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ADC problems

tompa
Associate III

Hi, 

I am having a strange ADC problem on my STM32L431 device. I am sampling 6 channels without DMA using polling method with the following code:

 

 

while (1) { /* USER CODE END WHILE */ /* USER CODE BEGIN 3 */ ADC_Select_CH0(); HAL_ADC_Start(&hadc1); HAL_ADC_PollForConversion(&hadc1, HAL_MAX_DELAY); adc_values[0] = HAL_ADC_GetValue(&hadc1); HAL_ADC_Stop(&hadc1); HAL_Delay(100); ADC_Select_CH1(); HAL_ADC_Start(&hadc1); HAL_ADC_PollForConversion(&hadc1, HAL_MAX_DELAY); adc_values[1] = HAL_ADC_GetValue(&hadc1); HAL_ADC_Stop(&hadc1); HAL_Delay(100); ADC_Select_CH2(); HAL_ADC_Start(&hadc1); HAL_ADC_PollForConversion(&hadc1, HAL_MAX_DELAY); adc_values[2] = HAL_ADC_GetValue(&hadc1); HAL_ADC_Stop(&hadc1); HAL_Delay(100); ADC_Select_CH3(); HAL_ADC_Start(&hadc1); HAL_ADC_PollForConversion(&hadc1, HAL_MAX_DELAY); adc_values[3] = HAL_ADC_GetValue(&hadc1); HAL_ADC_Stop(&hadc1); HAL_Delay(100); ADC_Select_CH4(); HAL_ADC_Start(&hadc1); HAL_ADC_PollForConversion(&hadc1, HAL_MAX_DELAY); adc_values[4] = HAL_ADC_GetValue(&hadc1); HAL_ADC_Stop(&hadc1); HAL_Delay(100); ADC_Select_CH5(); HAL_ADC_Start(&hadc1); HAL_ADC_PollForConversion(&hadc1, HAL_MAX_DELAY); adc_values[5] = HAL_ADC_GetValue(&hadc1); HAL_ADC_Stop(&hadc1); HAL_Delay(100); printf("IN 4 = H1:21 = %d\n\r",adc_values[0]); printf("IN 9 = H2:7 = %d\n\r",adc_values[1]); printf("IN 13 = H2:15 = %d\n\r",adc_values[2]); printf("IN 14 = H2:17 = %d\n\r",adc_values[3]); printf("IN 15 = H2:19 = %d\n\r",adc_values[4]); printf("IN 16 = H2:21 = %d\n\r",adc_values[5]); printf("\nFinished ADC Conversion for all channels\r\n"); HAL_Delay(2000); }
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only IN 16 shows 0 and 4095 when connected to GND and Vdd. All other channels showing unexpected values - around 3500 for Vdd and around 1500 for GND. What could be a problem ? ADC_Select functions are these - always rank 1:

 

 

void ADC_Select_CH0 (void) { ADC_ChannelConfTypeDef sConfig = {0}; /** Configure for the selected ADC regular channel its corresponding rank in the sequencer and its sample time. */ sConfig.Channel = ADC_CHANNEL_4; sConfig.Rank = 1; sConfig.SamplingTime = ADC_SAMPLETIME_47CYCLES_5; if (HAL_ADC_ConfigChannel(&hadc1, &sConfig) != HAL_OK) { printf("govance"); Error_Handler(); } } void ADC_Select_CH1 (void) { ADC_ChannelConfTypeDef sConfig = {0}; /** Configure for the selected ADC regular channel its corresponding rank in the sequencer and its sample time. */ sConfig.Channel = ADC_CHANNEL_9; sConfig.Rank = 1; sConfig.SamplingTime = ADC_SAMPLETIME_47CYCLES_5; if (HAL_ADC_ConfigChannel(&hadc1, &sConfig) != HAL_OK) { Error_Handler(); } } void ADC_Select_CH2 (void) { ADC_ChannelConfTypeDef sConfig = {0}; /** Configure for the selected ADC regular channel its corresponding rank in the sequencer and its sample time. */ sConfig.Channel = ADC_CHANNEL_13; sConfig.Rank = 1; sConfig.SamplingTime = ADC_SAMPLETIME_47CYCLES_5; if (HAL_ADC_ConfigChannel(&hadc1, &sConfig) != HAL_OK) { Error_Handler(); } } void ADC_Select_CH3 (void) { ADC_ChannelConfTypeDef sConfig = {0}; /** Configure for the selected ADC regular channel its corresponding rank in the sequencer and its sample time. */ sConfig.Channel = ADC_CHANNEL_14; sConfig.Rank = 1; sConfig.SamplingTime = ADC_SAMPLETIME_47CYCLES_5; if (HAL_ADC_ConfigChannel(&hadc1, &sConfig) != HAL_OK) { Error_Handler(); } } void ADC_Select_CH4 (void) { ADC_ChannelConfTypeDef sConfig = {0}; /** Configure for the selected ADC regular channel its corresponding rank in the sequencer and its sample time. */ sConfig.Channel = ADC_CHANNEL_15; sConfig.Rank = 1; sConfig.SamplingTime = ADC_SAMPLETIME_47CYCLES_5; if (HAL_ADC_ConfigChannel(&hadc1, &sConfig) != HAL_OK) { Error_Handler(); } } void ADC_Select_CH5 (void) { ADC_ChannelConfTypeDef sConfig = {0}; /** Configure for the selected ADC regular channel its corresponding rank in the sequencer and its sample time. */ sConfig.Channel = ADC_CHANNEL_16; sConfig.Rank = 1; sConfig.SamplingTime = ADC_SAMPLETIME_47CYCLES_5; if (HAL_ADC_ConfigChannel(&hadc1, &sConfig) != HAL_OK) { Error_Handler(); } }
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 My ADC Init function is here:

 

 

static void MX_ADC1_Init(void) { /* USER CODE BEGIN ADC1_Init 0 */ /* USER CODE END ADC1_Init 0 */ ADC_ChannelConfTypeDef sConfig = {0}; /* USER CODE BEGIN ADC1_Init 1 */ /* USER CODE END ADC1_Init 1 */ /** Common config */ hadc1.Instance = ADC1; hadc1.Init.ClockPrescaler = ADC_CLOCK_ASYNC_DIV16; hadc1.Init.Resolution = ADC_RESOLUTION_12B; hadc1.Init.DataAlign = ADC_DATAALIGN_RIGHT; hadc1.Init.ScanConvMode = ADC_SCAN_ENABLE; hadc1.Init.EOCSelection = ADC_EOC_SEQ_CONV; hadc1.Init.LowPowerAutoWait = DISABLE; hadc1.Init.ContinuousConvMode = ENABLE; hadc1.Init.NbrOfConversion = 6; hadc1.Init.DiscontinuousConvMode = DISABLE; hadc1.Init.ExternalTrigConv = ADC_SOFTWARE_START; hadc1.Init.ExternalTrigConvEdge = ADC_EXTERNALTRIGCONVEDGE_NONE; hadc1.Init.DMAContinuousRequests = DISABLE; hadc1.Init.Overrun = ADC_OVR_DATA_PRESERVED; hadc1.Init.OversamplingMode = DISABLE; if (HAL_ADC_Init(&hadc1) != HAL_OK) { Error_Handler(); } /** Configure Regular Channel */ // sConfig.Channel = ADC_CHANNEL_4; // sConfig.Rank = ADC_REGULAR_RANK_1; // sConfig.SamplingTime = ADC_SAMPLETIME_247CYCLES_5; // sConfig.SingleDiff = ADC_SINGLE_ENDED; // sConfig.OffsetNumber = ADC_OFFSET_NONE; // sConfig.Offset = 0; // if (HAL_ADC_ConfigChannel(&hadc1, &sConfig) != HAL_OK) // { // Error_Handler(); // } // // /** Configure Regular Channel // */ // sConfig.Channel = ADC_CHANNEL_9; // sConfig.Rank = ADC_REGULAR_RANK_2; // if (HAL_ADC_ConfigChannel(&hadc1, &sConfig) != HAL_OK) // { // Error_Handler(); // } // // /** Configure Regular Channel // */ // sConfig.Channel = ADC_CHANNEL_13; // sConfig.Rank = ADC_REGULAR_RANK_3; // if (HAL_ADC_ConfigChannel(&hadc1, &sConfig) != HAL_OK) // { // Error_Handler(); // } // // /** Configure Regular Channel // */ // sConfig.Channel = ADC_CHANNEL_14; // sConfig.Rank = ADC_REGULAR_RANK_4; // if (HAL_ADC_ConfigChannel(&hadc1, &sConfig) != HAL_OK) // { // Error_Handler(); // } // // /** Configure Regular Channel // */ // sConfig.Channel = ADC_CHANNEL_15; // sConfig.Rank = ADC_REGULAR_RANK_5; // if (HAL_ADC_ConfigChannel(&hadc1, &sConfig) != HAL_OK) // { // Error_Handler(); // } // // /** Configure Regular Channel // */ // sConfig.Channel = ADC_CHANNEL_16; // sConfig.Rank = ADC_REGULAR_RANK_6; // if (HAL_ADC_ConfigChannel(&hadc1, &sConfig) != HAL_OK) // { // Error_Handler(); // } /* USER CODE BEGIN ADC1_Init 2 */ /* USER CODE END ADC1_Init 2 */ }
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 Any advice is really appreciated, thank you very much!

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Thank you very much for your replay,

Yes, I changed my code to this:

 

void ADC_Select_Channel(uint32_t channel, uint16_t *result) { ADC_ChannelConfTypeDef sConfig = {0}; sConfig.Channel = channel; sConfig.Rank = ADC_REGULAR_RANK_1; sConfig.SamplingTime = ADC_SAMPLETIME_12CYCLES_5; sConfig.SingleDiff = ADC_SINGLE_ENDED; sConfig.OffsetNumber = ADC_OFFSET_NONE; sConfig.Offset = 0; if (HAL_ADC_ConfigChannel(&hadc1, &sConfig) != HAL_OK) { Error_Handler(); } uint32_t sum = 0; for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) { HAL_ADC_Start(&hadc1); if (HAL_ADC_PollForConversion(&hadc1, 100) == HAL_OK) { sum += HAL_ADC_GetValue(&hadc1); } else { printf("ADC Polling Error on channel %lu\r\n", channel); Error_Handler(); } HAL_ADC_Stop(&hadc1); //HAL_Delay(10); // Pauza između mjerenja } *result = sum / 3; // Spremi srednju vrijednost } void Measure_All_Channels(void) { uint16_t result_CH0, result_CH1, result_CH2, result_CH3, result_CH4, result_CH5, result_CH6; ADC_Select_Channel(ADC_CHANNEL_4, &result_CH0); printf("Channel 0 Average Value: %u\r\n", result_CH0); ADC_Select_Channel(ADC_CHANNEL_9, &result_CH1); printf("Channel 1 Average Value: %u\r\n", result_CH1); ADC_Select_Channel(ADC_CHANNEL_13, &result_CH2); printf("Channel 2 Average Value: %u\r\n", result_CH2); ADC_Select_Channel(ADC_CHANNEL_14, &result_CH3); printf("Channel 3 Average Value: %u\r\n", result_CH3); ADC_Select_Channel(ADC_CHANNEL_15, &result_CH4); printf("Channel 4 Average Value: %u\r\n", result_CH4); ADC_Select_Channel(ADC_CHANNEL_16, &result_CH5); printf("Channel 5 Average Value: %u\r\n", result_CH5); printf("------------------------\n"); }
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and it works OK in this most simplistic way. I tried also a Scan Conversion Mode but I didn't succeed.
And with DMA usage my main loop stops to iterate... 

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Karl Yamashita
Principal

You don't check the HAL status when you call HAL_ADC_PollForConversion. So how do you know if it return HAL_OK, HAL_ERROR or HAL_TIMEOUT?

 

 

Don't worry, I won't byte.
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If you find my solution useful, please click the Accept as Solution so others see the solution.

What hardware is this, your own or a "known good" board like Nucleo or Disco?

How exactly are you "connecting the pins to GND or VCC", via a resistor or directly?

Read out and check/compare-to-working/post ADC and relevant GPIO registers content.

JW

Thank you very much for your replay,

Yes, I changed my code to this:

 

void ADC_Select_Channel(uint32_t channel, uint16_t *result) { ADC_ChannelConfTypeDef sConfig = {0}; sConfig.Channel = channel; sConfig.Rank = ADC_REGULAR_RANK_1; sConfig.SamplingTime = ADC_SAMPLETIME_12CYCLES_5; sConfig.SingleDiff = ADC_SINGLE_ENDED; sConfig.OffsetNumber = ADC_OFFSET_NONE; sConfig.Offset = 0; if (HAL_ADC_ConfigChannel(&hadc1, &sConfig) != HAL_OK) { Error_Handler(); } uint32_t sum = 0; for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) { HAL_ADC_Start(&hadc1); if (HAL_ADC_PollForConversion(&hadc1, 100) == HAL_OK) { sum += HAL_ADC_GetValue(&hadc1); } else { printf("ADC Polling Error on channel %lu\r\n", channel); Error_Handler(); } HAL_ADC_Stop(&hadc1); //HAL_Delay(10); // Pauza između mjerenja } *result = sum / 3; // Spremi srednju vrijednost } void Measure_All_Channels(void) { uint16_t result_CH0, result_CH1, result_CH2, result_CH3, result_CH4, result_CH5, result_CH6; ADC_Select_Channel(ADC_CHANNEL_4, &result_CH0); printf("Channel 0 Average Value: %u\r\n", result_CH0); ADC_Select_Channel(ADC_CHANNEL_9, &result_CH1); printf("Channel 1 Average Value: %u\r\n", result_CH1); ADC_Select_Channel(ADC_CHANNEL_13, &result_CH2); printf("Channel 2 Average Value: %u\r\n", result_CH2); ADC_Select_Channel(ADC_CHANNEL_14, &result_CH3); printf("Channel 3 Average Value: %u\r\n", result_CH3); ADC_Select_Channel(ADC_CHANNEL_15, &result_CH4); printf("Channel 4 Average Value: %u\r\n", result_CH4); ADC_Select_Channel(ADC_CHANNEL_16, &result_CH5); printf("Channel 5 Average Value: %u\r\n", result_CH5); printf("------------------------\n"); }
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and it works OK in this most simplistic way. I tried also a Scan Conversion Mode but I didn't succeed.
And with DMA usage my main loop stops to iterate... 

Thank you very much for your reply!

I finally made it with the code I posted in earlier reply.

I use my own board and connecting pins to GND and VCC directly - but it works ok now except Scan Conversion Mode. I obviously don't know how to do it... More studying to come. 

Hello @tompa 

For the scan mode you can refer to this LL example on STM32F411-Nucleo board.

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Thanks
Omar