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re: built in functions- set_pwm_duty query

 
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re: built in functions- set_pwm_duty query
PostPosted: Sun Sep 21, 2008 9:15 pm     Reply with quote

When trying to associate an action or variable with a given combination of pwm channel and my desired duty cycle - I seem to need to code it awkwardly owing to the different function names associated with the channel

I'm grateful for the clean solid pwm functions I'm using now
but does anybody know why the compiler could not
persuaded to accept input with a syntax of

set_pwm_duty( int channel number, unsigned long duty_cycle_var)

to pass 2 vars instead of one to a buncha different functions? ?

ditto the setup .h files

Is there a sys var or some way to resolve channel differences in a
simple default way?



Is it more than TTWIW?

If so - I am suitably abashed.
Ttelmah
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 2:34 am     Reply with quote

You will just have to write a wrapper.
The reason', is size/speed.
The 'functions', are not really functions, but macros, which directly access the registers associated with a single PWM. The setup, just puts the values given, directly into the specified registers, and hence at runtime, are tiny. To make it support multiple channels, adds the test for 'which channel', and requires the 'function', to have code for all the channels present. Not 'huge', but a lot larger than the supplied macros. If you want the flexibility, then all you have to do, is provide this yourself. So something like:
Code:

#separate
void set_pwm_duty(int chan, int16 cycle){
     switch (chan) {
     case 1:
         set_pwm1_duty(cycle);
         break;
     case 2:
         set_pwm2_duty(cycle);
         break;
     case 3:
         set_pwm3_duty(cycle);
         break;
     case 2:
         set_pwm3_duty(cycle);
         break;
     case 2:
         set_pwm4_duty(cycle);
         break;
     }
}

Many users, will only ever code perhaps a single PWM, and adding the full wrapper, supporting all the PWM channels (change to match your chip/needs), makes the call both much larger, and slower (using #separate, means the whole thing won't be duplicated 'inline', if only used a couple of times, but expect this to be perhaps 70 to 80 instructions, and involve perhaps 20 instructions in a typical 'use', against less than 10 for the 'single channel' version). You 'pays your money'...

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