Error: C3861: 'spis_CreateInstance': identifier not found

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Thanks, I'll try that on Monday.

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That didn't help. This is frustrating. I feel like I'm right on the edge of getting this to work but I don't know how to tell this program where the library is or something as simple as that. Any more ideas? Have you looked at the file tree and is it setup right?

SGaist

Just to be sure, are you building your Qt application in 32 or 64 bit ? SpiStorm seems to be 32

Also no need for the NOREF line

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I didn't think of that. I'll check my settings.
Thanks

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So how do I change it?
While I'm waiting, I'm downloading the 32Bit version of Qt and I hope to be able to run in either version without uninstalling the 64Bit version.

SGaist

Simple:

Add the Qt you just installed to the Qt version

Make a kit with it

Change the kit for your project

Build and run !

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I have a new related problem. I get past all the code up to adding my data. I get junk in the pDataOut.
This should be an easy one right. Fingers crossed.

@if (Res == 0) {
char *pDataOut = (char *)malloc(6);
char *pDataIn = (char *)malloc(6);

           for (int i=0; i<4; i++) {
                    *(pDataOut+i) = ((i%2)==0) ? 0xAA : 0x00;
                    *(pDataIn+i) = 0;
                 }

           if (Res == 0) {
              printf("Adding macro Data32...");
              Res = spis_ExecMacro("Data32", pDataOut+1, pDataIn+1);
              if (Res != 0) { printf("Macro Data32 failed!\n"); }
              else { printf("done\n"); }
           }

           delete pDataOut;
           delete pDataIn;
        }@

Here's the debug info
Locals
Res -2142240767 int
SpiHandle -2147155967 int
i 4 int
pDataIn @0x265d760 "" char *
*pDataIn 0 '\0' char
pDataOut "ª\000ª" @0x3cbfd4 char *
*pDataOut -86 / 170 char
pPojectFileName "C:\Spi_StormProjects\24_BIT_Command.ssp" @0x3cbfcc char *
*pPojectFileName 67 'C' char
this @0x3cf7b8 Notepad *
QMainWindow class QMainWindow QMainWindow
QWidget class QWidget QWidget
staticMetaObject <Value unavailable error>
staticMetaObject struct QMetaObject QMetaObject
ui @0x869350 Ui::Notepad *
Inspector
Expressions
Return Value
Tooltip

SGaist

Why do you put data in pDataOut ? Shouldn't be in pDataIn ?

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This is part of an example console program that worked as such. Maybe I should run that program in debug mode and see what it's sending. I'm sending data out of my PC to a SPI module which transfers these bits at 50MHz to a custom test fixture.

SGaist

So pDataOut is what goes to the SPI module and pDataIn is what the module sends ?

Also, why the +1 ?

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So pDataOut is what goes to the SPI module and pDataIn is what the module sends ? Yes, pDataIn reads back from the module.

Also, why the +1 ? I have no idea.

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My intent is to send a 4 byte command.

SGaist

It's getting strange, the 4byte command is stored in a 6byte array, the command start at 0 but you send starting at byte 1.

Sounds dubious...

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Well I did clip a lot of the original code and just use what I thought I would need. I ran the console program without the +1s and changed the mallocs 2to 4. This seems to work great in the console program but again, not in the Qt5. Grrr.
@ if (Res == 0) {
char *pDataOut = (char *)malloc(4);
char *pDataIn = (char *)malloc(4);

               for (int i=0; i<4; i++) {
                  *(pDataOut+i) = ((i%2)==0) ? 0xFA : 0x02;
                  *(pDataIn+i) = 0;
                 }


               if (Res == 0) {
                        printf("Adding macro Data32...");
                        Res = spis_ExecMacro("Data32", pDataOut, pDataIn);
                        if (Res != 0) { printf("failed!\n"); }
                        else { printf("done\n"); }

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SGaist

If you are clipping too much code, you might be missing some initialization step or something

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I don't have any errors but I can't get past this if statement so I'm not connecting through the DLL for some reason. Where is the disconnect from the button to the DLL? The code is the same and it should work. I've even added the conio and stdio include files. This is really strange.

@ int Res = 0;
int SpiHandle = spis_CreateInstance();
Res = spis_Connect("050112020E7", 3300);

if (Res == 0) {@

SGaist

Since you have that example that works fine, did you try to simply get the "whole" code from it and put it in a function that you would call in your program ?

Then you can try to clean it and remove what you don't need

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I added the code to the main.cpp. Still doesn't open the console view. Seems like Qt5 doesn't want to open console programs.

@#include "notepad.h"
#include <QApplication>
#include <conio.h>
#include <malloc.h>
#include <direct.h>
#include <stdio.h>
extern "C" {
#include "SpiStorm.h"
}
int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
QApplication a(argc, argv);
Notepad w;
w.show();
int Res = 0;

//
// Welcome message
//
printf("\nStarting DLL demo...\n\n");

//
// Open the SPI Storm library and retrieve handle
//
printf("Opening the SPI Storm library and retrieve handle...");
int SpiHandle = spis_CreateInstance();
printf("done\n\n");

//
// Connect to a SPI Storm device
//
//char SerNum[256];
 Res = spis_Connect("050112020E7", 3300);
if (Res != 0) { printf("Serial Number failed!\n"); }
else { printf("done\n"); }


///////////////////////////
// Load SPI project file //
///////////////////////////
if (Res == 0) {
   char *pPojectFileName = "C:\\Spi_StormProjects\\24_BIT_Command.ssp";
   printf("\nLoading SPI configuration file \"%s\"...", pPojectFileName);
   Res = spis_LoadPrjFile&#40;pPojectFileName, false, true&#41;;
   if (Res != 0) { printf("failed!\n"); }
   else { printf("done\n"); }
}

//
// Burst the macros
//
if (Res == 0) {
   char *pDataOut = (char *)malloc(4);
   char *pDataIn  = (char *)malloc(4);

   for (int i=0; i<4; i++) {
      *(pDataOut+i) = ((i%2)==0) ? 0x00 : 0x02;
      *(pDataIn+i) = 0;
   }

  /* printf("Initialise the burst sequence...");
   Res = spis_StartSequence();
   if (Res != 0) { printf("failed!\n"); }
   else { printf("done\n"); }*/

   if (Res == 0) {
      printf("Adding macro Data32...");
      Res = spis_ExecMacro("Data32", pDataOut, pDataIn);
      if (Res != 0) { printf("failed!\n"); }
      else { printf("done\n"); }
   }

  /* if (Res == 0) {
      printf("Adding macro B5P0...");
      Res = spis_ExecMacro("B5P0", pDataOut+1, pDataIn+1);
      if (Res != 0) { printf("failed!\n"); }
      else { printf("done\n"); }
   }

   if (Res == 0) {
      printf("Adding macro B6P0...");
      Res = spis_ExecMacro("B6P0", pDataOut+2, pDataIn+2);
      if (Res != 0) { printf("failed!\n"); }
      else { printf("done\n"); }
   }

   if (Res == 0) {
      printf("Adding macro B1P0...");
      Res = spis_ExecMacro("B1P0", pDataOut+3, pDataIn+3);
      if (Res != 0) { printf("failed!\n"); }
      else { printf("done\n"); }
   }

   if (Res == 0) {
      printf("Adding macro B2P0...");
      Res = spis_ExecMacro("B2P0", pDataOut+4, pDataIn+4);
      if (Res != 0) { printf("failed!\n"); }
      else { printf("done\n"); }
   }

   if (Res == 0) {
      printf("Adding macro B3P0...");
      Res = spis_ExecMacro("B3P0", pDataOut+5, pDataIn+5);
      if (Res != 0) { printf("failed!\n"); }
      else { printf("done\n"); }
   }

   printf("Execute the burst sequence...");
   Res = spis_EndOfSequence();
   if (Res != 0) { printf("failed!\n"); }
   else { printf("done\n"); }*/

   delete pDataOut;
   delete pDataIn;
}

//
// Close the SPI Storm library
//
printf("\nClosing the SPI Storm library...");
spis_DeleteInstance(SpiHandle);
printf("done\n");

//
// Wait for user input to close the window
//
printf("\nPress any key...\n");
//int ch = _getch();


return a.exec&#40;&#41;;

}
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I get this output when I run it. The serial number is fine, it must be getting scrambled somehow.
Starting DLL demo...

Opening the SPI Storm library and retrieve handle...done

Serial Number failed!

Closing the SPI Storm library...done

Press any key...

The program has unexpectedly finished.
C:\Qt\Qt5.1.0\Tools\QtCreator\bin\build-Not-Desktop_Qt_5_1_0_MSVC2012_32bit-Debug\debug\Not.exe exited with code -2147155967

SGaist

Gui applications don't open a command line (unless you add CONFIG += console), but you should have the output shown in the "Application output" panel in QtCreator

@/* printf("Initialise the burst sequence...");
Res = spis_StartSequence();
if (Res != 0) { printf("failed!\n"); }
else { printf("done\n"); }*/

  /*printf("Execute the burst sequence...");
   Res = spis_EndOfSequence();
   if (Res != 0) { printf("failed!\n"); }
   else { printf("done\n"); }*/

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These parts might be the thing you are missing to get your data right. They seem to initialize something for the following calls and then put things back to normal.