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Arduino to MCP4922 test code
/*
MCP4922 test
outputs steadily rising voltages through both DACs
Steve Woodward, 2010
most code borrowed from
http://mrbook.org/blog/2008/11/22/controlling-a-gakken-sx-150-synth-with-arduino/
connections
====================================================
+5v > 4922 pin 1
Ard pin 10 > 4922 pin 3 (SS - slave select)
Ard pin 13 > 4922 pin 4 (SCK - clock)
Ard pin 11 > 4922 pin 5 (MOSI - data out)
Ground > 4922 pin 8 (LDAC)
+5v > 4922 pin 11 (voltage ref DAC B)
Ground > 4922 pin 12
+5v > 4922 pin 13 (voltage ref DAC A)
4922 pin 14 DAC A > 1k resistor > synth CV in
*/
// MCP4922 DAC out
#define DATAOUT 11//MOSI
#define DATAIN 12//MISO - not used, but part of builtin SPI
#define SPICLOCK 13//sck
#define SLAVESELECT0 10//ss
int i = 0;
void setup() {
SPI_setup();
Serial.begin(9600);
}
void loop() {
i++;
Serial.println(i);
write_note(i);
if(i>=4096) {
i=0;
}
}
void write_note(int i) {
write_valueY(i);
write_valueX(i);
}
// **************************************************
// SPI for DAC
void SPI_setup(){
byte clr;
pinMode(DATAOUT, OUTPUT);
pinMode(SPICLOCK,OUTPUT);
pinMode(SLAVESELECT0,OUTPUT);
digitalWrite(SLAVESELECT0,HIGH); //disable device
SPCR = (1<<SPE)|(1<<MSTR) | (0<<SPR1) | (0<<SPR0);
clr=SPSR;
clr=SPDR;
delay(10);
}
// write out through DAC A
void write_valueX(int sample)
{
// splits int sample in to two bytes
byte dacSPI0 = 0;
byte dacSPI1 = 0;
dacSPI0 = (sample >> 8) & 0x00FF; //byte0 = takes bit 15 - 12
dacSPI0 |= (1 << 7); // A/B: DACa or DACb - Forces 7th bit of x to be 1. all other bits left alone.
dacSPI0 |= 0x10;
dacSPI1 = sample & 0x00FF; //byte1 = takes bit 11 - 0
dacSPI0 |= (1<<5); // set gain of 1
digitalWrite(SLAVESELECT0,LOW);
SPDR = dacSPI0; // Start the transmission
while (!(SPSR & (1<<SPIF))) // Wait the end of the transmission
{
};
SPDR = dacSPI1;
while (!(SPSR & (1<<SPIF))) // Wait the end of the transmission
{
};
digitalWrite(SLAVESELECT0,HIGH);
//delay(2);
}
// write out through DAC B
void write_valueY(int sample)
{
// splits int sample in to two bytes
byte dacSPI0 = 0;
byte dacSPI1 = 0;
dacSPI0 = (sample >> 8) & 0x00FF; //byte0 = takes bit 15 - 12
dacSPI0 |= 0x10;
dacSPI1 = sample & 0x00FF; //byte1 = takes bit 11 - 0
dacSPI0 |= (1<<5); // set gain of 1
digitalWrite(SLAVESELECT0,LOW);
SPDR = dacSPI0; // Start the transmission
while (!(SPSR & (1<<SPIF))) // Wait the end of the transmission
{
};
SPDR = dacSPI1;
while (!(SPSR & (1<<SPIF))) // Wait the end of the transmission
{
};
digitalWrite(SLAVESELECT0,HIGH);
//delay(2);
}
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