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Regards,
John




> On Jun 20, 2016, at 12:00 PM, Stewart <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> I'm looking to write a simple app for BBB.  When started from the command 
> line, it would set up the ADC in continuous mode and read ~1 M samples from 
> e.g. AN0 into memory.  After the capture is complete, it would write the data 
> to a file and exit.
> 
> Ideally, it would run at the hardware limit of 1.6 MSPS (15 cycles of 24 MHz 
> adc_clk per sample).  If that's not practical, 800 KSPS or better would be 
> acceptable.
> 
> What is an easy way to do this?  Most Beaglebone ADC examples sample at 
> kilohertz rates or slower.
> 
> This guide: 
> http://processors.wiki.ti.com/index.php/Linux_Core_ADC_User%27s_Guide speaks 
> of 200 KSPS.  What is the limitation here?
> 
> I've seen various suggestions to use the PRU, but don't understand why.  I 
> would think that since DMA would be required anyway, there should be no 
> requirement to otherwise access the hardware with tight timing.  If PRU is 
> indeed necessary, is there a suitable example or tutorial?  (None of the 
> libpruio built-in examples deal with rapid sampling or large amounts of data.)
> 
> Any other ideas for a simple way to capture data fast will be gratefully 
> appreciated.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
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