Trying to find out why my USB always hang after running awhile.

[maniac84]

hi guys,
Currently using PIC18F25K50 and will use its USB-HID communication to communicate with PC.
But it the USB will always hang after a while. I know this because when my PC send data to it, it does not respond. Below is the part of my main loop coding:

while(1){
   if((USBGetDeviceState() < CONFIGURED_STATE) ||
      (USBIsDeviceSuspended() == TRUE))
   {
       continue; 
   }
   if(!HIDRxHandleBusy(USBOutHandle))	//Check if data was received from the host.
   {
       ToSendDataBuffer[0] = ReceivedDataBuffer[0];
       USBOutHandle = HIDRxPacket(HID_EP,(BYTE*)&ReceivedDataBuffer,64);
   }
}

Anything wrong here?

Is there a possibility that the USB communication has disconnected while the PC is sending data, and causing it to hang?

 

[FvM]

This doesn't look like a complete HID application, e.g. no call to USBDeviceTasks() in the while loop. And there isn't any response generated, no calls to HIDTxPacket().

 

[maniac84]

My coding should look like this:

while(1){

      USBDeviceTasks();

   if((USBGetDeviceState() < CONFIGURED_STATE) ||
      (USBIsDeviceSuspended() == TRUE))
   {
       continue; 
   }
   if(!HIDRxHandleBusy(USBOutHandle))	//Check if data was received from the host.
   {
       ToSendDataBuffer[0] = ReceivedDataBuffer[0];
       USBOutHandle = HIDRxPacket(HID_EP,(BYTE*)&ReceivedDataBuffer,64);
       TxFlag = 1;
   }

   if (TxFlag == 1)
   {
     SendDataBuffer[0] = 'A';
     SendDataBuffer[1] = 'B';
     SendDataBuffer[2] = 'C';
			if (HIDTxHandleBusy(USBInHandle) == 0)		 
			{
				USBInHandle = HIDTxPacket(HID_EP, (BYTE*)&SendDataBuffer, HID_INPUT_REPORT_BYTES);
                               TxFlag = 0;

			}
}

Anything wrong with it?

- - - Updated - - -

I found out that maybe it's not the USB hang... I just did not received the data from the PC. But PC shows it sent already... Do you guys have any idea what went wrong?

 

[maniac84]

Whenever HIDTxHandleBusy(USBInHandle) = 0, means it received data right? But when does HIDTxHandleBusy(USBInHandle) becomes set?

 

[FvM]

You didn't yet mention that you are asking about Microchip application library USB drivers.

Why don't you review the verbose comments in usb_function_hid.h?

 

[maniac84]

You didn't yet mention that you are asking about Microchip application library USB drivers.

Why don't you review the verbose comments in usb_function_hid.h?

Yes... I have reviewed it already... I have used up the function recommended in that file.
Problem is.. Sometimes I can't received any data from the host especially after idle for 10 seconds.. If every 2-5 seconds the host send data, I can receive it. But if idle for 10 seconds, it can't already...

 

[FvM]

My coding should look like this

Should hits the point. In fact we don't know how your exact PIC code or the PC side look like.

I presume that the combination of the PIC HID firmware and Windows HID code provided in the application library will work. Isn't this a good starting point to find out what's wrong in your test?

 

[maniac84]

But now my situation is, Sometimes I can't received any data from the host especially after idle for 10 seconds.. If every 2-5 seconds the host send data, I can receive it. But if idle for 10 seconds, it can't already. The host have to retry at least 3 times only can received...