/** * @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" #include // 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} 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 }; // Primary 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), _timing_config(DSHOT_TIMINGS[mode]), _rmt_tx_channel(nullptr), _rmt_rx_channel(nullptr), _dshot_encoder(nullptr), _last_erpm(0), _parsed_packet(0), _packet{0}, _last_transmission_time(0), _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 } // Initialize DShotRMT uint16_t DShotRMT::begin() { // Initialize TX channel if (!_initTXChannel()) { _dshot_log(TX_INIT_FAILED); return DSHOT_ERROR; } // Initialize RX channel only if bidirectional mode is enabled if (_is_bidirectional) { if (!_initRXChannel()) { _dshot_log(RX_INIT_FAILED); return DSHOT_ERROR; } } // Initialize DShot encoder if (_initDShotEncoder() != DSHOT_OK) { _dshot_log(ENCODER_INIT_FAILED); return DSHOT_ERROR; } return DSHOT_OK; } // Initialize 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 = TX_BUFFER_SIZE; _tx_channel_config.trans_queue_depth = RMT_BUFFER_SIZE; // Configure transmission _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); } // Initialize RMT RX channel bool DShotRMT::_initRXChannel() { // Create a queue to receive data from the RX callback _rx_queue = xQueueCreate(1, sizeof(rmt_rx_done_event_data_t)); if (_rx_queue == nullptr) { return DSHOT_ERROR; } // Configure RX channel parameters _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 = RX_BUFFER_SIZE; // Configure reception 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 callback for reception _rx_event_cbs.on_recv_done = _rmt_rx_done_callback; if (rmt_rx_register_event_callbacks(_rmt_rx_channel, &_rx_event_cbs, _rx_queue) != DSHOT_OK) { _dshot_log(RX_INIT_FAILED); return DSHOT_ERROR; } return (rmt_enable(_rmt_rx_channel) == DSHOT_OK); } // Callback for RMT reception completion bool IRAM_ATTR DShotRMT::_rmt_rx_done_callback(rmt_channel_handle_t rx_chan, const rmt_rx_done_event_data_t *edata, void *user_data) { // Get the queue handle QueueHandle_t rx_queue = (QueueHandle_t)user_data; BaseType_t xHigherPriorityTaskWoken = pdFALSE; // Send the event data to the queue xQueueSendFromISR(rx_queue, edata, &xHigherPriorityTaskWoken); 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_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 > 0) { _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) { // Initialize packet structure dshot_packet_t packet = {}; // Build packet packet.throttle_value = value; packet.telemetric_request = _is_bidirectional ? 1 : 0; packet.checksum = _calculateCRC(packet); return packet; } // Parse DShot packet into 16-bit format uint16_t DShotRMT::_parseDShotPacket(const dshot_packet_t &packet) { uint16_t data = (packet.throttle_value << 1) | packet.telemetric_request; // Add CRC checksum return (data << 4) | _calculateCRC(packet); } // Calculate CRC checksum uint16_t DShotRMT::_calculateCRC(const dshot_packet_t &packet) { uint16_t data = (packet.throttle_value << 1) | packet.telemetric_request; // DShot CRC calculation 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 RX reception before transmission for bidirectional mode if (_is_bidirectional) { rmt_receive(_rmt_rx_channel, _rx_symbols, sizeof(_rx_symbols), &_receive_config); // Disable RMT RX for sending rmt_disable(_rmt_rx_channel); } // 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) { // Parse packet to 16-bit format _parsed_packet = _parseDShotPacket(packet); // Convert each bit to RMT symbol for (int i = 0; i < DSHOT_BITS_PER_FRAME; i++) { // Extract bit from packet bool bit = (_parsed_packet >> (DSHOT_BITS_PER_FRAME - 1 - i)) & 0b0000000000000001; if (_is_bidirectional) { // Bidirectional DShot uses inverted levels - Idle HIGH symbols[i].level0 = 0; symbols[i].duration0 = bit ? _timing_config.ticks_one_high : _timing_config.ticks_zero_high; symbols[i].level1 = 1; symbols[i].duration1 = bit ? _timing_config.ticks_one_low : _timing_config.ticks_zero_low; } else { // Standard DShot levels - Idle LOW symbols[i].level0 = 1; symbols[i].duration0 = bit ? _timing_config.ticks_one_high : _timing_config.ticks_zero_high; symbols[i].level1 = 0; 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) { uint16_t received_frame = 0; // Reconstruct frame from RMT symbols for (size_t i = 0; i < DSHOT_BITS_PER_FRAME; ++i) { // Determine bit value based on pulse duration comparison bool bit = symbols[i].duration0 > symbols[i].duration1; received_frame = (received_frame << 1) | bit; } // Extract data and CRC from received frame uint16_t received_crc = received_frame & 0b0000000000001111; uint16_t data = received_frame >> 4; // Calculate expected CRC uint16_t calculated_crc = (data ^ (data >> 4) ^ (data >> 8)) & 0b0000000000001111; // Validate CRC if (received_crc != calculated_crc) { _dshot_log(CRC_CHECK_FAILED); return DSHOT_NULL_PACKET; } // Remove telemetry bit and return 10-bit value return data >> 1; } // Check if enough time has passed for next transmission bool IRAM_ATTR DShotRMT::_timer_signal() { uint32_t current_time = micros(); // Handle potential overflow uint32_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 = micros(); return DSHOT_OK; } // Print timing diagnostic information to specified stream void DShotRMT::printDshotInfo(Stream &output) const { output.println(NEW_LINE); 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(NEW_LINE); 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()); }