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freesat
Joined: 08 Feb 2011
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| Help needed on timer1, 32ns interrrupt |
 Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2011 3:33 pm |
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Hi guys,
I found it difficult to set Timer1 to generate interrupt every 32ns using a 4MHz clock.
in this case have the following doubts:
1-PIC can generate interrupts every 32ns clocked at 4 MHz?
2-I have to use it on (timer mode, on each cycle) or (counter mode, on each rising edge)? TMR1CS
only to explain, do not try to compile.
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# use delay (4M = int)
/ * = 1:1 TMR0 Prescaler Period = 224 ns = 32 * /
# define tmr1_value 224 (interrupt Every 32 cycles, with 4 MHz internal clock)
# int_TIMER1
TIMER1_isr void (void) {
set_timer1 (tmr1_value);
output_toggle (PIN_B1)
}
void main () {
setup_timer_1 (T1_INTERNAL | T1_DIV_BY_1);
set_timer1 (tmr1_value);
enable_interrupts (INT_TIMER1);
enable_interrupts (GLOBAL);
while (1) {}
}
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however the minimum time is greater than 98ns
know there's something wrong, or am I missing in the code or not pic can´t interrupt too fast clocked at 4mhz.
Thank you in advance. |
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Ttelmah
Joined: 11 Mar 2010
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| Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2011 3:56 pm |
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No way.
You are so many orders of magnitude from being able to do this it is insane...
Your master clock is 4Mhz - 250nSec cycle.
A single instruction of the PIC takes 4 clock cycles - 1000nSec.
An interrupt, using standard handlers, takes typically 60+ clock instructions - 60000nSec
The chip is a factor of perhaps 2000* too slow to achieve this.
I think you are slipping your number formats and possibly mean uSec, not nSec. Still a factor of about 2* too slow, but actually just about possible with special coding. However the chip won't be able to do anything else at all.
1) If you want to actually do anything else, use the hardware PWM. It is designed to generate clocks for you without the CPU doing anything.
2) If the functions you want to use only execute in the interrupt code, then don't use an interrupt!. Use 'linear' coding, putting everything in the main. You can put a maximum of about 30 instructions in a routine looping in the main, and get operation at 32uSec/loop.
Best Wishes |
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freesat
Joined: 08 Feb 2011
Posts: 32
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| Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2011 4:33 pm |
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Hi Ttelmah, thanks for reply.
I want to do a AC Phase Control with 255 steps, and it is not possible with hardware pwm.
I can do it with 85 steps at 4Mhz, but with 85 steps, increments are only by 3.
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setup_timer_1(T1_INTERNAL|T1_DIV_BY_1);
set_timer1( 200 );
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So, what clock I need to use to get 255 steps? ( 8.33ms / 255 = 0.032 ) Minimal of 12mhz?
ps... use delay instead timer to trigger triac is not good, pic freeze on delay, don't do anything before delay expire.
Maybe I'm confused with uSec and nSec. |
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RHA
Joined: 25 Apr 2006
Posts: 31
Location: Germany
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| Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2011 3:37 am |
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As Ttelmah already described, the compiler generates some code for the interrupts (saving/reload registers an so on) which takes some time :
| Code: | 00008: MOVWF 04
0000A: MOVFF FD8,05
0000E: MOVFF FE0,06
00012: MOVLB 0
00014: MOVFF FE9,0C
00018: MOVFF FEA,07
0001C: MOVFF FE1,08
00020: MOVFF FE2,09
00024: MOVFF FD9,0A
00028: MOVFF FDA,0B
0002C: MOVFF FF3,12
00030: MOVFF FF4,13
00034: MOVFF FFA,14
00038: MOVFF FF5,15
0003C: MOVFF FF6,16
00040: MOVFF FF7,17
00044: MOVFF 00,0E
00048: MOVFF 01,0F
0004C: MOVFF 02,10
00050: MOVFF 03,11
00054: BTFSS FF2.5
00056: GOTO 0060
0005A: BTFSC FF2.2
0005C: GOTO 00D2
00060: BTFSS F9D.0
00062: GOTO 006C
00066: BTFSC F9E.0
00068: GOTO 00E6
0006C: BTFSS F9D.1
0006E: GOTO 0078
00072: BTFSC F9E.1
00074: GOTO 00F4
00078: BTFSS FA0.1
0007A: GOTO 0084
0007E: BTFSC FA1.1
00080: GOTO 00FA
00084: MOVFF 0E,00
00088: MOVFF 0F,01
0008C: MOVFF 10,02
00090: MOVFF 11,03
00094: MOVFF 0C,FE9
00098: MOVFF 07,FEA
0009C: BSF 07.7
0009E: MOVFF 08,FE1
000A2: MOVFF 09,FE2
000A6: MOVFF 0A,FD9
000AA: MOVFF 0B,FDA
000AE: MOVFF 12,FF3
000B2: MOVFF 13,FF4
000B6: MOVFF 14,FFA
000BA: MOVFF 15,FF5
000BE: MOVFF 16,FF6
000C2: MOVFF 17,FF7
000C6: MOVF 04,W
000C8: MOVFF 06,FE0
000CC: MOVFF 05,FD8
000D0: RETFIE 0 |
Because of that your controller will be too slow at 4 MHz when using interrupts for the PWM.
You have to use a faster Controller (or a higher Clock) or try to use hardware PWM.
Why do you mean it is not possible to use hardware PWM ?
Does your controller have PLL? If so you can use 16MHz with internal clock.
Which controller are you using? |
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FvM
Joined: 27 Aug 2008
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Location: Germany
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| Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2011 4:00 am |
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| Quote: | | Maybe I'm confused with uSec and nSec. |
Obviously you are. The required time resolution is in fact 32 us, which isn't a problem with 4 MHz clock. You won't want to trigger an interrupt every 32 us, which still may be too fast regarding interrupt overhead rather than set the timer event to the calculated switching time, or use the timer output compare feature, if available with your PIC familiy. |
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RHA
Joined: 25 Apr 2006
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Location: Germany
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| Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2011 5:03 am |
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| FvM wrote: | | Quote: | | Maybe I'm confused with uSec and nSec. |
Obviously you are. The required time resolution is in fact 32 us, which isn't a problem with 4 MHz clock. You won't want to trigger an interrupt every 32 us, which still may be too fast regarding interrupt overhead rather than set the timer event to the calculated switching time, or use the timer output compare feature, if available with your PIC familiy. |
Yes, he is.
He want´s to build a phase control, i think for 60Hz. So you have 16,66ms per period, which means 8,33ms per a half period. He want´s to control in 255 steps .... per half period. So you have 32us (0,032ms) per step.
But in fact, 32us are a problem for the controller.
The controller, with 4MHz clock, has a cycle from 1us. if you take a look to the assembler code which is generated from the compiler for handling the interrupts you will see that only the code for that needs more than 32us. so i think every second interrupt will be lost. |
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FvM
Joined: 27 Aug 2008
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Location: Germany
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| Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2011 11:16 am |
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| Quote: | | But in fact, 32us are a problem for the controller. |
A periodical 32 us interrupt, yes. But there are better way to achieve phase angle control with 32 us resolution. |
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RHA
Joined: 25 Apr 2006
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Location: Germany
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| Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2011 11:26 pm |
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| I would use a controller with hardware-PWM and synchronize it with zero crossing. |
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bkamen
Joined: 07 Jan 2004
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Location: Central Illinois, USA
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| Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2011 1:01 pm |
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| freesat wrote: |
Maybe I'm confused with uSec and nSec. |
Yes, you are.
1mS = 1/1000th of a second. (10E-3)
1uS = 1/1,000,000 of a second (10E-6)
1nS = 1/1,000,000,000 of a second (10E-9)
Another item to consider is that a lot of the IRQ overhead can go away if you use FAST interrupts -- but you need a PIC18F device for that if I remember correctly.
(I use PIC18 pretty much all the time now, so I don't remember if the PIC16 has the fast stack return or not. I don't think they do)
Check the CCS manual for the different between HIGH and FAST interrupts.
You might be able to get 32uS (NOT nS!!) if you use a PIC with the fastest clock you can get (48MHz or more) and a FAST ISR.
-Ben
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freesat
Joined: 08 Feb 2011
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| Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2012 10:33 pm |
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I want to say thanks for explanations, I'm using a 20mhz clock and it is working fine... thanks all.
I want to explain the reason I do not use hardware pwm, is because I have to control 12 pwm on same pic and I only do it with success using interrupts. With interrupts, I can turn on every pwm pin at different duty.
Thanks. |
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