Read/Write to external EEPROM fails sometimes .What might be issue ?

[SA.17]

Hi,

I am using STM32L07XXX

I am reading/writing and external eeprom using I2C

" but I2C communication fails many time ". and system hangs

Does this function run needs to be atomic ?

But using __disable_irq and __enable_irq effects HAL_GetTick() ?

Can i enable only HAL_GetTick() ?

Or any other issue causing this ?

Following is code for writing to eeprom:

void write_eeprom_float(int mem_addr,float pdata, int size_write)
{
	uint32_t time_start ; 
	time_start = HAL_GetTick();
		while (HAL_I2C_GetState(&hi2c3) != HAL_I2C_STATE_READY)
    {
			if((HAL_GetTick() - time_start) > 500)
					break;
    }
		
		 /* Check if the EEPROM is ready for a new operation */
		time_start = HAL_GetTick();
    while (HAL_I2C_IsDeviceReady(&hi2c3, EEPROM_ADDRESS, EEPROM_MAX_TRIALS, I2C_XFER_TIMEOUT_MAX) == HAL_TIMEOUT)
		{
			if((HAL_GetTick() - time_start) > 500)
					break;
		}
 
    /* Wait for the end of the transfer */
		time_start = HAL_GetTick();
    while (HAL_I2C_GetState(&hi2c3) != HAL_I2C_STATE_READY)
    {
					if((HAL_GetTick() - time_start) > 500)
					break;
    }
	
	   if(HAL_I2C_Mem_Write(&hi2c3 , (uint16_t)EEPROM_ADDRESS,(uint16_t)mem_addr , I2C_MEMADD_SIZE_8BIT, (uint8_t *)&pdata, sizeof(pdata),1000)!= HAL_OK)
    {
			error_number = I2C_controller_EEPROM ;
      /* Writing process Error */
			
			
					Error_Handler();
			
    }
 
	time_start = HAL_GetTick();
		while (HAL_I2C_GetState(&hi2c3) != HAL_I2C_STATE_READY)
    {
			if((HAL_GetTick() - time_start) > 500)
					break;
    }
		
		 /* Check if the EEPROM is ready for a new operation */
		time_start = HAL_GetTick();
    while (HAL_I2C_IsDeviceReady(&hi2c3, EEPROM_ADDRESS, EEPROM_MAX_TRIALS, I2C_XFER_TIMEOUT_MAX) == HAL_TIMEOUT)
		{
			if((HAL_GetTick() - time_start) > 500)
					break;
		}
 
    /* Wait for the end of the transfer */
		time_start = HAL_GetTick();
    while (HAL_I2C_GetState(&hi2c3) != HAL_I2C_STATE_READY)
    {
					if((HAL_GetTick() - time_start) > 500)
					break;
    }
	
 
}

[Tesla DeLorean]

>>Does this function run needs to be atomic.

Do you have multiple threads, or callbacks attempting to use the I2C bus?

You should arbitrate ownership via a mutex or semaphore, so each operation to each device can complete without interference.

[SA.17]

No multiple threads and no callbacks

[TDK]

If you're only using blocking functions, the state should always be HAL_I2C_STATE_READY.

If HAL_I2C_IsDeviceReady returns anything other than HAL_OK, even a single time, the chip is misbehaving. Are there external pullups on the I2C lines?

When it fails, what fails, and what is the return value from the HAL function?