Outputting a full log via the serial port when debugging can sometimes be really helpful, because it contains all sorts of state information. idf.py menuconfig In the VS Code “TERMINAL” window, enter: idf.py menuconfig(You may need to use CTRL + ] to end its current mode and get its command prompt first) This will bring […]
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.TWAI general
Documentation https://docs.espressif.com/projects/esp-idf/en/latest/esp32s3/api-reference/peripherals/twai.html Initialise CAN Bus Handling Alerts You need to check for and handle the TWAI_ALERT_BUS_OFF and TWAI_ALERT_BUS_RECOVERED to protect against the CAN bus ceasing to function if there are bus issues. Polling for alerts twai_read_alerts() uses a ticks_to_wait value, whereby if there is no alert it will wait the specified number of FreeRTOS ticks […]
Moving or renaming a project
Delete your projects “\build” folder. Update project() with a new project name in CMakeLists.txt (in projects root folder)
CAN bus renamed
Since V4.x release of esp-idf, the can bus peripheral is now called the TWAI (Two-Wire Automotive Interface) by Espressif. It’s still the same peripheral.The can.c etc files were left for backwards compatibility in V4.x esp-idf, and have been removed from V5.x of esp-idf. Various old documentation still exists for CAN, buts it’s the TWAI docs […]
CS Pin Control
Manually controlling CS pins When adding a SPI device, set its .spics_io_num to -1 Now when you access other device, ensure you set CS low before you use it and high again afterwards
Bit-banging IO pins
Example
Compiler errors
See here.
.Using the SPI Master interface
SPI Pins See the S# series datasheet for the ESP device you are using > Peripheral Pin Configurations Resources https://docs.espressif.com/projects/esp-idf/en/latest/esp32/api-reference/peripherals/spi_master.html SPI Ports on the ESP32 ESP32 C3 ESP32 C3 integrates 3 SPI peripherals. SPI0 and SPI1 Used internally to access the ESP32’s attached flash memory. SPI2 General purpose SPI controller. ESP32 S3 ESP32 S3 integrates […]
Issues with Programming & Debugging
Where to look for indications of the problem The Espressif troubleshooting page has a good guide (and is what they’ll probably ask you for if you request help) Useful troubleshooting changes you can do in in launch.json JTAG debugging issues we’ve encountered (using ESP-Prog and VSCode) “connect ECONNREFUSED 127.0.0.1:9998” In launch.json, changing mode to auto […]
.ESP32 S3 General
JTAG Interface The JTAG pins are not enabled by default, they are assigned to the USB JTAG port. To use them you need to burn an eFuse (which you do via the serial port or the USB port). To enable the JTAG pin see here.