Stellaris LaunchPad, Energia, SPI, and ICDI trouble

[jp430bb 8]

I'm back with another issue with my Stellaris LaunchPad.  I have a short Energia sketch which uses the SPI library to write to the serial LCD on the ADS1118 Booster Pack.  The sketch works as expected.  The problem is that it somehow leaves the Stellaris in a state in which it cannot be flashed successfully by lm4flash.  I have to connect the Stellaris LaunchPad, flash it (works fine the first time), disconnect the USB cable, reconnect, flash again, and so on.  

 

The symptoms seem to match what a TI employee posted on the E2E Community back in 2011, where changing the function of PORTC pins 0 to 3 would interfere with JTAG.  However, I couldn't see where my Energia sketch or the SPI library would be doing anything to those PORTC pins.  I'm using SPI.setModule(2) to select the Stellaris SPI module which is connected to the proper pins for this Booster Pack.  

 

If I flash another Energia sketch which does not use the SPI library, then I can flash over and over again with lm4flash without disconnecting and reconnecting the USB cable.  

 

Can someone point me to the problem?  

 

Here's what I see if I do the flashing from a MinGW command line: 

$ # TI Stellaris ICDI/JTAG/SWD Interface driver 2.0.7922.0

$ # Windows 7, 64-bit

$ # Just plugged in the Stellaris LaunchPad

$ /c/energia-0101E0015/hardware/tools/lm4f/bin/lm4flash.exe -V
LM4Flash version 0.1.3 - Flasher for Stellaris Launchpad ICDI boards
Copyright (C) 2012 Fabio Utzig <fabio@[member="utzig"].net>
Copyright (C) 2012 Peter Stuge <peter@stuge.se>
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

$ /c/energia-0101E0015/hardware/tools/lm4f/bin/lm4flash.exe -v Stellaris_ADS1118_2.cpp.bin
Found ICDI device with serial: 0E1011C2
ICDI version: 9270

$ # completed quickly, no problem, sketch is running OK

$ /c/energia-0101E0015/hardware/tools/lm4f/bin/lm4flash.exe -v Stellaris_ADS1118_2.cpp.bin
Found ICDI device with serial: 0E1011C2
ICDI version: 9270               [output stops here for several seconds, unplug USB cable]
Error receiving data -9
Error transmitting data -9
Error transmitting data -9
Error transmitting data -9
Error transmitting data -9
Error transmitting data -9
Error transmitting data -9
Error transmitting data -9
Error transmitting data -9
Error transmitting data -9
Error transmitting data -9
Error transmitting data -9
Error transmitting data -9
Error transmitting data -9
Error transmitting data -9
Error transmitting data -9
Error transmitting data -9
Error transmitting data -9
Error transmitting data -9
Error transmitting data -9
Error transmitting data -9
Error verifying flash
Error transmitting data -9

[Rei Vilo 695]

I'm not using the ADS1118 BoosterPack, but the Kentec 3.5" SPI screen though SPI(2) port, and I've experienced no issue so far when uploading the sketch again. 

 

Does the ADS1118 BoosterPack use any of the Port C pins?

[jp430bb 8]

I'm not using the ADS1118 BoosterPack, but the Kentec 3.5" SPI screen though SPI(2) port, and I've experienced no issue so far when uploading the sketch again. 

 

Does the ADS1118 BoosterPack use any of the Port C pins?

 

The ADS1118 Booster Pack is a 20-pin design, so it doesn't connect to any Stellaris GPIO Port C pins.  

[jp430bb 8]

I'm not getting meaningful data from the ADS1118 on the Booster Pack with the Stellaris LaunchPad and the Energia sketch below.  I think the Booster Pack is OK, as it functions normally on an MSP430 Value Line Launch Pad with the demo MSP430G2553 MCU.  The LCD stuff in the sketch below works fine with the Stellaris LaunchPad.  

 

Any pointers on what I'm doing wrong?  

// Stellaris LaunchPad with ADS1118 Booster Pack
#include <SPI.h>

const int LCD_RS = 12;                      // Register Select
const int LCD_CS = 13;                      // LCD chip select
const int ADS1118_CS = 8;                   // ADS1118 chip select
const int BUZZER = 2;                       // ADS1118 buzzer pin

#define ADSCON_CH0	(0x8B8A)
#define ADS1118_TS     	(0x0010)
uint16_t ADS1118_config = (ADSCON_CH0 + ADS1118_TS) | 0x8000;

void setup()
{
  Serial.begin(9600);
  Serial.println("-+-+- RESET -+-+-");
  
  SPI.begin();
  SPI.setModule(2);
  SPI.setClockDivider(SPI_CLOCK_DIV64);
  // MSBFIRST is the default
  pinMode(BUZZER, INPUT_PULLUP);
  
  // initialize the ADS1118
  pinMode(ADS1118_CS, OUTPUT);
  
  // initialize the LCD
  pinMode(LCD_RS, OUTPUT); 
  pinMode(LCD_CS, OUTPUT);
  delay(2);
  writecom(0x30);                     // wake up
  writecom(0x30);                     // wake up
  writecom(0x30);                     // wake up
  writecom(0x39);                     // function set
  writecom(0x14);                     // internal osc frequency
  writecom(0x70);                     // contrast  
  writecom(0x56);                     // power control
  writecom(0x6D);                     // follower control
  delay(2);
  writecom(0x0C);                     // display on
  writecom(0x01);                     // clear
  delay(5);  
  writecom(0x06);                     // entry mode
  delay(10);
}

int counter = 0;
void loop()
{
  Serial.print("#  loop ");
  Serial.println(counter++);
  
  // make a temperature reading
  // TODO: this doesn't work!
  digitalWrite(ADS1118_CS, LOW);
  delay(2);
  SPI.setDataMode(0);
  int msb = SPI.transfer(ADS1118_config >> 8);
  Serial.print(msb); // prints 128 every time
  Serial.print("  ");
  int lsb = SPI.transfer(ADS1118_config & 0xff);
  Serial.println(lsb); // prints 0 every time
  msb = (msb << 8) | lsb;
  int dummy = SPI.transfer(ADS1118_config >> 8);
  dummy = SPI.transfer(ADS1118_config & 0xff);
  digitalWrite(ADS1118_CS, HIGH);
  Serial.println(msb); // prints 32768 every time
  
  lcdMoveTo(0x00); // 1st line, 1st column
  if(counter % 2 == 0)
    lcdPrintChar(' ');
  else
    lcdPrintChar('+');
  lcdPrintChar(' ');
  lcdPrintInt(msb);
  lcdMoveTo(0x40);  // 2nd line, 1st column
  lcdPrintInt(counter);
  lcdPrintChar(' ');
  int now = millis();
  lcdPrintInt(now);
  now = millis();
  if(1000 - (now % 1000) > 100)
    sleep(1000 - (now % 1000));
  else
    sleep((now + 1000) % 1000);
}

void lcdClear() {
  writecom(0x01);
  delay(2);
}

void lcdMoveTo(byte x) {
  writecom(0x80 + (x & 0x7f));
  delay(1);
}

void lcdPrintInt(int x) {
  lcdPrintChar('0' + (x / 100000) % 10);
  lcdPrintChar('0' + (x / 10000) % 10);
  lcdPrintChar('0' + (x / 1000) % 10);
  lcdPrintChar('0' + (x / 100) % 10);
  lcdPrintChar('0' + (x / 10) % 10);
  lcdPrintChar('0' + x % 10);
}

void lcdPrintString(char *s) {
  while(*s != 0) {
    lcdPrintChar(*s++);
  }
}

void lcdPrintChar(char c) {
  writedata((byte)c);
  delay(1);
}

void writecom(byte d) {
  digitalWrite(LCD_CS, LOW);
  digitalWrite(LCD_RS, LOW);              // LOW = command
  SPI.setDataMode(SPI_MODE3);
  SPI.transfer(d);
  digitalWrite(LCD_CS, HIGH);
  delay(1);
}

void writedata(byte d) {
  digitalWrite(LCD_CS, LOW);
  digitalWrite(LCD_RS, HIGH);             // HIGH = data
  SPI.setDataMode(SPI_MODE3);
  SPI.transfer(d);
  digitalWrite(LCD_CS, HIGH);
  delay(1);
}