rs4855  2.0.0.0
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RS485 5 click

The RS485 5 Click is a Click boardâ„¢ equipped with the MAX485, low-power, slew-rate-limited transceiver for RS-485 and RS-422 communication, from Maxim Integrated. This device supports half-duplex RS-485 communication and can be used as an interface between the TTL level UART and the RS485 communication bus.

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Click library

  • Author : MikroE Team
  • Date : Jun 2020.
  • Type : UART type

Software Support

We provide a library for the Rs4855 Click as well as a demo application (example), developed using MikroElektronika compilers. The demo can run on all the main MikroElektronika development boards.

Package can be downloaded/installed directly form compilers IDE(recommended way), or downloaded from our LibStock, or found on mikroE github account.

Library Description

This library contains API for Rs4855 Click driver.

Standard key functions :

  • Config Object Initialization function.

    void rs4855_cfg_setup ( rs4855_cfg_t *cfg );

  • Initialization function.

    RS4855_RETVAL rs4855_init ( rs4855_t *ctx, rs4855_cfg_t *cfg );

Example key functions :

Examples Description

This example reads and processes data from RS485 5 clicks.

The demo application is composed of two sections :

Application Init

Initializes the driver and enables the selected mode.

void application_init ( void )
{
log_cfg_t log_cfg;
// Logger initialization.
LOG_MAP_USB_UART( log_cfg );
log_cfg.level = LOG_LEVEL_DEBUG;
log_cfg.baud = 115200;
log_init( &logger, &log_cfg );
log_info( &logger, "---- Application Init ----" );
// Click initialization.
RS4855_MAP_MIKROBUS( cfg, MIKROBUS_1 );
rs4855_init( &rs4855, &cfg );
Delay_ms( 100 );
#ifdef DEMO_APP_RECEIVER
log_info( &logger, "---- Receiver mode ----" );
#endif
#ifdef DEMO_APP_TRANSMITTER
log_info( &logger, "---- Transmitter mode ----" );
#endif
}

Application Task

Depending on the selected mode, it reads all the received data or sends the desired message every 2 seconds.

void application_task ( void )
{
#ifdef DEMO_APP_RECEIVER
rs4855_process( );
#endif
#ifdef DEMO_APP_TRANSMITTER
log_info( &logger, "---- Data sent ----" );
Delay_ms( 2000 );
#endif
}

The full application code, and ready to use projects can be installed directly form compilers IDE(recommneded) or found on LibStock page or mikroE GitHub accaunt.

Other mikroE Libraries used in the example:

  • MikroSDK.Board
  • MikroSDK.Log
  • Click.Rs4855

Additional notes and informations

Depending on the development board you are using, you may need USB UART click, USB UART 2 Click or RS232 Click to connect to your PC, for development systems with no UART to USB interface available on the board. The terminal available in all Mikroelektronika compilers, or any other terminal application of your choice, can be used to read the message.


rs4855_cfg_setup
void rs4855_cfg_setup(rs4855_cfg_t *cfg)
Config Object Initialization function.
application_task
void application_task(void)
Definition: main.c:100
RS4855_MAP_MIKROBUS
#define RS4855_MAP_MIKROBUS(cfg, mikrobus)
Definition: rs4855.h:53
rs4855_generic_write
void rs4855_generic_write(rs4855_t *ctx, char *data_buf, uint16_t len)
Generic write function.
RS4855_PIN_STATE_LOW
#define RS4855_PIN_STATE_LOW
Definition: rs4855.h:78
rs4855_set_re_state
void rs4855_set_re_state(rs4855_t *ctx, uint8_t state)
Sets RE pin to high or low state.
rs4855_cfg_t
Click configuration structure definition.
Definition: rs4855.h:108
TEXT_TO_SEND
#define TEXT_TO_SEND
Definition: main.c:32
application_init
void application_init(void)
Definition: main.c:67
RS4855_PIN_STATE_HIGH
#define RS4855_PIN_STATE_HIGH
Definition: rs4855.h:77
rs4855_init
RS4855_RETVAL rs4855_init(rs4855_t *ctx, rs4855_cfg_t *cfg)
Initialization function.
rs4855_set_de_state
void rs4855_set_de_state(rs4855_t *ctx, uint8_t state)
Sets DE pin to high or low state.