Uart configurator

[jazz 209]

I was playing last days with MSP5xx UART, and every time after changing baud rate, need to calculate configuration again, and again, and again...

 

I write small program for making configuration depending on clock and baud rate. After generation, just press mouse button on first/second listing (nothing will happen) and use [CTRL]+[C] for copy listing to clipboard.

 

MSP430UartCalc.rar

[jazz 209]

In MSP430F5xx USB Developers Package, example C7 (CDC) is USB/Uart bridge project. Don't understand why they (TI) made support for few baud rates (9600, 19200, 38400, 57600, 115200) and not for any possible baud rate (function USBCDC_handleSetLineCoding in usbEventHandling.c). 10 minutes job, 10 minutes. :roll:

[jazz 209]

In MSP430F5xx USB Developers Package, example C7 (CDC), USB/Uart bridge will work only if uC is running by 20MHz. If any other frequency is defined (USB_MCLK_FREQ in descriptors.h file) it will not work, because uart in USBCDC_handleSetLineCoding function (usbEventHandling.c file) is configured only for 20 MHz.

 

/* This event indicates that new line coding params have been received from the host */

BYTE USBCDC_handleSetLineCoding (BYTE intfNum, ULONG lBaudrate)
{
   UCA0CTL1 |= UCSWRST;
   UCA0CTL1 = UCSSEL_2;                     // SMCLK

   //TO DO: You can place your code here
   switch (lBaudrate) {
       case 9600:
           UCA0BR0 = 0x23;                   // 20MHz 9600 (see User's Guide)
           UCA0BR1 = 0x8;                    // 20MHz 9600
           break;
       case 19200:
           UCA0BR0 = 0x11;                   // 20MHz 9600 (see User's Guide)
           UCA0BR1 = 0x4;                    // 20MHz 9600            
           break;
       case 38400:
           UCA0BR0 = 0x08;                   // 20MHz 9600 (see User's Guide)
           UCA0BR1 = 0x2;                    // 20MHz 9600            
           break;
       case 57600:
           UCA0BR0 = 0x5B;                   // 20MHz 9600 (see User's Guide)
           UCA0BR1 = 0x1;                    // 20MHz 9600            
           break;
       case 115200:
           UCA0BR0 = 0xAD;                   // 20MHz 9600 (see User's Guide)
           UCA0BR1 = 0x0;                    // 20MHz 9600            
           break;
       default:
           break;
   }
   UCA0MCTL = UCBRS_3+UCBRF_0;              // Modulation UCBRSx = 3
   UCA0CTL1 &= ~UCSWRST;

   return (FALSE);                          // return FALSE to go asleep after interrupt
                                            // (in the case the CPU slept before interrupt)
}

I will re-write this function (soon, don't have IAR/CCS downloaded/installed on PC now) to support any baud rate (for example 123456 bps, 345678 bps...) on uC running by any clock frequency.

[oPossum 1,083]

Code for USCI bit rate setup: USCI UART bit rate setting

[jazz 209]

Code for USCI bit rate setup: USCI UART bit rate setting

This is OK, but I am using (and in USB Developers Package is used) Low-Frequency Baud Rate Mode, not Oversampling Baud Rate Mode, and input baud rate is changing during program execution, it is not constant value.

[pabigot 355]

As long as we're pointing out alternatives, the BSP430 peripheral modules have code to configure support for arbitrary baud rates on the USCI(2xx/4xx), USCI5(5xx/6xx), and eUSCI(FR5xx) boards. ACLK or SMCLK are selected based on the requested baud rate and the current speed of those clocks.

 

The implementation might also be of value as a reference. Also note that though USCI and USCI5 are pretty close in interface, eUSCI is a new beast when it comes to configuring baud rates.

[D^2 24]

There's also an online calculator that also provides oversampling config as well as error rates for each setting:

Link[FIXED]

[petus 11]

Uart configurator is functional with ubuntu. Thanks

[jsolarski 94]

Thanks, this will help a lot!!

[sean2102 0]

Thanks, this helpes me.