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FTDI GPIO example
#include <iostream>
#include <iomanip>
#include <chrono> // for std::chrono::milliseconds
#include <thread> // for std::this_thread::sleep_for
#include "ftd2xx.h" // must be in project include path
/*** HELPER FUNCTION DECLARATIONS ***/
// Formats and writes FT_DEVICE_LIST_INFO_NODE structure to output
// stream object.
std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os, const FT_DEVICE_LIST_INFO_NODE& device);
// Prints a formatted error message and terminates the program with
// status code EXIT_FAILURE.
void error(const char* message);
// Prints FT_STATUS and a formatted error message and terminates
// the program with status code EXIT_FAILURE.
void ft_error(FT_STATUS status, const char* message);
// Prints FT_STATUS and a formatted error message, closes `handle`,
// and terminates the program with status code EXIT_FAILURE.
// (Delegates to ft_error(FT_STATUS, const char*))
void ft_error(FT_STATUS status, const char* message, FT_HANDLE handle);
/*** MAIN PROGRAM ***/
int main()
{
FT_STATUS status;
// --- Get number of devices ---
unsigned long deviceCount = 0;
status = FT_CreateDeviceInfoList(&deviceCount);
if (status != FT_OK) {
ft_error(status, "FT_CreateDeviceInfoList");
}
if (deviceCount == 0) {
error("No FTDI devices found.");
}
// --- Enumerate devices ---
FT_DEVICE_LIST_INFO_NODE* deviceInfos = new FT_DEVICE_LIST_INFO_NODE[deviceCount];
status = FT_GetDeviceInfoList(deviceInfos, &deviceCount);
// ... populates deviceInfos array
if (status != FT_OK) {
ft_error(status, "FT_GetDeviceInfoList");
}
// --- Find device of interest ---
const unsigned long myID = 0x04036014;
// ... from "Device Manager": Vendor ID = 0403, Product ID = 6014
FT_DEVICE_LIST_INFO_NODE myDevice{};
// Find first device that matches `myID`
for (unsigned int i = 0; i < deviceCount; i++)
{
if (deviceInfos[i].ID == myID)
{
// Copy device info into `myDevice`
myDevice = deviceInfos[i];
// Open device
status = FT_Open(i, &myDevice.ftHandle);
if (status != FT_OK) {
ft_error(status, "FT_Open");
}
break;
}
}
// Handle device not found...
if (myDevice.ID != myID)
{
std::cerr << "0 of " << deviceCount << " devices with ID " << std::hex << std::showbase << myID << " found:\n";
for (unsigned int i = 0; i < deviceCount; i++)
{
std::cerr << "Device " << i << "\n";
std::cerr << deviceInfos[i] << std::endl;
}
error("Device not found.");
}
std::cout << "Device found with ID " << std::hex << std::showbase << myID << ":\n";
std::cout << myDevice << std::endl;
// Clean up device info list
delete[] deviceInfos;
// --- Set up command buffers ---
uint8_t recvBuffer[1024] = { 0 };
unsigned long bytesWritten = 0;
unsigned long bytesRead = 0;
// --- Configure Port for MPSSE ---
// This procedure comes from FTDI application note
// "AN 135 - MPSSE Basics", "Section 4. Software Configuration".
// It's not clear yet if all steps are required for Lab 3, but
// Lab 3 works having followed these steps.
// - Jon
// Reset device
status = FT_ResetDevice(myDevice.ftHandle);
if (status != FT_OK) {
ft_error(status, "FT_ResetDevice", myDevice.ftHandle);
}
// Set USB transfer sizes
status = FT_SetUSBParameters(myDevice.ftHandle, 64, 64);
if (status != FT_OK) {
ft_error(status, "FT_SetUSBParameters", myDevice.ftHandle);
}
// Disable error characters
status = FT_SetChars(myDevice.ftHandle, 0, 0, 0, 0);
if (status != FT_OK) {
ft_error(status, "FT_SetChars", myDevice.ftHandle);
}
// Set device read/write timeouts
status = FT_SetTimeouts(myDevice.ftHandle, 1000, 1000);
if (status != FT_OK) {
ft_error(status, "FT_SetTimeouts", myDevice.ftHandle);
}
// Set timeout before flushing receive buffer
status = FT_SetLatencyTimer(myDevice.ftHandle, 10);
if (status != FT_OK) {
ft_error(status, "FT_SetLatencyTimer", myDevice.ftHandle);
}
// Disable flow control
status = FT_SetFlowControl(myDevice.ftHandle, FT_FLOW_NONE, 0, 0);
if (status != FT_OK) {
ft_error(status, "FT_SetFlowControl", myDevice.ftHandle);
}
// Reset MPSSE controller
status = FT_SetBitMode(myDevice.ftHandle, 0, 0);
if (status != FT_OK) {
ft_error(status, "FT_SetBitMode", myDevice.ftHandle);
}
// Initialize MPSSE controller
status = FT_SetBitMode(myDevice.ftHandle, 0xFF, 0x02); // All pins outputs, MPSSE
if (status != FT_OK) {
ft_error(status, "FT_SetBitMode", myDevice.ftHandle);
}
// --- Test bad command detection ---
/* TODO */
// --- Configure MPSSE ---
/* TODO */
// --- Write commands ---
// * iterate through 0x00 to 0xFF and output value on AD[7:0] every 100ms
uint8_t gpio_command[] = { 0x80, 0x00, 0xFF };
// 0x80: Command to set AD[7:0].
// 0x00: Output values for AD[7:0] (placeholder)
// 0xFF: GPIO directions for AD[7:0] (1 = output)
uint8_t value = 0;
// Infinite loop
while (true)
{
gpio_command[1] = value; // Set value
std::cout << "\rWriting: " << std::noshowbase << std::hex << std::setfill('0') << std::setw(2) << int(value);
status = FT_Write(myDevice.ftHandle, gpio_command, sizeof(gpio_command), &bytesWritten);
if (status != FT_OK) {
ft_error(status, "FT_Write", myDevice.ftHandle);
}
if (bytesWritten != sizeof(gpio_command)) {
error("Error while writing to device.");
}
// Sleep thread
std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(100));
value++;
value &= 0x0F;
}
return 0;
}
/*** HELPER FUNCTION DEFINITIONS ***/
void error(const char* message)
{
std::cerr << "\033[1;31m[ERROR]\033[0m " << message << std::endl;
exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
}
void ft_error(FT_STATUS status, const char* message)
{
std::cerr << "\033[1;31m[ERROR]\033[0m " << message << ": " << status << std::endl;
exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
}
void ft_error(FT_STATUS status, const char* message, FT_HANDLE handle)
{
FT_Close(handle);
ft_error(status, message);
}
std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os, const FT_DEVICE_LIST_INFO_NODE& device)
{
os << " @" << std::showbase << std::hex << &device << "\n";
os << " Flags=" << std::showbase << std::hex << device.Flags << "\n";
os << " Type=" << std::showbase << std::hex << device.Type << "\n";
os << " ID=" << std::showbase << std::hex << device.ID << "\n";
os << " LocId=" << std::showbase << std::hex << device.LocId << "\n";
os << " SerialNumber=" << device.SerialNumber << "\n";
os << " Description=" << device.Description << "\n";
os << " ftHandle=" << std::showbase << std::hex << device.ftHandle << "\n";
return os;
}
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