Hello everyone. I'm trying to make a MCP3208 Analog to Digital converter work on my Wiring Mini board. I got it working great on my Arduino with the code below (Thanks to Halabut on the arduino forums).

  The pins that are defined in the code below are for the Arduino. I'm a little unsure about which pins to use on the Wiring Mini. I was thinking 24, 25, 26, 27 and tried it with no luck. All I see on the serial monitor is either a 0 or 4095.

  I know the Wiring Mini board is definitely capable of handling this task ... I just have no clue as to what might be the problem. The code does compile with no errors in the Wiring IDE, and it does upload to the board with no problem.



thanks,
Phil


#define SELPIN 10 //Selection Pin
#define DATAOUT 11//MOSI
#define DATAIN  12//MISO
#define SPICLOCK  13//Clock
int readvalue;

void setup(){
//set pin modes
pinMode(SELPIN, OUTPUT);
pinMode(DATAOUT, OUTPUT);
pinMode(DATAIN, INPUT);
pinMode(SPICLOCK, OUTPUT);
//disable device to start with
digitalWrite(SELPIN,HIGH);
digitalWrite(DATAOUT,LOW);
digitalWrite(SPICLOCK,LOW);

Serial.begin(9600);
}

int read_adc(int channel){
  int adcvalue = 0;
  byte commandbits = B11000000; //command bits - start, mode, chn (3), dont care (3)
 
  //allow channel selection
  commandbits|=((channel-1)<<3);

  digitalWrite(SELPIN,LOW); //Select adc
  // setup bits to be written
  for (int i=7; i>=3; i--){
    digitalWrite(DATAOUT,commandbits&1<<i);
    //cycle clock
    digitalWrite(SPICLOCK,HIGH);
    digitalWrite(SPICLOCK,LOW);   
  }

  digitalWrite(SPICLOCK,HIGH);    //ignores 2 null bits
  digitalWrite(SPICLOCK,LOW);
  digitalWrite(SPICLOCK,HIGH); 
  digitalWrite(SPICLOCK,LOW);

  //read bits from adc
  for (int i=11; i>=0; i--){
    adcvalue+=digitalRead(DATAIN)<<i;
    //cycle clock
    digitalWrite(SPICLOCK,HIGH);
    digitalWrite(SPICLOCK,LOW);
  }
  digitalWrite(SELPIN, HIGH); //turn off device
  return adcvalue;
}

void loop() {
readvalue = read_adc(1);
Serial.println(readvalue,DEC);
readvalue = read_adc(2);
Serial.println(readvalue,DEC);
Serial.println(" ");
delay(250);
}

So I should leave the code exactly the way it is and connect the ADC to 10, 11, 12, 13?  .. isn't the pin mapping totally different between the arduino & wiring mini?


I'm using Wiring version 0016 Alpha



thanks,
Phil

  I just tried it. I get the same results. Are you sure about the pin mapping? The Arduino Mini PDF file shows 24, 25, 26, 27 as the SPI pins ... miso, mosi, clk, select.

  Is there any more documentation for the Mini? I'm very confused now.

thanks,
Phil

Ok, thanks. I wasn't sure if that was the case or not. I guess I'll try it on a bunch of other pins.

Have you had any luck with other 12 Bit ADC's? I like this one because it has a separate analog ground as well as a Vref.



thanks,
Phil