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Visitor II
December 1, 2023
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Issues with CANBUS on STM32F072: Bit Dominant Error

  • December 1, 2023
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Hello,

I am currently working to get CAN transmission to work on a STM32F072B-DISCO. I am continuously getting a BIT_DOMINANT_ERROR in the LEC of the CAN_ESR when attempting to transmit.

 

I am using a TCAN1044 (https://www.ti.com/lit/ds/symlink/tcan1044v-q1.pdf) as the CAN transceiver with the following connections:

TCAN PIN | Connection
1 | PA12
2 | GND
3 | 5V
4 | PA11
5 | 3V
6 | CANL
7 | CANH
8 | GND

There is also a 120 ohm terminating resistor at both ends CAN Bus, and only one other device is connected, which is a PCAN-USB reader for viewing transmitted CAN messaged. The PCAN was tested previously on another device and works without issues.

Here is my code:

/* USER CODE BEGIN Header */
/* USER CODE END Header */
/* Includes ------------------------------------------------------------------*/
#include "main.h"

/* Private includes ----------------------------------------------------------*/
/* USER CODE BEGIN Includes */
/* USER CODE END Includes */

/* Private typedef -----------------------------------------------------------*/
/* USER CODE BEGIN PTD */
/* USER CODE END PTD */

/* Private define ------------------------------------------------------------*/
/* USER CODE BEGIN PD */
/* USER CODE END PD */

/* Private macro -------------------------------------------------------------*/
/* USER CODE BEGIN PM */
/* USER CODE END PM */

/* Private variables ---------------------------------------------------------*/
CAN_HandleTypeDef hcan;

/* USER CODE BEGIN PV */
/* USER CODE END PV */

/* Private function prototypes -----------------------------------------------*/
void SystemClock_Config(void);
static void MX_GPIO_Init(void);
static void MX_CAN_Init(void);
/* USER CODE BEGIN PFP */
/* USER CODE END PFP */

/* Private user code ---------------------------------------------------------*/
/* USER CODE BEGIN 0 */
uint8_t egg[8] = {'5',0,0,0,0,0,0,0};
uint32_t TxMailbox;
CAN_TxHeaderTypeDef TxHeader;
/* USER CODE END 0 */

/**
 * @brief The application entry point.
 * @retval int
 */
int main(void)
{
 /* USER CODE BEGIN 1 */
 /* USER CODE END 1 */

 /* MCU Configuration--------------------------------------------------------*/

 /* Reset of all peripherals, Initializes the Flash interface and the Systick. */
 HAL_Init();

 /* USER CODE BEGIN Init */
 /* USER CODE END Init */

 /* Configure the system clock */
 SystemClock_Config();

 /* USER CODE BEGIN SysInit */
 /* USER CODE END SysInit */

 /* Initialize all configured peripherals */
 MX_GPIO_Init();
 MX_CAN_Init();
 /* USER CODE BEGIN 2 */
 HAL_CAN_Start(&hcan);

 TxHeader.StdId = 0x056;
 TxHeader.ExtId = 0x01;
 TxHeader.RTR = CAN_RTR_DATA;
 TxHeader.IDE = CAN_ID_STD;
 TxHeader.DLC = 2;
 TxHeader.TransmitGlobalTime = DISABLE;

 uint8_t sleepy;

 /* USER CODE END 2 */

 /* Infinite loop */
 /* USER CODE BEGIN WHILE */
 while(1){
	 HAL_Delay(100);
	 HAL_CAN_AddTxMessage(&hcan, &TxHeader, egg, &TxMailbox);
	 HAL_Delay(10);
	 sleepy = HAL_CAN_IsTxMessagePending(&hcan,TxMailbox);
 }
 /* USER CODE END WHILE */

 /* USER CODE BEGIN 3 */
 /* USER CODE END 3 */
}

/**
 * @brief System Clock Configuration
 * @retval None
 */
void SystemClock_Config(void)
{
 RCC_OscInitTypeDef RCC_OscInitStruct = {0};
 RCC_ClkInitTypeDef RCC_ClkInitStruct = {0};

 /** Initializes the RCC Oscillators according to the specified parameters
 * in the RCC_OscInitTypeDef structure.
 */
 RCC_OscInitStruct.OscillatorType = RCC_OSCILLATORTYPE_HSI;
 RCC_OscInitStruct.HSIState = RCC_HSI_ON;
 RCC_OscInitStruct.HSICalibrationValue = RCC_HSICALIBRATION_DEFAULT;
 RCC_OscInitStruct.PLL.PLLState = RCC_PLL_ON;
 RCC_OscInitStruct.PLL.PLLSource = RCC_PLLSOURCE_HSI;
 RCC_OscInitStruct.PLL.PLLMUL = RCC_PLL_MUL6;
 RCC_OscInitStruct.PLL.PREDIV = RCC_PREDIV_DIV1;
 if (HAL_RCC_OscConfig(&RCC_OscInitStruct) != HAL_OK)
 {
 Error_Handler();
 }

 /** Initializes the CPU, AHB and APB buses clocks
 */
 RCC_ClkInitStruct.ClockType = RCC_CLOCKTYPE_HCLK|RCC_CLOCKTYPE_SYSCLK
 |RCC_CLOCKTYPE_PCLK1;
 RCC_ClkInitStruct.SYSCLKSource = RCC_SYSCLKSOURCE_PLLCLK;
 RCC_ClkInitStruct.AHBCLKDivider = RCC_SYSCLK_DIV1;
 RCC_ClkInitStruct.APB1CLKDivider = RCC_HCLK_DIV1;

 if (HAL_RCC_ClockConfig(&RCC_ClkInitStruct, FLASH_LATENCY_1) != HAL_OK)
 {
 Error_Handler();
 }
}

/**
 * @brief CAN Initialization Function
 * @PAram None
 * @retval None
 */
static void MX_CAN_Init(void)
{

 /* USER CODE BEGIN CAN_Init 0 */

 /* USER CODE END CAN_Init 0 */

 /* USER CODE BEGIN CAN_Init 1 */

 /* USER CODE END CAN_Init 1 */
 hcan.Instance = CAN;
 hcan.Init.Prescaler = 16;
 hcan.Init.Mode = CAN_MODE_NORMAL;
 hcan.Init.SyncJumpWidth = CAN_SJW_1TQ;
 hcan.Init.TimeSeg1 = CAN_BS1_1TQ;
 hcan.Init.TimeSeg2 = CAN_BS2_1TQ;
 hcan.Init.TimeTriggeredMode = DISABLE;
 hcan.Init.AutoBusOff = ENABLE;
 hcan.Init.AutoWakeUp = DISABLE;
 hcan.Init.AutoRetransmission = DISABLE;
 hcan.Init.ReceiveFifoLocked = DISABLE;
 hcan.Init.TransmitFifoPriority = DISABLE;
 if (HAL_CAN_Init(&hcan) != HAL_OK)
 {
 Error_Handler();
 }
 /* USER CODE BEGIN CAN_Init 2 */

 /* USER CODE END CAN_Init 2 */

}

/**
 * @brief GPIO Initialization Function
 * @PAram None
 * @retval None
 */
static void MX_GPIO_Init(void)
{
/* USER CODE BEGIN MX_GPIO_Init_1 */
/* USER CODE END MX_GPIO_Init_1 */

 /* GPIO Ports Clock Enable */
 __HAL_RCC_GPIOA_CLK_ENABLE();

/* USER CODE BEGIN MX_GPIO_Init_2 */

/* USER CODE END MX_GPIO_Init_2 */
}

/* USER CODE BEGIN 4 */
/* USER CODE END 4 */

/**
 * @brief This function is executed in case of error occurrence.
 * @retval None
 */
void Error_Handler(void)
{
 /* USER CODE BEGIN Error_Handler_Debug */
 /* USER CODE END Error_Handler_Debug */
}

#ifdef USE_FULL_ASSERT
/**
 * @brief Reports the name of the source file and the source line number
 * where the assert_param error has occurred.
 * @PAram file: pointer to the source file name
 * @PAram line: assert_param error line source number
 * @retval None
 */
void assert_failed(uint8_t *file, uint32_t line)
{
 /* USER CODE BEGIN 6 */
 /* USER CODE END 6 */
}
#endif /* USE_FULL_ASSERT */

When viewing PA12/CAN_TX pin on an oscilloscope, the voltage remains constant when running. 

When unplugging the other device, the BIT_DOMINANT_ERROR persists.

At this point, I'm not sure if it's a software or hardware issue. Would anybody be able to run this code on their own hardware that is known to work with CAN and verify if it is a hardware or software issue?

Thanks.

    This topic has been closed for replies.
    Best answer by mƎALLEm

    Hello @PF-JohnF ,

    At a first glance I have two remarks based on what you provide as source code:

    1- It's not recommended to use HSI clock as source clock for CAN communication. As you are using STM32F072B-DISCO board, I recommend you to use The clock generated by STLink module through its MCO output and solder the solder bridge SB19 to connect MCO to PF0-OSC_IN of your MCU. You need to configure the RCC source clock in Bypass mode.

    2- Your values of BS1 and BS2 are very low. You need to increase them as much as possible in order to let BS1 ~70 to 80% of the bit time. You need to decrease your CAN prescaler to match this requirement.

    I've attached a zipped .ioc file for you reference.

    - CAN bitrate = 1Mb/s

    - SysClock = 48MHz

    - External source clock = 8MHz

    - CAN prescaler = 3

    - BS1 = 12

    - BS2 = 3

     

     

    3 replies

    mƎALLEmAnswer
    Technical Moderator
    December 5, 2023

    Hello @PF-JohnF ,

    At a first glance I have two remarks based on what you provide as source code:

    1- It's not recommended to use HSI clock as source clock for CAN communication. As you are using STM32F072B-DISCO board, I recommend you to use The clock generated by STLink module through its MCO output and solder the solder bridge SB19 to connect MCO to PF0-OSC_IN of your MCU. You need to configure the RCC source clock in Bypass mode.

    2- Your values of BS1 and BS2 are very low. You need to increase them as much as possible in order to let BS1 ~70 to 80% of the bit time. You need to decrease your CAN prescaler to match this requirement.

    I've attached a zipped .ioc file for you reference.

    - CAN bitrate = 1Mb/s

    - SysClock = 48MHz

    - External source clock = 8MHz

    - CAN prescaler = 3

    - BS1 = 12

    - BS2 = 3

     

     

    Visitor II
    December 27, 2023

    Hi @mƎALLEm  I am also facing the same issue i tried modifying the clock source to HSE_BYPASS on STM32F407 discovery board. can you give me more details about how to solve this issue

     

    Visitor II
    December 27, 2023

    Hi @PF-JohnF  Were you able to solve the issue if Yes can you help me as i am also facing same condition. Thank you in advance

    PF-JohnFAuthor
    Visitor II
    December 27, 2023

    Depending on the port/pins you are using, you may need to connect some solder bridges on the back of the board. On the STM32F072 board, I had to solder SB20 and SB23 bridges to connect PA11 and PA12.

    There may also be a solder bridge necessary to connect HSE to the microcontroller as well.