Arduino DUE IR Servo Control

Official Hardware Mega Due
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I am having trouble with IR control, im first time in arduino building, but for arduino DUE only working IR library is IRremote2.h and with standard servo.h i got error, but separate they both work, IRLib doesn't work for me, can someone help me get right servo and IR libraries? We have project to complete in 7 days, our studies depends on that, so it does matter. Thanks

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for arduino DUE only working IR library is IRremote2.h and with standard servo.h i got error

And the error is ????
And the code is ????

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collect2.exe: error: ld returned 1 exit status

Using library Servo at version 1.1.1 in folder: C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\libraries\Servo
Using library IRremote in folder: C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\libraries\IRremote (legacy)
exit status 1
Error compiling.

Code is IRrecvDemo from examples with servo library included

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I am little stupid for this, UPDATE:
libraries\IRremote\IRremote2.cpp.o: In function `TC3_Handler':

C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\libraries\IRremote/IRremote2.cpp:386: multiple definition of `TC3_Handler'

libraries\Servo\sam\Servo.cpp.o:C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\libraries\Servo\src\sam/Servo.cpp:52: first defined here

collect2.exe: error: ld returned 1 exit status

exit status 1
Error compiling.

If i am right, there are 2 Timing controls, 2 of TC3, how to fix?

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I see the same Problem.

If I Compile a Sketch for the Arduino DUE using both SERVO and IRREMOTE/2 ,

  • I get the same TC3_Handler Error.

The ridiculous thing is that the same Sketch compiles OK for an Arduino UNO / MiniPro ... !

Is there a Solution to work around this ?

  • Such as Changing the Timer for SERVO or IRREMOTE/2 ?

-- This still seems like an Open and UnSolved Problem.

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It seems that both IIR and the SERVO libraries use the same TC Handler. A workaround would be to look over these Libraries and use another TC Handler in one of them.

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I was checking if someone had already solved this problem.

It seems that the problem has been around for more than a year now.

I have worked on the Arduino Uno/Mini for years - and have modified some of the Libraries.
But, I just started with the Due, and find the Sam Timers on it a little overwhelming to try fixing yet.

I am sure that I am not the only person,

  • interested in using an IFR Remote with Servo Motors on the Arduino Due ...
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A simple method would be to spot the lines where a timer counter is used in one of the libraries, and modify Timer Counter 1 Channel 0 (i.e. TC3) by, for example, Timer Counter 0 Channel 0 (i.e. TC0) if this timer is not used elsewhere.

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I figured that, but I am looking for working solutions ... considering the DUE is more complicated with Timers.

Actually, below is from the IRremote Lib:

// Arduino Due
#elif defined(__SAM3X8E__) || defined(__SAM3X8H__)

  //#define IR_USE_PWM0   // tx = pin 34
  //#define IR_USE_PWM1   // tx = pin 36
  //#define IR_USE_PWM2   // tx = pin 38
  //#define IR_USE_PWM3   // tx = pin 40
  //#define IR_USE_PWM4   // tx = pin 9
  //#define IR_USE_PWM5   // tx = pin 8
  #define IR_USE_PWM6   // tx = pin 7
  //#define IR_USE_PWM7   // tx = pin 6
  
  #define IR_USE_TC3    // Use timer clock 3.
  //#define IR_USE_TC4    // Use timer clock 4.
  //#define IR_USE_TC5    // Use timer clock 5.
  
  #define IR_USE_SAM // Used to correct code where needed to be compatible with the Due.
  #define IR_USE_DUE // Used to correctly map pins. (The idea being there might be more than one Arduino model based on SAM cores.)
  • Which in itself does not match pin3 for the IRsend standard pin.

Anyway, I changed the LIB - to test TC3 / TC4 / TC5 - they all conflict with SERVO.

  • ???

It seems pretty annoying, that the Servo uses all of the spare Timers TC3 & TC4 & TC5.

  • Does anyone know a solution to this ?
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Tried to solved it.
Try to disable both Timer3 and Timer1 in the Lib file.

In the libraries/servo-src/sam/ServoTimers.h :

I changed this :

// For SAM3X:
#define _useTimer1
#define _useTimer2
#define _useTimer3
#define _useTimer4
#define _useTimer5

To this :

// For SAM3X:

/// Added - JLC - 20180125 : ///
#define  DISE_TIMER3  1

#ifndef  DISE_TIMER3  
 /// if Disable Timer3 then Disable Timer1 that uses Timer3 : ///
 #define _useTimer1
#endif

#define _useTimer2

/// Removed for IFR usage - JLC 20180125 : ///
#ifndef  DISE_TIMER3  
 #define _useTimer3
#endif

#define _useTimer4

#define _useTimer5

UPDATE:
TESTED - eveything Works EXCEPT for the SERVO MOTOR(s)
All this does is DISABLE the SERVO MOTOR(s) capability.

-- Conclusion: Can Not use the SERVO and IRremote at the same time on Arduino DUE.

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I found a solution.

In servo ,disable _useTimer3.(because _useTimer3 use TC5_Handler)
In the libraries/Servo/src/sam/ServoTimers.h
#define _useTimer1
#define _useTimer2
//#define _useTimer3
#define _useTimer4
#define _useTimer5

#if defined (_useTimer3)
#define TC_FOR_TIMER3 TC1
#define CHANNEL_FOR_TIMER3 2
#define ID_TC_FOR_TIMER3 ID_TC5
#define IRQn_FOR_TIMER3 TC5_IRQn
#define HANDLER_FOR_TIMER3 TC5_Handler

And in IRremote , use time clock 5.
In the libraries/IRremote/IRremoteInt2.h
#elif defined(SAM3X8E) || defined(SAM3X8H)

//#define IR_USE_TC3 // Use timer clock 3.
//#define IR_USE_TC4 // Use timer clock 4.
#define IR_USE_TC5 // Use timer clock 5.

Everything works fine!

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Will try it out.

  • Thanks YunNuoChen !