docs/esp32: Improve PWM documentation and examples.

This reduces inconsitencies between esp32 and other ports.

According to the discussion in #10817.

Signed-off-by: Ihor Nehrutsa <Ihor.Nehrutsa@gmail.com>
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IhorNehrutsa
2024-12-16 14:44:37 +02:00
committed by Damien George
parent 6d74b4e3c1
commit c310301f27
3 changed files with 208 additions and 59 deletions

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@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ Use the :ref:`machine.PWM <machine.PWM>` class::
pwm0.duty(256) # set duty cycle from 0 to 1023 as a ratio duty/1023, (now 25%)
duty_u16 = pwm0.duty_u16() # get current duty cycle, range 0-65535
pwm0.duty_u16(2**16*3//4) # set duty cycle from 0 to 65535 as a ratio duty_u16/65535, (now 75%)
pwm0.duty_u16(65536*3//4) # set duty cycle from 0 to 65535 as a ratio duty_u16/65535, (now 75%)
duty_ns = pwm0.duty_ns() # get current pulse width in ns
pwm0.duty_ns(250_000) # set pulse width in nanoseconds from 0 to 1_000_000_000/freq, (now 25%)
@@ -402,19 +402,32 @@ Use the :ref:`machine.PWM <machine.PWM>` class::
pwm2 = PWM(Pin(2), freq=20000, duty=512) # create and configure in one go
print(pwm2) # view PWM settings
pwm2.deinit() # turn off PWM on the pin
pwm0 = PWM(Pin(0), duty_u16=16384) # The output is at a high level 25% of the time.
pwm2 = PWM(Pin(2), duty_u16=16384, invert=1) # The output is at a low level 25% of the time.
pwm4 = PWM(Pin(4), lightsleep=True) # Allow PWM during light sleep mode
ESP chips have different hardware peripherals:
===================================================== ======== ======== ========
Hardware specification ESP32 ESP32-S2 ESP32-C3
----------------------------------------------------- -------- -------- --------
Number of groups (speed modes) 2 1 1
Number of timers per group 4 4 4
Number of channels per group 8 8 6
----------------------------------------------------- -------- -------- --------
Different PWM frequencies (groups * timers) 8 4 4
Total PWM channels (Pins, duties) (groups * channels) 16 8 6
===================================================== ======== ======== ========
======================================================= ======== ========= ==========
Hardware specification ESP32 ESP32-S2, ESP32-C2,
ESP32-S3, ESP32-C3,
ESP32-P4 ESP32-C5,
ESP32-C6,
ESP32-H2
------------------------------------------------------- -------- --------- ----------
Number of groups (speed modes) 2 1 1
Number of timers per group 4 4 4
Number of channels per group 8 8 6
------------------------------------------------------- -------- --------- ----------
Different PWM frequencies = (groups * timers) 8 4 4
Total PWM channels (Pins, duties) = (groups * channels) 16 8 6
======================================================= ======== ========= ==========
In light sleep, the ESP32 PWM can only operate in low speed mode, so only 4 timers and
8 channels are available.
A maximum number of PWM channels (Pins) are available on the ESP32 - 16 channels,
but only 8 different PWM frequencies are available, the remaining 8 channels must

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@@ -11,16 +11,20 @@ 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::
* More comprehensive example with all **16 PWM channels and 8 timers**::
from time import sleep
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)
F = 10000 # Hz
D = 65536 // 16 # 6.25%
pins = (2, 4, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 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)))
f = F * (i // 2 + 1)
d = min(65535, D * (i + 1))
pwms.append(PWM(pin, freq=f, duty_u16=d))
sleep(2 / f)
print(pwms[i])
finally:
for pwm in pwms:
@@ -31,65 +35,100 @@ low all of the time.
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)
PWM(Pin(2), freq=10000, duty_u16=4096)
PWM(Pin(4), freq=10000, duty_u16=8192)
PWM(Pin(12), freq=20000, duty_u16=12288)
PWM(Pin(13), freq=20000, duty_u16=16384)
PWM(Pin(14), freq=30030, duty_u16=20480)
PWM(Pin(15), freq=30030, duty_u16=24576)
PWM(Pin(16), freq=40000, duty_u16=28672)
PWM(Pin(18), freq=40000, duty_u16=32768)
PWM(Pin(19), freq=50000, duty_u16=36864)
PWM(Pin(22), freq=50000, duty_u16=40960)
PWM(Pin(23), freq=60060, duty_u16=45056)
PWM(Pin(25), freq=60060, duty_u16=49152)
PWM(Pin(26), freq=69930, duty_u16=53248)
PWM(Pin(27), freq=69930, duty_u16=57344)
PWM(Pin(32), freq=80000, duty_u16=61440)
PWM(Pin(33), freq=80000, duty_u16=65535)
* Example of a smooth frequency change::
* Example of a **smooth frequency change**::
from time import sleep
from machine import Pin, PWM
F_MIN = 500
F_MAX = 1000
F_MIN = 1000
F_MAX = 10000
f = F_MIN
delta_f = 1
delta_f = F_MAX // 50
p = PWM(Pin(5), f)
print(p)
pwm = PWM(Pin(27), f)
while True:
p.freq(f)
sleep(10 / F_MIN)
pwm.freq(f)
sleep(1 / f)
sleep(0.1)
print(pwm)
f += delta_f
if f >= F_MAX or f <= F_MIN:
if f > F_MAX or f < F_MIN:
delta_f = -delta_f
print()
if f > F_MAX:
f = F_MAX
elif f < F_MIN:
f = F_MIN
See PWM wave at Pin(5) with an oscilloscope.
See PWM wave on Pin(27) with an oscilloscope.
* Example of a smooth duty change::
Output is::
PWM(Pin(27), freq=998, duty_u16=32768)
PWM(Pin(27), freq=1202, duty_u16=32768)
PWM(Pin(27), freq=1401, duty_u16=32768)
PWM(Pin(27), freq=1598, duty_u16=32768)
...
PWM(Pin(27), freq=9398, duty_u16=32768)
PWM(Pin(27), freq=9615, duty_u16=32768)
PWM(Pin(27), freq=9804, duty_u16=32768)
PWM(Pin(27), freq=10000, duty_u16=32768)
PWM(Pin(27), freq=10000, duty_u16=32768)
PWM(Pin(27), freq=9804, duty_u16=32768)
PWM(Pin(27), freq=9615, duty_u16=32768)
PWM(Pin(27), freq=9398, duty_u16=32768)
...
PWM(Pin(27), freq=1598, duty_u16=32768)
PWM(Pin(27), freq=1401, duty_u16=32768)
PWM(Pin(27), freq=1202, duty_u16=32768)
PWM(Pin(27), freq=998, duty_u16=32768)
* Example of a **smooth duty change**::
from time import sleep
from machine import Pin, PWM
DUTY_MAX = 2**16 - 1
DUTY_MAX = 65535
duty_u16 = 0
delta_d = 16
delta_d = 256
p = PWM(Pin(5), 1000, duty_u16=duty_u16)
print(p)
pwm = PWM(Pin(27), freq=1000, duty_u16=duty_u16)
while True:
p.duty_u16(duty_u16)
pwm.duty_u16(duty_u16)
sleep(2 / pwm.freq())
print(pwm)
sleep(1 / 1000)
if duty_u16 >= DUTY_MAX:
print()
sleep(2)
elif duty_u16 <= 0:
print()
sleep(2)
duty_u16 += delta_d
if duty_u16 >= DUTY_MAX:
@@ -99,9 +138,106 @@ low all of the time.
duty_u16 = 0
delta_d = -delta_d
See PWM wave at Pin(5) with an oscilloscope.
PWM wave on Pin(27) with an oscilloscope.
Note: the Pin.OUT mode does not need to be specified. The channel is initialized
Output is::
PWM(Pin(27), freq=998, duty_u16=0)
PWM(Pin(27), freq=998, duty_u16=256)
PWM(Pin(27), freq=998, duty_u16=512)
PWM(Pin(27), freq=998, duty_u16=768)
PWM(Pin(27), freq=998, duty_u16=1024)
...
PWM(Pin(27), freq=998, duty_u16=64512)
PWM(Pin(27), freq=998, duty_u16=64768)
PWM(Pin(27), freq=998, duty_u16=65024)
PWM(Pin(27), freq=998, duty_u16=65280)
PWM(Pin(27), freq=998, duty_u16=65535)
PWM(Pin(27), freq=998, duty_u16=65279)
PWM(Pin(27), freq=998, duty_u16=65023)
PWM(Pin(27), freq=998, duty_u16=64767)
PWM(Pin(27), freq=998, duty_u16=64511)
...
PWM(Pin(27), freq=998, duty_u16=1023)
PWM(Pin(27), freq=998, duty_u16=767)
PWM(Pin(27), freq=998, duty_u16=511)
PWM(Pin(27), freq=998, duty_u16=255)
PWM(Pin(27), freq=998, duty_u16=0)
* Example of a **smooth duty change and PWM output inversion**::
from utime import sleep
from machine import Pin, PWM
try:
DUTY_MAX = 65535
duty_u16 = 0
delta_d = 65536 // 32
pwm = PWM(Pin(27))
pwmi = PWM(Pin(32), invert=1)
while True:
pwm.duty_u16(duty_u16)
pwmi.duty_u16(duty_u16)
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
sleep(.01)
print(pwm)
print(pwmi)
finally:
try:
pwm.deinit()
except:
pass
try:
pwmi.deinit()
except:
pass
Output is::
PWM(Pin(27), freq=5000, duty_u16=0)
PWM(Pin(32), freq=5000, duty_u16=32768, invert=1)
PWM(Pin(27), freq=5000, duty_u16=2048)
PWM(Pin(32), freq=5000, duty_u16=2048, invert=1)
PWM(Pin(27), freq=5000, duty_u16=4096)
PWM(Pin(32), freq=5000, duty_u16=4096, invert=1)
PWM(Pin(27), freq=5000, duty_u16=6144)
PWM(Pin(32), freq=5000, duty_u16=6144, invert=1)
PWM(Pin(27), freq=5000, duty_u16=8192)
PWM(Pin(32), freq=5000, duty_u16=8192, invert=1)
...
See PWM waves on Pin(27) and Pin(32) with an oscilloscope.
Note: New PWM parameters take effect in the next PWM cycle.
pwm = PWM(2, duty=512)
print(pwm)
>>> PWM(Pin(2), freq=5000, duty=1023) # the duty is not relevant
pwm.init(freq=2, duty=64)
print(pwm)
>>> PWM(Pin(2), freq=2, duty=16) # the duty is not relevant
time.sleep(1 / 2) # wait one PWM period
print(pwm)
>>> PWM(Pin(2), freq=2, duty=64) # the duty is actual
Note: machine.freq(20_000_000) reduces the highest PWM frequency to 10 MHz.
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::

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@@ -11,20 +11,20 @@ Example usage::
from machine import PWM
pwm = PWM(pin, freq=50, duty_u16=8192) # create a PWM object on a pin
# and set freq and duty
pwm.duty_u16(32768) # set duty to 50%
# and set freq 50 Hz and duty 12.5%
pwm.duty_u16(32768) # set duty to 50%
# reinitialise with a period of 200us, duty of 5us
pwm.init(freq=5000, duty_ns=5000)
pwm.duty_ns(3000) # set pulse width to 3us
pwm.duty_ns(3000) # set pulse width to 3us
pwm.deinit()
Constructors
------------
.. class:: PWM(dest, *, freq, duty_u16, duty_ns, invert)
.. class:: PWM(dest, *, freq, duty_u16, duty_ns, invert=False)
Construct and return a new PWM object using the following parameters:
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ Constructors
Setting *freq* may affect other PWM objects if the objects share the same
underlying PWM generator (this is hardware specific).
Only one of *duty_u16* and *duty_ns* should be specified at a time.
*invert* is not available at all ports.
*invert* is available only on the esp32, mimxrt, nrf, rp2, samd and zephyr ports.
Methods
-------
@@ -116,10 +116,10 @@ Limitations of PWM
resolution of 8 bit, not 16-bit as may be expected. In this case, the lowest
8 bits of *duty_u16* are insignificant. So::
pwm=PWM(Pin(13), freq=300_000, duty_u16=2**16//2)
pwm=PWM(Pin(13), freq=300_000, duty_u16=65536//2)
and::
pwm=PWM(Pin(13), freq=300_000, duty_u16=2**16//2 + 255)
pwm=PWM(Pin(13), freq=300_000, duty_u16=65536//2 + 255)
will generate PWM with the same 50% duty cycle.