/* * NI general-purpose counter example. Configures the counter to * produce a continuous pulse train. The argument specifies the * number of nanoseconds the output pulse should remain high. * The example assumes the board has already been configured to * route the output signal of the counter to an appropriate * location (you may need to route it to a PFI output line * for example). The choose_routing demo may be helpful to * set the routing of the counter's output signal. * Part of Comedilib * * Copyright (c) 2007 Frank Mori Hess * * 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_pulse_generator(comedi_t *device, unsigned subdevice, unsigned period_ns, unsigned up_time_ns) { int retval; lsampl_t counter_mode; const unsigned clock_period_ns = 50; /* 20MHz clock */ unsigned up_ticks, down_ticks; retval = comedi_reset(device, subdevice); if(retval < 0) return retval; retval = comedi_set_gate_source(device, subdevice, 0, 0, NI_GPCT_DISABLED_GATE_SELECT | CR_EDGE); if(retval < 0) return retval; retval = comedi_set_gate_source(device, subdevice, 0, 1, NI_GPCT_DISABLED_GATE_SELECT | CR_EDGE); if(retval < 0) { fprintf(stderr, "Failed to set second gate source. This is expected for older boards (e-series, etc.)\n" "that don't have a second gate.\n"); } counter_mode = NI_GPCT_COUNTING_MODE_NORMAL_BITS; // toggle output on terminal count counter_mode |= NI_GPCT_OUTPUT_TC_TOGGLE_BITS; // load on terminal count counter_mode |= NI_GPCT_LOADING_ON_TC_BIT; // alternate the reload source between the load a and load b registers counter_mode |= NI_GPCT_RELOAD_SOURCE_SWITCHING_BITS; // count down counter_mode |= NI_GPCT_COUNTING_DIRECTION_DOWN_BITS; // initialize load source as load b register counter_mode |= NI_GPCT_LOAD_B_SELECT_BIT; // don't stop on terminal count counter_mode |= NI_GPCT_STOP_ON_GATE_BITS; // don't disarm on terminal count or gate signal counter_mode |= NI_GPCT_NO_HARDWARE_DISARM_BITS; retval = comedi_set_counter_mode(device, subdevice, 0, counter_mode); if(retval < 0) return retval; /* 20MHz clock */ retval = comedi_set_clock_source(device, subdevice, 0, NI_GPCT_TIMEBASE_1_CLOCK_SRC_BITS, clock_period_ns); if(retval < 0) return retval; up_ticks = (up_time_ns + clock_period_ns / 2) / clock_period_ns; down_ticks = (period_ns + clock_period_ns / 2) / clock_period_ns - up_ticks; /* set initial counter value by writing to channel 0 */ retval = comedi_data_write(device, subdevice, 0, 0, 0, down_ticks); if(retval < 0) return retval; /* set "load a" register to the number of clock ticks the counter output should remain low by writing to channel 1. */ retval = comedi_data_write(device, subdevice, 1, 0, 0, down_ticks); if(retval < 0) return retval; /* set "load b" register to the number of clock ticks the counter output should remain high by writing to channel 2 */ retval = comedi_data_write(device, subdevice, 2, 0, 0, up_ticks); 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; unsigned up_time; unsigned period_ns; int retval; int subdevice_type; struct parsed_options options; init_parsed_options(&options); options.value = -0.5; parse_options(&options, argc, argv); period_ns = lrint(1e9 / options.freq); if(options.value < 0.) { double duty; if(-options.value < 1.0) duty = -options.value; else duty = 1.0 / -options.value; up_time = lrint(duty * period_ns); } else up_time = lrint(options.value); device = comedi_open(options.filename); if(!device) { comedi_perror(options.filename); exit(-1); } subdevice_type = comedi_get_subdevice_type(device, options.subdevice); if(subdevice_type < 0) { comedi_perror("comedi_get_subdevice_type()"); return -1; } if(subdevice_type != COMEDI_SUBD_COUNTER) { fprintf(stderr, "Subdevice is not a counter (type %i), but of type %i.\n", COMEDI_SUBD_COUNTER, subdevice_type); return -1; } printf("Generating pulse train on subdevice %d.\n", options.subdevice); printf("Period = %d ns.\n", period_ns); printf("Up Time = %d ns.\n", up_time); printf("Down Time = %d ns.\n", period_ns - up_time); retval = ni_gpct_start_pulse_generator(device, options.subdevice, period_ns, up_time); if(retval < 0) return retval; return 0; }