Wiljan Arias / MCP23S17

Fork of MCP23S17 by Romilly Cocking

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+#include "mbed.h"
+
+/* first attempt at driving an MCP23S17
+*
+* Turns alternate bits of B register on and off
+* 
+* I have not added many comments yet.
+* This is a proof of concept,
+* not a finished example.
+*/
+
+DigitalOut myled(LED1);
+
+SPI spi(p5, p6, p7);
+DigitalOut ncs(p20);
+
+void write(char command, char address, char data) {
+    ncs = 0;
+    spi.write(command);
+    spi.write(address);
+    spi.write(data);
+    ncs = 1;
+}
+
+void init() {
+    write(0x40, 0x0A, 0xA0);
+    write(0x40, 0x10, 0x00);
+}
+
+void output(char byte) {
+    ncs = 0;
+     write(0x40,0x1A, byte); // configures for multi-write - could send a series of bytes for immediate output
+    ncs = 1;  
+}
+
+int main() {
+    init();
+    while(1) {
+        myled = 1;
+        wait(0.2);
+        output(0xAA);
+        myled = 0;
+        wait(0.2);
+        output(0x55);
+    }
+}