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ESP32 setup

The ESP 32 differs from the ESP8266 in that it has far more IO, as well as two CPU cores, plus a lot of additional capability such as Bluetooth. - But for the WiRocS code, the main difference is the way that the Rocnet Addresses map to the actual pins.

On the ESP8266 NodeMCU, the Arduino compiler "understands" 'D0' 'D1' etc and assigns them to the actual esp ports that are marked D0 D1 on the NodeMCU board. The WiRocS code then uses the Rocnet "address" to select D1 -D8 as needed. Address 1 is D1 etc.

The ESP 32 boards do not have "D" numbered ports, but instead are marked with the 'correct' esp 32 port numbers. To avoid a lot of confusion in my code and to keep the ESP 32 stuff as compatible with the ESP 8266 as possible, I internally assign these esp port numbers to the RocNet Addresses that will control them. This is done in a table in Directives.h

static const  uint8_t D0   = 2; // LED_BUILTIN;?  //GPIO 02 is SignalLed definition on board led on esp32?
static const  uint8_t D1   = 19;
static const  uint8_t D2   = 12;
static const  uint8_t D3   = 13; //
static const  uint8_t D4   = 14;  
static const  uint8_t D5   = 15;
static const  uint8_t D6   = 16;
static const  uint8_t D7   = 17;
static const  uint8_t D8   = 21; 
static const  uint8_t D9   = 23; 
static const  uint8_t D10   = 25;  
static const  uint8_t  D11  = 26; 
static const  uint8_t  D12 = 27; 
static const  uint8_t  D13  = 32; 
static const  uint8_t  D14  = 33; 
static const  uint8_t  D15  = 34; 
static const  uint8_t  D16  = 35;  


The ordering of this list can be changed, and I may do so to make the ports "sensibly" ordered to match a particular board configuration.
There are some hardware limitations:

  • Ports 34-39 do not have the ability to switch in pullup resistors and are only available as Inputs.
  • Ports 25 and 26 are physical DAC types so output 0-3.3V analogue. I have arranged that these output voltages are set by the Pi03 settings, as though they were conventional PWM outputs.
  • Port 21 (and Port 22, as used by the NoDAC speaker drive) are normally the I2C bus. But I select port 4 and 5 for the OLED I2C bus

If you have a serial terminal connected to the node when you start it up, you will see a Node setup display that should help you identify how the ports re set up.

"---------------------- LOCO Setup   -----------------------
"        'Locomotive Address' is{Short}3
"---------------------- ROCNODE Setup   -----------------------
"          'RocNet Address' is :51
"--------------------------------------------------------------
"
RR Addr:1 <GPIO:19> (Hard_Set) LOCO Motor_Servo  Output Servo
RR Addr:2 <GPIO:12> (Hard_Set) Loco BACKLight  Output
RR Addr:3 <GPIO:13>  Output {flashing}  Delay :750ms 
RR Addr:4 <GPIO:14>  Output {flashing}  Delay :1000ms 
RR Addr:5 <GPIO:15> (Hard_Set) Loco FRONTLight  Output
RR Addr:6 <GPIO:16>  Output {flashing}  Delay :350ms 
RR Addr:7 <GPIO:17>  Output {flashing}  Delay :500ms 
RR Addr:8 <GPIO:21>  Output {flashing}  Delay :100ms 
RR Addr:9 <GPIO:23>  Input with pullup Delay :0ms 
RR Addr:10 <GPIO:25> (Hard_Set) ESP32 Native DAC  Output PWM
RR Addr:11 <GPIO:26> (Hard_Set) ESP32 Native DAC  Output PWM
RR Addr:12 <GPIO:27>  Output {flashing}  Delay :400ms 
RR Addr:13 <GPIO:32>  Output Delay :0ms 
RR Addr:14 <GPIO:33>  Input with pullup {invert}  Delay :0ms 
RR Addr:15 <GPIO:34>Input NO PULLUP  Input with pullup Delay :0ms 
RR Addr:16 <GPIO:35>Input NO PULLUP  Input with pullup Delay :0ms

Ports that are {Hard_set} cannot be altered via RocView/Rocrail. Other ports show what they are currently set as, for example Input with pullup and Output , and whether the port is set to flash etc.

users/dagnall53/esp32differences.1550166913.txt.gz · Last modified: 2019/02/14 18:55 by dagnall53