GPIO & SPin

The drvlib_app.dll contains two sets of functions to control the pins of the SODIMM-module.
Functions which use the processor GPIO-number (GPIO_xxx) and functions which use the SODIMMM-pin-number (SPin_xxx).

SPin

The SPin_xxx-functions currently are not implemented on mature Trizeps-modules ( Trizeps I..VI).

GPIO

The drvlib_app.dll contains function to control GPIO's.
GPIO = General Purpose Input Output.

Many pins of the Trizeps-module are GPIO's with multiple functionality; i.e. they may be configured as UART or LCD-interface pins etc.. The most simple function is to use these pins as input or output. If you want to know how to use a pin as interrupt-source see usinginterruptstrizeps4.

Usage of pins is made easy with the Seco drvlib_app.dll:

#include "windows.h" #define CPLUSPLUS 1 #include "drvlib_app.h" int WINAPI WinMain( HINSTANCE hInstance, HINSTANCE hPrevInstance, LPTSTR lpCmdLine, int nCmdShow) { PGIO_REGS ptr; unsigned long arg_l = 0; BOOL state; arg_l=_wtol(lpCmdLine); ptr = GPIO_AllocSpace(); state = GPIO_Get_Pin( ptr, (unsigned char)arg_l); GPIO_Init_Pin(ptr, (unsigned char)arg_l, TRUE, !state); Sleep(3000); GPIO_Set_Pin( ptr, (unsigned char) arg_l, state); GPIO_FreeSpace(); return 0; }

This is what the sample does

  1. Obtain gpio to use from commandline.

  2. GPIO_AllocSpace() is called to map GPIO-registers.

  3. GPIO_Get_Pin(..) gets the current pin-state (i.e. low (0V)).

  4. GPIO_Init_Pin(..) configured the pin to be an output and toggles the pin-state (i.e. high(3.3V)).

  5. Wait 3 seconds.

  6. GPIO_Set_Pin(..) sets the pin-state to its original value (i.e. low(0V)).

  7. GPIO_FreeSpace() will release ressources allocated with GPIO_AllocSpace().

Download

Embedded Visual C++ Workspace for above example:

Application to set/get GPIO-level:

Usage: gpio <gpio-number> Read GPIO-pin. gpio <gpio-number> <level> Set GPIO-pin. You might need to configure a pin as output with the below line first. gpio <gpio-number> <IsOutput> <level> Configure pin as input or output.

Special GPIOs on Trizeps VI

To ease the use of the CPLD'pins of the Trizeps VI ( see Trizeps6 CPLD), they are assigned to a GPIO-number. This can be used in all GPIO_xxx() functions.

SODIMM-Pin

Description

GPIO-number

SODIMM-Pin

Description

GPIO-number

104

CF_IOIS16

124

98

CF_REG

125

100

CPLD_C02

126

69

CPLD_C00

127

106

CPLD_CS4

128

93

RDnWR

130