Typical HAL DAC use cases for migration

This section provides information about typical HAL DAC architecture use cases for migration.

Use case: DAC using software trigger mode

This use case demonstrates how to configure and start the DAC channel using the software trigger.

Sequence diagram

DAC using software trigger mode

@startuml
participant "Application" as App
participant "DAC" as DAC

App -> DAC: HAL_DAC_Init()
App -> DAC: HAL_DAC_ConfigChannel()
group Optional [The calibration of DAC is Optional]
App -> DAC: HAL_DACEx_SelfCalibrate()
App -> DAC: HAL_DACEx_SetUserTrimming()
end
App -> DAC: HAL_DAC_SetValue()
App -> DAC: HAL_DAC_Start()
App -> DAC: HAL_DAC_Stop()

@enduml

Code snippet

HAL1

HAL2

DAC_ChannelConfTypeDef sConfig;
HAL_DAC_Init(&hdac1);
sConfig.DAC_HighFrequency = DAC_HIGH_FREQUENCY_INTERFACE_MODE_ABOVE_80MH;
sConfig.DAC_DMADoubleDataMode = DISABLE;
sConfig.DAC_SignedFormat = DISABLE;
sConfig.DAC_SampleAndHold = DAC_SAMPLEANDHOLD_DISABLE;
sConfig.DAC_Trigger = DAC_TRIGGER_SOFTWARE;
sConfig.DAC_OutputBuffer = DAC_OUTPUTBUFFER_ENABLE;
sConfig.DAC_ConnectOnChipPeripheral = DAC_CHIPCONNECT_EXTERNAL;
sConfig.DAC_UserTrimming = DAC_TRIMMING_FACTORY;
sConfig.DAC_TrimmingValue = 31;
HAL_DAC_ConfigChannel(&hdac1, &sConfig, DAC_CHANNEL_1);

/* The calibration of DAC is Optional */
HAL_DACEx_SelfCalibrate(&hdac1, &sConfig, DAC_CHANNEL_1);
HAL_DACEx_SetUserTrimming(&hdac1, &sConfig, DAC_CHANNEL_1, 31);

HAL_DAC_SetValue(&hdac, DAC_CHANNEL_1,
                 DAC_ALIGN_12B_R, 2048);
HAL_DAC_Start(&hdac, DAC_CHANNEL_1);
HAL_DAC_Stop(&hdac, DAC_CHANNEL_1);
hal_dac_config_t p_config;
hal_dac_channel_config_t p_config1;

HAL_DAC_Init(&hdac, HAL_DAC1);
p_config.high_frequency_mode = HAL_DAC_HIGH_FREQ_MODE_ABOVE_80MHZ;
HAL_DAC_SetConfig(&hdac, &p_config);

p_config1.data_sign_format = HAL_DAC_SIGN_FORMAT_UNSIGNED;
p_config1.data_trigger = HAL_DAC_TRIGGER_SOFTWARE;
p_config1.output_buffer = HAL_DAC_OUTPUT_BUFFER_ENABLED;
p_config1.output_connection = HAL_DAC_OUTPUT_CONNECTION_EXTERNAL;
p_config1.alignment = HAL_DAC_DATA_ALIGN_12_BITS_RIGHT;

HAL_DAC_SetConfigChannel(&hdac, HAL_DAC_CHANNEL_1, &p_config1);

/* The calibration of DAC is Optional */
HAL_DAC_CalibrateChannelBuffer(&hdac, HAL_DAC_CHANNEL_1);
HAL_DAC_SetChannelBufferCalibrationValue(&hdac, HAL_DAC_CHANNEL_1, 31);

HAL_DAC_SetChannelAlignment(&hdac, HAL_DAC_CHANNEL_1,
                            HAL_DAC_DATA_ALIGN_12_BITS_RIGHT);
HAL_DAC_SetChannelData(&hdac, HAL_DAC_CHANNEL_1,
                       2048);
HAL_DAC_StartChannel(&hdac, HAL_DAC_CHANNEL_1);
HAL_DAC_TrigSWConversionChannel(&hdac, HAL_DAC_CHANNEL_1);
HAL_DAC_StopChannel(&hdac, HAL_DAC_CHANNEL_1);

Key changes

  1. In HAL2, the DAC global configuration is set using HAL_DAC_SetConfig().

  2. In HAL2, channel configuration and data setting use channel-based APIs (HAL_DAC_SetConfigChannel(), HAL_DAC_SetChannelData(), and HAL_DAC_StartChannel()).

  3. In HAL2, a software-triggered conversion is explicitly started using HAL_DAC_TrigSWConversionChannel().

Use case: DAC using timer trigger or external trigger

This use case demonstrates how to configure the DAC channel to convert data using a timer trigger or an external trigger.

Sequence diagram

DAC using timer trigger or external trigger

@startuml
participant "Application" as App
participant "DAC" as DAC

App -> DAC: HAL_DAC_Init()
App -> DAC: HAL_DAC_ConfigChannel()
group Optional [The calibration of DAC is Optional]
App -> DAC: HAL_DACEx_SelfCalibrate()
App -> DAC: HAL_DACEx_SetUserTrimming()
end
App -> DAC: HAL_DAC_SetValue()
App -> DAC: HAL_DAC_Start()
App -> DAC: HAL_DAC_Stop()

@enduml

Code snippet

HAL1

HAL2

HAL_DAC_Init(&hdac1);
DAC_ChannelConfTypeDef sConfig;
sConfig.DAC_HighFrequency = DAC_HIGH_FREQUENCY_INTERFACE_MODE_ABOVE_80MH;
sConfig.DAC_DMADoubleDataMode = DISABLE;
sConfig.DAC_SignedFormat = DISABLE;
sConfig.DAC_SampleAndHold = DAC_SAMPLEANDHOLD_DISABLE;
sConfig.DAC_Trigger = DAC_TRIGGER_T1_TRGO;
sConfig.DAC_OutputBuffer = DAC_OUTPUTBUFFER_ENABLE;
sConfig.DAC_ConnectOnChipPeripheral = DAC_CHIPCONNECT_EXTERNAL;
sConfig.DAC_UserTrimming = DAC_TRIMMING_FACTORY;
sConfig.DAC_TrimmingValue = 31;
HAL_DAC_ConfigChannel(&hdac1, &sConfig, DAC_CHANNEL_1);

/* The calibration of DAC is Optional */
HAL_DACEx_SelfCalibrate(&hdac1, &sConfig, DAC_CHANNEL_1);
HAL_DACEx_SetUserTrimming(&hdac1, &sConfig, DAC_CHANNEL_1, 31);

HAL_DAC_SetValue(&hdac, DAC_CHANNEL_1,
                 DAC_ALIGN_12B_R, 2048);
HAL_DAC_Start(&hdac, DAC_CHANNEL_1);
HAL_DAC_Stop(&hdac, DAC_CHANNEL_1);
hal_dac_config_t p_config;
hal_dac_channel_config_t p_config1;

HAL_DAC_Init(&hdac, HAL_DAC1);
p_config.high_frequency_mode = HAL_DAC_HIGH_FREQ_MODE_ABOVE_80MHZ;
HAL_DAC_SetConfig(&hdac, &p_config);

p_config1.data_sign_format = HAL_DAC_SIGN_FORMAT_UNSIGNED;
p_config1.data_trigger = HAL_DAC_TRIGGER_TIM1_TRGO;
p_config1.output_buffer = HAL_DAC_OUTPUT_BUFFER_ENABLED;
p_config1.output_connection = HAL_DAC_OUTPUT_CONNECTION_EXTERNAL;
p_config1.alignment = HAL_DAC_DATA_ALIGN_12_BITS_RIGHT;

HAL_DAC_SetConfigChannel(&hdac, HAL_DAC_CHANNEL_1,
                         &p_config1);

/* The calibration of DAC is Optional */
HAL_DAC_CalibrateChannelBuffer(&hdac, HAL_DAC_CHANNEL_1);
HAL_DAC_SetChannelBufferCalibrationValue(&hdac, HAL_DAC_CHANNEL_1, 31);

HAL_DAC_SetChannelAlignment(&hdac, HAL_DAC_CHANNEL_1,
                            HAL_DAC_DATA_ALIGN_12_BITS_RIGHT);
HAL_DAC_SetChannelData(&hdac, HAL_DAC_CHANNEL_1,
                       2048);

HAL_DAC_StartChannel(&hdac, HAL_DAC_CHANNEL_1);
HAL_DAC_StopChannel(&hdac, HAL_DAC_CHANNEL_1);

Key changes

  1. In HAL2, the channel trigger source is configured via the channel configuration structure.

  2. In HAL2, the DAC start/stop operations are performed per channel using HAL_DAC_StartChannel() and HAL_DAC_StopChannel().

Related examples in HAL2

Example name

Brief

hal_dac_waveform_triangle_tim

How to use the DAC HAL API to generate a triangle waveform with internal generation and a timer trigger.


Use case: Single channel DAC transfer using DMA

This use case demonstrates how to transfer samples to a DAC channel using DMA.

Sequence diagram

Single channel DAC transfer using DMA

@startuml
participant "Application" as App
participant "DAC" as DAC
participant "DMA driver" as dma
participant "DMA IRQ handler" as isr
participant "DMA Hardware" as Dmahard

App -> DAC: HAL_DAC_ConfigChannel()
App -> DAC: HAL_DAC_SetValue()
App -> DAC: HAL_DAC_Start_DMA()

DAC -> dma : HAL_DMA_Start_IT()
isr -> dma : IRQ_HANDLER()
Dmahard -> isr : DMA Hardware interrupt()
dma -> DAC : DAC_DMAHalfConvCpltCh1()
dma -> DAC : DAC_DMAConvCpltCh1()
DAC -> App : APP callback over: weak HAL_DAC_ConvCpltCallback()

App -> DAC: HAL_DAC_Stop_DMA()
DAC -> dma: HAL_DMA_Abort()
@enduml

Code snippet

HAL1

HAL2

uint32_t aEscalator12bit[6] = {0x0, 0x330, 0x660, 0x990, 0xCC0, 0xFF0};
DAC_ChannelConfTypeDef sConfig;
sConfig.DAC_HighFrequency = DAC_HIGH_FREQUENCY_INTERFACE_MODE_ABOVE_80MH;
sConfig.DAC_DMADoubleDataMode = DISABLE;
sConfig.DAC_SignedFormat = DISABLE;
sConfig.DAC_SampleAndHold = DAC_SAMPLEANDHOLD_DISABLE;
sConfig.DAC_Trigger = DAC_TRIGGER_SOFTWARE;
sConfig.DAC_OutputBuffer = DAC_OUTPUTBUFFER_ENABLE;
sConfig.DAC_ConnectOnChipPeripheral = DAC_CHIPCONNECT_EXTERNAL;
sConfig.DAC_UserTrimming = DAC_TRIMMING_FACTORY;
sConfig.DAC_TrimmingValue = 31;
HAL_DAC_ConfigChannel(&hdac1, &sConfig, DAC_CHANNEL_1);

HAL_DAC_SetValue(&hdac1, DAC_CHANNEL_1, DAC_ALIGN_12B_R, 2048);

HAL_DAC_Start_DMA(&hdac1, DAC_CHANNEL_1, aEscalator12bit, 6, DAC_ALIGN_12B_R);

HAL_DAC_Stop_DMA(&hdac1, DAC_CHANNEL_1);
uint32_t aEscalator12bit[6] = {0x0, 0x330, 0x660, 0x990, 0xCC0, 0xFF0};
hal_dac_config_t p_config;
hal_dac_channel_config_t p_config1;

p_config.high_frequency_mode = HAL_DAC_HIGH_FREQ_MODE_ABOVE_80MHZ;
HAL_DAC_SetConfig(&hdac, &p_config);

p_config1.data_sign_format = HAL_DAC_SIGN_FORMAT_UNSIGNED;
p_config1.data_trigger = HAL_DAC_TRIGGER_TIM1_TRGO;
p_config1.output_buffer = HAL_DAC_OUTPUT_BUFFER_ENABLED;
p_config1.output_connection = HAL_DAC_OUTPUT_CONNECTION_EXTERNAL;
p_config1.alignment = HAL_DAC_DATA_ALIGN_12_BITS_RIGHT;
HAL_DAC_SetConfigChannel(&hdac, HAL_DAC_CHANNEL_1,
                         &p_config1);

HAL_DAC_SetChannelAlignment(&hdac, HAL_DAC_CHANNEL_1,
                            HAL_DAC_DATA_ALIGN_12_BITS_RIGHT);
HAL_DAC_SetChannelData(&hdac, HAL_DAC_CHANNEL_1,
                       2048);

HAL_DAC_StartChannel_DMA(&hdac, HAL_DAC_CHANNEL_1, aEscalator12bit, 6);

HAL_DAC_StopChannel_DMA(&hdac, HAL_DAC_CHANNEL_1);

Key changes

  1. In HAL2, channel configuration and data setting are performed using channel-based APIs.

  2. In HAL2, DMA transfer start/stop operations are performed per channel using HAL_DAC_StartChannel_DMA() and HAL_DAC_StopChannel_DMA().

Related examples in HAL2

Example name

Brief

hal_dac_signal_generation_dma_tim

How to use the DAC HAL API to generate a sinusoidal signal using DMA with a timer trigger.


Use case: Dual channel DAC transfer using DMA

This use case demonstrates how to transfer samples to two DAC channels using DMA.

Sequence diagram

Dual channel DAC transfer using DMA

@startuml
participant "Application" as App
participant "DAC" as DAC
participant "DMA driver" as dma
participant "DMA IRQ handler" as isr

App -> DAC: HAL_DAC_ConfigChannel()
App -> DAC: HAL_DAC_ConfigChannel()
App -> DAC: HAL_DACEx_DualSetValue()
App -> DAC: HAL_DACEx_DualStart_DMA()

DAC -> dma : HAL_DMA_Start_IT()
isr -> dma : IRQ_HANDLER()
dma -> DAC : DAC_DMAConvCpltCh1()
DAC -> App : APP callback over: weak HAL_DAC_ConvCpltCallbackCh1() / HAL_DACEx_ConvCpltCallbackCh2()

App -> DAC: HAL_DACEx_DualStop_DMA()
DAC -> dma: HAL_DMA_Abort()
@enduml

Code snippet

HAL1

HAL2

uint32_t aEscalator12bit[6] = {0x0, 0x330, 0x660, 0x990, 0xCC0, 0xFF0};
DAC_ChannelConfTypeDef sConfig;

sConfig.DAC_HighFrequency = DAC_HIGH_FREQUENCY_INTERFACE_MODE_ABOVE_80MH;
sConfig.DAC_DMADoubleDataMode = DISABLE;
sConfig.DAC_SignedFormat = DISABLE;
sConfig.DAC_SampleAndHold = DAC_SAMPLEANDHOLD_DISABLE;
sConfig.DAC_Trigger = DAC_TRIGGER_T1_TRGO;
sConfig.DAC_OutputBuffer = DAC_OUTPUTBUFFER_ENABLE;
sConfig.DAC_ConnectOnChipPeripheral = DAC_CHIPCONNECT_EXTERNAL;
sConfig.DAC_UserTrimming = DAC_TRIMMING_FACTORY;
sConfig.DAC_TrimmingValue = 31;
HAL_DAC_ConfigChannel(&hdac1, &sConfig, DAC_CHANNEL_1);
HAL_DAC_ConfigChannel(&hdac1, &sConfig, DAC_CHANNEL_2);

HAL_DACEx_DualSetValue(&hdac1, DAC_ALIGN_12B_R, 0x0FFF, 0x07FF);

HAL_DACEx_DualStart_DMA(&hdac1, DAC_CHANNEL_1, aEscalator12bit, 6, DAC_ALIGN_12B_R);

HAL_DACEx_DualStop_DMA(&hdac1, DAC_CHANNEL_1);
uint32_t aEscalator12bit[6] = {0x0, 0x330, 0x660, 0x990, 0xCC0, 0xFF0};
hal_dac_dual_channel_config_t dacDualChannelConfig;

hal_dac_config_t p_config;
p_config.high_frequency_mode = HAL_DAC_HIGH_FREQ_MODE_ABOVE_80MHZ;
HAL_DAC_SetConfig(&hdac, &p_config);
dacDualChannelConfig.channel1_config_t.data_sign_format  = HAL_DAC_SIGN_FORMAT_UNSIGNED;
dacDualChannelConfig.channel1_config_t.trigger           = HAL_DAC_TRIGGER_TIM1_TRGO;
dacDualChannelConfig.channel1_config_t.output_buffer     = HAL_DAC_OUTPUT_BUFFER_ENABLED;
dacDualChannelConfig.channel1_config_t.output_connection = HAL_DAC_OUTPUT_CONNECTION_EXTERNAL;

/* Config Channel 2 */
dacDualChannelConfig.channel2_config_t.data_sign_format  = HAL_DAC_SIGN_FORMAT_UNSIGNED;
dacDualChannelConfig.channel2_config_t.trigger           = HAL_DAC_TRIGGER_TIM1_TRGO;
dacDualChannelConfig.channel2_config_t.output_buffer     = HAL_DAC_OUTPUT_BUFFER_ENABLED;
dacDualChannelConfig.channel2_config_t.output_connection = HAL_DAC_OUTPUT_CONNECTION_EXTERNAL;

dacDualChannelConfig.alignment = HAL_DAC_DATA_ALIGN_12_BITS_RIGHT;

HAL_DAC_SetConfigDualChannel(&hdac, &dacDualChannelConfig);
HAL_DAC_SetDualChannelData(&hdac, 0x0FFF);

HAL_DAC_StartDualChannel_DMA(&hdac, aEscalator12bit, 6);

HAL_DAC_StopDualChannel_DMA(&hdac);

Key changes

  1. In HAL2, dual-channel configuration uses a dedicated configuration structure and API (HAL_DAC_SetConfigDualChannel()).

  2. In HAL2, the DMA transfer is started/stopped with dual-channel specific APIs (HAL_DAC_StartDualChannel_DMA() and HAL_DAC_StopDualChannel_DMA()).

Related examples in HAL2

Example name

Brief

hal_dac_dual_signal_generation_dma_tim

How to use the DAC HAL API to generate a dual data conversion using DMA with a timer trigger.