SPI write operation ends earlier than expected - embedded-linux

I have a problem using the SPI bus user space driver (spidev) in version 4.14 of lnx-xlnx. Sometimes only one byte (instead of for example the desired 4 bytes) is written to the MOSI due to SCLK dropping, for no apparent reason in a full duplex transfer. What could be happening?

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Cypress S25FL256S Flash memory read delay issue

I am currently using an s25fl256s flash memory, but when I try accessing it (using an SPI master on an Artix7 FPGA) the first read access has a delay of 19 clock cycle (more or less) and afterward the data is received correctly, does anyone know what causes the delay on the first read access ? according to the datasheet there should be no delays : https://www.infineon.com/dgdl/Infineon-S25FL128S_S25FL256S_128_Mb_(16_MB)_256_Mb_(32_MB)_3.0V_SPI_Flash_Memory-DataSheet-v18_00-EN.pdf?fileId=8ac78c8c7d0d8da4017d0ecfb6a64a17
I was expecting to start receiving the data on the first sclk rising edge that follws the LSB of my adress
Be sure to observe the power up delay, tPU, describe on page 33 of the datasheet before trying to communicate with the device.

Esp32 Micropython Max31865 Spi connection and data read

I need to read temperature data with using MAX31865 SPI communication. First of all, I tried to read 4 byte data:
import machine
import ubinascii
spi = machine.SPI(1, baudrate=5000000, polarity=0, phase=0)
#baudrate controls the speed of the clock line in hertz.
#polarity controls the polarity of the clock line, i.e. if it's idle at a low or high level.
#phase controls the phase of the clock line, i.e. when data is read and written during a clock cycle
cs = machine.Pin(15, machine.Pin.OUT)
cs.off()
cs.on()
data = spi.read(4)
cs.off()
print(ubinascii.hexlify(data))
I tried many times with different codes but result is always similar b'00000000'.
I am using ESP32 WROOM.
I used this pins:
ESP32 : D12 - D14 - 3V3 - GND - D15
Max31865: SDO - CLK - VIN - GND - CS
I am new on micropython and esp32.
I don't know what should I do. Is there any suggestions , recommended tutorials or idea?
Short answer: see if you can use CircuitPython and its drivers for MAX31865.
Long answer: a bunch of stuff. I suspect you've been following the Adafruit tutorial for MAX31855, but its SPI interface is very different from the MAX31865.
Your SPI connection is missing the SDI pin. You have to connect it, as communication is bidirectional. Also, I suggest using the default SPI pinout on ESP32 side as described in the micropython documetation for ESP32.
The SPI startup looks to be missing stuff. Looking at the SPI documentation a call to machine.SPI() requires that you assign values to arguments sck, mosi, miso. Those would probably be the pins on ESP32 side where you've connected SCLK, SDI, SDO on MAX31865 (note mosi means "master out, slave in" and miso is "master in, slave out").
The chip select signal on the MAX is inverted (that's what the line above CS input in the datasheet means). You have to set it low to activate the chip and high to disable it.
You can't just read data out of the chip, it has a protocol you must follow. First you have to request a temperature-to-resistance conversion from the chip. The datasheet for your chip explains how to do that, the relevant info starts on page 13 (it's a bit difficult to read for a beginner, but try anyway as it's the authoritative source of information for this chip). On a high level, it works like this:
Write to Configuration register a value which initiates the conversion.
Wait for the conversion to complete.
Read from the RTD (Resistance-To-Digital) registers to get the conversion result.
Calculate the temperature value from the conversion result.
The code might be closer to this (not tested, and very likely to not work off the bat - but it should convey the idea):
import ubinascii, time
from machine import Pin, SPI
cs = Pin(15, Pin.OUT)
# Assuming you've rewired according to default SPI pinout
spi = machine.SPI(1, baudrate=100000, polarity=0, phase=0, sck=Pin(14), mosi=Pin(13), miso=Pin(12))
# Enable chip
cs.off()
# Prime a 1-shot read by writing 0x40 to Configration register 0x00
spi.write(b'\x00\x40')
# Wait for conversion to complete (up to 66 ms)
time.sleep_ms(100)
# Select the RTD MSBs register (0x01) and read 1 byte from it
spi.write(b'\x01')
msb = spi.read(1)
# Select the RTD LSBs register (0x02) and read 1 byte from it
spi.write(b'\x02')
lsb = spi.read(1)
# Disable chip
cs.on()
# Join the 2 bytes
result = msb * 256 + lsb
print(ubinascii.hexlify(result))
Convert result to temperature according to section "Converting RTD Data Register
Values to Temperature" in datasheet.
Side note 1: here spi = machine.SPI(1, baudrate=5000000, polarity=0, phase=0) you've configured a baud rate of 5MHz which is the maximum for this chip. Depending on how you've connected your devices, it may not work. The SPI protocol is synchronous and driven by master device, so you can set any baud rate you want. Start with a much, much lower value, maybe 100KHz or so. Increase this after you've figured out how to talk to the chip.
Side note 2: if you want your conversion result faster than the 100ms sleep in my code, connect the DRDY line from MAX to ESP32 and wait for it to go low. This means the conversion is finished and you can read out the result immediately.

Windows CE 6.0 : Serial port IRQ 6, 3E8 transfers only 16 bytes

I have configured our custom BSP to have 4 COM ports.
Out of these 3 COM ports work fine.
I have issue with the below COM port:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Drivers\BuiltIn\Serial3]
"SysIntr"=dword:16
"IoBase"=dword:03E8
"IoLen"=dword:8
"DeviceArrayIndex"=dword:2
"Prefix"="COM"
"IClass"="{CC5195AC-BA49-48a0-BE17-DF6D1B0173DD}"
"Dll"="Com16550.Dll"
"Order"=dword:0
"Flags"=dword:10 ; User MOde: DEVFLAGS_LOAD_AS_USERPROC
Any transmission of more than 16 bytes is truncated. On debugging we found that after transmitting first 16 bytes, it waits for IIR(Interrupt Identification Register) "Transmitter Holding Register Empty Interrupt" event to occur.
But this does not occurs.
Any thoughts on how to proceed with this.
I seem to remember that 'modern' UARTS have a 16 byte transmit (and receive) buffer to allow fewer interrupts to the main CPU. This would explain why you can transmit 16 bytes before it stops.
As for the reason your custom board doesn't interrupt, I would assume you haven't wired up the interrupt line from the UART to your main processor.
It was a BIOS issue and it got resolved after updating the BIOS

Is it possible to query serial port tx pin status (signal low / high) in windows?

Is it possible to query serial port tx (send) pin status if it is active or not ?
For example when issuin break command (SetCommBreak) tx pin is set to active (low). I'd like to know when it is active or not. Thanks.
No. (at least not likely)
If you are using the "16550" family of UARTs, then I am confident that you can not query the serial port tx pin status. Of course, if you are using some new version or other UART family, maybe.
You can assume that the TX pin is in the SPACE state ('0', +Volts) whilst performing SetCommBreak(), but I suspect that is not enough for you.
If you are look to debug your code to know if a break occurred, you can short pins 2 & 3 on a 9-pin D-sub, thus loop backing the transmit to the receive. A paper clip will do. Your receive code would detect the incoming BREAK. Shorting to the incorrect pin does not cause a lasting problem with a conforming serial port, but be careful. Try this first with simple data, before testing BREAK condition.
If you have a "16550"-like UART.
You can put the UART into loop-back mode and see if you receiving you own outgoing BREAK signal. Its somewhat complicated in current PCs. Other UART type may support loop-back.

Writing to Micro SD from SHARC 21469 idle and speed issues.

I can properly read/write to a 2GB Kingston Micro SD using single pin SPI, but after writing using the WRITE_MULTIPLE_BLOCK command to write several blocks, the card goes into idle mode. I know this because when I try send a command to write more data, the card returns an 'in idle state' flag. I created a work around that pulls the card from idle after each write but this severely reduces the bandwidth. Does anyone know why this happens?
Also, the maximum SPI Baud I have obtained is 1Mbs. When I set the SPI clk to >1MHz the commands do not work properly. If I send commands at a baud of < 1Mbs then send the data at >1Mbs, the data is corrupted. Is there a reason I have not been able to get the 25MHz specification speed as listed in the SDCARD.org spec on p2?
https://www.sdcard.org/developers/tech/sdio/sdio_spec/Simplified_SDIO_Card_Spec.pdf
I got SPI Speeds less than 1 MBit/s when I tried to use the wrong SPI clock polarity once. Double check this, and this is also a possible candidate as a source for you "idle" error.

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