1.10 MCAN Blocking

This example shows how to use the MCAN module to transmit and receive CAN messages in polling mode.

Description

This application transmits and receives CAN messages on the CAN bus. To run this application, two evaluation boards of same type are required. These boards acts as different nodes on the CAN bus. Same application is programmed onto both the boards. Boards are connected to PC via UART. While running the application, user can send and receive CAN messages between the boards using UART console applications running on the PC.

MCAN Message RAM Configuration

  • Allocate MCAN Message RAM configuration in contiguous non-cacheable buffer in the application. For example, uint8_t Mcan1MessageRAM[MCAN1_MESSAGE_RAM_CONFIG_SIZE] attribute((aligned (32)))attribute((space(data), section (“.ram_nocache”)));
  • Add non-cacheable section “ram_nocache” in the Custom linker script
    Project NameDescription
    pic32cz_ca70_curiosity_ultra.XCustom linker script apps\mcan\mcan_fd_operation_blocking\firmware\src\config\pic32cz_ca70_curiosity_ultra\PIC32CZ2051CA70144.ld
  • Please refer How to Create Non-Cacheable Memory Region on CortexM7 (SAM S70/ E70/ V70/ V71) MCUs Using MPLAB Harmony v3 to create a non-cacheable memory region.

Downloading and Building the Application

To clone or download this application from Github, go to the main page of this repository and then click Clone button to clone this repository or download as zip file. This content can also be downloaded using content manager by following these instructions.

Path of the application within the repository is apps/mcan/mcan_normal_operation_blocking/firmware.

To build the application, refer to the following table and open the project using its IDE.

Project NameDescription
pic32cz_ca70_curiosity_ultra.XMPLABX project forPIC32CZ CA70 Curiosity Ultra Development Kit

Setting Up the Hardware

The following table shows the target hardware for the application projects.

Project NameDescription
pic32cz_ca70_curiosity_ultra.XPIC32CZ CA70 Curiosity Ultra Development Kit

Setting Up PIC32CZ CA70 Ultra Curiosity Development Kit

  • Connect PIC32CZ CA70 Ultra Curiosity board to another PIC32CZ CA70 Ultra Curiosity board as per the pin connections shown below
    PIC32CZ CA70 Ultra Curiosity board-1PIC32CZ CA70 Ultra Curiosity board-2
    CAN_HCAN_H
    CAN_LCAN_L
    GNDGND
  • Connect the Debug USB port on the board to the computer using a micro USB cable

Running the Application

  1. Open the Terminal application (Ex.:Tera term) on the computer
  2. Connect to the PICkit4 On Board Virtual COM port of both the boards and configure the serial settings as follows:
    • Baud : 115200
    • Data : 8 Bits
    • Parity : None
    • Stop : 1 Bit
    • Flow Control : None
  3. Build and Program the application on both the boards using their respective IDEs
  4. In the console associated with board 1, press “1” to transmit a CAN message
  5. Transmitted message status will be displayed in the console window of board 1
  6. Received message will be displayed in the console window of board 2
  7. Follow the sequence below to send and receive CAN message:
    • Press ‘1’ on board 2
  8. If the steps are executed in this sequence, the final output in the consoles will be as below: