circuitpython/docs/esp32/tutorial/pwm.rst
IhorNehrutsa b491967bbd esp32/machine_pwm: Implement duty_u16() and duty_ns() PWM methods.
The methods duty_u16() and duty_ns() are implemented to match the existing
docs.  The duty will remain the same when the frequency is changed.
Standard ESP32 as well as S2, S3 and C3 are supported.

Thanks to @kdschlosser for the fix for rounding in resolution calculation.

Documentation is updated and examples expanded for esp32, including the
quickref and tutorial.  Additional notes are added to the machine.PWM docs
regarding limitations of hardware PWM.
2021-12-03 23:58:52 +11:00

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.. _esp32_pwm:
Pulse Width Modulation
======================
Pulse width modulation (PWM) is a way to get an artificial analog output on a
digital pin. It achieves this by rapidly toggling the pin from low to high.
There are two parameters associated with this: the frequency of the toggling,
and the duty cycle. The duty cycle is defined to be how long the pin is high
compared with the length of a single period (low plus high time). Maximum
duty cycle is when the pin is high all of the time, and minimum is when it is
low all of the time.
* More comprehensive example with all 16 PWM channels and 8 timers::
from machine import Pin, PWM
try:
f = 100 # Hz
d = 1024 // 16 # 6.25%
pins = (15, 2, 4, 16, 18, 19, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 14 , 12, 13, 32, 33)
pwms = []
for i, pin in enumerate(pins):
pwms.append(PWM(Pin(pin), freq=f * (i // 2 + 1), duty= 1023 if i==15 else d * (i + 1)))
print(pwms[i])
finally:
for pwm in pwms:
try:
pwm.deinit()
except:
pass
Output is::
PWM(Pin(15), freq=100, duty=64, resolution=10, mode=0, channel=0, timer=0)
PWM(Pin(2), freq=100, duty=128, resolution=10, mode=0, channel=1, timer=0)
PWM(Pin(4), freq=200, duty=192, resolution=10, mode=0, channel=2, timer=1)
PWM(Pin(16), freq=200, duty=256, resolution=10, mode=0, channel=3, timer=1)
PWM(Pin(18), freq=300, duty=320, resolution=10, mode=0, channel=4, timer=2)
PWM(Pin(19), freq=300, duty=384, resolution=10, mode=0, channel=5, timer=2)
PWM(Pin(22), freq=400, duty=448, resolution=10, mode=0, channel=6, timer=3)
PWM(Pin(23), freq=400, duty=512, resolution=10, mode=0, channel=7, timer=3)
PWM(Pin(25), freq=500, duty=576, resolution=10, mode=1, channel=0, timer=0)
PWM(Pin(26), freq=500, duty=640, resolution=10, mode=1, channel=1, timer=0)
PWM(Pin(27), freq=600, duty=704, resolution=10, mode=1, channel=2, timer=1)
PWM(Pin(14), freq=600, duty=768, resolution=10, mode=1, channel=3, timer=1)
PWM(Pin(12), freq=700, duty=832, resolution=10, mode=1, channel=4, timer=2)
PWM(Pin(13), freq=700, duty=896, resolution=10, mode=1, channel=5, timer=2)
PWM(Pin(32), freq=800, duty=960, resolution=10, mode=1, channel=6, timer=3)
PWM(Pin(33), freq=800, duty=1023, resolution=10, mode=1, channel=7, timer=3)
* Example of a smooth frequency change::
from utime import sleep
from machine import Pin, PWM
F_MIN = 500
F_MAX = 1000
f = F_MIN
delta_f = 1
p = PWM(Pin(5), f)
print(p)
while True:
p.freq(f)
sleep(10 / F_MIN)
f += delta_f
if f >= F_MAX or f <= F_MIN:
delta_f = -delta_f
See PWM wave at Pin(5) with an oscilloscope.
* Example of a smooth duty change::
from utime import sleep
from machine import Pin, PWM
DUTY_MAX = 2**16 - 1
duty_u16 = 0
delta_d = 16
p = PWM(Pin(5), 1000, duty_u16=duty_u16)
print(p)
while True:
p.duty_u16(duty_u16)
sleep(1 / 1000)
duty_u16 += delta_d
if duty_u16 >= DUTY_MAX:
duty_u16 = DUTY_MAX
delta_d = -delta_d
elif duty_u16 <= 0:
duty_u16 = 0
delta_d = -delta_d
See PWM wave at Pin(5) with an oscilloscope.
Note: the Pin.OUT mode does not need to be specified. The channel is initialized
to PWM mode internally once for each Pin that is passed to the PWM constructor.
The following code is wrong::
pwm = PWM(Pin(5, Pin.OUT), freq=1000, duty=512) # Pin(5) in PWM mode here
pwm = PWM(Pin(5, Pin.OUT), freq=500, duty=256) # Pin(5) in OUT mode here, PWM is off
Use this code instead::
pwm = PWM(Pin(5), freq=1000, duty=512)
pwm.init(freq=500, duty=256)