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doc(spi_master): add descriptions about the SPI master speed

See merge request idf/esp-idf!2145
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@ -57,22 +57,13 @@ A transaction on the SPI bus consists of five phases, any of which may be skippe
* The dummy phase. The phase is configurable, used to meet the timing requirements.
* The read phase. The slave sends data to the master.
In full duplex, the read and write phases are combined, causing the SPI host to read and
write data simultaneously. The total transaction length is decided by
In full duplex mode, the read and write phases are combined, and the SPI host reads and
writes data simultaneously. The total transaction length is decided by
``command_bits + address_bits + trans_conf.length``, while the ``trans_conf.rx_length``
only determins length of data received into the buffer.
In half duplex, the length of write phase and read phase are decided by ``trans_conf.length`` and
``trans_conf.rx_length`` respectively. ** Note that a half duplex transaction with both a read and
write phase is not supported when using DMA. ** If such transaction is needed, you have to use one
of the alternative solutions:
1. use full-duplex mode instead.
2. disable the DMA by set the last parameter to 0 in bus initialization function just as belows:
``ret=spi_bus_initialize(VSPI_HOST, &buscfg, 0);``
this may prohibit you from transmitting and receiving data longer than 32 bytes.
3. try to use command and address field to replace the write phase.
While in half duplex mode, the host have independent write and read phases. The length of write phase and read phase are
decided by ``trans_conf.length`` and ``trans_conf.rx_length`` respectively.
The command and address phase are optional in that not every SPI device will need to be sent a command
and/or address. This is reflected in the device configuration: when the ``command_bits`` or ``address_bits``
@ -82,6 +73,39 @@ Something similar is true for the read and write phase: not every transaction ne
as well as data to be read. When ``rx_buffer`` is NULL (and SPI_USE_RXDATA) is not set) the read phase
is skipped. When ``tx_buffer`` is NULL (and SPI_USE_TXDATA) is not set) the write phase is skipped.
GPIO matrix and native pins
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Most peripheral pins in ESP32 can directly connect to a GPIO, which is called *native pin*. When the peripherals are
required to work with other pins than the native pins, ESP32 use a *GPIO matrix* to realize this. If one of the pins is
not native, the driver automatically routes all the signals to the GPIO matrix, which works under 80MHz. The signals are
sampled and sent to peripherals or the GPIOs.
When the GPIO matrix is used, signals cannot propogate to the peripherals over 40MHz, and the setup time of MISO is very
likely violated. Hence the clock frequency limitation is a little lower than the case without GPIO matrix.
Native pins for SPI controllers are as below:
+----------+------+------+
| Pin Name | HSPI | VSPI |
+ +------+------+
| | GPIO Number |
+==========+======+======+
| CS0* | 15 | 5 |
+----------+------+------+
| SCLK | 14 | 18 |
+----------+------+------+
| MISO | 12 | 19 |
+----------+------+------+
| MOSI | 13 | 23 |
+----------+------+------+
| QUADWP | 2 | 22 |
+----------+------+------+
| QUADHD | 4 | 21 |
+----------+------+------+
note * Only the first device attaching to the bus can use CS0 pin.
Using the spi_master driver
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
@ -125,7 +149,7 @@ Write and read phases
Normally, data to be transferred to or from a device will be read from or written to a chunk of memory
indicated by the ``rx_buffer`` and ``tx_buffer`` members of the transaction structure.
When DMA is enabled for transfers, these buffers are highly recommended to meet the requirements as belows:
When DMA is enabled for transfers, these buffers are highly recommended to meet the requirements as below:
1. allocated in DMA-capable memory using ``pvPortMallocCaps(size, MALLOC_CAP_DMA)``;
2. 32-bit aligned (start from the boundary and have length of multiples of 4 bytes).
@ -133,6 +157,9 @@ When DMA is enabled for transfers, these buffers are highly recommended to meet
If these requirements are not satisfied, efficiency of the transaction will suffer due to the allocation and
memcpy of temporary buffers.
.. note:: Half duplex transactions with both read and write phases are not supported when using DMA. See
:ref:`spi_known_issues` for details and workarounds.
Sometimes, the amount of data is very small making it less than optimal allocating a separate buffer
for it. If the data to be transferred is 32 bits or less, it can be stored in the transaction struct
itself. For transmitted data, use the ``tx_data`` member for this and set the ``SPI_USE_TXDATA`` flag
@ -140,6 +167,123 @@ on the transmission. For received data, use ``rx_data`` and set ``SPI_USE_RXDATA
not touch the ``tx_buffer`` or ``rx_buffer`` members, because they use the same memory locations
as ``tx_data`` and ``rx_data``.
Speed and Timing Considerations
-------------------------------
Transferring speed
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
There're two factors limiting the transferring speed: (1) The transaction interval, (2) The SPI clock frequency used.
When large transactions are used, the clock frequency determines the transferring speed; while the interval effects the
speed a lot if small transactions are used.
1. Transaction interval: The interval mainly comes from the cost of FreeRTOS queues and the time switching between
tasks and the ISR. It also takes time for the software to setup spi peripheral registers as well as copy data to
FIFOs, or setup DMA links. Depending on whether the DMA is used, the interval of an one-byte transaction is around
25us typically.
1. The CPU is blocked and switched to other tasks when the
transaction is in flight. This save the cpu time but increase the interval.
2. When the DMA is enabled, it needs about 2us per transaction to setup the linked list. When the master is
transferring, it automatically read data from the linked list. If the DMA is not enabled,
CPU has to write/read each byte to/from the FIFO by itself. Usually this is faster than 2us, but the
transaction length is limited to 32 bytes for both write and read.
Typical transaction interval with one byte data is as below:
+-----------------------+---------+
| Transaction Time (us) | Typical |
+=======================+=========+
| DMA | 24 |
+-----------------------+---------+
| No DMA | 22 |
+-----------------------+---------+
2. SPI clock frequency: Each byte transferred takes 8 times of the clock period *8/fspi*. If the clock frequency is
too high, some functions may be limited to use. See :ref:`timing_considerations`.
For a normal transaction, the overall cost is *20+8n/Fspi[MHz]* [us] for n bytes tranferred
in one transaction. Hence the transferring speed is : *n/(20+8n/Fspi)*. Example of transferring speed under 8MHz
clock speed:
+-----------+----------------------+--------------------+------------+-------------+
| Frequency | Transaction Interval | Transaction Length | Total Time | Total Speed |
| | | | | |
| [MHz] | [us] | [bytes] | [us] | [kBps] |
+===========+======================+====================+============+=============+
| 8 | 25 | 1 | 26 | 38.5 |
+-----------+----------------------+--------------------+------------+-------------+
| 8 | 25 | 8 | 33 | 242.4 |
+-----------+----------------------+--------------------+------------+-------------+
| 8 | 25 | 16 | 41 | 490.2 |
+-----------+----------------------+--------------------+------------+-------------+
| 8 | 25 | 64 | 89 | 719.1 |
+-----------+----------------------+--------------------+------------+-------------+
| 8 | 25 | 128 | 153 | 836.6 |
+-----------+----------------------+--------------------+------------+-------------+
When the length of transaction is short, the cost of transaction interval is really high. Please try to squash data
into one transaction if possible to get higher transfer speed.
.. _timing_considerations:
Timing considerations
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Due to the input delay of MISO pin, ESP32 SPI master cannot read data at very high speed. The frequency allowed is
rather low when the GPIO matrix is used. Currently only frequency not greater than 8.8MHz is fully supported. When the
frequency is higher, you have to use the native pins or the *dummy bit workaround*.
.. _dummy_bit_workaround:
**Dummy bit workaround:** We can insert dummy clocks (during which the host does not read data) before the read phase
actually begins. The slave still sees the dummy clocks and gives out data, but the host does not read until the read
phase. This compensates the lack of setup time of MISO required by the host, allowing the host reading at higher
frequency.
The maximum frequency (in MHz) host can read (or read and write) under different conditions is as below:
+-------------+-------------+-----------+-----------------------------+
| Frequency Limit | Dummy Bits| Comments |
+-------------+-------------+ Used + +
| GPIO matrix | Native pins | By Driver | |
+=============+=============+===========+=============================+
| 8.8 | N.M. | 0 | |
+-------------+-------------+-----------+-----------------------------+
| N.M. | N.M. | 1 | Half Duplex, no DMA allowed |
+-------------+-------------+-----------+ +
| N.M. | N.M. | 2 | |
+-------------+-------------+-----------+-----------------------------+
N.M.: Not Measured Yet.
And if the host only writes, the *dummy bit workaround* is not used and the frequency limit is as below:
+-------------+----------------------+
| GPIO matrix | Native pins |
+=============+======================+
| 40 | 80 |
+-------------+----------------------+
.. _spi_known_issues:
Known Issues
------------
1. Half duplex mode is not compatible with DMA when both writing and reading phases exist.
If such transactions are required, you have to use one of the alternative solutions:
1. use full-duplex mode instead.
2. disable the DMA by setting the last parameter to 0 in bus initialization function just as below:
``ret=spi_bus_initialize(VSPI_HOST, &buscfg, 0);``
this may prohibit you from transmitting and receiving data longer than 32 bytes.
3. try to use command and address field to replace the write phase.
2. Full duplex mode is not compatible with the *dummy bit workaround*, hence the frequency is limited. See :ref:`dummy
bit speed-up workaround <dummy_bit_workaround>`.
Application Example
-------------------