Inherit from Serial and use software buffers for TX and RX. This allows the UART peripherals to operate in a IRQ driven mode. Overrides most (but not all) stdio functions as Serial did

Dependencies:   Buffer

Dependents:   buffered_serial_test BLE_Police_HRM evena_BLE_Police_HRM df-2014-workshop-rfid-case-generator-k64f ... more

Example

 #include "mbed.h"
 #include "BufferedSerial.h"

 BufferedSerial pc(USBTX, USBRX);

 int main()
 {
     pc.baud(115200);
   
     while(1)
     {
         Timer s;
       
         s.start();
         pc.printf("Hello World - buff\n");
         int buffered_time = s.read_us();
         wait(0.1f); // give time for the buffer to empty
       
         s.reset();
         printf("Hello World - poll\n");
         int polled_time = s.read_us();
         s.stop();
         wait(0.1f); // give time for the buffer to empty
       
         pc.printf("printf buffered took %d us\n", buffered_time);
         pc.printf("printf polled took %d us\n", polled_time);
         wait(0.5f);
     }
 }
Revision:
4:2ba4d2e1f05d
Parent:
3:6b76fcf27545
Child:
6:8287e83943f0
--- a/BufferedSerial.cpp	Wed Jun 12 20:40:15 2013 +0000
+++ b/BufferedSerial.cpp	Mon Dec 30 18:16:39 2013 +0000
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  * @brief   Software Buffer - Extends mbed Serial functionallity adding irq driven TX and RX
  * @author  sam grove
  * @version 1.0
- * @see     
+ * @see
  *
  * Copyright (c) 2013
  *
@@ -21,15 +21,13 @@
  */
 
 #include "BufferedSerial.h"
-#include "LogUtil.h"
 #include <stdarg.h>
 
 BufferedSerial::BufferedSerial(PinName tx, PinName rx, const char* name)
     : Serial(tx, rx, name)
 {
     Serial::attach(this, &BufferedSerial::rxIrq, Serial::RxIrq);
-    Serial::attach(this, &BufferedSerial::txIrq, Serial::TxIrq);
-    
+
     return;
 }
 
@@ -37,7 +35,7 @@
 {
     Serial::attach(NULL, Serial::RxIrq);
     Serial::attach(NULL, Serial::TxIrq);
-    
+
     return;
 }
 
@@ -60,21 +58,20 @@
 {
     _txbuf = (char)c;
     BufferedSerial::prime();
-    
+
     return c;
 }
 
 int BufferedSerial::puts(const char *s)
 {
     const char* ptr = s;
-    
-    while(*(ptr) != 0)
-    {
+
+    while(*(ptr) != 0) {
         _txbuf = *(ptr++);
     }
     _txbuf = '\n';  // done per puts definition
     BufferedSerial::prime();
-    
+
     return (ptr - s) + 1;
 }
 
@@ -82,18 +79,17 @@
 {
     char buf[256] = {0};
     int r = 0;
-    
+
     va_list arg;
     va_start(arg, format);
     r = vsprintf(buf, format, arg);
     // this may not hit the heap but should alert the user anyways
-    if(r > sizeof(buf))
-    {
-        ERROR("Buffer Overflow on the Stack Occured!\n");
+    if(r > sizeof(buf)) {
+        error("%s %d buffer overwrite!\n", __FILE__, __LINE__);
     }
+    va_end(arg);
     r = BufferedSerial::write(buf, r);
-    va_end(arg);
-    
+
     return r;
 }
 
@@ -101,49 +97,51 @@
 {
     const char* ptr = (const char*)s;
     const char* end = ptr + length;
-    
-    while (ptr != end)
-    {
+
+    while (ptr != end) {
         _txbuf = *(ptr++);
     }
     BufferedSerial::prime();
-    
-    return ptr - (const char*)s;  
+
+    return ptr - (const char*)s;
 }
 
 
 void BufferedSerial::rxIrq(void)
 {
     // read from the peripheral and make sure something is available
-    if(serial_readable(&_serial))
-    {
+    if(serial_readable(&_serial)) {
         _rxbuf = serial_getc(&_serial); // if so load them into a buffer
     }
-    
+
     return;
 }
 
 void BufferedSerial::txIrq(void)
 {
     // see if there is room in the hardware fifo and if something is in the software fifo
-    while(serial_writable(&_serial) && _txbuf.available())
-    {
-        serial_putc(&_serial, (int)_txbuf.get());
+    while(serial_writable(&_serial)) {
+        if(_txbuf.available()) {
+            serial_putc(&_serial, (int)_txbuf.get());
+        } else {
+            // disable the TX interrupt when there is nothing left to send
+            Serial::attach(NULL, Serial::TxIrq);
+            break;
+        }
     }
-    
+
     return;
 }
 
 void BufferedSerial::prime(void)
 {
     // if already busy then the irq will pick this up
-    if(serial_writable(&_serial))
-    {
-        Serial::attach(NULL, Serial::TxIrq);    // make sure not to cause contention in the irq 
+    if(serial_writable(&_serial)) {
+        Serial::attach(NULL, Serial::TxIrq);    // make sure not to cause contention in the irq
         BufferedSerial::txIrq();                // only write to hardware in one place
         Serial::attach(this, &BufferedSerial::txIrq, Serial::TxIrq);
     }
-    
+
     return;
 }