Fez Mini/Panda CanBUS not working - PostedMessagesSent = false

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I have been trying to get the can working between a Panda II and a Mini using the 82c250 transceiver chips.

I cannot get the can to work using the below code. I am not seeing any erorrs, the PostedMessagesSent is always false. Additionally on the scope it does not look like there is any activity on the Can Out lines (a 20Mhz scope should be fast enough??).

I would like to know why PostedMessagesSent is always false, is this a hardware or software issue.


using System;
using System.Threading;

using Microsoft.SPOT;
using Microsoft.SPOT.Hardware;

using GHIElectronics.NETMF.FEZ;
using GHIElectronics.NETMF.Hardware;

namespace CanTestPanda
{
    public class Program
    {
        static CAN.Message[] msgList;
        static CAN.Message[] msgListSend;
        static CAN can;

        public static void Main()
        {
            // Set the system time. CAN messages will have a time stamp
            Utility.SetLocalTime(new DateTime(2011, 2, 14, 0, 0, 0));
            
            int T1, T2, BRP;

            BRP = 24;
            T1 = 15;
            T2 = 8;

            // Use channel 1
            can = new CAN(CAN.Channel.Channel_1, (uint)(((T2 - 1) << 20) | ((T1 - 1) << 16) | ((BRP - 1) << 0)));

            can.Reset();

            // create a message list of 100 messages
            msgList = new CAN.Message[100];
            for (int i = 0; i < msgList.Length; i++)
                msgList[i] = new CAN.Message();

            can.DisableExplicitFilters();
            can.DisableGroupFilters();

            // subscribe to events
            can.DataReceivedEvent += new CANDataReceivedEventHandler(can_DataReceivedEvent);
            can.ErrorReceivedEvent += new CANErrorReceivedEventHandler(can_ErrorReceivedEvent);

            msgListSend = new CAN.Message[1];
            msgListSend[0] = new CAN.Message();

            while (true)
            {

                msgListSend[0].ArbID = 0x55;

                // set a timestamp
                long adcMessageStartTicks = DateTime.Now.Ticks;

                msgListSend[0].Data[0] = (byte)(adcMessageStartTicks & 0xFF);
                msgListSend[0].Data[1] = (byte)((adcMessageStartTicks >> 8) & 0xFF);
                msgListSend[0].Data[2] = (byte)((adcMessageStartTicks >> 16) & 0xFF);
                msgListSend[0].Data[3] = (byte)((adcMessageStartTicks >> 24) & 0xFF);
                msgListSend[0].Data[4] = (byte)((adcMessageStartTicks >> 32) & 0xFF);
                msgListSend[0].Data[5] = (byte)((adcMessageStartTicks >> 40) & 0xFF);
                msgListSend[0].Data[6] = (byte)((adcMessageStartTicks >> 48) & 0xFF);
                msgListSend[0].Data[7] = (byte)((adcMessageStartTicks >> 56) & 0xFF);
                // Send the 8 bytes for example
                msgList[0].DLC = 8;
                msgList[0].IsEID = false;
                msgList[0].IsRTR = false;

                can.PostMessages(msgListSend, 0, 1);


                if (can.TransmitErrorCount > 0)
                {
                    Debug.Print("Error COunt = " + can.TransmitErrorCount);
                }

                Thread.Sleep(1);
            }

            // sleep forever
            Thread.Sleep(Timeout.Infinite);
        }

        static void can_DataReceivedEvent(CAN sender, CANDataReceivedEventArgs args)
        {
            Debug.Print(">>> can_DataReceivedEvent <<<");

            // read as many messages as possible
            int count = sender.GetMessages(msgList, 0, msgList.Length);
            for (int i = 0; i < count; i++)
            {
                Debug.Print("MSG: ID = " + msgList[i].ArbID + " at time = " + msgList[i].TimeStamp);
            }
        }

        static void can_ErrorReceivedEvent(CAN sender, CANErrorReceivedEventArgs args)
        {
            Debug.Print(">>> can_ErrorReceivedEvent <<<");

            switch (args.Error)
            {
                case CAN.Error.Overrun:
                    Debug.Print("Overrun error. Message lost");
                    break;

                case CAN.Error.RXOver:
                    Debug.Print("RXOver error. Internal buffer is full. Message lost");
                    break;

                case CAN.Error.BusOff:
                    Debug.Print("BusOff error. Reset CAN controller.");
                    sender.Reset();
                    break;
            }
        }


    }
}
2

Have you looked at the CAN tutorial here Support – GHI Electronics
I think it will help.

Welcome to the community.

3

Yes, that is where 99% of the code came from.

Could you please provide more details on why PostedMessagesSent would be false?

Thanks

4

Because messages are not being sent, which is because there is no ACK from the other side. I think this was explained in the tutorial.

5

The PostedMessagesSent is not mentioned in the tutorial but I understand now that I need the ack from the 2nd device.

Both devices (a Panda II and a Mini) are using the same code and are on the same network and both are showing 0 TransmitErrorCounts, so can I assume that the data is making it to the transceivers ok and that is the bus/message reception that is not working?

What condition will cause the TransmitErrorCounts to increment?

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Your message is sitting in the buffer waiting to be able to transmit. Did you add termination resistors like the the tutorial explains?