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DAC programme - no desired output signal (too much noise)

KRISH_
Associate III

I am using NUCLEO-H7A3ZI-Q (32 bits) . While Debugging the LED4 starts blinking solid red and never exits debugging,it shows a breaking point at MCU config();.

I was running a program to obtain a sawtooth wave through the DAC pin PA5.

/* USER CODE BEGIN Header */
/**
******************************************************************************
* @file : main.c
* @brief : Main program body
******************************************************************************
* @attention
*
* Copyright (c) 2025 STMicroelectronics.
* All rights reserved.
*
* This software is licensed under terms that can be found in the LICENSE file
* in the root directory of this software component.
* If no LICENSE file comes with this software, it is provided AS-IS.
*
******************************************************************************
*/
/* USER CODE END Header */
/* Includes ------------------------------------------------------------------*/
#include "main.h"
/* Private includes ----------------------------------------------------------*/
/* USER CODE BEGIN Includes */
/* USER CODE END Includes */
/* Private typedef -----------------------------------------------------------*/
/* USER CODE BEGIN PTD */
/* USER CODE END PTD */
/* Private define ------------------------------------------------------------*/
/* USER CODE BEGIN PD */
/* USER CODE END PD */
/* Private macro -------------------------------------------------------------*/
/* USER CODE BEGIN PM */
/* USER CODE END PM */
/* Private variables ---------------------------------------------------------*/
COM_InitTypeDef BspCOMInit;
DAC_HandleTypeDef hdac1;
/* USER CODE BEGIN PV */
uint32_t dac_value=0;
/* USER CODE END PV */
/* Private function prototypes -----------------------------------------------*/
void SystemClock_Config(void);
static void MPU_Config(void);
static void MX_GPIO_Init(void);
static void MX_DAC1_Init(void);
/* USER CODE BEGIN PFP */
/* USER CODE END PFP */
/* Private user code ---------------------------------------------------------*/
/* USER CODE BEGIN 0 */
/* USER CODE END 0 */
/**

* @brief The application entry point.
* @retval int
*/
int main(void)
{
/* USER CODE BEGIN 1 */
/* USER CODE END 1 */
/* MPU Configuration--------------------------------------------------------*/
MPU_Config();
/* MCU Configuration--------------------------------------------------------*/
/* Reset of all peripherals, Initializes the Flash interface and the Systick. */
HAL_Init();
/* USER CODE BEGIN Init */
/* USER CODE END Init */
/* Configure the system clock */
SystemClock_Config();
printf("SystemCoreClock: %lu\n", SystemCoreClock);
/* USER CODE BEGIN SysInit */
/* USER CODE END SysInit */
/* Initialize all configured peripherals */
MX_GPIO_Init();
MX_DAC1_Init();
/* USER CODE BEGIN 2 */
HAL_DAC_Start(&hdac1, DAC_CHANNEL_2);
/* USER CODE END 2 */
/* Initialize leds */
BSP_LED_Init(LED_GREEN);
BSP_LED_Init(LED_YELLOW);
BSP_LED_Init(LED_RED);
/* Initialize USER push-button, will be used to trigger an interrupt each time it's pressed.*/
BSP_PB_Init(BUTTON_USER, BUTTON_MODE_EXTI);
/* Initialize COM1 port (115200, 8 bits (7-bit data + 1 stop bit), no parity */
BspCOMInit.BaudRate = 115200;
BspCOMInit.WordLength = COM_WORDLENGTH_8B;
BspCOMInit.StopBits = COM_STOPBITS_1;
BspCOMInit.Parity = COM_PARITY_NONE;
BspCOMInit.HwFlowCtl = COM_HWCONTROL_NONE;
if (BSP_COM_Init(COM1, &BspCOMInit) != BSP_ERROR_NONE)
{
Error_Handler();
}
/* Infinite loop */
/* USER CODE BEGIN WHILE */
while (1)
{
HAL_DAC_SetValue(&hdac1, DAC_CHANNEL_2, DAC_ALIGN_12B_R, dac_value);
if (dac_value < 4095) {
dac_value++;
} else {

dac_value=0;
}
HAL_Delay(1);
/* USER CODE END WHILE */
/* USER CODE BEGIN 3 */
}
/* USER CODE END 3 */
}
/**
* @brief System Clock Configuration
* @retval None
*/
void SystemClock_Config(void)
{
RCC_OscInitTypeDef RCC_OscInitStruct = {0};
RCC_ClkInitTypeDef RCC_ClkInitStruct = {0};
/*AXI clock gating */
RCC->CKGAENR = 0xFFFFFFFF;
/** Supply configuration update enable
*/
HAL_PWREx_ConfigSupply(PWR_DIRECT_SMPS_SUPPLY);
/** Configure the main internal regulator output voltage
*/
__HAL_PWR_VOLTAGESCALING_CONFIG(PWR_REGULATOR_VOLTAGE_SCALE0);
while(!__HAL_PWR_GET_FLAG(PWR_FLAG_VOSRDY)) {}
/** Initializes the RCC Oscillators according to the specified parameters
* in the RCC_OscInitTypeDef structure.
*/
RCC_OscInitStruct.OscillatorType = RCC_OSCILLATORTYPE_HSI|RCC_OSCILLATORTYPE_LSI;
RCC_OscInitStruct.HSIState = RCC_HSI_DIV1;
RCC_OscInitStruct.HSICalibrationValue = 64;
RCC_OscInitStruct.LSIState = RCC_LSI_ON;
RCC_OscInitStruct.PLL.PLLState = RCC_PLL_ON;
RCC_OscInitStruct.PLL.PLLSource = RCC_PLLSOURCE_HSI;
RCC_OscInitStruct.PLL.PLLM = 4;
RCC_OscInitStruct.PLL.PLLN = 8;
RCC_OscInitStruct.PLL.PLLP = 2;
RCC_OscInitStruct.PLL.PLLQ = 4;
RCC_OscInitStruct.PLL.PLLR = 2;
RCC_OscInitStruct.PLL.PLLRGE = RCC_PLL1VCIRANGE_3;
RCC_OscInitStruct.PLL.PLLVCOSEL = RCC_PLL1VCOWIDE;
RCC_OscInitStruct.PLL.PLLFRACN = 0;
if (HAL_RCC_OscConfig(&RCC_OscInitStruct) != HAL_OK)
{
Error_Handler();
}
/** Initializes the CPU, AHB and APB buses clocks
*/
RCC_ClkInitStruct.ClockType = RCC_CLOCKTYPE_HCLK|RCC_CLOCKTYPE_SYSCLK

|RCC_CLOCKTYPE_PCLK1|RCC_CLOCKTYPE_PCLK2
|RCC_CLOCKTYPE_D3PCLK1|RCC_CLOCKTYPE_D1PCLK1;
RCC_ClkInitStruct.SYSCLKSource = RCC_SYSCLKSOURCE_PLLCLK;
RCC_ClkInitStruct.SYSCLKDivider = RCC_SYSCLK_DIV1;
RCC_ClkInitStruct.AHBCLKDivider = RCC_HCLK_DIV1;
RCC_ClkInitStruct.APB3CLKDivider = RCC_APB3_DIV1;
RCC_ClkInitStruct.APB1CLKDivider = RCC_APB1_DIV1;
RCC_ClkInitStruct.APB2CLKDivider = RCC_APB2_DIV1;
RCC_ClkInitStruct.APB4CLKDivider = RCC_APB4_DIV1;
if (HAL_RCC_ClockConfig(&RCC_ClkInitStruct, FLASH_LATENCY_1) != HAL_OK)
{
Error_Handler();
}
}
/**
* @brief DAC1 Initialization Function
* @PAram None
* @retval None
*/
static void MX_DAC1_Init(void)
{
/* USER CODE BEGIN DAC1_Init 0 */
/* USER CODE END DAC1_Init 0 */
DAC_ChannelConfTypeDef sConfig = {0};
/* USER CODE BEGIN DAC1_Init 1 */
/* USER CODE END DAC1_Init 1 */
/** DAC Initialization
*/
hdac1.Instance = DAC1;
if (HAL_DAC_Init(&hdac1) != HAL_OK)
{
Error_Handler();
}
/** DAC channel OUT2 config
*/
sConfig.DAC_SampleAndHold = DAC_SAMPLEANDHOLD_DISABLE;
sConfig.DAC_Trigger = DAC_TRIGGER_NONE;
sConfig.DAC_OutputBuffer = DAC_OUTPUTBUFFER_ENABLE;
sConfig.DAC_ConnectOnChipPeripheral = DAC_CHIPCONNECT_DISABLE;
sConfig.DAC_UserTrimming = DAC_TRIMMING_FACTORY;
if (HAL_DAC_ConfigChannel(&hdac1, &sConfig, DAC_CHANNEL_2) != HAL_OK)
{
Error_Handler();
}
/* USER CODE BEGIN DAC1_Init 2 */
/* USER CODE END DAC1_Init 2 */
}
/**
* @brief GPIO Initialization Function

* @PAram None
* @retval None
*/
static void MX_GPIO_Init(void)
{
/* USER CODE BEGIN MX_GPIO_Init_1 */
/* USER CODE END MX_GPIO_Init_1 */
/* GPIO Ports Clock Enable */
__HAL_RCC_GPIOC_CLK_ENABLE();
__HAL_RCC_GPIOH_CLK_ENABLE();
__HAL_RCC_GPIOA_CLK_ENABLE();
/* USER CODE BEGIN MX_GPIO_Init_2 */
/* USER CODE END MX_GPIO_Init_2 */
}
/* USER CODE BEGIN 4 */
/* USER CODE END 4 */
/* MPU Configuration */
void MPU_Config(void)
{
MPU_Region_InitTypeDef MPU_InitStruct = {0};
/* Disables the MPU */
HAL_MPU_Disable();
/** Initializes and configures the Region and the memory to be protected
*/
MPU_InitStruct.Enable = MPU_REGION_ENABLE;
MPU_InitStruct.Number = MPU_REGION_NUMBER0;
MPU_InitStruct.BaseAddress = 0x0;
MPU_InitStruct.Size = MPU_REGION_SIZE_4GB;
MPU_InitStruct.SubRegionDisable = 0x87;
MPU_InitStruct.TypeExtField = MPU_TEX_LEVEL0;
MPU_InitStruct.AccessPermission = MPU_REGION_NO_ACCESS;
MPU_InitStruct.DisableExec = MPU_INSTRUCTION_ACCESS_DISABLE;
MPU_InitStruct.IsShareable = MPU_ACCESS_SHAREABLE;
MPU_InitStruct.IsCacheable = MPU_ACCESS_NOT_CACHEABLE;
MPU_InitStruct.IsBufferable = MPU_ACCESS_NOT_BUFFERABLE;
HAL_MPU_ConfigRegion(&MPU_InitStruct);
/* Enables the MPU */
HAL_MPU_Enable(MPU_PRIVILEGED_DEFAULT);
}
/**
* @brief This function is executed in case of error occurrence.
* @retval None
*/
void Error_Handler(void)
{
/* USER CODE BEGIN Error_Handler_Debug */
/* User can add his own implementation to report the HAL error return state */
__disable_irq();
while (1)

{
}
/* USER CODE END Error_Handler_Debug */
}
#ifdef USE_FULL_ASSERT
/**
* @brief Reports the name of the source file and the source line number
* where the assert_param error has occurred.
* @PAram file: pointer to the source file name
* @PAram line: assert_param error line source number
* @retval None
*/
void assert_failed(uint8_t *file, uint32_t line)
{
/* USER CODE BEGIN 6 */
/* User can add his own implementation to report the file name and line number,
ex: printf("Wrong parameters value: file %s on line %d\r\n", file, line) */
/* USER CODE END 6 */
}
#endif /* USE_FULL_ASSERT */

https://wiki.st.com/stm32mcu/wiki/Getting_started_with_DAC

[Edited for the code: next time use the </> icon to insert code JW]

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KRISH_
Associate III

Right now across the VDD pin (CN11) and ground the multimeter shows 3.29V .But the oscilloscope probe in 10x shows 3.29V with the multimeter but the oscilloscope shows pk-pk :4V and max :2V, rms :2.92V.

Before once i had gotten 3.25V in the oscilloscope. I don't know why isn't it showing 3.29V today in the oscilloscope.

vdd (2).jpg

 

VDD.jpg

 

KRISH_
Associate III

The voltage readings from the multimeter (while running the sawtooth code on DAC PA5)

It feels like the board is giving a proper sawtooth .But i am unable to see that wave .The oscilloscope doesn't seem to have any problems either. But it failed to display the proper sawtooth with correct voltage.DAC oscilloscope.jpg There is any other way to verify this without the oscilloscope?

am i right?

waclawek.jan
Super User

You won't see a sawtooth waveform where period is some 10 seconds, on a 20us/div timebase setting of oscilloscope.

You also won't see 3V amplitude with 50V/div vertical setting.

You also may have broken ground pigtail on the probe.

JW

KRISH_
Associate III

Thankyou all.Issue is solved. Got a neat noise free sawtooth.

My trigger source was also set to external, so my wave wasn't stabilized.

The GND pin near the PA5 was also not that efficient.But the corner GND worked.

Yes, in my  oscilloscope i had set the wrong period and amplitude.

 

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