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Unexpected PWM pulse using DMA

VSchu.1
Associate II
 
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VSchu.1
Associate II

Hello everybody,

I am using the STM32F030K6T6 device to control LEDs of the WS2812 type.

For that I made a configuration of the TIM1 to use the PWM with DMA.

void MX_TIM1_Init(void)
{
 
  /* USER CODE BEGIN TIM1_Init 0 */
 
  /* USER CODE END TIM1_Init 0 */
 
  TIM_ClockConfigTypeDef sClockSourceConfig = {0};
  TIM_MasterConfigTypeDef sMasterConfig = {0};
  TIM_OC_InitTypeDef sConfigOC = {0};
  TIM_BreakDeadTimeConfigTypeDef sBreakDeadTimeConfig = {0};
 
  /* USER CODE BEGIN TIM1_Init 1 */
 
  /* USER CODE END TIM1_Init 1 */
  htim1.Instance = TIM1;
  htim1.Init.Prescaler = 0;
  htim1.Init.CounterMode = TIM_COUNTERMODE_UP;
  htim1.Init.Period = 59;
  htim1.Init.ClockDivision = TIM_CLOCKDIVISION_DIV1;
  htim1.Init.RepetitionCounter = 0;
  htim1.Init.AutoReloadPreload = TIM_AUTORELOAD_PRELOAD_DISABLE;
  if (HAL_TIM_Base_Init(&htim1) != HAL_OK)
  {
    Error_Handler();
  }
  sClockSourceConfig.ClockSource = TIM_CLOCKSOURCE_INTERNAL;
  if (HAL_TIM_ConfigClockSource(&htim1, &sClockSourceConfig) != HAL_OK)
  {
    Error_Handler();
  }
  if (HAL_TIM_PWM_Init(&htim1) != HAL_OK)
  {
    Error_Handler();
  }
  sMasterConfig.MasterOutputTrigger = TIM_TRGO_RESET;
  sMasterConfig.MasterSlaveMode = TIM_MASTERSLAVEMODE_DISABLE;
  if (HAL_TIMEx_MasterConfigSynchronization(&htim1, &sMasterConfig) != HAL_OK)
  {
    Error_Handler();
  }
  sConfigOC.OCMode = TIM_OCMODE_PWM1;
  sConfigOC.Pulse = 0;
  sConfigOC.OCPolarity = TIM_OCPOLARITY_HIGH;
  sConfigOC.OCNPolarity = TIM_OCNPOLARITY_HIGH;
  sConfigOC.OCFastMode = TIM_OCFAST_DISABLE;
  sConfigOC.OCIdleState = TIM_OCIDLESTATE_RESET;
  sConfigOC.OCNIdleState = TIM_OCNIDLESTATE_RESET;
  if (HAL_TIM_PWM_ConfigChannel(&htim1, &sConfigOC, TIM_CHANNEL_1) != HAL_OK)
  {
    Error_Handler();
  }
  if (HAL_TIM_PWM_ConfigChannel(&htim1, &sConfigOC, TIM_CHANNEL_2) != HAL_OK)
  {
    Error_Handler();
  }
  sBreakDeadTimeConfig.OffStateRunMode = TIM_OSSR_DISABLE;
  sBreakDeadTimeConfig.OffStateIDLEMode = TIM_OSSI_DISABLE;
  sBreakDeadTimeConfig.LockLevel = TIM_LOCKLEVEL_OFF;
  sBreakDeadTimeConfig.DeadTime = 0;
  sBreakDeadTimeConfig.BreakState = TIM_BREAK_DISABLE;
  sBreakDeadTimeConfig.BreakPolarity = TIM_BREAKPOLARITY_HIGH;
  sBreakDeadTimeConfig.AutomaticOutput = TIM_AUTOMATICOUTPUT_DISABLE;
  if (HAL_TIMEx_ConfigBreakDeadTime(&htim1, &sBreakDeadTimeConfig) != HAL_OK)
  {
    Error_Handler();
  }
  /* USER CODE BEGIN TIM1_Init 2 */
 
  /* USER CODE END TIM1_Init 2 */
  HAL_TIM_MspPostInit(&htim1);
 
}

DMA configuration

void MX_DMA_Init(void)
{
 
  /* DMA controller clock enable */
  __HAL_RCC_DMA1_CLK_ENABLE();
 
  /* DMA interrupt init */
  /* DMA1_Channel2_3_IRQn interrupt configuration */
  HAL_NVIC_SetPriority(DMA1_Channel2_3_IRQn, 0, 0);
  HAL_NVIC_EnableIRQ(DMA1_Channel2_3_IRQn);
 
}

The problem I'm having is that when I start the DMA for some reason it generates a glitch before the pulses I would like to generate.

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The code I'm using is like this:

uint8_t pwm_data_tape[240];
 
while(1)
{
 
HAL_TIM_PWM_Start_DMA(&htim1, TIM_CHANNEL_1, (uint32_t *)pwm_data_tape, 240);
HAL_Delay(1000);
		
HAL_TIM_PWM_Stop_DMA(&htim1, TIM_CHANNEL_1);
HAL_Delay(100);
 
}

Could anyone tell me why I'm having this unwanted initial pulse?

Thanks

VSchu.1
Associate II

I have now noticed an interesting feature. The does not happen when in the first start of the DMA, only in the next sequences of pulses, after the first stop command DMA.

Cube/HAL is a mess. Who knows what happens there. It's now part of your code so debug it as such.

Start perhaps with reading out and checking/comparing TIM and DMA registers just before starting DMA/TIM (immediately before the action which triggers generation of the pulsetrain, ie. well within Cube/HAL), for the "good" and "bad" cases.

Or rewrite as normal program using registers.

JW