Extended timeouts, txStandBy changes

- For use in noisy or low signal scenarios
- Allows user specified timeout period of extended duration
- Modified txStandBy() and writeBlocking() functions to rely on a user
defined timeout period, automatic retries and payload reUse
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TMRh20
2014-03-29 05:29:29 -06:00
parent 0ddec52563
commit 6263bccd02
6 changed files with 366 additions and 319 deletions
+25 -18
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@@ -471,25 +471,27 @@ bool RF24::write( const void* buf, uint8_t len )
/****************************************************************************/
//For general use, the interrupt flags are not important to clear
bool RF24::writeBlocking( const void* buf, uint8_t len )
bool RF24::writeBlocking( const void* buf, uint8_t len, unsigned long timeout )
{
//Block until the FIFO is NOT full.
//Keep track of the MAX retries and set auto-retry if seeing failures
//This way the FIFO will fill up and allow blocking until packets go through
//The radio will auto-clear everything in the FIFO as long as CE remains high
unsigned long timer = millis(); //Get the time that the payload transmission started
while ( (read_register(FIFO_STATUS) & _BV(FIFO_FULL))){ //Blocking only if FIFO is full. This will loop and block until TX is successful
if( get_status() & _BV(MAX_RT)){
reUseTX(); //Set re-transmit
if( get_status() & _BV(MAX_RT)){ //If MAX Retries have been reached
reUseTX(); //Set re-transmit and clear the MAX_RT interrupt flag
}
if(millis() - timer > timeout){ return 0; } //If this payload has exceeded the user-defined timeout, exit and return 0
}
//Start Writing
startFastWrite(buf,len);
return 1;
//Start Writing
startFastWrite(buf,len); //Write the payload if a buffer is clear
return 1; //Return 1 to indicate successful transmission
}
@@ -504,7 +506,6 @@ void RF24::reUseTX(){
/****************************************************************************/
//This is for when every bit of data is important
bool RF24::writeFast( const void* buf, uint8_t len )
{
//Block until the FIFO is NOT full.
@@ -516,9 +517,7 @@ bool RF24::writeFast( const void* buf, uint8_t len )
while ( (read_register(FIFO_STATUS) & _BV(FIFO_FULL))){ //Blocking only if FIFO is full. This will loop and block until TX is successful
if( get_status() & _BV(MAX_RT)){
write_register(STATUS,_BV(MAX_RT) ); //Clear max retry flag
reUseTX(); //Set re-transmit
delayMicroseconds(15); //CE needs to stay high for 10us, for TX_REUSE to engage
return 0; //Return 0. The previous payload has been retransmitted
//From the user perspective, if you get a 0, just keep trying to send the same payload
}
@@ -565,23 +564,31 @@ void RF24::startWrite( const void* buf, uint8_t len )
}
bool RF24::txStandBy(){
txStandBy(0);
while( ! (read_register(FIFO_STATUS) & _BV(TX_EMPTY)) ){
if( get_status() & _BV(MAX_RT)){
write_register(STATUS,_BV(MAX_RT) );
flush_tx(); //Non blocking, flush the data
ce(LOW); //Set STANDBY-I mode
return 0;
}
}
ce(LOW); //Set STANDBY-I mode
return 1;
}
bool RF24::txStandBy(bool block){
bool RF24::txStandBy(unsigned long timeout){
unsigned long start = millis();
while( ! (read_register(FIFO_STATUS) & _BV(TX_EMPTY)) ){
if( get_status() & _BV(MAX_RT)){
write_register(STATUS,_BV(MAX_RT) );
if(block){
if(timeout > 0){
ce(LOW); //Set re-transmit
ce(HIGH);
delayMicroseconds(15);
if(millis() - start > timeout){ ce(LOW); flush_tx(); return 0; }
}else{
flush_tx(); //Non blocking, flush the data
ce(LOW); //Set STANDBY-I mode
return 0;
}
}
}