LED Control (LEDC)

Introduction

The LED control (LEDC) peripheral is primarily designed to control the intensity of LEDs, although it can also be used to generate PWM signals for other purposes. It has 6 channels which can generate independent waveforms that can be used, for example, to drive RGB LED devices.

The PWM controller can automatically increase or decrease the duty cycle gradually, allowing for fades without any processor interference.

Functionality Overview

Setting up a channel of the LEDC is done in three steps. Note that unlike ESP32, ESP32-C3 only supports configuring channels in "low speed" mode.

Timer Configuration by specifying the PWM signal's frequency and duty cycle resolution.
Channel Configuration by associating it with the timer and GPIO to output the PWM signal.
Change PWM Signal that drives the output in order to change LED's intensity. This can be done under the full control of software or with hardware fading functions.

As an optional step, it is also possible to set up an interrupt on fade end.

Key Settings of LED PWM Controller's API

Note

For an initial setup, it is recommended to configure for the timers first (by calling ledc_timer_config()), and then for the channels (by calling ledc_channel_config()). This ensures the PWM frequency is at the desired value since the appearance of the PWM signal from the IO pad.

Timer Configuration

Setting the timer is done by calling the function ledc_timer_config() and passing the data structure ledc_timer_config_t that contains the following configuration settings:

Speed mode (value must be LEDC_LOW_SPEED_MODE)
Timer number ledc_timer_t
PWM signal frequency in Hz
Resolution of PWM duty
Source clock ledc_clk_cfg_t

The frequency and the duty resolution are interdependent. The higher the PWM frequency, the lower the duty resolution which is available, and vice versa. This relationship might be important if you are planning to use this API for purposes other than changing the intensity of LEDs. For more details, see Section Supported Range of Frequency and Duty Resolutions.

The source clock can also limit the PWM frequency. The higher the source clock frequency, the higher the maximum PWM frequency can be configured.

Characteristics of ESP32-C3 LEDC source clocks
Clock name	Clock freq	Clock capabilities
APB_CLK	80 MHz	/
RC_FAST_CLK	~ 20 MHz	Dynamic Frequency Scaling compatible, Light-sleep compatible
XTAL_CLK	40 MHz	Dynamic Frequency Scaling compatible

Note

On ESP32-C3, if RC_FAST_CLK is chosen as the LEDC clock source, an internal calibration will be performed to get the exact frequency of the clock. This ensures the accuracy of output PWM signal frequency.

For ESP32-C3, all timers share one clock source. In other words, it is impossible to use different clock sources for different timers.

The LEDC driver offers a helper function ledc_find_suitable_duty_resolution() to find the maximum possible resolution for the timer, given the source clock frequency and the desired PWM signal frequency.

When a timer is no longer needed by any channel, it can be deconfigured by calling the same function ledc_timer_config(). The configuration structure ledc_timer_config_t passes in should be:

ledc_timer_config_t::speed_mode The speed mode of the timer which wants to be deconfigured belongs to (ledc_mode_t)
ledc_timer_config_t::timer_num The ID of the timers which wants to be deconfigured (ledc_timer_t)
ledc_timer_config_t::deconfigure Set this to true so that the timer specified can be deconfigured

Channel Configuration

When the timer is set up, configure the desired channel (one out of ledc_channel_t). This is done by calling the function ledc_channel_config().

Similar to the timer configuration, the channel setup function should be passed a structure ledc_channel_config_t that contains the channel's configuration parameters.

At this point, the channel should start operating and generating the PWM signal on the selected GPIO, as configured in ledc_channel_config_t, with the frequency specified in the timer settings and the given duty cycle. The channel operation (signal generation) can be suspended at any time by calling the function ledc_stop().

Change PWM Signal

Once the channel starts operating and generating the PWM signal with the constant duty cycle and frequency, there are a couple of ways to change this signal. When driving LEDs, primarily the duty cycle is changed to vary the light intensity.

The following two sections describe how to change the duty cycle using software and hardware fading. If required, the signal's frequency can also be changed; it is covered in Section Change PWM Frequency.

Note

All the timers and channels in the ESP32-C3's LED PWM Controller only support low speed mode. Any change of PWM settings must be explicitly triggered by software (see below).

Change PWM Duty Cycle Using Software

To set the duty cycle, use the dedicated function ledc_set_duty(). After that, call ledc_update_duty() to activate the changes. To check the currently set value, use the corresponding _get_ function ledc_get_duty().

Another way to set the duty cycle, as well as some other channel parameters, is by calling ledc_channel_config() covered in Section Channel Configuration.

The range of the duty cycle values passed to functions depends on selected duty_resolution and should be from 0 to (2 ** duty_resolution). For example, if the selected duty resolution is 10, then the duty cycle values can range from 0 to 1024. This provides the resolution of ~ 0.1%.

Warning

On ESP32-C3, when channel's binded timer selects its maximum duty resolution, the duty cycle value cannot be set to (2 ** duty_resolution). Otherwise, the internal duty counter in the hardware will overflow and be messed up.

Change PWM Duty Cycle Using Hardware

The LEDC hardware provides the means to gradually transition from one duty cycle value to another. To use this functionality, enable fading with ledc_fade_func_install() and then configure it by calling one of the available fading functions:

ledc_set_fade_with_time()
ledc_set_fade_with_step()
ledc_set_fade()

Start fading with ledc_fade_start(). A fade can be operated in blocking or non-blocking mode, please check ledc_fade_mode_t for the difference between the two available fade modes. Note that with either fade mode, the next fade or fixed-duty update will not take effect until the last fade finishes or is stopped. ledc_fade_stop() has to be called to stop a fade that is in progress.

To get a notification about the completion of a fade operation, a fade end callback function can be registered for each channel by calling ledc_cb_register() after the fade service being installed. The fade end callback prototype is defined in ledc_cb_t, where you should return a boolean value from the callback function, indicating whether a high priority task is woken up by this callback function. It is worth mentioning, the callback and the function invoked by itself should be placed in IRAM, as the interrupt service routine is in IRAM. ledc_cb_register() will print a warning message if it finds the addresses of callback and user context are incorrect.

If not required anymore, fading and an associated interrupt can be disabled with ledc_fade_func_uninstall().

Change PWM Frequency

The LEDC API provides several ways to change the PWM frequency "on the fly":

Set the frequency by calling ledc_set_freq(). There is a corresponding function ledc_get_freq() to check the current frequency.

Change the frequency and the duty resolution by calling ledc_bind_channel_timer() to bind some other timer to the channel.

Change the channel's timer by calling ledc_channel_config().

More Control Over PWM

There are several individual timer-specific functions that can be used to change PWM output:

ledc_timer_rst()
ledc_timer_pause()
ledc_timer_resume()

The first function is called "behind the scenes" by ledc_timer_config() to provide a startup of a timer after it is configured.

Use Interrupts

When configuring an LEDC channel, one of the parameters selected within ledc_channel_config_t is ledc_intr_type_t which triggers an interrupt on fade completion.

For registration of a handler to address this interrupt, call ledc_isr_register().

Power Management

LEDC driver does not utilize power management lock to prevent the system from going into Light-sleep. Instead, the LEDC peripheral power domain state and the PWM signal output behavior during sleep can be chosen by configuring ledc_channel_config_t::sleep_mode. The default mode is LEDC_SLEEP_MODE_NO_ALIVE_NO_PD, which stands for no signal output and LEDC power domain will not be powered down during sleep.

If signal output needs to be maintained in Light-sleep, then select LEDC_SLEEP_MODE_KEEP_ALIVE. As long as the binded LEDC timer clock source is Light-sleep compatible, the PWM signal can continue its output even the system enters Light-sleep. The cost is a higher power consumption in sleep, since the clock source and the power domain where LEDC belongs to cannot be powered down. Note that, if there is an unfinished fade before entering sleep, the fade can also continue during sleep, but the target duty might not be reached exactly. It will adjust to the target duty after wake-up.

Supported Range of Frequency and Duty Resolutions

The LED PWM Controller is designed primarily to drive LEDs. It provides a large flexibility of PWM duty cycle settings. For instance, the PWM frequency of 5 kHz can have the maximum duty resolution of 13 bits. This means that the duty can be set anywhere from 0 to 100% with a resolution of ~ 0.012% (2 ** 13 = 8192 discrete levels of the LED intensity). Note, however, that these parameters depend on the clock signal clocking the LED PWM Controller timer which in turn clocks the channel (see timer configuration and the ESP32-C3 Technical Reference Manual > LED PWM Controller (LEDC) [PDF]).

The LEDC can be used for generating signals at much higher frequencies that are sufficient enough to clock other devices, e.g., a digital camera module. In this case, the maximum available frequency is 40 MHz with duty resolution of 1 bit. This means that the duty cycle is fixed at 50% and cannot be adjusted.

The LEDC API is designed to report an error when trying to set a frequency and a duty resolution that exceed the range of LEDC's hardware. For example, an attempt to set the frequency to 20 MHz and the duty resolution to 3 bits results in the following error reported on a serial monitor:

E (196) ledc: requested frequency and duty resolution cannot be achieved, try reducing freq_hz or duty_resolution. div_param=128

In such a situation, either the duty resolution or the frequency must be reduced. For example, setting the duty resolution to 2 resolves this issue and makes it possible to set the duty cycle at 25% steps, i.e., at 25%, 50% or 75%.

The LEDC driver also captures and reports attempts to configure frequency/duty resolution combinations that are below the supported minimum, e.g.,:

E (196) ledc: requested frequency and duty resolution cannot be achieved, try increasing freq_hz or duty_resolution. div_param=128000000

The duty resolution is normally set using ledc_timer_bit_t. This enumeration covers the range from 10 to 15 bits. If a smaller duty resolution is required (from 10 down to 1), enter the equivalent numeric values directly.

Application Example

peripherals/ledc/ledc_basic demonstrates how to use the LEDC to generate a PWM signal in LOW SPEED mode.
peripherals/ledc/ledc_fade demonstrates how to control the intensity of LEDs using the LEDC fade functionality.

API Reference

Header File

components/esp_driver_ledc/include/driver/ledc.h
This header file can be included with:
#include "driver/ledc.h"
This header file is a part of the API provided by the esp_driver_ledc component. To declare that your component depends on esp_driver_ledc, add the following to your CMakeLists.txt:
REQUIRES esp_driver_ledc
or
PRIV_REQUIRES esp_driver_ledc

Functions

esp_err_t ledc_channel_config(const ledc_channel_config_t *ledc_conf)

LEDC channel configuration Configure LEDC channel with the given channel/output gpio_num/interrupt/source timer/frequency(Hz)/LEDC duty.

Parameters

ledc_conf -- Pointer of LEDC channel configure struct

Returns

ESP_OK Success
ESP_ERR_INVALID_ARG Parameter error

uint32_t ledc_find_suitable_duty_resolution(uint32_t src_clk_freq, uint32_t timer_freq)

Helper function to find the maximum possible duty resolution in bits for ledc_timer_config()

Parameters

src_clk_freq -- LEDC timer source clock frequency (Hz) (See doxygen comments of ledc_clk_cfg_t or get from esp_clk_tree_src_get_freq_hz)
timer_freq -- Desired LEDC timer frequency (Hz)

Returns

0 The timer frequency cannot be achieved
Others The largest duty resolution value to be set

esp_err_t ledc_timer_config(const ledc_timer_config_t *timer_conf)

LEDC timer configuration Configure LEDC timer with the given source timer/frequency(Hz)/duty_resolution.

Parameters

timer_conf -- Pointer of LEDC timer configure struct

Returns

ESP_OK Success
ESP_ERR_INVALID_ARG Parameter error
ESP_FAIL Can not find a proper pre-divider number base on the given frequency and the current duty_resolution.
ESP_ERR_INVALID_STATE Timer cannot be de-configured because timer is not configured or is not paused

esp_err_t ledc_update_duty(ledc_mode_t speed_mode, ledc_channel_t channel)

LEDC update channel parameters.

Note

Call this function to activate the LEDC updated parameters. After ledc_set_duty, we need to call this function to update the settings. And the new LEDC parameters don't take effect until the next PWM cycle.

Note

ledc_set_duty, ledc_set_duty_with_hpoint and ledc_update_duty are not thread-safe, do not call these functions to control one LEDC channel in different tasks at the same time. A thread-safe version of API is ledc_set_duty_and_update

Note

If CONFIG_LEDC_CTRL_FUNC_IN_IRAM is enabled, this function will be placed in the IRAM by linker, makes it possible to execute even when the Cache is disabled.

Note

This function is allowed to run within ISR context.

Parameters

speed_mode -- Select the LEDC channel group with specified speed mode. Note that not all targets support high speed mode.
channel -- LEDC channel (0 - LEDC_CHANNEL_MAX-1), select from ledc_channel_t

Returns

ESP_OK Success
ESP_ERR_INVALID_ARG Parameter error

esp_err_t ledc_set_pin(int gpio_num, ledc_mode_t speed_mode, ledc_channel_t channel)

Set LEDC output gpio.

Note

This function only routes the LEDC signal to GPIO through matrix, other LEDC resources initialization are not involved. Please use ledc_channel_config() instead to fully configure a LEDC channel.

Parameters

gpio_num -- The LEDC output gpio
speed_mode -- Select the LEDC channel group with specified speed mode. Note that not all targets support high speed mode.
channel -- LEDC channel (0 - LEDC_CHANNEL_MAX-1), select from ledc_channel_t

Returns

ESP_OK Success
ESP_ERR_INVALID_ARG Parameter error

esp_err_t ledc_stop(ledc_mode_t speed_mode, ledc_channel_t channel, uint32_t idle_level)

LEDC stop. Disable LEDC output, and set idle level.

Note

If CONFIG_LEDC_CTRL_FUNC_IN_IRAM is enabled, this function will be placed in the IRAM by linker, makes it possible to execute even when the Cache is disabled.

Note

This function is allowed to run within ISR context.

Parameters

speed_mode -- Select the LEDC channel group with specified speed mode. Note that not all targets support high speed mode.
channel -- LEDC channel (0 - LEDC_CHANNEL_MAX-1), select from ledc_channel_t
idle_level -- Set output idle level after LEDC stops.

Returns

ESP_OK Success
ESP_ERR_INVALID_ARG Parameter error

esp_err_t ledc_set_freq(ledc_mode_t speed_mode, ledc_timer_t timer_num, uint32_t freq_hz)

LEDC set channel frequency (Hz)

Parameters

speed_mode -- Select the LEDC channel group with specified speed mode. Note that not all targets support high speed mode.
timer_num -- LEDC timer index (0-3), select from ledc_timer_t
freq_hz -- Set the LEDC frequency

Returns

ESP_OK Success
ESP_ERR_INVALID_ARG Parameter error
ESP_FAIL Can not find a proper pre-divider number base on the given frequency and the current duty_resolution.

uint32_t ledc_get_freq(ledc_mode_t speed_mode, ledc_timer_t timer_num)

LEDC get channel frequency (Hz)

Parameters

speed_mode -- Select the LEDC channel group with specified speed mode. Note that not all targets support high speed mode.
timer_num -- LEDC timer index (0-3), select from ledc_timer_t

Returns

0 error
Others Current LEDC frequency

esp_err_t ledc_set_duty_with_hpoint(ledc_mode_t speed_mode, ledc_channel_t channel, uint32_t duty, uint32_t hpoint)

LEDC set duty and hpoint value Only after calling ledc_update_duty will the duty update.

Note

ledc_set_duty, ledc_set_duty_with_hpoint and ledc_update_duty are not thread-safe, do not call these functions to control one LEDC channel in different tasks at the same time. A thread-safe version of API is ledc_set_duty_and_update

Note

For ESP32, hardware does not support any duty change while a fade operation is running in progress on that channel. Other duty operations will have to wait until the fade operation has finished.

Parameters

speed_mode -- Select the LEDC channel group with specified speed mode. Note that not all targets support high speed mode.
channel -- LEDC channel (0 - LEDC_CHANNEL_MAX-1), select from ledc_channel_t
duty -- Set the LEDC duty, the range of duty setting is [0, (2**duty_resolution)]
hpoint -- Set the LEDC hpoint value, the range is [0, (2**duty_resolution)-1]

Returns

ESP_OK Success
ESP_ERR_INVALID_ARG Parameter error

int ledc_get_hpoint(ledc_mode_t speed_mode, ledc_channel_t channel)

LEDC get hpoint value, the counter value when the output is set high level.

Parameters

speed_mode -- Select the LEDC channel group with specified speed mode. Note that not all targets support high speed mode.
channel -- LEDC channel (0 - LEDC_CHANNEL_MAX-1), select from ledc_channel_t

Returns

LEDC_ERR_VAL if parameter error
Others Current hpoint value of LEDC channel

esp_err_t ledc_set_duty(ledc_mode_t speed_mode, ledc_channel_t channel, uint32_t duty)

LEDC set duty This function do not change the hpoint value of this channel. if needed, please call ledc_set_duty_with_hpoint. only after calling ledc_update_duty will the duty update.

Note

ledc_set_duty, ledc_set_duty_with_hpoint and ledc_update_duty are not thread-safe, do not call these functions to control one LEDC channel in different tasks at the same time. A thread-safe version of API is ledc_set_duty_and_update.

Note

For ESP32, hardware does not support any duty change while a fade operation is running in progress on that channel. Other duty operations will have to wait until the fade operation has finished.

Parameters

speed_mode -- Select the LEDC channel group with specified speed mode. Note that not all targets support high speed mode.
channel -- LEDC channel (0 - LEDC_CHANNEL_MAX-1), select from ledc_channel_t
duty -- Set the LEDC duty, the range of duty setting is [0, (2**duty_resolution)]

Returns

ESP_OK Success
ESP_ERR_INVALID_ARG Parameter error

uint32_t ledc_get_duty(ledc_mode_t speed_mode, ledc_channel_t channel)

LEDC get duty This function returns the duty at the present PWM cycle. You shouldn't expect the function to return the new duty in the same cycle of calling ledc_update_duty, because duty update doesn't take effect until the next cycle.

Parameters

speed_mode -- Select the LEDC channel group with specified speed mode. Note that not all targets support high speed mode.
channel -- LEDC channel (0 - LEDC_CHANNEL_MAX-1), select from ledc_channel_t

Returns

LEDC_ERR_DUTY if parameter error
Others Current LEDC duty

esp_err_t ledc_set_fade(ledc_mode_t speed_mode, ledc_channel_t channel, uint32_t duty, ledc_duty_direction_t fade_direction, uint32_t step_num, uint32_t duty_cycle_num, uint32_t duty_scale)

LEDC set gradient Set LEDC gradient, After the function calls the ledc_update_duty function, the function can take effect.

Note

For ESP32, hardware does not support any duty change while a fade operation is running in progress on that channel. Other duty operations will have to wait until the fade operation has finished.

Parameters

speed_mode -- Select the LEDC channel group with specified speed mode. Note that not all targets support high speed mode.
channel -- LEDC channel (0 - LEDC_CHANNEL_MAX-1), select from ledc_channel_t
duty -- Set the start of the gradient duty, the range of duty setting is [0, (2**duty_resolution)]
fade_direction -- Set the direction of the gradient
step_num -- Set the number of the gradient
duty_cycle_num -- Set how many LEDC tick each time the gradient lasts
duty_scale -- Set gradient change amplitude

Returns

ESP_OK Success
ESP_ERR_INVALID_ARG Parameter error

esp_err_t ledc_isr_register(void (*fn)(void*), void *arg, int intr_alloc_flags, ledc_isr_handle_t *handle)

Register LEDC interrupt handler, the handler is an ISR. The handler will be attached to the same CPU core that this function is running on.

Parameters

fn -- Interrupt handler function.
arg -- User-supplied argument passed to the handler function.
intr_alloc_flags -- Flags used to allocate the interrupt. One or multiple (ORred) ESP_INTR_FLAG_* values. See esp_intr_alloc.h for more info.
handle -- Pointer to return handle. If non-NULL, a handle for the interrupt will be returned here.

Returns

ESP_OK Success
ESP_ERR_INVALID_ARG Parameter error
ESP_ERR_NOT_FOUND Failed to find available interrupt source

esp_err_t ledc_timer_set(ledc_mode_t speed_mode, ledc_timer_t timer_sel, uint32_t clock_divider, uint32_t duty_resolution, ledc_clk_src_t clk_src)

Configure LEDC timer settings.

This function does not take care of whether the chosen clock source is enabled or not, also does not handle the clock source to meet channel sleep mode choice.

If the chosen clock source is a new clock source to the LEDC timer, please use ledc_timer_config; If the clock source is kept to be the same, but frequency needs to be updated, please use ledc_set_freq.

Parameters

speed_mode -- Select the LEDC channel group with specified speed mode. Note that not all targets support high speed mode.
timer_sel -- Timer index (0-3), there are 4 timers in LEDC module
clock_divider -- Timer clock divide value, the timer clock is divided from the selected clock source
duty_resolution -- Resolution of duty setting in number of bits. The range is [1, SOC_LEDC_TIMER_BIT_WIDTH]
clk_src -- Select LEDC source clock.

Returns

(-1) Parameter error
Other Current LEDC duty

esp_err_t ledc_timer_rst(ledc_mode_t speed_mode, ledc_timer_t timer_sel)

Reset LEDC timer.

Parameters

speed_mode -- Select the LEDC channel group with specified speed mode. Note that not all targets support high speed mode.
timer_sel -- LEDC timer index (0-3), select from ledc_timer_t

Returns

ESP_ERR_INVALID_ARG Parameter error
ESP_OK Success

esp_err_t ledc_timer_pause(ledc_mode_t speed_mode, ledc_timer_t timer_sel)

Pause LEDC timer counter.

Parameters

speed_mode -- Select the LEDC channel group with specified speed mode. Note that not all targets support high speed mode.
timer_sel -- LEDC timer index (0-3), select from ledc_timer_t

Returns

ESP_ERR_INVALID_ARG Parameter error
ESP_OK Success

esp_err_t ledc_timer_resume(ledc_mode_t speed_mode, ledc_timer_t timer_sel)

Resume LEDC timer.

Parameters

speed_mode -- Select the LEDC channel group with specified speed mode. Note that not all targets support high speed mode.
timer_sel -- LEDC timer index (0-3), select from ledc_timer_t

Returns

ESP_ERR_INVALID_ARG Parameter error
ESP_OK Success

esp_err_t ledc_bind_channel_timer(ledc_mode_t speed_mode, ledc_channel_t channel, ledc_timer_t timer_sel)

Bind LEDC channel with the selected timer.

Parameters

speed_mode -- Select the LEDC channel group with specified speed mode. Note that not all targets support high speed mode.
channel -- LEDC channel index (0 - LEDC_CHANNEL_MAX-1), select from ledc_channel_t
timer_sel -- LEDC timer index (0-3), select from ledc_timer_t

Returns

ESP_ERR_INVALID_ARG Parameter error
ESP_OK Success

esp_err_t ledc_set_fade_with_step(ledc_mode_t speed_mode, ledc_channel_t channel, uint32_t target_duty, uint32_t scale, uint32_t cycle_num)

Set LEDC fade function.

Note

Call ledc_fade_func_install() once before calling this function. Call ledc_fade_start() after this to start fading.

Note

ledc_set_fade_with_step, ledc_set_fade_with_time and ledc_fade_start are not thread-safe, do not call these functions to control one LEDC channel in different tasks at the same time. A thread-safe version of API is ledc_set_fade_step_and_start

Note

For ESP32, hardware does not support any duty change while a fade operation is running in progress on that channel. Other duty operations will have to wait until the fade operation has finished.

Parameters

speed_mode -- Select the LEDC channel group with specified speed mode. Note that not all targets support high speed mode.
channel -- LEDC channel index (0 - LEDC_CHANNEL_MAX-1), select from ledc_channel_t
target_duty -- Target duty of fading [0, (2**duty_resolution)]
scale -- Controls the increase or decrease step scale.
cycle_num -- increase or decrease the duty every cycle_num cycles

Returns

ESP_OK Success
ESP_ERR_INVALID_ARG Parameter error
ESP_ERR_INVALID_STATE Channel not initialized
ESP_FAIL Fade function init error

esp_err_t ledc_set_fade_with_time(ledc_mode_t speed_mode, ledc_channel_t channel, uint32_t target_duty, int max_fade_time_ms)

Set LEDC fade function, with a limited time.

Note

Call ledc_fade_func_install() once before calling this function. Call ledc_fade_start() after this to start fading.

Note

ledc_set_fade_with_step, ledc_set_fade_with_time and ledc_fade_start are not thread-safe, do not call these functions to control one LEDC channel in different tasks at the same time. A thread-safe version of API is ledc_set_fade_step_and_start

Note

For ESP32, hardware does not support any duty change while a fade operation is running in progress on that channel. Other duty operations will have to wait until the fade operation has finished.

Parameters

speed_mode -- Select the LEDC channel group with specified speed mode. Note that not all targets support high speed mode.
channel -- LEDC channel index (0 - LEDC_CHANNEL_MAX-1), select from ledc_channel_t
target_duty -- Target duty of fading [0, (2**duty_resolution)]
max_fade_time_ms -- The maximum time of the fading ( ms ).

Returns

ESP_OK Success
ESP_ERR_INVALID_ARG Parameter error
ESP_ERR_INVALID_STATE Channel not initialized
ESP_FAIL Fade function init error

esp_err_t ledc_fade_func_install(int intr_alloc_flags)

Install LEDC fade function. This function will occupy interrupt of LEDC module.

Parameters

intr_alloc_flags -- Flags used to allocate the interrupt. One or multiple (ORred) ESP_INTR_FLAG_* values. See esp_intr_alloc.h for more info.

Returns

ESP_OK Success
ESP_ERR_INVALID_ARG Intr flag error
ESP_ERR_NOT_FOUND Failed to find available interrupt source
ESP_ERR_INVALID_STATE Fade function already installed

void ledc_fade_func_uninstall(void): Uninstall LEDC fade function.

esp_err_t ledc_fade_start(ledc_mode_t speed_mode, ledc_channel_t channel, ledc_fade_mode_t fade_mode)

Start LEDC fading.

Note

Call ledc_fade_func_install() once before calling this function. Call this API right after ledc_set_fade_with_time or ledc_set_fade_with_step before to start fading.

Note

Starting fade operation with this API is not thread-safe, use with care.

Note

For ESP32, hardware does not support any duty change while a fade operation is running in progress on that channel. Other duty operations will have to wait until the fade operation has finished.

Parameters

speed_mode -- Select the LEDC channel group with specified speed mode. Note that not all targets support high speed mode.
channel -- LEDC channel number
fade_mode -- Whether to block until fading done. See ledc_types.h ledc_fade_mode_t for more info. Note that this function will not return until fading to the target duty if LEDC_FADE_WAIT_DONE mode is selected.

Returns

ESP_OK Success
ESP_ERR_INVALID_STATE Channel not initialized or fade function not installed.
ESP_ERR_INVALID_ARG Parameter error.

esp_err_t ledc_fade_stop(ledc_mode_t speed_mode, ledc_channel_t channel)

Stop LEDC fading. The duty of the channel is guaranteed to be fixed at most one PWM cycle after the function returns.

Note

This API can be called if a new fixed duty or a new fade want to be set while the last fade operation is still running in progress.

Note

Call this API will abort the fading operation only if it was started by calling ledc_fade_start with LEDC_FADE_NO_WAIT mode.

Note

If a fade was started with LEDC_FADE_WAIT_DONE mode, calling this API afterwards has no use in stopping the fade. Fade will continue until it reaches the target duty.

Parameters

speed_mode -- Select the LEDC channel group with specified speed mode. Note that not all targets support high speed mode.
channel -- LEDC channel number

Returns

ESP_OK Success
ESP_ERR_INVALID_STATE Channel not initialized
ESP_ERR_INVALID_ARG Parameter error
ESP_FAIL Fade function init error

esp_err_t ledc_set_duty_and_update(ledc_mode_t speed_mode, ledc_channel_t channel, uint32_t duty, uint32_t hpoint)

A thread-safe API to set duty for LEDC channel and return when duty updated.

Note

For ESP32, hardware does not support any duty change while a fade operation is running in progress on that channel. Other duty operations will have to wait until the fade operation has finished.

Parameters

speed_mode -- Select the LEDC channel group with specified speed mode. Note that not all targets support high speed mode.
channel -- LEDC channel (0 - LEDC_CHANNEL_MAX-1), select from ledc_channel_t
duty -- Set the LEDC duty, the range of duty setting is [0, (2**duty_resolution)]
hpoint -- Set the LEDC hpoint value, the range is [0, (2**duty_resolution)-1]

Returns

ESP_OK Success
ESP_ERR_INVALID_STATE Channel not initialized
ESP_ERR_INVALID_ARG Parameter error
ESP_FAIL Fade function init error

esp_err_t ledc_set_fade_time_and_start(ledc_mode_t speed_mode, ledc_channel_t channel, uint32_t target_duty, uint32_t max_fade_time_ms, ledc_fade_mode_t fade_mode)

A thread-safe API to set and start LEDC fade function, with a limited time.

Note

Call ledc_fade_func_install() once, before calling this function.

Note

For ESP32, hardware does not support any duty change while a fade operation is running in progress on that channel. Other duty operations will have to wait until the fade operation has finished.

Parameters

speed_mode -- Select the LEDC channel group with specified speed mode. Note that not all targets support high speed mode.
channel -- LEDC channel index (0 - LEDC_CHANNEL_MAX-1), select from ledc_channel_t
target_duty -- Target duty of fading [0, (2**duty_resolution)]
max_fade_time_ms -- The maximum time of the fading ( ms ).
fade_mode -- choose blocking or non-blocking mode

Returns

ESP_OK Success
ESP_ERR_INVALID_ARG Parameter error
ESP_ERR_INVALID_STATE Channel not initialized
ESP_FAIL Fade function init error

esp_err_t ledc_set_fade_step_and_start(ledc_mode_t speed_mode, ledc_channel_t channel, uint32_t target_duty, uint32_t scale, uint32_t cycle_num, ledc_fade_mode_t fade_mode)

A thread-safe API to set and start LEDC fade function.

Note

Call ledc_fade_func_install() once before calling this function.

Note

For ESP32, hardware does not support any duty change while a fade operation is running in progress on that channel. Other duty operations will have to wait until the fade operation has finished.

Parameters

speed_mode -- Select the LEDC channel group with specified speed mode. Note that not all targets support high speed mode.
channel -- LEDC channel index (0 - LEDC_CHANNEL_MAX-1), select from ledc_channel_t
target_duty -- Target duty of fading [0, (2**duty_resolution)]
scale -- Controls the increase or decrease step scale.
cycle_num -- increase or decrease the duty every cycle_num cycles
fade_mode -- choose blocking or non-blocking mode

Returns

ESP_OK Success
ESP_ERR_INVALID_ARG Parameter error
ESP_ERR_INVALID_STATE Channel not initialized
ESP_FAIL Fade function init error

esp_err_t ledc_cb_register(ledc_mode_t speed_mode, ledc_channel_t channel, ledc_cbs_t *cbs, void *user_arg)

LEDC callback registration function.

Note

The callback is called from an ISR, it must never attempt to block, and any FreeRTOS API called must be ISR capable.

Parameters

speed_mode -- Select the LEDC channel group with specified speed mode. Note that not all targets support high speed mode.
channel -- LEDC channel index (0 - LEDC_CHANNEL_MAX-1), select from ledc_channel_t
cbs -- Group of LEDC callback functions
user_arg -- user registered data for the callback function

Returns

ESP_OK Success
ESP_ERR_INVALID_ARG Parameter error
ESP_ERR_INVALID_STATE Channel not initialized
ESP_FAIL Fade function init error

Structures

struct ledc_channel_config_t

Configuration parameters of LEDC channel for ledc_channel_config function.

Public Members

int gpio_num: the LEDC output gpio_num, if you want to use gpio16, gpio_num = 16

ledc_mode_t speed_mode: LEDC speed speed_mode, high-speed mode (only exists on esp32) or low-speed mode

ledc_channel_t channel: LEDC channel (0 - LEDC_CHANNEL_MAX-1)

ledc_intr_type_t intr_type: configure interrupt, Fade interrupt enable or Fade interrupt disable

ledc_timer_t timer_sel: Select the timer source of channel (0 - LEDC_TIMER_MAX-1)

uint32_t duty: LEDC channel duty, the range of duty setting is [0, (2**duty_resolution)]

int hpoint: LEDC channel hpoint value, the range is [0, (2**duty_resolution)-1]

ledc_sleep_mode_t sleep_mode: choose the desired behavior for the LEDC channel in Light-sleep

unsigned int output_invert: Enable (1) or disable (0) gpio output invert

struct ledc_channel_config_t::[anonymous] flags: LEDC flags

struct ledc_timer_config_t

Configuration parameters of LEDC timer for ledc_timer_config function.

Public Members

ledc_mode_t speed_mode: LEDC speed speed_mode, high-speed mode (only exists on esp32) or low-speed mode

ledc_timer_bit_t duty_resolution: LEDC channel duty resolution

ledc_timer_t timer_num: The timer source of channel (0 - LEDC_TIMER_MAX-1)

uint32_t freq_hz: LEDC timer frequency (Hz)

ledc_clk_cfg_t clk_cfg: Configure LEDC source clock from ledc_clk_cfg_t. Note that LEDC_USE_RC_FAST_CLK and LEDC_USE_XTAL_CLK are non-timer-specific clock sources. You can not have one LEDC timer uses RC_FAST_CLK as the clock source and have another LEDC timer uses XTAL_CLK as its clock source. All chips except esp32 and esp32s2 do not have timer-specific clock sources, which means clock source for all timers must be the same one.

bool deconfigure: Set this field to de-configure a LEDC timer which has been configured before Note that it will not check whether the timer wants to be de-configured is binded to any channel. Also, the timer has to be paused first before it can be de-configured. When this field is set, duty_resolution, freq_hz, clk_cfg fields are ignored.

struct ledc_cb_param_t

LEDC callback parameter.

Public Members

ledc_cb_event_t event: Event name

uint32_t speed_mode: Speed mode of the LEDC channel group

uint32_t channel: LEDC channel (0 - LEDC_CHANNEL_MAX-1)

uint32_t duty: LEDC current duty of the channel, the range of duty is [0, (2**duty_resolution)]

struct ledc_cbs_t

Group of supported LEDC callbacks.

Note

The callbacks are all running under ISR environment

Public Members

ledc_cb_t fade_cb: LEDC fade_end callback function

Macros

LEDC_APB_CLK_HZ: Frequency of one of the LEDC peripheral clock sources, APB_CLK.

Note

This macro should have no use in your application, we keep it here only for backward compatible

LEDC_ERR_DUTY

LEDC_ERR_VAL

Type Definitions

typedef intr_handle_t ledc_isr_handle_t

typedef bool (*ledc_cb_t)(const ledc_cb_param_t *param, void *user_arg)

Type of LEDC event callback.

Param param: LEDC callback parameter
Param user_arg: User registered data
Return: Whether a high priority task has been waken up by this function

Enumerations

enum ledc_sleep_mode_t

Strategies to be applied to the LEDC channel during system Light-sleep period.

Values:

enumerator LEDC_SLEEP_MODE_NO_ALIVE_NO_PD: The default mode: no LEDC output, and no power off the LEDC power domain.

enumerator LEDC_SLEEP_MODE_NO_ALIVE_ALLOW_PD: The low-power-consumption mode: no LEDC output, and allow to power off the LEDC power domain. This can save power, but at the expense of more RAM being consumed to save register context. This option is only available on targets that support TOP domain to be powered down.

enumerator LEDC_SLEEP_MODE_KEEP_ALIVE: The high-power-consumption mode: keep LEDC output when the system enters Light-sleep.

enumerator LEDC_SLEEP_MODE_INVALID: Invalid LEDC sleep mode strategy

enum ledc_cb_event_t

LEDC callback event type.

Values:

enumerator LEDC_FADE_END_EVT: LEDC fade end event

Header File

components/hal/include/hal/ledc_types.h
This header file can be included with:
#include "hal/ledc_types.h"

Type Definitions

typedef soc_periph_ledc_clk_src_legacy_t ledc_clk_cfg_t

LEDC clock source configuration struct.

In theory, the following enumeration shall be placed in LEDC driver's header. However, as the next enumeration, ledc_clk_src_t, makes the use of some of these values and to avoid mutual inclusion of the headers, we must define it here.

Enumerations

enum ledc_mode_t

Values:

enumerator LEDC_LOW_SPEED_MODE: LEDC low speed speed_mode

enumerator LEDC_SPEED_MODE_MAX: LEDC speed limit

enum ledc_intr_type_t

Values:

enumerator LEDC_INTR_DISABLE: Disable LEDC interrupt

enumerator LEDC_INTR_FADE_END: Enable LEDC interrupt

enumerator LEDC_INTR_MAX

enum ledc_duty_direction_t

Values:

enumerator LEDC_DUTY_DIR_DECREASE: LEDC duty decrease direction

enumerator LEDC_DUTY_DIR_INCREASE: LEDC duty increase direction

enumerator LEDC_DUTY_DIR_MAX

enum ledc_slow_clk_sel_t

LEDC global clock sources.

Values:

enumerator LEDC_SLOW_CLK_RC_FAST: LEDC low speed timer clock source is RC_FAST clock

enumerator LEDC_SLOW_CLK_APB: LEDC low speed timer clock source is 80MHz APB clock

enumerator LEDC_SLOW_CLK_XTAL: LEDC low speed timer clock source XTAL clock

enumerator LEDC_SLOW_CLK_RTC8M: Alias of 'LEDC_SLOW_CLK_RC_FAST'

enum ledc_clk_src_t

LEDC timer-specific clock sources.

Note: Setting numeric values to match ledc_clk_cfg_t values are a hack to avoid collision with LEDC_AUTO_CLK in the driver, as these enums have very similar names and user may pass one of these by mistake.

Values:

enumerator LEDC_APB_CLK: LEDC timer clock divided from APB clock (80Mhz)

enumerator LEDC_SCLK: Selecting this value for LEDC_TICK_SEL_TIMER let the hardware take its source clock from LEDC_APB_CLK_SEL

enum ledc_timer_t

Values:

enumerator LEDC_TIMER_0: LEDC timer 0

enumerator LEDC_TIMER_1: LEDC timer 1

enumerator LEDC_TIMER_2: LEDC timer 2

enumerator LEDC_TIMER_3: LEDC timer 3

enumerator LEDC_TIMER_MAX

enum ledc_channel_t

Values:

enumerator LEDC_CHANNEL_0: LEDC channel 0

enumerator LEDC_CHANNEL_1: LEDC channel 1

enumerator LEDC_CHANNEL_2: LEDC channel 2

enumerator LEDC_CHANNEL_3: LEDC channel 3

enumerator LEDC_CHANNEL_4: LEDC channel 4

enumerator LEDC_CHANNEL_5: LEDC channel 5

enumerator LEDC_CHANNEL_MAX

enum ledc_timer_bit_t

Values:

enumerator LEDC_TIMER_1_BIT: LEDC PWM duty resolution of 1 bits

enumerator LEDC_TIMER_2_BIT: LEDC PWM duty resolution of 2 bits

enumerator LEDC_TIMER_3_BIT: LEDC PWM duty resolution of 3 bits

enumerator LEDC_TIMER_4_BIT: LEDC PWM duty resolution of 4 bits

enumerator LEDC_TIMER_5_BIT: LEDC PWM duty resolution of 5 bits

enumerator LEDC_TIMER_6_BIT: LEDC PWM duty resolution of 6 bits

enumerator LEDC_TIMER_7_BIT: LEDC PWM duty resolution of 7 bits

enumerator LEDC_TIMER_8_BIT: LEDC PWM duty resolution of 8 bits

enumerator LEDC_TIMER_9_BIT: LEDC PWM duty resolution of 9 bits

enumerator LEDC_TIMER_10_BIT: LEDC PWM duty resolution of 10 bits

enumerator LEDC_TIMER_11_BIT: LEDC PWM duty resolution of 11 bits

enumerator LEDC_TIMER_12_BIT: LEDC PWM duty resolution of 12 bits

enumerator LEDC_TIMER_13_BIT: LEDC PWM duty resolution of 13 bits

enumerator LEDC_TIMER_14_BIT: LEDC PWM duty resolution of 14 bits

enumerator LEDC_TIMER_BIT_MAX

enum ledc_fade_mode_t

Values:

enumerator LEDC_FADE_NO_WAIT: LEDC fade function will return immediately

enumerator LEDC_FADE_WAIT_DONE: LEDC fade function will block until fading to the target duty

enumerator LEDC_FADE_MAX

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