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      I just updated the description on git-hub to fill in some details and explain how to use the boards - i.e., jumpers and interconnects, etc.
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      The Hamamatus SPI board is up and running! The design files include the sensor board and a mating carrier for a Teensy 4.0 Here is a link to the repo. https://github.com/drmcnelson/S11639-01-Linear-CCD-PCB-and-Code This is a self contained...
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      DrM replied to the thread TCD1304 with teensy 3.2.
      @Qar sorry for the delayed response. If you want something that is reproducible you need a transistor follower, or better still an opamp follower, and you need an RC (resistor in series with capacitor to ground) - because (A) you are driving an...
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      DrM replied to the thread TCD1304 with teensy 3.2.
      @Huyd It sounds like you are asking for help debugging. That is okay, I think. But you need to post your code and circuit. With apologies to the moderator, I think you could start a new thread, you are not really asking about the original...
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      DrM replied to the thread T4 interrupt latency and etc.
      P/S I plan to put this up on my git-hub, just havent gotten around to it. Need to find some time to generate the readme. Again the idea is "time your arduino", I tried to stay with the API as far as possible and not go to bid fiddlin'. The...
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      DrM replied to the thread T4 interrupt latency and etc.
      @kd5rxt-mark I attached a complete code a few messages back. But here is the current code, which now includes the API described two messages back. This is the api I plan to use in my own work. Please see the attachment. Start the sketch...
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      DrM replied to the thread T4 interrupt latency and etc.
      @PaulStoffregen Thanks for the book tip, it looks good, I ordered it. I see it has some information on ice. So that is really helpful.
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      DrM replied to the thread T4 interrupt latency and etc.
      @PaulStoffregen Hi Paul, two things perhaps of interest. First, here is my API for the direct attach. I think it would be nice to have something like this available in the general API. If so, the directDetach could simplified. volatile...
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      DrM replied to the thread T4 interrupt latency and etc.
      @PaulStoffregen Yes, it was the attachInterrupt() that I was concerned about. In interrupt.c, at line 89 it invokes NVIC_ENABLE_IRQ(IRQ_GPIO6789); Does that mean that interrupts become enabled again while I am still in my ISR? I thought...
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      DrM replied to the thread T4 interrupt latency and etc.
      @PaulStoffregen Hi Paul, it works! Thank you. I have one question though, how do we restore the generic interrupt handler? Trying to load it with attachInterruptVector() gives an undefined reference. Another strategy, actually the one I...
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      DrM replied to the thread T4 interrupt latency and etc.
      Okay, with that ado, and pending comments, I'll give it a try, on labrat hardware, and see what happens.
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      DrM replied to the thread T4 interrupt latency and etc.
      @PaulStoffregen P/S - further thought on the previous. I think i need to restore the previous interrupt handler when I am done, so that external triggers will be recognized again. That would mean doing something like this before i leave the...
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      DrM replied to the thread T4 interrupt latency and etc.
      @PaulStoffregen Hi Paul So looking at interrupt.c, it seems like irq_anyport() is the generic handler, and the source of the interrupt is cleared in the line gpio[ISR_INDEX] = status (the usual "write the bit to clear the bit" kind of thing)...
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      @jmarsh, if you are interested, see Pauls' reply here https://forum.pjrc.com/index.php?threads/t4-interrupt-latency-and-etc.74688/post-340883 Paul confirms that there is a "generic" handler that calls the user supplier function, and provided...
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      DrM replied to the thread T4 interrupt latency and etc.
      @PaulStoffregen Thank you Paul, that is super helpful. I really appreciate it, I think you have saved me a lot of time. Fantastic.
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      P/S thinking about this a little further, the jitter is really limiting, at 25% it is just too large and easily a show stopper for what would otherwise be some great applications for a 600MHz ARM platform. Perhaps there is another API that I am...
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      Attached is (A) a sketch that measures timings for adc reads, digital read, write, toggle, shortest pulse, and interrupt latency measured as time from edge assertion to the user supplied ISR, and (B) a header file generated by the sketch that...
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      DrM replied to the thread T4 interrupt latency and etc.
      @PaulStoffregen Fair point, and I did intend but forgot to include the attachInterrupt(). I was in a hurry over unrelated matters. Anyway, your code example demonstrates everything there is to the question, that is indeed how I am setting up...
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      DrM replied to the thread T4 interrupt latency and etc.
      10 nsecs is a decent time to first instruction in an ISR, a few cycles for register saves after that or a single instruction context swap in some processors. Anyway it turns out the ARM7 has 37 registers. So that is the 72 cycles for an...
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      DrM replied to the thread T4 interrupt latency and etc.
      @MarkT, 72 instruction cycles? That is not consistent with experience on other platforms.
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      I am trying to implement a state machine in an isr, and find some interesting timing problems. Here is a synopsis of how it works, but you can skip this for the question. The external parts are an S11639-01 (CCD sensor) interfaced and a...
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      DrM replied to the thread [posted] USB DAQ with the Teensy.
      @Paul Thank you, very interesting.
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      DrM replied to the thread [no Teensy?] +/-5V power from USB.
      This +/-5V supply is the enabling piece for a lot of the circuits that I build specifically to use with the Teensy. For example, I am about to spin a new instrumentation interface and a waveform generator, both 16 bits 1MHz to use with the...
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      DrM replied to the thread Future Teensy features & pinout.
      I dunno, peripheral connectivity can be useful, it might have a cost in power and heat. So, as always, you have to think about what it is for, and what other platform might be appropriate, And, as a corollary, the broader the range of use...
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      DrM replied to the thread Software reboot for the T4.
      @PaulStoffregen @jmarsh Thank you
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      Is there a way to reboot the T4 from within a sketch? For example, here is a restart() function for the T3. How would we code a restart() for the T4? #define RESTART_ADDR 0xE000ED0C #define WRITE_RESTART(val) ((*(volatile uint32_t...
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      DrM replied to the thread ADC tests for TCD1304DG.
      One thing I should correct, or be more clear about: With the master clock at 2MHz, you read the device at 500KS/s, or about 8 msecs per frame. For the T4 with its 480 Mb/s USB, the readout from the sensor should be what sets your maximum frame...
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      DrM replied to the thread ADC tests for TCD1304DG.
      In preface, using the TCD1304 (or any CCD), and obtaining results that are useable, at least reproducible and proportional to your light input, is not trivial. Here are some of the issues: (A) light corruption vs "keep clean" and...
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      DrM replied to the thread [no Teensy?] +/-5V power from USB.
      @Angelo Again, that is what it does. It is a working design that has been used for years. It was developed in consultation with another very expert instrumentation physicist and the engineers at Analog, and we do understand impedance, one of...
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      DrM replied to the thread [no Teensy?] +/-5V power from USB.
      @Angelo Thinking about it some more, in the areas that are not directly connected to the IC, maybe I could squeeze it a bit. When you look at it carefully though, I don't think it is going to improve anything very much. But, maybe I'll try...
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      DrM replied to the thread [no Teensy?] +/-5V power from USB.
      @Angelo Here are the layouts from the datasheet (and another of the board). You'll notice they look a lot like the board. In fact, originally, I traced one of them. The other has one mod for the septic. And, the design was reviewed by two...
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      DrM replied to the thread [no Teensy?] +/-5V power from USB.
      @strud Looks nice, pretty good current noise, slew, CMRR, PSRR. Is the max diff input +/-1V, enough for your application? Re the designs. I am posting a series of designs and firmware to my github page. Some of these are designs that I...
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      DrM replied to the thread [no Teensy?] +/-5V power from USB.
      I want to mention two more details about the dual supply design shown in the original post. 1) The LT1930 is used in the SEPIC configuration. The board provides +5V and -5V, even when the input is well below USB, to as low as 2.6V. And, the...
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      DrM replied to the thread [no Teensy?] +/-5V power from USB.
      @strud The LM27762 is a little different. In that device, the positive supply is generated from an LDO. For a +4V output (from USB in) you are probably okay (the LDO will drop out for voltages near USB). Even for a 4V design, I think you...
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      DrM replied to the thread SPI, write 24bits?.
      @Paul Oh I see, you were toggling CS. That is amazing actually, 10ns between transfers. Thank you. That does work out well.
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      DrM replied to the thread SPI, write 24bits?.
      @Paul , thank you. That is super encouraging and very useful, I was wondering what happens to the CS line between transfers. I think that means I might be able to use for the SYNC, though I could just as well tie it high. Anyway, that is...
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      DrM replied to the thread SPI, write 24bits?.
      Well... I found this in the Arduino documentation: https://www.arduino.cc/reference/en/language/functions/communication/spi/transfer/ There it describes SPI.transfer( buffer, size ). So that probably answers my question. Presumably size...
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      Hi, I am designing a board based on the DAC82001. It is a 16 bit DAC with SPI. The figures below show the data protocol. It needs a 24 bits for each instruction cycle. The SPI library has transfer() for one byte, and transfer16() for two...
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      The following is a github repository with KiCAD files for a dual +/-5V supply that can be driven from USB power. github repository for dual supply When designing for microcontroller boards, it is tempting to try to do as much as you can with...
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      Ibsen's calculation for the quantum efficiency of the S11639-01 is here The quote is back from the FAB house. If you would like to piggyback on the order, please let me know. Costs get better with more boards. See the github repository if...
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      This is a new project. First articles are out for quote at the FAB house now. If anybody would like one of the boards, please let me know as soon as you can. Schematics and discussion are posted to github at the following link. I think it is...
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