/* * NI quadrature encoder example. * Part of Comedilib * * Copyright (c) 2007 Anders Blomdell * * This file may be freely modified, distributed, and combined with * other software, as long as proper attribution is given in the * source code. */ /* * Requirements: A board with a National Instruments general-purpose * counter, and comedi driver version 0.7.74 or newer. */ #define _GNU_SOURCE #include #include #include #include #include #include #include #include #include #include #include "examples.h" int ni_gpct_start_encoder(comedi_t *device, unsigned subdevice, unsigned int initial_value, int a, int b, int z) { int retval; lsampl_t counter_mode; retval = comedi_reset(device, subdevice); /* set initial counter value by writing to channel 0 */ retval = comedi_data_write(device, subdevice, 0, 0, 0, initial_value); /* set "load a" register to initial_value by writing to channel 1 */ retval = comedi_data_write(device, subdevice, 1, 0, 0, initial_value); /* set "load b" register to initial_value by writing to channel 2 */ retval = comedi_data_write(device, subdevice, 2, 0, 0, initial_value); comedi_set_gate_source(device, subdevice, 0, 0, NI_GPCT_DISABLED_GATE_SELECT); comedi_set_gate_source(device, subdevice, 0, 1, NI_GPCT_DISABLED_GATE_SELECT); /* note, the comedi_set_other_source calls will fail on 660x boards, since they * don't support user selection of the inputs used for the A/B/Z signals. */ comedi_set_other_source(device, subdevice, 0, NI_GPCT_SOURCE_ENCODER_A, a); comedi_set_other_source(device, subdevice, 0, NI_GPCT_SOURCE_ENCODER_B, b); comedi_set_other_source(device, subdevice, 0, NI_GPCT_SOURCE_ENCODER_Z, z); counter_mode = (NI_GPCT_COUNTING_MODE_QUADRATURE_X4_BITS | NI_GPCT_COUNTING_DIRECTION_HW_UP_DOWN_BITS); if (z != NI_GPCT_DISABLED_GATE_SELECT) { counter_mode |= (NI_GPCT_INDEX_ENABLE_BIT | NI_GPCT_INDEX_PHASE_HIGH_A_HIGH_B_BITS); } retval = comedi_set_counter_mode(device, subdevice, 0, counter_mode); if(retval < 0) return retval; retval = comedi_arm(device, subdevice, NI_GPCT_ARM_IMMEDIATE); if(retval < 0) return retval; return 0; } int main(int argc, char *argv[]) { comedi_t *device = NULL; int subdevice = -1; int a = NI_GPCT_DISABLED_OTHER_SELECT; int b = NI_GPCT_DISABLED_OTHER_SELECT; int z = NI_GPCT_DISABLED_OTHER_SELECT; unsigned int initial_value = 0; int retval; { int c; while (-1 != (c = getopt(argc, argv, "f:s:A:B:Z:I:"))) { switch (c) { case 'f': device = comedi_open(optarg); if(!device) { comedi_perror(optarg); exit(-1); } break; case 's': subdevice = strtoul(optarg, NULL, 0); break; case 'A': /* TODO: Should we pass the value directly, i.e. could anybody * be interested in values besides PFIx/DISABLED */ a = NI_GPCT_PFI_OTHER_SELECT(strtoul(optarg, NULL, 0)); break; case 'B': /* TODO: Should we pass the value directly, i.e. could anybody * be interested in values besides PFIx/DISABLED */ b = NI_GPCT_PFI_OTHER_SELECT(strtoul(optarg, NULL, 0)); break; case 'Z': /* TODO: Should we pass the value directly, i.e. could anybody * be interested in values besides PFIx/DISABLED */ z = NI_GPCT_PFI_OTHER_SELECT(strtoul(optarg, NULL, 0)); break; case 'I': initial_value = strtoul(optarg, NULL, 0); break; } } } /*FIXME: check that device is counter */ printf("Initiating encoder on subdevice %d.\n", subdevice); retval = ni_gpct_start_encoder(device, subdevice, initial_value, a, b, z); if(retval < 0) return retval; return 0; }