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CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION 1 CONTROL COMMUNICATION: REGISTER

Single-Cycle Data Communication . . . . . . 1 COMMUNICATION (WRITE) 4
Register Communication . . . . . . . . . . . 1
CONTROL COMMUNICATION: REGISTER
BLOCK DIAGRAM OF SYSTEM SETUP 2 COMMUNICATION (READ) 5
SINGLE-CYCLE DATA COMMUNICATION
(INCL. DATA VALIDATION) 3 REVISION HISTORY 6

INTRODUCTION

This application note provides example code in order to gle-cycle data frames form a control data frame. This
control iC-MB4 via SPI and perform basic BiSS commu- control communication is suitable for:
nications as defined in the BiSS C Protocol Description:
• Register Communication
• BiSS Commands
• Single-cycle data communication
Register Communication enables reading and writing of
• Register Communication the sensor’s registers. This feature is typically used to
perform sensor calibration, reading the sensor’s Elec-
Single-Cycle Data Communication tronic Data Sheet (EDS) or to read an internal tem-
Single-cycle data contains process data which is either perature sensor register of the slave. Compared to
transmitted from BiSS slave to master (sensor data) single-cycle data communication, register communica-
oder from BiSS master to slave (actuator data). In this tion is slower by design. Since only one control data
application note an example code for an isochronous bit is transmitted per single-cycle data frame in each
sensor data transmission is provided. Despite the direction, reading of a single slave register requires 32
process data itself, single-cycle data may contain ad- single-cycle data frames.
ditional data, e.g. an error bit, a warning bit or a
sign-of-life counter (used in safety applications). Typ- In CONTROL COMMUNICATION: REGISTER COM-
ically, the whole data content except of the CRC bits MUNICATION (WRITE) one register value is written
is considered by parameter SCDLEN1 and the CRC to the BiSS slave’s register address 0x40. The BiSS
polynomial (SELCRCS1, SCRCLEN1) and CRC start C Protocol Description specifies that this register se-
value (SCRCSTART1) are configured separately. This lects the BiSS slave’s memory bank. Within the se-
enables iC-MB4 to perform CRC verification and indi- lected memory bank 64 registers can be read or written
cate the result with its SVALID flags. through register addresses 0x00 ... 0x3F. This mem-
ory concept provides up to 256 banks with 64 regis-
Once iC-MB4 is configured in accordance with the ters each (adresses 0x00 ... 0x3F). Typically, the first
slave’s characteristics (interface, data channel, frequen- memory banks are used for the device’s configuration
cies), automatic equidistant sensor data acquisition can parameters. Further memory banks may provide an
be started by setting AGS = 1 as shown in SINGLE- EDS or additional memory for user content. Note, reg-
CYCLE DATA COMMUNICATION (INCL. DATA VAL- isters 0x40 ... 0x7F are static and always accessable
IDATION). Note, the example includes a basic error independent of the selected memory bank.
handling to ensure that the received single-cycle data
is valid. Additional error handling might be required In CONTROL COMMUNICATION: REGISTER COM-
depending on the specific application. MUNICATION (READ) two consecutive registers 0x7E
and 0x7F (contain the Manufacturer ID) are read in one
Register Communication control data frame. Note, this sequential register access
In each single-cycle data frame one control data bit is is not supported by every BiSS slaves. If sequential
transmitted from master to slave (CDM) and from slave register access is not supported, registers 0x7E and
to master (CDS). The control data bits of several sin- 0x7F can be read in two separate control data frames.

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BLOCK DIAGRAM OF SYSTEM SETUP

The following system setup is considered for the code frame control parameters such as FREQS, FREQAGS
examples. A microcontroller unit (MCU) is connected to and AGS. In this setup the BiSS slave is a 5 V encoder
the BiSS master iC-MB4 via SPI. The MCU configures with an RS422 interface. Its data length (multiturn +
iC-MB4 on startup according to the connected BiSS singleturn + error bit + warning bit) is protected by a 6
slaves and initiates the BiSS communication by setting bit CRC (polynomial: 0x43, start value: 0x00).

VDD = 5V

VDD
VDD

MISO
MOSI
BiSS C
Encoder
MCU Multiturn: 20 Bit
RS422 Singleturn: 16 Bit
NCS
Error: 1 Bit
Warning: 1 Bit
--------------------------
SCLK Data length: 38 Bit

CRC: 6 Bit (0x43)

VDD
VDD
GND
Oscillator
(20 MHz)
Figure 1: Block Diagram
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SINGLE-CYCLE DATA COMMUNICATION (INCL. DATA VALIDATION)

1 //#########################################################################################
2
3 //FUNCTIONS
4 //WriteMaster(address, value): Writes iC-MB4’s register <address> with <value>
5 //ReadMaster(address): Reads iC-MB4’s register <address>
6 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
7
8
9 //GENERAL SETUP
10 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11
12 //BiSS/SSI Interface
13 WriteMaster(0xED, 0x01); //CFGCH1=0x01 (BiSS C)
14 WriteMaster(0xF5, 0x08); //CFGIF=0x02 (RS422)
15
16 //Single-Cycle Data: Data channel configuration
17 WriteMaster(0xC0, 0x65); //ENSCD1=1, SCDLEN1=0x25 (38 bit)
18 WriteMaster(0xC1, 0x06); //SELCRCS1=0x00, SCRCLEN1=0x06 (6-bit CRC polynomial 0x43)
19 WriteMaster(0xC2, 0x00); //SCRCSTART1(7:0)=0x00 (CRC start value)
20 WriteMaster(0xC3, 0x00); //SCRCSTART1(15:8)=0x00 (CRC start value)
21
22 //Frame Control: Master configuration
23 WriteMaster(0xE6, 0x04); //FREQS=0x04 (2 MHz)
24 WriteMaster(0xE8, 0x63); //FREQAGS=0x63 (10 kHz)
25
26
27 //VALIDATE AND READ SINGLE-CYCLE DATA
28 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
29
30 //Reset SVALID flags
31 WriteMaster(0xF1, 0x00);
32
33 //Start AGS
34 WriteMaster(0xF4, 0x01);
35 do{
36 //Read Status Information register 0xF0, wait for end of transmission EOT=1
37 do{
38 StatusInformationF0 = ReadMaster(0xF0);
39 }while (( StatusInformationF0 & 0x01) == 0);
40
41 //Read and reset SVALID flags in Status Information register 0xF1
42 StatusInformationF1 = ReadMaster(0xF1);
43 WriteMaster(0xF1, 0x00);
44
45 if ((StatusInformationF0 & 0x70) == 0x70)
46 {
47 //If Status ok but SVALID flag is not set, restart AGS
48 if ((StatusInformationF1 & 0x02) == 0)
49 {
50 WriteMaster(0xF4, 0x80); //BREAK
51 WriteMaster(0xF4, 0x01); //Restart AGS
52 }
53
54 //If Status ok and SVALID flag is set, read single-cycle data
55 else
56 {
57 SCDATA1_1=ReadMaster(0x00); //Least Significant Byte of SCDATA1
58 //...
59 SCDATA1_5=ReadMaster(0x04); //Most Significant Byte of SCDATA1
60 }
61 }
62 else
63 //If Status not ok, check data channel configuration
64 }while (1);
65
66 //#########################################################################################
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CONTROL COMMUNICATION: REGISTER COMMUNICATION (WRITE)

1 //#########################################################################################
2
3 //FUNCTIONS
4 //WriteMaster(address, value): Writes iC-MB4’s register <address> with <value>
5 //ReadMaster(address): Reads iC-MB4’s register <address>
6 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
7
8
9 //GENERAL SETUP
10 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11
12 //BiSS/SSI Interface
13 WriteMaster(0xED, 0x01); //CFGCH1=0x01 (BiSS C)
14 WriteMaster(0xF5, 0x08); //CFGIF=0x02 (RS422)
15
16 //Single-Cycle Data: Data channel configuration
17 WriteMaster(0xC0, 0x65); //ENSCD1=1, SCDLEN1=0x25 (38 bit)
18 WriteMaster(0xC1, 0x06); //SELCRCS1=0x00, SCRCLEN1=0x06 (6-bit CRC polynomial 0x43)
19 WriteMaster(0xC2, 0x00); //SCRCSTART1(7:0)=0x00 (CRC start value)
20 WriteMaster(0xC3, 0x00); //SCRCSTART1(15:8)=0x00 (CRC start value)
21
22 //Frame Control: Master configuration
23 WriteMaster(0xE6, 0x04); //FREQS=0x04 (2 MHz)
24 WriteMaster(0xE8, 0x63); //FREQAGS=0x63 (10 kHz)
25
26
27 //CONTROL COMMUNICATION: WRITE SLAVE REGISTER
28 //Note: Register 0x40 of a BiSS slave contains the BankAddress (= selected memory bank)
29 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
30
31 //Configuration for writing slave register 0x40
32 WriteMaster(0xE2, 0xC0); //WNR=1 / REGADR=0x40
33 WriteMaster(0xE3, 0x00); //REGNUM=0x00 (only 1 slave registers)
34 WriteMaster(0xE4, 0x01); //CHSEL(1)=1 (selects channel 1 for control communication)
35 WriteMaster(0xE5, 0xC0); //CTS=1 (register access), REGVERS=1 (BiSS C), SLAVEID=0
36 WriteMaster(0x80, BankAddress); //RDATA=BankAddress
37
38 //Start register communication with slave
39 WriteMaster(0xF4, 0x09); //AGS=1, INSTR=4 (start control communication)
40 do
41 {
42 //value = ReadMaster(address)
43 MasterRegisterValue = ReadMaster(0xF4);
44 }
45 while (MasterRegisterValue > 1); //wait until INSTR (address 0xF4) is reset (AGS remains 1)
46
47 //Read status register
48 //Register communication successful if nREGERR=1 (bit3) and REGEND=1 (bit2)
49 MasterRegisterValue = ReadMaster(0xF0);
50
51 //#########################################################################################
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CONTROL COMMUNICATION: REGISTER COMMUNICATION (READ)

1 //#########################################################################################
2
3 //FUNCTIONS
4 //WriteMaster(address, value): Writes iC-MB4’s register <address> with <value>
5 //ReadMaster(address): Reads iC-MB4’s register <address>
6 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
7
8
9 //GENERAL SETUP
10 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11
12 //BiSS/SSI Interface
13 WriteMaster(0xED, 0x01); //CFGCH1=0x01 (BiSS C)
14 WriteMaster(0xF5, 0x08); //CFGIF=0x02 (RS422)
15
16 //Single-Cycle Data: Data channel configuration
17 WriteMaster(0xC0, 0x65); //ENSCD1=1, SCDLEN1=0x25 (38 bit)
18 WriteMaster(0xC1, 0x06); //SELCRCS1=0x00, SCRCLEN1=0x06 (6-bit CRC polynomial 0x43)
19 WriteMaster(0xC2, 0x00); //SCRCSTART1(7:0)=0x00 (CRC start value)
20 WriteMaster(0xC3, 0x00); //SCRCSTART1(15:8)=0x00 (CRC start value)
21
22 //Frame Control: Master configuration
23 WriteMaster(0xE6, 0x04); //FREQS=0x04 (2 MHz)
24 WriteMaster(0xE8, 0x63); //FREQAGS=0x63 (10 kHz)
25
26
27 //CONTROL COMMUNICATION: READ SLAVE REGISTER
28 //Note: Registers 0x7E and 0x7F of a BiSS slave contain the Manufacturer ID
29 //Note: In this example two consecutive registers are read in one control communication.
30 //If the BiSS slave does not support sequential register accesses, the registers have to
31 //be read in two control communications by setting REGNUM=0 and REGADR accordingly.
32 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
33
34 //Configuration for reading slave registers 0x7E and 0x7F
35 WriteMaster(0xE2, 0x7E); //WNR=0 / REGADR=0x7E
36 WriteMaster(0xE3, 0x01); //REGNUM=0x01 (2 consecutive slave registers)
37 WriteMaster(0xE4, 0x01); //CHSEL(1)=1 (selects channel 1 for control communication)
38 WriteMaster(0xE5, 0xC0); //CTS=1 (register access), REGVERS=1 (BiSS C), SLAVEID=0
39
40 //Start slave register communication
41 WriteMaster(0xF4, 0x09); //AGS=1 / INSTR=4 (start control communication)
42 do
43 {
44 MasterRegisterValue = ReadMaster(0xF4);
45 }
46 while (MasterRegisterValue > 1); //wait until INSTR (address 0xF4) is reset (AGS remains 1)
47
48 //Read status register
49 //Register communication successful if nREGERR=1 (bit3) and REGEND=1 (bit2)
50 MasterRegisterValue = ReadMaster(0xF0);
51
52 //Read slave register values
53 SlaveRegisterValue0x7E = ReadMaster(0x80);
54 SlaveRegisterValue0x7F = ReadMaster(0x81);
55
56 //#########################################################################################
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