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+/*!
+  General BMS Library
+@verbatim
+
+@endverbatim
+REVISION HISTORY
+$Revision: 7139 $
+$Date: 2017-4
+
+Copyright (c) 2017, Linear Technology Corp.(LTC)
+All rights reserved.
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+Copyright 2017 Linear Technology Corp. (LTC)
+***********************************************************/
+#include "LTC681x.h"
+
+void wakeup_idle(uint8_t total_ic)
+{
+  for (int i =0; i<total_ic; i++)
+  {
+    CS_PIN = 0;
+    //delayMicroseconds(2); //Guarantees the isoSPI will be in ready mode
+    spi_read_byte(0xff);
+    CS_PIN = 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++)
+  {
+    CS_PIN = 0;
+    wait_ms(300); // Guarantees the LTC6813 will be in standby
+    CS_PIN = 1;
+    wait_ms(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);
+  CS_PIN = 0;
+  spi_write_array(4,cmd);
+  CS_PIN = 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;
+  }
+
+
+  CS_PIN = 0;
+  spi_write_array(CMD_LEN, cmd);
+  CS_PIN = 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);
+
+
+  CS_PIN = 0;
+  spi_write_read(cmd, 4, data, (BYTES_IN_REG*total_ic));         //Read the configuration data of all ICs on the daisy chain into
+  CS_PIN = 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
+    
+    remainder = (remainder<<8)^crc15Table[addr];
+  }
+  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);
+
+
+  CS_PIN = 0;
+  spi_write_array(4,cmd);
+// adc_state = spi_read_byte(0xFF);
+
+  CS_PIN = 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);
+
+  CS_PIN = 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;
+    }
+  }
+
+  CS_PIN = 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);
+
+  CS_PIN = 0;
+  spi_write_read(cmd,4,data,(REG_LEN*total_ic));
+  CS_PIN = 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);
+
+  CS_PIN = 0;
+  spi_write_read(cmd,4,data,(REG_LEN*total_ic));
+  CS_PIN = 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);
+
+  CS_PIN = 0;
+  spi_write_read(cmd,4,data,(REG_LEN*total_ic));
+  CS_PIN = 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();
+        wait_ms(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);
+
+  CS_PIN = 0;
+  spi_write_array(4,cmd);
+  for (int i = 0; i<9; i++)
+  {
+    spi_read_byte(0xFF);
+  }
+  CS_PIN = 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);
+}
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diff -r 000000000000 -r c1ea93720ab4 LTC681x.h
--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/LTC681x.h	Sun Nov 12 01:21:42 2017 +0000
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+/************************************
+REVISION HISTORY
+$Revision: 7139 $
+$Date: 2017-4-4
+
+Copyright (c) 2017, Linear Technology Corp.(LTC)
+All rights reserved.
+
+Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+
+1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this
+   list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice,
+   this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation
+   and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+
+THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND
+ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
+WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
+DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR
+ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
+(INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
+LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND
+ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+(INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
+SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+The views and conclusions contained in the software and documentation are those
+of the authors and should not be interpreted as representing official policies,
+either expressed or implied, of Linear Technology Corp.
+
+The Linear Technology Linduino is not affiliated with the official Arduino team.
+However, the Linduino is only possible because of the Arduino team's commitment
+to the open-source community.  Please, visit http://www.arduino.cc and
+http://store.arduino.cc , and consider a purchase that will help fund their
+ongoing work.
+
+Copyright 2015 Linear Technology Corp. (LTC)
+***********************************************************/
+
+#ifndef LTC681X_H
+#define LTC681X_H
+
+#include "mbed.h"
+#include "bms_hardware.h"
+#include "LT_SPI.h"
+
+#define IC_LTC6811
+
+#define MD_422HZ_1KHZ 0
+#define MD_27KHZ_14KHZ 1
+#define MD_7KHZ_3KHZ 2
+#define MD_26HZ_2KHZ 3
+
+#define ADC_OPT_ENABLED 1
+#define ADC_OPT_DISABLED 0
+
+#define CELL_CH_ALL 0
+#define CELL_CH_1and7 1
+#define CELL_CH_2and8 2
+#define CELL_CH_3and9 3
+#define CELL_CH_4and10 4
+#define CELL_CH_5and11 5
+#define CELL_CH_6and12 6
+
+#define SELFTEST_1 1
+#define SELFTEST_2 2
+
+#define AUX_CH_ALL 0
+#define AUX_CH_GPIO1 1
+#define AUX_CH_GPIO2 2
+#define AUX_CH_GPIO3 3
+#define AUX_CH_GPIO4 4
+#define AUX_CH_GPIO5 5
+#define AUX_CH_VREF2 6
+
+#define STAT_CH_ALL 0
+#define STAT_CH_SOC 1
+#define STAT_CH_ITEMP 2
+#define STAT_CH_VREGA 3
+#define STAT_CH_VREGD 4
+
+#define DCP_DISABLED 0
+#define DCP_ENABLED 1
+
+#define PULL_UP_CURRENT 1
+#define PULL_DOWN_CURRENT 0
+
+#define NUM_RX_BYT 8
+#define CELL 1
+#define AUX 2
+#define STAT 3
+#define CFGR 0
+#define CFGRB 4
+DigitalOut CS_PIN(A3); //chip select
+
+
+//! Cell Voltage data structure.
+typedef struct
+{
+  uint16_t c_codes[18];//!< Cell Voltage Codes
+  uint8_t pec_match[6];//!< If a PEC error was detected during most recent read cmd
+} cv;
+
+//! AUX Reg Voltage Data
+typedef struct
+{
+  uint16_t a_codes[9];//!< Aux Voltage Codes
+  uint8_t pec_match[4];//!< If a PEC error was detected during most recent read cmd
+} ax;
+
+typedef struct
+{
+  uint16_t stat_codes[4];//!< A two dimensional array of the stat voltage codes.
+  uint8_t flags[3]; //!< byte array that contains the uv/ov flag data
+  uint8_t mux_fail[1]; //!< Mux self test status flag
+  uint8_t thsd[1]; //!< Thermal shutdown status
+  uint8_t pec_match[2];//!< If a PEC error was detected during most recent read cmd
+} st;
+
+typedef struct
+{
+  uint8_t tx_data[6];
+  uint8_t rx_data[8];
+  uint8_t rx_pec_match;//!< If a PEC error was detected during most recent read cmd
+} ic_register;
+
+typedef struct
+{
+  uint16_t pec_count;
+  uint16_t cfgr_pec;
+  uint16_t cell_pec[6];
+  uint16_t aux_pec[4];
+  uint16_t stat_pec[2];
+} pec_counter;
+
+typedef struct
+{
+  uint8_t cell_channels;
+  uint8_t stat_channels;
+  uint8_t aux_channels;
+  uint8_t num_cv_reg;
+  uint8_t num_gpio_reg;
+  uint8_t num_stat_reg;
+} register_cfg;
+
+typedef struct
+{
+
+  ic_register config;
+  ic_register configb;
+  cv   cells;
+  ax   aux;
+  st   stat;
+  ic_register  com;
+  ic_register pwm;
+  ic_register pwmb;
+  ic_register sctrl;
+  ic_register sctrlb;
+  bool isospi_reverse;
+  pec_counter crc_count;
+  register_cfg ic_reg;
+  long system_open_wire;
+} cell_asic;
+
+
+
+
+/*!   calculates  and returns the CRC15
+  @returns The calculated pec15 as an unsigned int
+*/
+uint16_t pec15_calc(uint8_t len, //!< the length of the data array being passed to the function
+                    uint8_t *data //!<  the array of data that the PEC will be generated from
+                   );
+
+/*!  Wake isoSPI up from idle state */
+void wakeup_idle(uint8_t total_ic);//!< number of ICs in the daisy chain
+
+/*!  Wake the LTC6813 from the sleep state */
+void wakeup_sleep(uint8_t total_ic); //!< number of ICs in the daisy chain
+
+/*! Sense a command to the bms IC. This code will calculate the PEC code for the transmitted command*/
+void cmd_68(uint8_t tx_cmd[2]); //!< 2 Byte array containing the BMS command to be sent
+
+//! Writes an array of data to the daisy chain
+void write_68(uint8_t total_ic , //!< number of ICs in the daisy chain
+              uint8_t tx_cmd[2], //!< 2 Byte array containing the BMS command to be sent
+              uint8_t data[] //!< Array containing the data to be written to the BMS ICs
+             );
+//! Issues a command onto the daisy chain and reads back 6*total_ic data in the rx_data array
+int8_t read_68( uint8_t total_ic, //!< number of ICs in the daisy chain
+                uint8_t tx_cmd[2], //!< 2 Byte array containing the BMS command to be sent
+                uint8_t *rx_data); //!< Array that the read back data will be stored.
+
+/*! Starts the Mux Decoder diagnostic self test
+
+ Running this command will start the Mux Decoder Diagnostic Self Test
+ This test takes roughly 1mS to complete. The MUXFAIL bit will be updated,
+ the bit will be set to 1 for a failure and 0 if the test has been passed.
+ */
+void LTC681x_diagn();
+
+//! Sends the poll adc command
+//! @returns 1 byte read back after a pladc command. If the byte is not 0xFF ADC conversion has completed
+uint8_t LTC681x_pladc();
+
+//! This function will block operation until the ADC has finished it's conversion
+//! @returns the approximate time it took for the ADC function to complete.
+uint32_t LTC681x_pollAdc();
+
+/*! Starts cell voltage conversion
+
+  Starts ADC conversions of the LTC6811 Cpin inputs.
+  The type of ADC conversion executed can be changed by setting the following parameters:
+*/
+void LTC681x_adcv(uint8_t MD, //!< ADC Conversion Mode
+                  uint8_t DCP, //!< Controls if Discharge is permitted during conversion
+                  uint8_t CH //!< Sets which Cell channels are converted
+                 );
+
+/*!  Starts cell voltage  and GPIO 1&2 conversion
+*/
+void LTC681x_adcvax(
+  uint8_t MD, //!< ADC Conversion Mode
+  uint8_t DCP //!< Controls if Discharge is permitted during conversion
+);
+
+
+/*!  Starts cell voltage self test conversion
+*/
+void LTC681x_cvst(
+  uint8_t MD, //!< ADC Conversion Mode
+  uint8_t ST //!< Self Test Mode
+);
+
+/*!  Starts cell voltage and SOC conversion
+*/
+void LTC681x_adcvsc(
+  uint8_t MD, //!< ADC Conversion Mode
+  uint8_t DCP //!< Controls if Discharge is permitted during conversion
+);
+/*!  Starts cell voltage overlap conversion
+*/
+void LTC681x_adol(
+  uint8_t MD, //!< ADC Conversion Mode
+  uint8_t DCP //!< Discharge permitted during conversion
+);
+
+/*!  Start an open wire Conversion
+*/
+void LTC681x_adow(
+  uint8_t MD, //!< ADC Conversion Mode
+  uint8_t PUP //!< Controls if Discharge is permitted during conversion
+);
+
+
+/*!  Start a GPIO and Vref2 Conversion
+*/
+void LTC681x_adax(
+  uint8_t MD, //!< ADC Conversion Mode
+  uint8_t CHG //!< Sets which GPIO channels are converted
+);
+
+/*!  Start an GPIO Redundancy test
+*/
+void LTC681x_adaxd(
+  uint8_t MD, //!< ADC Conversion Mode
+  uint8_t CHG //!< Sets which GPIO channels are converted
+);
+
+/*!  Start an Auxiliary Register Self Test Conversion
+*/
+void LTC681x_axst(
+  uint8_t MD, //!< ADC Conversion Mode
+  uint8_t ST //!< Sets if self test 1 or 2 is run
+);
+
+
+
+/*!  Start a Status ADC Conversion
+*/
+void LTC681x_adstat(
+  uint8_t MD, //!< ADC Conversion Mode
+  uint8_t CHST //!< Sets which Stat channels are converted
+);
+
+/*!   Start a Status register redundancy test Conversion
+*/
+void LTC681x_adstatd(
+  uint8_t MD, //!< ADC Mode
+  uint8_t CHST //!< Sets which Status channels are converted
+);
+
+
+/*!  Start a Status Register Self Test Conversion
+*/
+void LTC681x_statst(
+  uint8_t MD, //!< ADC Conversion Mode
+  uint8_t ST //!< Sets if self test 1 or 2 is run
+);
+
+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
+                     );
+/*! 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);
+
+/*!  Read the raw data from the LTC681x auxiliary register
+
+ 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 LTC681x_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
+                      );
+/*!  Read the raw data from the LTC681x stat register
+
+ 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 LTC681x_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
+                       );
+
+/*!  Clears the LTC681x cell voltage registers
+
+The command clears the cell voltage registers and initializes
+all values to 1. The register will read back hexadecimal 0xFF
+after the command is sent.
+*/
+void LTC681x_clrcell();
+/*! Clears the LTC681x Auxiliary registers
+
+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();
+
+/*!  Clears the LTC681x Stat registers
+
+The command clears the Stat registers and initializes
+all values to 1. The register will read back hexadecimal 0xFF
+after the command is sent.
+*/
+void LTC681x_clrstat();
+
+/*!  Clears the LTC681x SCTRL registers
+
+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();
+
+/*! Starts the Mux Decoder diagnostic self test
+
+Running this command will start the Mux Decoder Diagnostic Self Test
+This test takes roughly 1mS to complete. The MUXFAIL bit will be updated,
+the bit will be set to 1 for a failure and 0 if the test has been passed.
+*/
+void LTC681x_diagn();
+
+/*!  Reads and parses the LTC681x cell voltage registers.
+
+ The function is used to read the cell codes of the LTC6811.
+ This function will send the requested read commands parse the data
+ and store the cell voltages in the cell_asic structure.
+ */
+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
+                    );
+
+/*!  Reads and parses the LTC681x auxiliary registers.
+
+ 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 the cell_asic structure.
+*/
+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[]//!< Measurement Data Structure
+                    );
+
+/*!  Reads and parses the LTC681x stat registers.
+
+ The function is used to read the  parsed status codes of the LTC6811. This function will send the requested
+ read commands parse the data and store the status voltages in the cell_asic structure
+ */
+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[]//!< Measurement Data Structure
+                     );
+/*!  Write the LTC681x CFGRA
+
+ This command will write the configuration registers of the LTC681xs
+ connected in a daisy chain stack. The configuration is written in descending
+ order so the last device's configuration is written first.
+ */
+void LTC681x_wrcfg(uint8_t total_ic, //The number of ICs being written to
+                   cell_asic ic[] //A two dimensional array of the configuration data that will be written
+                  );
+/*!  Write the LTC681x CFGRB register
+
+ This command will write the configuration registers of the LTC681xs
+ connected in a daisy chain stack. The configuration is written in descending
+ order so the last device's configuration is written first.
+ */
+void LTC681x_wrcfgb(uint8_t total_ic, //The number of ICs being written to
+                    cell_asic ic[] //A two dimensional array of the configuration data that will be written
+                   );
+/*!  Reads the LTC681x CFGRA register
+*/
+int8_t LTC681x_rdcfg(uint8_t total_ic, //Number of ICs in the system
+                     cell_asic ic[] //A two dimensional array that the function stores the read configuration data.
+                    );
+
+/*!  Reads the LTC681x CFGRB register
+*/
+int8_t LTC681x_rdcfgb(uint8_t total_ic, //Number of ICs in the system
+                      cell_asic ic[] //A two dimensional array that the function stores the read configuration data.
+                     );
+
+
+/*!  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, //!< The PWM Register to be written A or B
+                     cell_asic ic[] //!< ASIC Variable
+                    );
+
+/*!  Write the LTC681x PWM register
+
+ This command will write the pwm registers of the LTC681x
+ connected in a daisy chain stack. The pwm is written in descending
+ order so the last device's pwm is written first.
+*/
+void LTC681x_wrpwm(uint8_t total_ic, //!< The number of ICs being written to
+                   uint8_t pwmReg,  //!< The PWM Register to be written
+                   cell_asic ic[] //!< ASIC Variable
+                  );
+
+/*!  issues a stcomm command and clocks data out of the COMM register */
+void LTC681x_stcomm();
+
+/*!  Reads comm registers of a LTC681x daisy chain
+*/
+int8_t LTC681x_rdcomm(uint8_t total_ic, //!< Number of ICs in the system
+                      cell_asic ic[] //!< ASIC Variable
+                     );
+
+/*!  Write the LTC681x COMM register
+
+ This command will write the comm registers of the LTC681x
+ connected in a daisy chain stack. The comm is written in descending
+ order so the last device's configuration is written first.
+ */
+void LTC681x_wrcomm(uint8_t total_ic, //!< The number of ICs being written to
+                    cell_asic ic[] ///!< ASIC Variable
+                   );
+
+/*! Selft Test Helper Function*/
+uint16_t LTC681x_st_lookup(
+  uint8_t MD, //ADC Mode
+  uint8_t ST //Self Test
+);
+
+/*! Helper Function to clear DCC bits in the CFGR Registers*/
+void clear_discharge(uint8_t total_ic,
+                     cell_asic ic[]);
+
+/*! Helper function that runs the ADC Self Tests*/
+int16_t LTC681x_run_cell_adc_st(uint8_t adc_reg,
+                                uint8_t total_ic,
+                                cell_asic ic[]);
+
+/*! Helper function that runs the ADC Digital Redudancy commands and checks output for errors*/
+int16_t LTC681x_run_adc_redundancy_st(uint8_t adc_mode,
+                                      uint8_t adc_reg,
+                                      uint8_t total_ic,
+                                      cell_asic ic[]);
+
+/*! Helper function that runs the datasheet open wire algorithm*/
+void LTC681x_run_openwire(uint8_t total_ic,
+                          cell_asic ic[]);
+
+/*! Helper Function that runs the ADC Overlap test*/
+uint16_t LTC681x_run_adc_overlap(uint8_t total_ic,
+                                 cell_asic ic[]);
+/*! Helper Function that counts overall PEC errors and register/IC PEC errors*/
+void LTC681x_check_pec(uint8_t total_ic,
+                       uint8_t reg,
+                       cell_asic ic[]);
+
+/*! Helper Function that resets the PEC error counters */
+void LTC681x_reset_crc_count(uint8_t total_ic,
+                             cell_asic ic[]);
+
+/*! Helper Function to initialize the CFGR data structures*/
+void LTC681x_init_cfg(uint8_t total_ic,
+                      cell_asic ic[]);
+
+/*! Helper function to set appropriate bits in CFGR register based on bit function*/
+void LTC681x_set_cfgr(uint8_t nIC,
+                      cell_asic ic[],
+                      bool refon,
+                      bool adcopt,
+                      bool gpio[5],
+                      bool dcc[12]);
+
+/*! Helper function to turn the refon bit HIGH or LOW*/
+void LTC681x_set_cfgr_refon(uint8_t nIC,
+                            cell_asic ic[],
+                            bool refon);
+
+/*! Helper function to turn the ADCOPT bit HIGH or LOW*/
+void LTC681x_set_cfgr_adcopt(uint8_t nIC,
+                             cell_asic ic[],
+                             bool adcopt);
+
+/*! Helper function to turn the GPIO bits HIGH or LOW*/
+void LTC681x_set_cfgr_gpio(uint8_t nIC,
+                           cell_asic ic[],
+                           bool gpio[]);
+
+/*! Helper function to turn the DCC bits HIGH or LOW*/
+void LTC681x_set_cfgr_dis(uint8_t nIC,
+                          cell_asic ic[],
+                          bool dcc[]);
+/*!  Helper function to set uv field in CFGRA register*/
+void LTC681x_set_cfgr_uv(uint8_t nIC,
+                         cell_asic ic[],
+                         uint16_t uv);
+
+/*!  Helper function to set ov field in CFGRA register*/
+void LTC681x_set_cfgr_ov(uint8_t nIC,
+                         cell_asic ic[],
+                         uint16_t ov);
+
+
+
+//This needs a PROGMEM =  when using with a LINDUINO
+const uint16_t crc15Table[256] {0x0,0xc599, 0xceab, 0xb32, 0xd8cf, 0x1d56, 0x1664, 0xd3fd, 0xf407, 0x319e, 0x3aac,  //!<precomputed CRC15 Table
+                                0xff35, 0x2cc8, 0xe951, 0xe263, 0x27fa, 0xad97, 0x680e, 0x633c, 0xa6a5, 0x7558, 0xb0c1,
+                                0xbbf3, 0x7e6a, 0x5990, 0x9c09, 0x973b, 0x52a2, 0x815f, 0x44c6, 0x4ff4, 0x8a6d, 0x5b2e,
+                                0x9eb7, 0x9585, 0x501c, 0x83e1, 0x4678, 0x4d4a, 0x88d3, 0xaf29, 0x6ab0, 0x6182, 0xa41b,
+                                0x77e6, 0xb27f, 0xb94d, 0x7cd4, 0xf6b9, 0x3320, 0x3812, 0xfd8b, 0x2e76, 0xebef, 0xe0dd,
+                                0x2544, 0x2be, 0xc727, 0xcc15, 0x98c, 0xda71, 0x1fe8, 0x14da, 0xd143, 0xf3c5, 0x365c,
+                                0x3d6e, 0xf8f7,0x2b0a, 0xee93, 0xe5a1, 0x2038, 0x7c2, 0xc25b, 0xc969, 0xcf0, 0xdf0d,
+                                0x1a94, 0x11a6, 0xd43f, 0x5e52, 0x9bcb, 0x90f9, 0x5560, 0x869d, 0x4304, 0x4836, 0x8daf,
+                                0xaa55, 0x6fcc, 0x64fe, 0xa167, 0x729a, 0xb703, 0xbc31, 0x79a8, 0xa8eb, 0x6d72, 0x6640,
+                                0xa3d9, 0x7024, 0xb5bd, 0xbe8f, 0x7b16, 0x5cec, 0x9975, 0x9247, 0x57de, 0x8423, 0x41ba,
+                                0x4a88, 0x8f11, 0x57c, 0xc0e5, 0xcbd7, 0xe4e, 0xddb3, 0x182a, 0x1318, 0xd681, 0xf17b,
+                                0x34e2, 0x3fd0, 0xfa49, 0x29b4, 0xec2d, 0xe71f, 0x2286, 0xa213, 0x678a, 0x6cb8, 0xa921,
+                                0x7adc, 0xbf45, 0xb477, 0x71ee, 0x5614, 0x938d, 0x98bf, 0x5d26, 0x8edb, 0x4b42, 0x4070,
+                                0x85e9, 0xf84, 0xca1d, 0xc12f, 0x4b6, 0xd74b, 0x12d2, 0x19e0, 0xdc79, 0xfb83, 0x3e1a, 0x3528,
+                                0xf0b1, 0x234c, 0xe6d5, 0xede7, 0x287e, 0xf93d, 0x3ca4, 0x3796, 0xf20f, 0x21f2, 0xe46b, 0xef59,
+                                0x2ac0, 0xd3a, 0xc8a3, 0xc391, 0x608, 0xd5f5, 0x106c, 0x1b5e, 0xdec7, 0x54aa, 0x9133, 0x9a01,
+                                0x5f98, 0x8c65, 0x49fc, 0x42ce, 0x8757, 0xa0ad, 0x6534, 0x6e06, 0xab9f, 0x7862, 0xbdfb, 0xb6c9,
+                                0x7350, 0x51d6, 0x944f, 0x9f7d, 0x5ae4, 0x8919, 0x4c80, 0x47b2, 0x822b, 0xa5d1, 0x6048, 0x6b7a,
+                                0xaee3, 0x7d1e, 0xb887, 0xb3b5, 0x762c, 0xfc41, 0x39d8, 0x32ea, 0xf773, 0x248e, 0xe117, 0xea25,
+                                0x2fbc, 0x846, 0xcddf, 0xc6ed, 0x374, 0xd089, 0x1510, 0x1e22, 0xdbbb, 0xaf8, 0xcf61, 0xc453,
+                                0x1ca, 0xd237, 0x17ae, 0x1c9c, 0xd905, 0xfeff, 0x3b66, 0x3054, 0xf5cd, 0x2630, 0xe3a9, 0xe89b,
+                                0x2d02, 0xa76f, 0x62f6, 0x69c4, 0xac5d, 0x7fa0, 0xba39, 0xb10b, 0x7492, 0x5368, 0x96f1, 0x9dc3,
+                                0x585a, 0x8ba7, 0x4e3e, 0x450c, 0x8095
+                               };
+
+
+#endif
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