SPI comm with 16f877a

[Zwilorg]

Hello,

I am trying to connect a max6675 to the pic16f887.

The max6675 is a read only IC and it uses the SPI standarts.

Can someone give me an idea on how to start working with this?

Some code using SPI comm would be nice i would use it to my purpose


Best regards,
Zwi

 

[ansarmytheen]

Hai,

Which language you use?

 

[bjuric]

mikroElektronika • View topic - MAX6675 sample code...
mikroElektronika • View topic - MAX6675 SPI

They use MikroE inbuilt functions, but can probably give you an idea to start from

 

[Zwilorg]

Hai,

Which language you use?

I forgot to mention that! ....

I use Hi Tech C ^^

@bjuric I will have a look at those

 

[engshahrul]

You can see this SPI example.

 

[Zwilorg]

You can see this SPI example.

This was exactly what i was searching for :O

i will study this hard! to know how to integrate it with my work!

You just made my day a little bit brighter m8! thanks!

 

[Ram Prasadh]

Initialize the registers in your pic.

Be careful with the clock source you select in CFP and CFQ of the SSPCON and SSPSTAT registers. Because I made mistake when doing this with maxq3180. Be sure about the edge triggered or level trigerred clock.

 

[gajendra_808]

Hai,

Which language you use?

i think that c language is better ..........

 

[Zwilorg]

I have found some information regarding my problem on this thread:


**broken link removed**

But i have another problem in this subject they convert a 12bit reading from 6675... and in the 1st post i made a mistake i am trying to read a max31855 temperature wich is 14bit.

 SPI MAX6675
	RB0		- SPI_DATA - SO - Pin 7
	RD7		- SPI_CLOCK - SCK - Pin 5
	RD6		- SPI_CS - CS - Pin 6
			- T- (alumel) - Pin 2
			- T+ (chromel)- Pin 3
*/

#include 
#include 

__CONFIG(INTIO & WDTDIS & PWRTEN & MCLRDIS & UNPROTECT \
  & UNPROTECT & BORDIS & IESODIS & FCMDIS);

int i, j, k, n;                 //  Use Global Variables for Debug

//                         1234567890123456
const char TopMessage[] = "Current:  ";
const char BotMessage[] = "Setpoint: ";
const char Units[] = "F  ";

#define E  RA4                  //  Define the LCD Control Pins
#define RS RA5
#define SPI_CLOCK RD7			//  Define the Max6675 pins
#define SPI_CS RD6				
#define SPI_DATA RB2
#define Out RB5					//  Define the output pin to control the SSR

const int Twentyms = 1250;      //  Declare a Constants for delays
const int Fivems = 300;
const int TwoHundredus = 10;
int SetPoint = 240;				//  Initialize the SetPoint
static unsigned int	relay_timer;	// timer value for relay driver

int GetTemp(void)
{
	int CurrentTemp = 0;		//  Reset value of Current Temp
	SPI_CS = 0;					//  Force CS low to stop conversion
	
	SPI_CLOCK = 1;				//  discard bit 15
	SPI_CLOCK = 0;

	CurrentTemp = CurrentTemp + SPI_DATA * 512;
	SPI_CLOCK = 1;				//  bit 14
	SPI_CLOCK = 0;

	CurrentTemp = CurrentTemp + SPI_DATA * 256;
	SPI_CLOCK = 1;				//  bit 13
	SPI_CLOCK = 0;

	CurrentTemp = CurrentTemp + SPI_DATA * 128;
	SPI_CLOCK = 1;				//  bit 12
	SPI_CLOCK = 0;

	CurrentTemp = CurrentTemp + SPI_DATA * 64;
	SPI_CLOCK = 1;				//  bit 11
	SPI_CLOCK = 0;

	CurrentTemp = CurrentTemp + SPI_DATA * 32;
	SPI_CLOCK = 1;				//  bit 10
	SPI_CLOCK = 0;

	CurrentTemp = CurrentTemp + SPI_DATA * 16;
	SPI_CLOCK = 1;				//  bit 9
	SPI_CLOCK = 0;

	CurrentTemp = CurrentTemp + SPI_DATA * 8;
	SPI_CLOCK = 1;				//  bit 8
	SPI_CLOCK = 0;

	CurrentTemp = CurrentTemp + SPI_DATA * 4;
	SPI_CLOCK = 1;				//  bit 7
	SPI_CLOCK = 0;

	CurrentTemp = CurrentTemp + SPI_DATA * 2;
	SPI_CLOCK = 1;				//  bit 6
	SPI_CLOCK = 0;

	CurrentTemp = CurrentTemp + SPI_DATA * 1;
	SPI_CLOCK = 1;				//  bit 5
	SPI_CLOCK = 0;

	SPI_CLOCK = 1;				//  discard bits 4 and 3
	SPI_CLOCK = 0;				//  decimal values of temp
	SPI_CLOCK = 1;				
	SPI_CLOCK = 0;

	SPI_CLOCK = 1;				//  bit 2 -- fault bit
	SPI_CLOCK = 0;

	SPI_CLOCK = 1;				//  bit 1 -- always 0
	SPI_CLOCK = 0;

	SPI_CLOCK = 1;				//  bit 0 -- tri-state
	SPI_CLOCK = 0;

	SPI_CS = 1; 				// SPI bus is OFF

	return(CurrentTemp);
}

main()
{
	int CurrentTemp = 0;	

	//  Initialize the I/O ports
    PORTA = 0;          			//  Start with Everything Low
    CMCON0 = 7;         			//  Turn off Comparators
    ANSEL = 0;         				//  Turn off ADC
    TRISA = 0;          			//  All of PORTA are Outputs
	TRISB = 0b00011111;				// 	Port B bits 7, 6, 5, 4, 3 are output
	TRISD = 0; 
	T0IE = 1;						// Enable interrupt on TMR0 overflow
	INTEDG = 1;						// falling edge trigger the interrupt
	INTE = 1;						// enable the external interrupt
	GIE = 1;						// Global interrupt enable

	SetPoint = 240;					// Reset the Setpoint

	//  Initialize LCD
    j = Twentyms;
    for (i = 0; i < j; i++);    	//  Wait for LCD to Power Up
    PORTA = 3;                  	//  Start Initialization Process
    E = 1;  E = 0;              	//  Send Reset Command
    j = Fivems;
    for (i = 0; i < j; i++);
    E = 1;  E = 0;              	//  Repeat Reset Command
    j = TwoHundredus;
    for (i = 0; i < j; i++);
    E = 1;  E = 0;              	//  Repeat Reset Command Third Time
    j = TwoHundredus;
    for (i = 0; i < j; i++);
    PORTA = 2;                  	//  Initialize LCD 4 Bit Mode
    E = 1;  E = 0;
    j = TwoHundredus;
    for (i = 0; i < j; i++);

	//  Main control loop
	while (1 == 1)              	
	{	
    	j = Twentyms*10;					// Wait 200ms between loops
    	for (i = 0; i < j; i++);

		CurrentTemp = GetTemp() * 1.8 + 32;	// Get current temp and convert to F
	}
}  //  End Main

i see that the conversion is very easy to make in a 12bit and i am wondering if to a 14 bit i would only have to add this:

	CurrentTemp = CurrentTemp + SPI_DATA * 2048;
	SPI_CLOCK = 1;				//  bit 14
	SPI_CLOCK = 0;

	CurrentTemp = CurrentTemp + SPI_DATA * 1024;
	SPI_CLOCK = 1;				//  bit 13
	SPI_CLOCK = 0;

in the datasheet they say that from D[31:18] is the 14-bit thermocouple data.

i removed the LCD_data code lines because i am not interested in them... already got mine working in a different way. i only trying to save all the data in a variable like this fellow did on "CurrentTemp"

Hope someone helps! ^^