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Strange ADC scan mode with DMA behavior in custom hardware (L476RG)
Hello everyone,
I am facing a strange behavior when using ADC scan + DMA with an STM32L476RG.
To debug the issue, I created a very simple test code: the MCU performs a scan measurement on 4 channels of ADC1 (PC0, PC1, PC2, and PC3) using DMA.
Test setup:
ADC1 configured in scan mode
DMA transfer to conversions[4] buffer
Channels: PC0, PC1, PC2, PC3
Observation:
On a Nucleo-L476RG (MB1136 C-04), the code works as expected. Each channel returns a value of around ~550 in all positions of conversions[4].
On my custom hardware, running the exact same firmware, I see a very different behavior:
conversions[0] shows a value around ~2200
conversions[1], [2], and [3] remain stuck at 0
This issue happens only on my custom board.
I have already checked the supply pins:
VDD, VDDA, VREF+ → all are properly connected and supplied with ~3.3V
GND and VSSA are also properly tied
I will attach the relevant section of my schematic showing the MCU connections.
Has anyone faced a similar issue or has suggestions on what could be wrong in my hardware setup?
Thanks in advance for any help!
Main code:
/* USER CODE BEGIN Header */
/**
******************************************************************************
* @file : main.c
* @brief : Main program body
******************************************************************************
* @attention
*
* Copyright (c) 2025 STMicroelectronics.
* All rights reserved.
*
* This software is licensed under terms that can be found in the LICENSE file
* in the root directory of this software component.
* If no LICENSE file comes with this software, it is provided AS-IS.
*
******************************************************************************
*/
/* USER CODE END Header */
/* Includes ------------------------------------------------------------------*/
#include "main.h"
#include "adc.h"
#include "dma.h"
#include "tim.h"
#include "gpio.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 ---------------------------------------------------------*/
/* USER CODE BEGIN PV */
static uint16_t conversions[4] = {0};
/* USER CODE END PV */
/* Private function prototypes -----------------------------------------------*/
void SystemClock_Config(void);
/* USER CODE BEGIN PFP */
/* USER CODE END PFP */
/* Private user code ---------------------------------------------------------*/
/* USER CODE BEGIN 0 */
/* 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_DMA_Init();
MX_TIM3_Init();
MX_ADC1_Init();
/* USER CODE BEGIN 2 */
HAL_ADC_Start_DMA(&hadc1, (uint32_t *)conversions, 4);
/* USER CODE END 2 */
/* Infinite loop */
/* USER CODE BEGIN WHILE */
while (1)
{
/* 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};
/** Configure the main internal regulator output voltage
*/
if (HAL_PWREx_ControlVoltageScaling(PWR_REGULATOR_VOLTAGE_SCALE1) != HAL_OK)
{
Error_Handler();
}
/** 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.PLLM = 1;
RCC_OscInitStruct.PLL.PLLN = 10;
RCC_OscInitStruct.PLL.PLLP = RCC_PLLP_DIV7;
RCC_OscInitStruct.PLL.PLLQ = RCC_PLLQ_DIV2;
RCC_OscInitStruct.PLL.PLLR = RCC_PLLR_DIV2;
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_CLOCKTYPE_PCLK2;
RCC_ClkInitStruct.SYSCLKSource = RCC_SYSCLKSOURCE_PLLCLK;
RCC_ClkInitStruct.AHBCLKDivider = RCC_SYSCLK_DIV1;
RCC_ClkInitStruct.APB1CLKDivider = RCC_HCLK_DIV1;
RCC_ClkInitStruct.APB2CLKDivider = RCC_HCLK_DIV1;
if (HAL_RCC_ClockConfig(&RCC_ClkInitStruct, FLASH_LATENCY_4) != HAL_OK)
{
Error_Handler();
}
}
/* 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 can add his own implementation to report the HAL error return state */
__disable_irq();
while (1)
{
}
/* 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 can add his own implementation to report the file name and line number,
ex: printf("Wrong parameters value: file %s on line %d\r\n", file, line) */
/* USER CODE END 6 */
}
#endif /* USE_FULL_ASSERT */
ADC code:
/* USER CODE BEGIN Header */
/**
******************************************************************************
* @file adc.c
* @brief This file provides code for the configuration
* of the ADC instances.
******************************************************************************
* @attention
*
* Copyright (c) 2025 STMicroelectronics.
* All rights reserved.
*
* This software is licensed under terms that can be found in the LICENSE file
* in the root directory of this software component.
* If no LICENSE file comes with this software, it is provided AS-IS.
*
******************************************************************************
*/
/* USER CODE END Header */
/* Includes ------------------------------------------------------------------*/
#include "adc.h"
/* USER CODE BEGIN 0 */
/* USER CODE END 0 */
ADC_HandleTypeDef hadc1;
DMA_HandleTypeDef hdma_adc1;
/* ADC1 init function */
void MX_ADC1_Init(void)
{
/* USER CODE BEGIN ADC1_Init 0 */
/* USER CODE END ADC1_Init 0 */
ADC_MultiModeTypeDef multimode = {0};
ADC_ChannelConfTypeDef sConfig = {0};
/* USER CODE BEGIN ADC1_Init 1 */
/* USER CODE END ADC1_Init 1 */
/** Common config
*/
hadc1.Instance = ADC1;
hadc1.Init.ClockPrescaler = ADC_CLOCK_ASYNC_DIV1;
hadc1.Init.Resolution = ADC_RESOLUTION_12B;
hadc1.Init.DataAlign = ADC_DATAALIGN_RIGHT;
hadc1.Init.ScanConvMode = ADC_SCAN_ENABLE;
hadc1.Init.EOCSelection = ADC_EOC_SEQ_CONV;
hadc1.Init.LowPowerAutoWait = DISABLE;
hadc1.Init.ContinuousConvMode = ENABLE;
hadc1.Init.NbrOfConversion = 4;
hadc1.Init.DiscontinuousConvMode = DISABLE;
hadc1.Init.ExternalTrigConv = ADC_SOFTWARE_START;
hadc1.Init.ExternalTrigConvEdge = ADC_EXTERNALTRIGCONVEDGE_NONE;
hadc1.Init.DMAContinuousRequests = ENABLE;
hadc1.Init.Overrun = ADC_OVR_DATA_PRESERVED;
hadc1.Init.OversamplingMode = DISABLE;
if (HAL_ADC_Init(&hadc1) != HAL_OK)
{
Error_Handler();
}
/** Configure the ADC multi-mode
*/
multimode.Mode = ADC_MODE_INDEPENDENT;
if (HAL_ADCEx_MultiModeConfigChannel(&hadc1, &multimode) != HAL_OK)
{
Error_Handler();
}
/** Configure Regular Channel
*/
sConfig.Channel = ADC_CHANNEL_1;
sConfig.Rank = ADC_REGULAR_RANK_1;
sConfig.SamplingTime = ADC_SAMPLETIME_47CYCLES_5;
sConfig.SingleDiff = ADC_SINGLE_ENDED;
sConfig.OffsetNumber = ADC_OFFSET_NONE;
sConfig.Offset = 0;
if (HAL_ADC_ConfigChannel(&hadc1, &sConfig) != HAL_OK)
{
Error_Handler();
}
/** Configure Regular Channel
*/
sConfig.Channel = ADC_CHANNEL_2;
sConfig.Rank = ADC_REGULAR_RANK_2;
if (HAL_ADC_ConfigChannel(&hadc1, &sConfig) != HAL_OK)
{
Error_Handler();
}
/** Configure Regular Channel
*/
sConfig.Channel = ADC_CHANNEL_3;
sConfig.Rank = ADC_REGULAR_RANK_3;
if (HAL_ADC_ConfigChannel(&hadc1, &sConfig) != HAL_OK)
{
Error_Handler();
}
/** Configure Regular Channel
*/
sConfig.Channel = ADC_CHANNEL_4;
sConfig.Rank = ADC_REGULAR_RANK_4;
if (HAL_ADC_ConfigChannel(&hadc1, &sConfig) != HAL_OK)
{
Error_Handler();
}
/* USER CODE BEGIN ADC1_Init 2 */
/* USER CODE END ADC1_Init 2 */
}
void HAL_ADC_MspInit(ADC_HandleTypeDef* adcHandle)
{
GPIO_InitTypeDef GPIO_InitStruct = {0};
RCC_PeriphCLKInitTypeDef PeriphClkInit = {0};
if(adcHandle->Instance==ADC1)
{
/* USER CODE BEGIN ADC1_MspInit 0 */
//////
/* USER CODE END ADC1_MspInit 0 */
/** Initializes the peripherals clock
*/
PeriphClkInit.PeriphClockSelection = RCC_PERIPHCLK_ADC;
PeriphClkInit.AdcClockSelection = RCC_ADCCLKSOURCE_PLLSAI1;
PeriphClkInit.PLLSAI1.PLLSAI1Source = RCC_PLLSOURCE_HSI;
PeriphClkInit.PLLSAI1.PLLSAI1M = 1;
PeriphClkInit.PLLSAI1.PLLSAI1N = 8;
PeriphClkInit.PLLSAI1.PLLSAI1P = RCC_PLLP_DIV7;
PeriphClkInit.PLLSAI1.PLLSAI1Q = RCC_PLLQ_DIV2;
PeriphClkInit.PLLSAI1.PLLSAI1R = RCC_PLLR_DIV2;
PeriphClkInit.PLLSAI1.PLLSAI1ClockOut = RCC_PLLSAI1_ADC1CLK;
if (HAL_RCCEx_PeriphCLKConfig(&PeriphClkInit) != HAL_OK)
{
Error_Handler();
}
/* ADC1 clock enable */
__HAL_RCC_ADC_CLK_ENABLE();
__HAL_RCC_GPIOC_CLK_ENABLE();
/**ADC1 GPIO Configuration
PC0 ------> ADC1_IN1
PC1 ------> ADC1_IN2
PC2 ------> ADC1_IN3
PC3 ------> ADC1_IN4
*/
GPIO_InitStruct.Pin = GPIO_PIN_0|GPIO_PIN_1|GPIO_PIN_2|GPIO_PIN_3;
GPIO_InitStruct.Mode = GPIO_MODE_ANALOG_ADC_CONTROL;
GPIO_InitStruct.Pull = GPIO_NOPULL;
HAL_GPIO_Init(GPIOC, &GPIO_InitStruct);
/* ADC1 DMA Init */
/* ADC1 Init */
hdma_adc1.Instance = DMA1_Channel1;
hdma_adc1.Init.Request = DMA_REQUEST_0;
hdma_adc1.Init.Direction = DMA_PERIPH_TO_MEMORY;
hdma_adc1.Init.PeriphInc = DMA_PINC_DISABLE;
hdma_adc1.Init.MemInc = DMA_MINC_ENABLE;
hdma_adc1.Init.PeriphDataAlignment = DMA_PDATAALIGN_HALFWORD;
hdma_adc1.Init.MemDataAlignment = DMA_MDATAALIGN_HALFWORD;
hdma_adc1.Init.Mode = DMA_CIRCULAR;
hdma_adc1.Init.Priority = DMA_PRIORITY_LOW;
if (HAL_DMA_Init(&hdma_adc1) != HAL_OK)
{
Error_Handler();
}
__HAL_LINKDMA(adcHandle,DMA_Handle,hdma_adc1);
/* USER CODE BEGIN ADC1_MspInit 1 */
//////
/* USER CODE END ADC1_MspInit 1 */
}
}
void HAL_ADC_MspDeInit(ADC_HandleTypeDef* adcHandle)
{
if(adcHandle->Instance==ADC1)
{
/* USER CODE BEGIN ADC1_MspDeInit 0 */
//////
/* USER CODE END ADC1_MspDeInit 0 */
/* Peripheral clock disable */
__HAL_RCC_ADC_CLK_DISABLE();
/**ADC1 GPIO Configuration
PC0 ------> ADC1_IN1
PC1 ------> ADC1_IN2
PC2 ------> ADC1_IN3
PC3 ------> ADC1_IN4
*/
HAL_GPIO_DeInit(GPIOC, GPIO_PIN_0|GPIO_PIN_1|GPIO_PIN_2|GPIO_PIN_3);
/* ADC1 DMA DeInit */
HAL_DMA_DeInit(adcHandle->DMA_Handle);
/* USER CODE BEGIN ADC1_MspDeInit 1 */
//////
/* USER CODE END ADC1_MspDeInit 1 */
}
}
/* USER CODE BEGIN 1 */
/* USER CODE END 1 */