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General Category => Discussion - Software => Topic started by: hobbskw on July 05, 2022, 03:14:26 PM
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Greetings,
I am using LibFT260 to view print statements from my FPGA for debugging purposes. It is working fine, but it will only print 9 characters then stops. I want to be able to print as many as I want for debugging complex programs. I am using this chip because other ICs were not available at the time of designing the board.
I tried to modify uart.cpp to stay in a while loop, constantly printing what is received. I will attach a screenshot of the modified section of code.
I will also attach the program running on the FPGA, and the result.
How can I change this code to print whatever I send it? Will someone be able to modify the code for me? I greatly appreciate any help!
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Hi
The FT260 is a HID class device, so 64K interrupt transfer on the FT260. The FT4222 part is perhaps a better option if you are looking for a bulk data transfer
https://ftdichip.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/AN_395_User_Guide_for_LibFT260.pdf (https://ftdichip.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/AN_395_User_Guide_for_LibFT260.pdf)
Regards
FTDI Community
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Hi
The FT260 is a HID class device, so 64K interrupt transfer on the FT260. The FT4222 part is perhaps a better option if you are looking for a bulk data transfer
https://ftdichip.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/AN_395_User_Guide_for_LibFT260.pdf (https://ftdichip.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/AN_395_User_Guide_for_LibFT260.pdf)
Regards
FTDI Community
I will consider using this on my next board. For now, unfortunately, I have to work with what's on the board. I was able to get something working. It is buggy, often repeating or missing some characters, but it mostly works and should be enough for now. If you know how to make this work without these problems, I would greatly appreciate your help!
I attached the modified uart code, a screenshot of the exact lines that were changed for reference, the output screenshot, and the code that is sending the strings from the SoC.