
+    }
+    for (int i =0; i<4; i++) {
+        if (dcc[i+8])ic[nIC].config.tx_data[5] = ic[nIC].config.tx_data[5]|(0x01<<i);
+        else ic[nIC].config.tx_data[5] = ic[nIC].config.tx_data[5]&(~(0x01<<i));
+    }
+}
+
+//Helper Function to set uv value in CFG register
+void LTC681x_set_cfgr_uv(uint8_t nIC, cell_asic ic[],uint16_t uv)
+{
+    uint16_t tmp = (uv/16)-1;
+    ic[nIC].config.tx_data[1] = 0x00FF & tmp;
+    ic[nIC].config.tx_data[2] = ic[nIC].config.tx_data[2]&0xF0;
+    ic[nIC].config.tx_data[2] = ic[nIC].config.tx_data[2]|((0x0F00 & tmp)>>8);
+}
+
+//helper function to set OV value in CFG register
+void LTC681x_set_cfgr_ov(uint8_t nIC, cell_asic ic[],uint16_t ov)
+{
+    uint16_t tmp = (ov/16);
+    ic[nIC].config.tx_data[3] = 0x00FF & (tmp>>4);
+    ic[nIC].config.tx_data[2] = ic[nIC].config.tx_data[2]&0x0F;
+    ic[nIC].config.tx_data[2] = ic[nIC].config.tx_data[2]|((0x000F & tmp)<<4);
+}
+
+//Writes the comm register
+void LTC681x_wrcomm(uint8_t total_ic, //The number of ICs being written to
+                    cell_asic ic[]
+                   )
+{
+    uint8_t cmd[2]= {0x07 , 0x21};
+    uint8_t write_buffer[256];
+    uint8_t write_count = 0;
+    uint8_t c_ic = 0;
+    for (uint8_t current_ic = 0; current_ic<total_ic; current_ic++) {
+        if (ic->isospi_reverse == true) {
+            c_ic = current_ic;
+        } else {
+            c_ic = total_ic - current_ic - 1;
+        }
+
+        for (uint8_t data = 0; data<6; data++) {
+            write_buffer[write_count] = ic[c_ic].com.tx_data[data];
+            write_count++;
+        }
+    }
+    write_68(total_ic, cmd, write_buffer);
+}
+
+/*
+Reads COMM registers of a LTC6811 daisy chain
+*/
+int8_t LTC681x_rdcomm(uint8_t total_ic, //Number of ICs in the system
+                      cell_asic ic[]
+                     )
+{
+    uint8_t cmd[2]= {0x07 , 0x22};
+    uint8_t read_buffer[256];
+    int8_t pec_error = 0;
+    uint16_t data_pec;
+    uint16_t calc_pec;
+    uint8_t c_ic=0;
+    pec_error = read_68(total_ic, cmd, read_buffer);
+    for (uint8_t current_ic = 0; current_ic<total_ic; current_ic++) {
+        if (ic->isospi_reverse == false) {
+            c_ic = current_ic;
+        } else {
+            c_ic = total_ic - current_ic - 1;
+        }
+
+        for (int byte=0; byte<8; byte++) {
+            ic[c_ic].com.rx_data[byte] = read_buffer[byte+(8*current_ic)];
+        }
+        calc_pec = pec15_calc(6,&read_buffer[8*current_ic]);
+        data_pec = read_buffer[7+(8*current_ic)] | (read_buffer[6+(8*current_ic)]<<8);
+        if (calc_pec != data_pec ) {
+            ic[c_ic].com.rx_pec_match = 1;
+        } else ic[c_ic].com.rx_pec_match = 0;
+    }
+    return(pec_error);
+}
+
+/*
+Shifts data in COMM register out over LTC6811 SPI/I2C port
+*/
+void LTC681x_stcomm()
+{
+
+    uint8_t cmd[4];
+    uint16_t cmd_pec;
+
+    cmd[0] = 0x07;
+    cmd[1] = 0x23;
+    cmd_pec = pec15_calc(2, cmd);
+    cmd[2] = (uint8_t)(cmd_pec >> 8);
+    cmd[3] = (uint8_t)(cmd_pec);
+
+    //spi2_CS = 0;
+    spi_write_array(4,cmd);
+    for (int i = 0; i<9; i++) {
+        spi_read_byte(0xFF);
+    }
+    //spi2_CS = 1;
+
+}
+
+// Writes the pwm register
+void LTC681x_wrpwm(uint8_t total_ic,
+                   uint8_t pwmReg,
+                   cell_asic ic[]
+                  )
+{
+    uint8_t cmd[2];
+    uint8_t write_buffer[256];
+    uint8_t write_count = 0;
+    uint8_t c_ic = 0;
+    if (pwmReg == 0) {
+        cmd[0] = 0x00;
+        cmd[1] = 0x20;
+    } else {
+        cmd[0] = 0x00;
+        cmd[1] = 0x1C;
+    }
+
+    for (uint8_t current_ic = 0; current_ic<total_ic; current_ic++) {
+        if (ic->isospi_reverse == true) {
+            c_ic = current_ic;
+        } else {
+            c_ic = total_ic - current_ic - 1;
+        }
+        for (uint8_t data = 0; data<6; data++) {
+            write_buffer[write_count] = ic[c_ic].pwm.tx_data[data];
+            write_count++;
+        }
+    }
+    write_68(total_ic, cmd, write_buffer);
+}
+
+
+/*
+Reads pwm registers of a LTC6811 daisy chain
+*/
+int8_t LTC681x_rdpwm(uint8_t total_ic, //Number of ICs in the system
+                     uint8_t pwmReg,
+                     cell_asic ic[]
+                    )
+{
+//    const uint8_t BYTES_IN_REG = 8;
+
+    uint8_t cmd[4];
+    uint8_t read_buffer[256];
+    int8_t pec_error = 0;
+    uint16_t data_pec;
+    uint16_t calc_pec;
+    uint8_t c_ic = 0;
+
+    if (pwmReg == 0) {
+        cmd[0] = 0x00;
+        cmd[1] = 0x22;
+    } else {
+        cmd[0] = 0x00;
+        cmd[1] = 0x1E;
+    }
+
+
+    pec_error = read_68(total_ic, cmd, read_buffer);
+    for (uint8_t current_ic =0; current_ic<total_ic; current_ic++) {
+        if (ic->isospi_reverse == false) {
+            c_ic = current_ic;
+        } else {
+            c_ic = total_ic - current_ic - 1;
+        }
+        for (int byte=0; byte<8; byte++) {
+            ic[c_ic].pwm.rx_data[byte] = read_buffer[byte+(8*current_ic)];
+        }
+        calc_pec = pec15_calc(6,&read_buffer[8*current_ic]);
+        data_pec = read_buffer[7+(8*current_ic)] | (read_buffer[6+(8*current_ic)]<<8);
+        if (calc_pec != data_pec ) {
+            ic[c_ic].pwm.rx_pec_match = 1;
+        } else ic[c_ic].pwm.rx_pec_match = 0;
+    }
+    return(pec_error);
+}