Reference firmware for PixArt's PAA5101 sensor and evaluation board. "Hello World" and "Library" contain the exact same files. Please import just one of the two into your mBed compiler as a new program and not as a library.
Welcome to the code repository for PixArt's PAA5101 sensor and evaluation board.
For general information about this product, please visit this product's components page here:
https://os.mbed.com/components/PAA5101-Floor-Tracking-Sensor-with-Wide-/
For guides and tips on how to setup and evaluate the PAA5101 sensor with the Nordic nRF52-DK microcontroller using this reference code, please visit this guide:
https://os.mbed.com/teams/PixArt/code/5101_referenceCode/wiki/Guide-for-nRF52-DK-Platform
For guides and tips on how to setup and evaluate the PAA5101 sensor with any microcontroller using this reference code, please visit this guide:
https://os.mbed.com/teams/PixArt/code/5101_referenceCode/wiki/Guide-for-Any-Platform
Diff: commHeaders/SPIcommFunctions.h
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--- /dev/null Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 +++ b/commHeaders/SPIcommFunctions.h Mon Mar 19 21:18:40 2018 +0000 @@ -0,0 +1,195 @@ +//========================================================================= +//Communication pinouts for serial COM port, SPI, and interrupts +//========================================================================= +static Serial pc(USBTX, USBRX); //PC serial communication. +static SPI spi(p23, p24, p25); //MOSI, MISO, SCLK (because this is 3-Wire SPI, we tie MOSI and MISO together on the SDIO pin, but separate them when we get to the MCU). +static DigitalOut cs(p22); //Chip select pin. +static DigitalOut LDP(p20); //Laser diode pin. + + +//========================================================================= +//Variables and arrays used for communications and data storage +//========================================================================= +int16_t deltaX = 0; //Stores X-axis output data. +int16_t deltaY = 0; //Stores Y-axis output data. + +uint8_t frameCounter = 0; //Looping variable to track when we have grabbed 8 frames of data. +uint16_t imageQuality[8]; //Stores 8 frames of image data to determine when quality changes to a point where we need to switch modes (LED/laser). +uint16_t imageQuality_total = 0; //Stores the sum of all raw values from the 8 frames from imageQuality[8]. +uint8_t imageQualityOK = 0; +uint8_t mode = 0; //Modes: 0 = Laser, 1 = LED. Laser is default. +#define laser2LED_threshold 0x700 //Stores threshold level for when we need to swap to LED mode. +#define LED2laser_threshold 0x500 //Stores threshold level for when we need to swap to laser mode. + +uint8_t currentBank; //Stores current register bank. + + +//========================================================================= +//Functions used to communicate with the sensor and grab/print data +//========================================================================= +uint8_t readRegister(uint8_t addr); +//This function takes an 8-bit address in the form 0x00 and returns an 8-bit value in the form 0x00. + +void writeRegister(uint8_t addr, uint8_t data); +//This function takes an 8-bit address and 8-bit data. Writes the given data to the given address. + +void load(const uint8_t array[][2], uint8_t arraySize); +//Takes an array of registers/data (found in registerArrays.h) and their size and writes in all the values. + +void checkMode(void); +//This function checks the image quality of each frame and switches between LED and laser modes when necessary. + +void grabData(void); +//Takes data from the sensor and stores it into variables deltaX and deltaY. + +void printData(void); +//Prints the deltaX and deltaY values to a serial terminal whenever the values change. + + + + + +//========================================================================= +//Functions definitions +//========================================================================= +uint8_t readRegister(uint8_t addr) +{ + cs = 0; //Set chip select low/active + addr = addr & 0x7F; //Set MSB to 0 to indicate read operation + spi.write(addr); //Write the given address + wait_ms(1); + uint8_t data_read = spi.write(0x00); //Throw dummy byte after sending address to receieve data + cs = 1; //Set chip select back to high/inactive + return data_read; //Returns 8-bit data from register +} + + +//========================================================================= +void writeRegister(uint8_t addr, uint8_t data) +{ + cs = 0; //Set chip select low/active + addr = addr | 0x80; //Set MSB to 1 to indicate write operation + spi.write(addr); //Write the given address + spi.write(data); //Write the given data + cs = 1; //Set chip select back to high/inactive + + if(addr == 0x7F) //You can't read register 0x7F for the current bank so we store the value before writing it + { + currentBank = data; //Store the current bank for printing later. + //pc.printf("B:%2X, R:%2X, D:%2X\n\r", currentBank, (addr & 0x7F), currentBank); + //Uncomment this line and the other print line below for debugging. Prints every register bank change. + } + + else + { + //pc.printf("B:%2X, R:%2X, D:%2X\n\r", currentBank, (addr & 0x7F), readRegister(addr)); + //Uncomment this line and the other print line above for debugging. Prints every register write operation. + } + + wait_ms(2); +} + + +//========================================================================= +void load(const uint8_t array[][2], uint8_t arraySize) +{ + for(uint8_t q = 0; q < arraySize; q++) + { + writeRegister(array[q][0], array[q][1]); //Writes the given array of registers/data. + } +} + + +//========================================================================= +void checkMode(void) +{ + uint16_t data_msb, data_lsb = 0; //These variables store the high and low bits of image quality data. + imageQuality_total = 0; //This variable holds the sum of 8 frames of data. + + data_msb = readRegister(0x75); //Reads upper 8 bits of image quality. + data_lsb = readRegister(0x76); //Reads lower 8 bits of image quality. + imageQuality[frameCounter] = data_msb*256 + data_lsb; //Combines the low/high bits to be a single element in this array. + + if(frameCounter == 7) //We check image quality every EIGHT samples before determining if a mode-switch is necessary. + { + for(int i=0; i<8; i++) //Sums up 8 frames of image quality data into 1 variable. + { + imageQuality_total = imageQuality_total + imageQuality[i]; + } + + if(imageQualityOK == 0 && imageQuality_total > LED2laser_threshold) //If imageQuality is over 0x500, we can continue to select the proper mode. + { + imageQualityOK = 1; + + } + + if(mode == 0 && imageQuality_total < LED2laser_threshold) //If image quality is too low even with brighter laser setting, LED/laser states will keep oscillating and sensor can't function. + { + imageQualityOK = 0; + pc.printf("Image quality too low! Value: %4X\n\r", imageQuality_total); + } + + + if(imageQualityOK) + { + pc.printf("Image quality OK! Value: %4X\n\r", imageQuality_total); + + if(mode == 1 && imageQuality_total < LED2laser_threshold) //Check the condition for when we need to change to laser. + { + load(modeLaser, modeLaser_size); //Loads the register array that has the settings for laser mode. + mode = 0; //Sets the mode-tracker to be 0 to reflect laser mode. + LDP = 0; //Sets the laser diode GPIO pin to be LOW (active because of PMOS pull-up). + wait_ms(40); //Delay for timing. + writeRegister(0x03, 0x00); //Delta_XL?????? TRY TO FIND OUT WHAT THIS REGISTER IS FOR********************************************************** + + //pc.printf("Image Quality: %4X\n\r", imageQuality_total); + //pc.printf("Now in laser mode. Value of 'mode': %1X\n\r", mode); + //Uncomment these lines and the other print lines below for debugging. Prints image quality and tracks mode-switches. + } + + if(mode == 0 && imageQuality_total < laser2LED_threshold) //Check the condition for when we need to change to LED. + { + load(modeLED, modeLED_size); //Loads the register array that has the settings for LED mode. + mode = 1; //Sets the mode-tracker to be 1 to reflect LED mode. + LDP = 1; //Sets the laser diode GPIO pin to be HIGH (inactive because of PMOS pull-up). + wait_ms(40); //Delay for timing. + writeRegister(0x03, 0x00); //Delta_XL?????? TRY TO FIND OUT WHAT THIS REGISTER IS FOR********************************************************** + + //pc.printf("Image Quality: %4X\n\r", imageQuality_total); + //pc.printf("Now in LED mode. Value of 'mode': %1X\n\r", mode); + //Uncomment these lines and the other print lines above for debugging. Prints image quality and tracks mode-switches. + } + } + } + + frameCounter = (frameCounter + 1) & 0x07; //This variable loops from zero to 7 without using a looper or variable. Every time this function is called, it moves up 1 towards 7 or resets to zero. +} + + +//========================================================================= +void grabData(void) +{ + int16_t deltaX_high, deltaX_low = 0; //These four variables store the low/high bits of the deltaX and deltaY data. + int16_t deltaY_high, deltaY_low = 0; + + deltaX_low = (int16_t)readRegister(0x03); //Grabbing the data from registers. + deltaY_low = (int16_t)readRegister(0x04); + deltaX_high = ((int16_t)readRegister(0x11))<<8; //Shifts high bits left by 8 so that we can combine high and low bytes together. + deltaY_high = ((int16_t)readRegister(0x12))<<8; + + deltaX = deltaX_high | deltaX_low; //Combines the low/high bits of X and Y to be one variable. + deltaY = deltaY_high | deltaY_low; +} + + +//========================================================================= +void printData(void) +{ + if((deltaX != 0) || (deltaY != 0)) //If there is deltaX or deltaY movement, print the data. + { + pc.printf("deltaX: %d\t\t\tdeltaY: %d\n\r", deltaX, deltaY); + } + + deltaX = 0; //Resets deltaX and Y values to zero, otherwise previous data is stored until overwritten. + deltaY = 0; +}