Vishal Kotcherlakota / TimerCapture

Library to simplify using capture pins on hardware.

Dependents:   bluesync

When I first started experimenting with the notion of capture pins, I had no idea where to begin. Rather than write to registers in every single program, I decided to create a class that'd handle that heavy lifting for me!

Import library
TimerCapture - TimerCapture Class Reference

Public Member Functions

TimerCapture (PinName pCapturePin)
Configures registers to use the given pin as a capture pin.
uint32_t getTime ()
Get the time captured by the capture pin's register.

Static Public Member Functions

static void startTimer ()
Starts the TIMER2 timer, and configures it if it's not already configured.
static bool isRunning ()
Checks if the TIMER2 timer is running.
static void stopTimer ()
Stops the TIMER2 timer.
static void resetTimer ()
Resets the TIMER2 timer.

This code uses TIMER2 on the LPC1768. I have no idea if it will work on other hardware, but I hope it helps someone else!

TimerCapture.cpp

Committer:
dishbreak
Date:
2015-06-10
Revision:
4:3ae9f68bae6a
Parent:
2:7c4ca945bfe1

File content as of revision 4:3ae9f68bae6a:

#include "TimerCapture.h"

bool TimerCapture::timerStarted = false;

TimerCapture::TimerCapture(PinName pCapturePin) {
    uint8_t bitcount_pinselect = 0;
    uint8_t bitcount_capture_control = 0;
    
    #if DEBUG
    printf("Entering ctor\r\n");
    #endif
    
    switch (pCapturePin) {
        case p30:
            bitcount_pinselect = 8;
            bitcount_capture_control = 0;
            break;
        case p29:
            bitcount_pinselect = 10;
            bitcount_capture_control = 3;
            break;
        default:
            error("TimerCapture: Invalid pin specified! Pick either p29 (P0.5) or p30 (p0.4).");
            break;
    }
    
    #if DEBUG
    printf("Bitcounts selected: %d (pinselect) %d (capture control)\r\n", bitcount_pinselect, bitcount_capture_control);
    #endif
    
    uint32_t bitmask_pinselect = (0x3 << bitcount_pinselect);
    mCapturePin = pCapturePin;
    
    // error out if the pin is already configured.
    if ((LPC_PINCON->PINSEL0 & bitmask_pinselect) == bitmask_pinselect) {
        error("TimerCapture: Pin is already configured!");
    }
    
    
    //check if peripheral has power, else this operation will hang!
    if ((LPC_SC->PCONP & (1 << 22)) == 0) {
        error("TimerCapture: Attempted to write to timer registers with power off!");
    }
    
    #if DEBUG
    printf("OK to configure registers\r\n");
    #endif
    
    // configure the pin
    LPC_PINCON->PINSEL0 |= bitmask_pinselect;
    
    #if DEBUG
    printf("Configuring rising edge. Register is %08x\r\n", LPC_TIM2->CCR);
    #endif
    
    // store on rising edge of input
    LPC_TIM2->CCR |= (1 << bitcount_capture_control); 
    
    #if DEBUG
    printf("Leaving ctor\r\n");
    #endif
}

void TimerCapture::startTimer() {
    if (!timerStarted) {
        timerStarted = true;
        
        configureTimer();
        
        //start timer
        LPC_TIM2->TCR = 1;
    }
}

void TimerCapture::stopTimer() {
    timerStarted = false;
    //stop timer
    LPC_TIM2->TCR = 0;
}

bool TimerCapture::isRunning() {
    return timerStarted;
}

void TimerCapture::resetTimer() {
    //reset timer
    LPC_TIM2->TCR = 2;
    LPC_TIM2->TCR = 0;
    LPC_TIM2->CR0 = 0;
    LPC_TIM2->CR1 = 0;
}

uint32_t TimerCapture::getTime() {
    uint32_t observedTime = 0;
    switch(mCapturePin) {
        case p30:
            observedTime = LPC_TIM2->CR0;
            break;
        case p29:
            observedTime = LPC_TIM2->CR1;
            break;
        default:
            observedTime = 0;
            break;
    }
    
    return observedTime;
}

void TimerCapture::configureTimer() {
    // Power on Peripheral TIMER2
    LPC_SC->PCONP |= (1 << 22);
    
    // Set clock source for TIMER2
    uint8_t clockSel = 0x01;
    LPC_SC->PCLKSEL1 |= (clockSel << 12);
    
    // Set prescaler counter
    LPC_TIM2->PR = SystemCoreClock/1000; //should increment once a milisecond.
    
}