/** * @file DShotRMT.cpp * @brief DShot signal generation using ESP32 RMT with bidirectional support * @author Wastl Kraus * @date 2025-06-11 * @license MIT */ #include "DShotRMT.h" // Timing parameters for each DShot mode // Format: {frame_length_us, ticks_per_bit, ticks_one_high, ticks_one_low, ticks_zero_high, ticks_zero_low} static constexpr dshot_timing_t DSHOT_TIMINGS[] = { {0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0}, // DSHOT_OFF {128, 64, 48, 16, 24, 40}, // DSHOT150 {64, 32, 24, 8, 12, 20}, // DSHOT300 {32, 16, 12, 4, 6, 10}, // DSHOT600 {16, 8, 6, 2, 3, 5} // DSHOT1200 }; // Constructor with GPIO number DShotRMT::DShotRMT(gpio_num_t gpio, dshot_mode_t mode, bool is_bidirectional) : _gpio(gpio), _mode(mode), _is_bidirectional(is_bidirectional), _frame_timer_us(0), _timing_config(DSHOT_TIMINGS[mode]), _last_transmission_time(0), _last_erpm(0), _parsed_packet(0), _packet{0}, _rmt_tx_channel(nullptr), _rmt_rx_channel(nullptr), _dshot_encoder(nullptr), _tx_channel_config{}, _rx_channel_config{}, _transmit_config{}, _receive_config{}, _rx_queue(nullptr) { // Calculate frame timing including switch/pause time _frame_timer_us = _timing_config.frame_length_us + DSHOT_SWITCH_TIME; // Double frame time for bidirectional mode (includes response time) if (_is_bidirectional) { _frame_timer_us = (_frame_timer_us << 1); } } // Constructor using pin number DShotRMT::DShotRMT(uint16_t pin_nr, dshot_mode_t mode, bool is_bidirectional) : DShotRMT((gpio_num_t)pin_nr, mode, is_bidirectional) { // Delegates to primary constructor with type cast } // Destructor for "better" code DShotRMT::~DShotRMT() { // ...kill them all if (_rmt_tx_channel) { rmt_disable(_rmt_tx_channel); rmt_del_channel(_rmt_tx_channel); } // if (_rmt_rx_channel) { rmt_disable(_rmt_rx_channel); rmt_del_channel(_rmt_rx_channel); } // if (_dshot_encoder) { rmt_del_encoder(_dshot_encoder); } // if (_rx_queue) { vQueueDelete(_rx_queue); } } // Initialize DShotRMT uint16_t DShotRMT::begin() { // Init TX channel if (!_initTXChannel()) { _dshot_log(TX_INIT_FAILED); return DSHOT_ERROR; } // Init RX channel if (_is_bidirectional) { if (!_initRXChannel()) { _dshot_log(RX_INIT_FAILED); return DSHOT_ERROR; } } // Init DShot encoder if (_initDShotEncoder() != DSHOT_OK) { _dshot_log(ENCODER_INIT_FAILED); return DSHOT_ERROR; } return DSHOT_OK; } // Init RMT TX channel bool DShotRMT::_initTXChannel() { // Configure TX channel _tx_channel_config.gpio_num = _gpio; _tx_channel_config.clk_src = DSHOT_CLOCK_SRC_DEFAULT; _tx_channel_config.resolution_hz = DSHOT_RMT_RESOLUTION; _tx_channel_config.mem_block_symbols = RMT_BUFFER_SYMBOLS; _tx_channel_config.trans_queue_depth = RMT_QUEUE_DEPTH; // Config RMT TX _transmit_config.loop_count = 0; // No automatic loops - real-time calculation _transmit_config.flags.eot_level = _is_bidirectional ? 1 : 0; // Telemetric Bit used as bidir flag // Create RMT TX channel if (rmt_new_tx_channel(&_tx_channel_config, &_rmt_tx_channel) != DSHOT_OK) { _dshot_log(TX_INIT_FAILED); return DSHOT_ERROR; } return (rmt_enable(_rmt_tx_channel) == DSHOT_OK); } // Init RMT RX channel bool DShotRMT::_initRXChannel() { // Create a queue for RX callback data _rx_queue = xQueueCreate(RMT_QUEUE_DEPTH, sizeof(rmt_rx_done_event_data_t)); if (_rx_queue == nullptr) { return DSHOT_ERROR; } // Config RMT RX _rx_channel_config.gpio_num = _gpio; _rx_channel_config.clk_src = DSHOT_CLOCK_SRC_DEFAULT; _rx_channel_config.resolution_hz = DSHOT_RMT_RESOLUTION; _rx_channel_config.mem_block_symbols = RMT_BUFFER_SYMBOLS; // Config RMT RX parameters _receive_config.signal_range_min_ns = DSHOT_PULSE_MIN; _receive_config.signal_range_max_ns = DSHOT_PULSE_MAX; // Create RMT RX channel if (rmt_new_rx_channel(&_rx_channel_config, &_rmt_rx_channel) != DSHOT_OK) { _dshot_log(RX_INIT_FAILED); return DSHOT_ERROR; } // Register RX callback _rx_event_callbacks.on_recv_done = _rmt_rx_done_callback; if (rmt_rx_register_event_callbacks(_rmt_rx_channel, &_rx_event_callbacks, _rx_queue) != DSHOT_OK) { _dshot_log(RX_INIT_FAILED); return DSHOT_ERROR; } return (rmt_enable(_rmt_rx_channel) == DSHOT_OK); } // Callback for RMT RX bool IRAM_ATTR DShotRMT::_rmt_rx_done_callback(rmt_channel_handle_t rmt_rx_channel, const rmt_rx_done_event_data_t *edata, void *user_data) { // Init RX buffer QueueHandle_t rx_queue = (QueueHandle_t)user_data; BaseType_t xHigherPriorityTaskWoken = pdFALSE; // Copy callback data into RX buffer xQueueGenericSendFromISR(rx_queue, edata, &xHigherPriorityTaskWoken, queueSEND_TO_BACK); return (xHigherPriorityTaskWoken == pdTRUE); } // Initialize DShot encoder bool DShotRMT::_initDShotEncoder() { // Create copy encoder configuration rmt_copy_encoder_config_t encoder_config = {}; // Create encoder instance if (rmt_new_copy_encoder(&encoder_config, &_dshot_encoder) != DSHOT_OK) { _dshot_log(ENCODER_INIT_FAILED); return DSHOT_ERROR; } return DSHOT_OK; } // Send throttle value bool DShotRMT::sendThrottle(uint16_t throttle) { static uint16_t last_throttle = DSHOT_CMD_MOTOR_STOP; // Special case: if throttle is 0, use sendCommand() instead if (throttle == 0) { return sendCommand(DSHOT_CMD_MOTOR_STOP); } // Log only if throttle is out of range and different from last time if ((throttle < DSHOT_THROTTLE_MIN || throttle > DSHOT_THROTTLE_MAX) && throttle != last_throttle) { _dshot_log(THROTTLE_NOT_IN_RANGE); } // Always store the original throttle value last_throttle = throttle; // Constrain throttle for transmission and send uint16_t new_throttle = constrain(throttle, DSHOT_THROTTLE_MIN, DSHOT_THROTTLE_MAX); _packet = _buildDShotPacket(new_throttle); return _sendDShotFrame(_packet); } // Send DShot command to ESC bool DShotRMT::sendCommand(uint16_t command) { // Validate command is within DShot specification range if (command < DSHOT_CMD_MOTOR_STOP || command > DSHOT_CMD_MAX) { _dshot_log(COMMAND_NOT_VALID); return DSHOT_ERROR; } // Build packet and transmit _packet = _buildDShotPacket(command); return _sendDShotFrame(_packet); } // Get RPM from ESC (bidirectional mode only) uint16_t DShotRMT::getERPM() { // Check if bidirectional mode is enabled if (!_is_bidirectional) { _dshot_log(BIDIR_NOT_ENABLED); return _last_erpm; } // RMT RX event data rmt_rx_done_event_data_t rx_data; // Wait for data from the RX callback for a certain timeout if (xQueueReceive(_rx_queue, &rx_data, pdMS_TO_TICKS(DSHOT_RX_TIMEOUT_MS)) == pdTRUE) { // Decode the received symbols if a valid frame was received if (rx_data.num_symbols > DSHOT_NULL_PACKET) { _last_erpm = _decodeDShotFrame(rx_data.received_symbols); } } return _last_erpm; } // Convert eRPM to actual motor RPM uint32_t DShotRMT::getMotorRPM(uint8_t magnet_count) { uint8_t pole_pairs = max(1, magnet_count / 2); return getERPM() / pole_pairs; } // Build a complete DShot packet dshot_packet_t DShotRMT::_buildDShotPacket(const uint16_t value) { // Init packet structure dshot_packet_t packet = {}; // Re-check for valid value if (value > DSHOT_THROTTLE_MAX) { _dshot_log(PACKET_BUILD_ERROR); // Something is really wrong return packet; } // Build packet packet.throttle_value = value; packet.telemetric_request = _is_bidirectional ? 1 : 0; // CRC is calculated over 11bit uint16_t data = (packet.throttle_value << 1) | packet.telemetric_request; packet.checksum = _calculateCRC(data); return packet; } // Parse DShot packet into 16-bit format uint16_t DShotRMT::_parseDShotPacket(const dshot_packet_t &packet) { // Parse DShot frame into "raw" 16 bit value uint16_t data_and_telemetry = (packet.throttle_value << 1) | packet.telemetric_request; uint16_t parsed_packet = (data_and_telemetry << 4) | packet.checksum; return parsed_packet; } // Calculate CRC uint16_t DShotRMT::_calculateCRC(const uint16_t data) { // DShot CRC uint16_t crc = (data ^ (data >> 4) ^ (data >> 8)) & 0b0000000000001111; // Invert CRC for bidirectional DShot mode if (_is_bidirectional) { crc = (~crc) & 0b0000000000001111; } return crc; } // Transmit DShot packet via RMT uint16_t DShotRMT::_sendDShotFrame(const dshot_packet_t &packet) { // Check timing requirements if (!_timer_signal()) { return DSHOT_ERROR; } // Enable RMT RX before RMT TX if (_is_bidirectional) { // Performance reasons rmt_symbol_word_t rx_symbols[DSHOT_BITS_PER_FRAME]; rmt_receive(_rmt_rx_channel, rx_symbols, sizeof(rx_symbols), &_receive_config); // Disable RMT RX for sending rmt_disable(_rmt_rx_channel); } // Local for performance rmt_symbol_word_t tx_symbols[DSHOT_BITS_PER_FRAME]; // Encode DShot packet into RMT symbols _encodeDShotFrame(packet, tx_symbols); // Calculate transmission data size size_t tx_size_bytes = DSHOT_BITS_PER_FRAME * sizeof(rmt_symbol_word_t); // Perform RMT transmission uint16_t result = rmt_transmit(_rmt_tx_channel, _dshot_encoder, tx_symbols, tx_size_bytes, &_transmit_config); if (result != DSHOT_OK) { return DSHOT_ERROR; } // Re-enable RMT RX if (_is_bidirectional) { if (rmt_enable(_rmt_rx_channel) != DSHOT_OK) { _dshot_log(RX_RMT_RECEIVER_ERROR); } } // Update timestamp and return success _timer_reset(); return DSHOT_OK; } // Encode DShot packet into RMT symbol format (placed in IRAM for performance) bool IRAM_ATTR DShotRMT::_encodeDShotFrame(const dshot_packet_t &packet, rmt_symbol_word_t *symbols) { _parsed_packet = _parseDShotPacket(packet); const uint16_t level0 = _is_bidirectional ? 0 : 1; const uint16_t level1 = _is_bidirectional ? 1 : 0; for (int i = 0; i < DSHOT_BITS_PER_FRAME; i++) { // Decode MSB bool bit = (_parsed_packet >> (DSHOT_BITS_PER_FRAME - 1 - i)) & 0b0000000000000001; symbols[i].level0 = level0; symbols[i].duration0 = bit ? _timing_config.ticks_one_high : _timing_config.ticks_zero_high; symbols[i].level1 = level1; symbols[i].duration1 = bit ? _timing_config.ticks_one_low : _timing_config.ticks_zero_low; } return DSHOT_OK; } // Decode received RMT symbols uint16_t DShotRMT::_decodeDShotFrame(const rmt_symbol_word_t *symbols) { // DShot answer is GCR encoded. // GCR decoding: bit_N = gcr_bit_N ^ gcr_bit_(N-1) uint32_t raw_gcr_data = 0; // Based on DShot bidirectional protocol, idle state is high, // so the first duration is a low pulse. // Bit 1: long low pulse, short high pulse // Bit 0: short low pulse, long high pulse for (size_t i = 0; i < GCR_BITS_PER_FRAME; ++i) { // Check which duration is longer to determine if it's a '1' bit bool bit_is_one = symbols[i].duration0 > symbols[i].duration1; raw_gcr_data = (raw_gcr_data << 1) | bit_is_one; } // Extract the 10-bit data from the GCR frame uint16_t gcr_data = (raw_gcr_data >> 5) & 0b0000001111111111; // Mask for 10 bits // GCR decoding over the "throttle" bits uint16_t received_data = gcr_data ^ (gcr_data >> 1); // Extract CRC from gcr answer (4 bits) uint16_t received_crc = raw_gcr_data & 0b0000000000001111; // Mask for 4 bits // Calculate expected CRC using the new, centralized function // Telemetry request bit is always 1 for bidirectional uint16_t data_for_crc = (received_data << 1) | 1; uint16_t calculated_crc = _calculateCRC(data_for_crc); // Validate CRC if (received_crc != calculated_crc) { _dshot_log(CRC_CHECK_FAILED); return DSHOT_NULL_PACKET; } // The data is eRPM * 100 return received_data; } // Check if enough time has passed for next transmission bool IRAM_ATTR DShotRMT::_timer_signal() { uint64_t current_time = esp_timer_get_time(); // Handle potential overflow uint64_t elapsed = current_time - _last_transmission_time; return elapsed >= _frame_timer_us; } // Reset transmission timer to current time bool DShotRMT::_timer_reset() { _last_transmission_time = esp_timer_get_time(); return DSHOT_OK; } // Print timing diagnostic information to specified stream void DShotRMT::printDshotInfo(Stream &output) const { output.println(" "); output.println(" === DShot Signal Info === "); // Current DShot mode output.printf("Current Mode: DSHOT%d\n", _mode == DSHOT150 ? 150 : _mode == DSHOT300 ? 300 : _mode == DSHOT600 ? 600 : _mode == DSHOT1200 ? 1200 : 0); output.printf("Bidirectional: %s\n", _is_bidirectional ? "YES" : "NO"); // Timing Info output.printf("Frame Length: %u us\n", _timing_config.frame_length_us); // Packet Info output.printf("Current Packet: "); // Print bit by bit for (int i = 15; i >= 0; --i) { if ((_parsed_packet >> i) & 1) { output.print("1"); } else { output.print("0"); } } output.printf("\n"); output.printf("Current Value: %u\n", _packet.throttle_value); } // Print CPU information void DShotRMT::printCpuInfo(Stream &output) const { output.println(" "); output.println(" === CPU Info === "); output.printf("Chip Model: %s\n", ESP.getChipModel()); output.printf("Chip Revision: %d\n", ESP.getChipRevision()); output.printf("CPU Freq = %lu MHz\n", ESP.getCpuFreqMHz()); output.printf("XTAL Freq = %lu MHz\n", getXtalFrequencyMhz()); output.printf("APB Freq = %lu Hz\n", getApbFrequency()); }