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I have a bug with the arduino 1.0.1 IDE
I have 2 brushless controllers, which require 1-2ms of pulses.
So i write BLDC_us=1500; and I get nothing, so I measured with digital signal osciloscope, and it was actually 2000us. Now I have to use Kproportional=0.75 to change it. In software 1500*0.75=1125
Well I dont like this anyway it consumes my time.

Please help to fix the delayMicroseconds() function

#include <IRremote.h>
#define TSOPG         49
#define TSOPV         51
#define RECV          53

#define UP            0x2C9B //Inflate duty cycle, as button T
#define DOWN          0x6C9B //Deflate duty cycle, as button W
#define POWER         0x4C9D //Turn off 0 as RED "Power" button

#define BLDC          12
int BLDC_us=1125; //1125/0.75=1500us

IRrecv irrecv(RECV);
decode_results results;

void setup() {
  pinMode(TSOPG, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(TSOPV, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(RECV, INPUT);
  pinMode(BLDC, OUTPUT);
  digitalWrite(TSOPG, LOW);
  digitalWrite(TSOPV, HIGH);
  irrecv.enableIRIn();          //Start the IR receiver
}

void loop() {
  if (irrecv.decode(&results)) {
    switch (results.value) {
      case UP    : BLDC_us=constrain(BLDC_us+1,750,1500); break;
      case DOWN  : BLDC_us=constrain(BLDC_us-1,750,1500); break;
      case POWER : BLDC_us=1125; break;
      default: break;
     }
    irrecv.resume();      //Prepare to receive the next value
  }  
  digitalWrite(BLDC, HIGH);
  delayMicroseconds(BLDC_us);
  digitalWrite(BLDC, LOW);
  delayMicroseconds(BLDC_us);
}

[Reply #1 on:]

Note that the other instructions in loop() especially digitalwrite() also consumes time.

have a look at - http://www.arduino.cc/en/Reference/PortManipulation - for faster writing.

(especially if you prepare the bitmasks in advance).

And I would remove the constrain from the switch and use only 2 if statements.

partially patched - not tested

Code:

void loop() {
  if (irrecv.decode(&results))
  {
    switch (results.value)
    {
      case UP    : if (BLDC_us < 1500) BLDC_us++;
                       break;
      case DOWN  : if (BLDC_us > 750) BLDC_us--;
                      break;
      case POWER : BLDC_us=1125;
                      break;
      default: break;
     }
    irrecv.resume();      //Prepare to receive the next value
  } 
  //digitalWrite(BLDC, HIGH);
  PORTB = highmask;
  delayMicroseconds(BLDC_us);
  // digitalWrite(BLDC, LOW);
  PORTB = lowmask;
  delayMicroseconds(BLDC_us);
}

[Reply #2 on:]

I have 2 brushless controllers, which require 1-2ms of pulses.

Do you have a link to the controller?
The pulse timings you give are suspiciously like R/C PWM timings, except your code always give a low frequency 50% duty cycle, which is fairly unusual.

If it is an R/C controller, you'll get better results with the servo library.

[Reply #3 on:]

Well, i tested the stuff, before I had arduino, directly with ATmega16 and Atmel Studio, and it just receives a pulse width 1-2ms, possible minimum gap between as low as 10us.
Hobby King 100A Car ESC. But it doesent matter, the code bugs with the other ESC from Ebay. I have to keep a correction.

[Reply #4 on:]

Have you tried the Servo library?