PCA9685:I2C转16路PWM,助力你的系统
1 基本介绍
1.1 该IC主要参数特征如下:
- I2C接口,支持高达16路PWM输出,每路12位分辨率(4096级)
- 内置25MHz晶振,可不连接外部晶振,也可以连接外部晶振,最大50MHz
- 支持2.3V-5.5V电压,最大耐压值5.5V,逻辑电平3.3V
- 具有上电复位,以及软件复位等功能
注:本教程侧重PCA9685的PWM输出,但PCA9685亦可用于WS2812等LED颜色控制等。
1.2 控制精度
假设舵机为50HZ的控制频率,脉宽为0.5ms~2.5ms,12位分辨率(4096级),相关精度计算如下:
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PWM周期:
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时间分辨率:
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最大脉宽时间:
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最大脉宽时间可分成的份数:
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0-180度的舵机,角度分辨率:
2 硬件参数
2.1 封装及引脚排列
PCA9685有两种封装:TSSOP28, HVQFN28,其相应的引脚排列如下图所示:
引脚功能描述如下图所示:
2.2 器件地址
PCA9685的器件地址是由引脚A0,A1,A2,A3,A4,A5共同决定,并且该引脚不可悬空,由于有6个引脚共同决定器件地址,因此,可以有64个器件地址,由于该IC上电便保留LED All Call address (E0h,1110 000)以及Software Reset address(06h,0000 0110),实际仅有62个可用器件地址,因此,理论上,1个I2C接口可控制16*62=992路PWM,其引脚控制器件地址的示意图如下图所示:
默认情况下,若将A0-A5全部接地,则其器件地址为:0x40。
2.3 寄存器及其地址
默认情况下,上电复位后,寄存器地址的默认值均为0,寄存器地址及其用途见下图所示:
图中节选的部分寄存器地址中,主要关心以下寄存器:
- 模式设置寄存器:MODE1,MODE2。
- 脉宽(占空比)设置寄存器:LED0_ON_L,LED0_ON_H,LED0_OFF_L,LED0_OFF_H......LED15......每一路PWM通道占用4个寄存器。
- 周期(频率)设置寄存器:PRE_SCALE。
接下来介绍以上寄存器的使用及其注意事项。
2.4 模式设置寄存器
2.4.1 MODE1寄存器
首先介绍MODE1寄存器,如下图:
在使用该寄存器的时候要注意:
如果未停止所有PWM输出就将其进入到睡眠模式,那么,所有输出通道在下一轮都将输出高电平。
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睡眠后重新启动PWM的操作为:
注意,在设置PWM频率(写PRESCALE寄存器)的时候,要先设置为Sleep模式,请参考后面源码部分。
2.4.2 MODE2寄存器
该寄存器的各位功能如下图所示:
2.5 PWM通道寄存器及其占空比设置
PWM通道寄存器如下图:
由图可知,对于每一个通道,有4个寄存器,每个寄存器图解如下图所示:
在设置PWM占空比的时候,首先,配置舵机的示例如下图所示(ON < OFF的情况):
当特殊情况下,PWM周期大于定时器一次计数时,如下图所示(ON>OFF的情况):
2.6 PWM周期(频率)寄存器及其周期(频率)设置
接下来介绍配置PWM频率的寄存器:
一般情况下,在用内置晶振,为25MHZ,通过配置PRE_SCALE寄存器进行配置,配置的PRE_SCALE寄存器的值与PWM频率的关系如下图所示:
如果在舵机控制中,采用内置晶振,取osc_clock=25000000,update_rate=50(舵机控制频率50Hz)
2.7 推荐硬件设计
首先,OE引脚须接低电平以确保IC使能,如果连接LED灯,则推荐以下几种连接方式,如下图所示:
3 软件设计
3.1 Micro:bit平台TypeScript版
接下来进行软件设计部分讲解,由于本次开发采用Micro:bit底层开发,采用的是TypeScript(JavaScript的超类),所以暂提供该语言,提供基本操作方法及其思路,日后再更新C,C++及其它平台(STM32,Linux树莓派,Arduino等)操作方法,源码如下,可结合DataSheet及以上教程理解:
/**
* 使用此文件来定义自定义函数和图形块。
* 想了解更详细的信息,请前往 https://makecode.microbit.org/blocks/custom
*/
/**
* 自定义图形块
*/
//% weight=5 color=#0fbc11 icon="\uf113"
namespace Servo {
const PCA9685_ADDRESS = 0x40
const MODE1 = 0x00
const MODE2 = 0x01
const SUBADR1 = 0x02
const SUBADR2 = 0x03
const SUBADR3 = 0x04
const PRESCALE = 0xFE
const LED0_ON_L = 0x06
const LED0_ON_H = 0x07
const LED0_OFF_L = 0x08
const LED0_OFF_H = 0x09
const ALL_LED_ON_L = 0xFA
const ALL_LED_ON_H = 0xFB
const ALL_LED_OFF_L = 0xFC
const ALL_LED_OFF_H = 0xFD
const STP_CHA_L = 2047
const STP_CHA_H = 4095
const STP_CHB_L = 1
const STP_CHB_H = 2047
const STP_CHC_L = 1023
const STP_CHC_H = 3071
const STP_CHD_L = 3071
const STP_CHD_H = 1023
let initialized = false
function i2cwrite(addr: number, reg: number, value: number) {
let buf = pins.createBuffer(2)
buf[0] = reg
buf[1] = value
pins.i2cWriteBuffer(addr, buf)
}
function i2cread(addr: number, reg: number) {
pins.i2cWriteNumber(addr, reg, NumberFormat.UInt8BE);
let val = pins.i2cReadNumber(addr, NumberFormat.UInt8BE);
return val;
}
function initPCA9685(): void {
i2cwrite(PCA9685_ADDRESS, MODE1, 0x00)
setFreq(50);
setPwm(0, 0, 4095);
for (let idx = 1; idx < 16; idx++) {
setPwm(idx, 0, 0);
}
initialized = true
}
function setFreq(freq: number): void {
// Constrain the frequency
let prescaleval = 25000000;
prescaleval /= 4096;
prescaleval /= freq;
prescaleval -= 1;
let prescale = prescaleval; //Math.Floor(prescaleval + 0.5);
let oldmode = i2cread(PCA9685_ADDRESS, MODE1);
let newmode = (oldmode & 0x7F) | 0x10; // sleep
i2cwrite(PCA9685_ADDRESS, MODE1, newmode); // go to sleep
i2cwrite(PCA9685_ADDRESS, PRESCALE, prescale); // set the prescaler
i2cwrite(PCA9685_ADDRESS, MODE1, oldmode);
control.waitMicros(5000);
i2cwrite(PCA9685_ADDRESS, MODE1, oldmode | 0xa1);
}
function setPwm(channel: number, on: number, off: number): void {
if (channel < 0 || channel > 15)
return;
let buf = pins.createBuffer(5);
buf[0] = LED0_ON_L + 4 * channel;
buf[1] = on & 0xff;
buf[2] = (on >> 8) & 0xff;
buf[3] = off & 0xff;
buf[4] = (off >> 8) & 0xff;
pins.i2cWriteBuffer(PCA9685_ADDRESS, buf);
}
/**
* Servo Execute
* @param degree [0-180] degree of servo; eg: 90, 0, 180
*/
//% blockId=setServo block="Servo channel|%channel|degree %degree"
//% weight=85
//% degree.min=0 degree.max=180
export function Servo(channel: number,degree: number): void {
if (!initialized) {
initPCA9685();
}
// 50hz: 20,000 us
let v_us = (degree * 1800 / 180 + 600); // 0.6 ~ 2.4
let value = v_us * 4096 / 20000;
setPwm(channel, 0, value);
}
/**
* Servo Execute
* @param pulse [500-2500] pulse of servo; eg: 1500, 500, 2500
*/
//% blockId=setServoPulse block="Servo channel|%channel|pulse %pulse"
//% weight=85
//% pulse.min=500 pulse.max=2500
export function ServoPulse(channel: number,pulse: number): void {
if (!initialized) {
initPCA9685();
}
// 50hz: 20,000 us
let value = pulse * 4096 / 20000;
setPwm(channel, 0, value);
}
}
以上便是Micro:bit驱动PCA9685的源代码,注意源代码中的时间为us,而教程中的时间为ms。
3.2 树莓派平台Python版
要运行该程序,首先选装python,安装好Python后,还需要安装树莓派平台的smbus库:
sudo apt-get install python-smbus
树莓派平台采用Python驱动PCA9685的Python代码如下所示:
#!/usr/bin/python
import time
import math
import smbus
# ============================================================================
# Raspi PCA9685 16-Channel PWM Servo Driver
# ============================================================================
class PCA9685:
# Registers/etc.
__SUBADR1 = 0x02
__SUBADR2 = 0x03
__SUBADR3 = 0x04
__MODE1 = 0x00
__PRESCALE = 0xFE
__LED0_ON_L = 0x06
__LED0_ON_H = 0x07
__LED0_OFF_L = 0x08
__LED0_OFF_H = 0x09
__ALLLED_ON_L = 0xFA
__ALLLED_ON_H = 0xFB
__ALLLED_OFF_L = 0xFC
__ALLLED_OFF_H = 0xFD
def __init__(self, address=0x40, debug=False):
self.bus = smbus.SMBus(1)
self.address = address
self.debug = debug
if (self.debug):
print("Reseting PCA9685")
self.write(self.__MODE1, 0x00)
def write(self, reg, value):
"Writes an 8-bit value to the specified register/address"
self.bus.write_byte_data(self.address, reg, value)
if (self.debug):
print("I2C: Write 0x%02X to register 0x%02X" % (value, reg))
def read(self, reg):
"Read an unsigned byte from the I2C device"
result = self.bus.read_byte_data(self.address, reg)
if (self.debug):
print("I2C: Device 0x%02X returned 0x%02X from reg 0x%02X" % (self.address, result & 0xFF, reg))
return result
def setPWMFreq(self, freq):
"Sets the PWM frequency"
prescaleval = 25000000.0 # 25MHz
prescaleval /= 4096.0 # 12-bit
prescaleval /= float(freq)
prescaleval -= 1.0
if (self.debug):
print("Setting PWM frequency to %d Hz" % freq)
print("Estimated pre-scale: %d" % prescaleval)
prescale = math.floor(prescaleval + 0.5)
if (self.debug):
print("Final pre-scale: %d" % prescale)
oldmode = self.read(self.__MODE1);
newmode = (oldmode & 0x7F) | 0x10 # sleep
self.write(self.__MODE1, newmode) # go to sleep
self.write(self.__PRESCALE, int(math.floor(prescale)))
self.write(self.__MODE1, oldmode)
time.sleep(0.005)
self.write(self.__MODE1, oldmode | 0x80)
def setPWM(self, channel, on, off):
"Sets a single PWM channel"
self.write(self.__LED0_ON_L+4*channel, on & 0xFF)
self.write(self.__LED0_ON_H+4*channel, on >> 8)
self.write(self.__LED0_OFF_L+4*channel, off & 0xFF)
self.write(self.__LED0_OFF_H+4*channel, off >> 8)
if (self.debug):
print("channel: %d LED_ON: %d LED_OFF: %d" % (channel,on,off))
def setServoPulse(self, channel, pulse):
"Sets the Servo Pulse,The PWM frequency must be 50HZ"
pulse = pulse*4096/20000 #PWM frequency is 50HZ,the period is 20000us
self.setPWM(channel, 0, pulse)
if __name__=='__main__':
pwm = PCA9685(0x40, debug=True)
pwm.setPWMFreq(50)
while True:
# setServoPulse(2,2500)
for i in range(500,2500,10):
pwm.setServoPulse(0,i)
time.sleep(0.02)
for i in range(2500,500,-10):
pwm.setServoPulse(0,i)
time.sleep(0.02)
保存文件命名为: pca9685.py,命令行进入该文件所在的路径,运行该Python脚本:
sudo python pca9685.py
执行该命令后,便可控制舵机从0度转到180度,再从180度转到0度。