feat(rmt): adds new function to send specific number of loops

cores/esp32/esp32-hal-rmt.c

@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ bool rmtDeinit(int pin) {
   return false;
 }
 
-static bool _rmtWrite(int pin, rmt_data_t *data, size_t num_rmt_symbols, bool blocking, bool loop, uint32_t timeout_ms) {
+static bool _rmtWrite(int pin, rmt_data_t *data, size_t num_rmt_symbols, bool blocking, uint32_t loop, uint32_t timeout_ms) {
   rmt_bus_handle_t bus = _rmtGetBus(pin, __FUNCTION__);
   if (bus == NULL) {
     return false;
@@ -303,11 +303,21 @@ static bool _rmtWrite(int pin, rmt_data_t *data, size_t num_rmt_symbols, bool bl
     }
   }
 
+#if ARDUHAL_LOG_LEVEL >= ARDUHAL_LOG_LEVEL_VERBOSE
   log_v("GPIO: %d - Request: %d RMT Symbols - %s - Timeout: %d", pin, num_rmt_symbols, blocking ? "Blocking" : "Non-Blocking", timeout_ms);
-  log_v(
-    "GPIO: %d - Currently in Loop Mode: [%s] | Asked to Loop: %s, LoopCancel: %s", pin, bus->rmt_ch_is_looping ? "YES" : "NO", loop ? "YES" : "NO",
-    loopCancel ? "YES" : "NO"
-  );
+  // loop parameter semantics:
+  //   loop == 0: no looping (single transmission)
+  //   loop == 1: infinite looping
+  //   loop > 1: transmit the data 'loop' times
+  {
+    char buf[17];  // placeholder for up to maximum uint32_t value (4294967295) = 10 digits + " times" (6 chars) + null terminator (17 bytes)
+    snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "%lu times", loop);
+    log_v(
+      "GPIO: %d - Currently in Loop Mode: [%s] | Loop Request: [%s], LoopCancel: [%s]", pin, bus->rmt_ch_is_looping ? "YES" : "NO",
+      loop == 0 ? "NO" : (loop == 1 ? "FOREVER" : buf), loopCancel ? "YES" : "NO"
+    );
+  }
+#endif
 
   if ((xEventGroupGetBits(bus->rmt_events) & RMT_FLAG_TX_DONE) == 0) {
     log_v("GPIO %d - RMT Write still pending to be completed.", pin);
@@ -336,8 +346,8 @@ static bool _rmtWrite(int pin, rmt_data_t *data, size_t num_rmt_symbols, bool bl
     bus->rmt_ch_is_looping = false;
   } else {  // new writing | looping request
     // looping | Writing over a previous looping state is valid
-    if (loop) {
-      transmit_cfg.loop_count = -1;  // enable infinite loop mode
+    if (loop > 0) {
+      transmit_cfg.loop_count = (loop == 1) ? -1 : loop;
       // keeps RMT_FLAG_TX_DONE set - it never changes
     } else {
       // looping mode never sets this flag (IDF 5.1) in the callback
@@ -348,8 +358,10 @@ static bool _rmtWrite(int pin, rmt_data_t *data, size_t num_rmt_symbols, bool bl
       retCode = false;
       log_w("GPIO %d - RMT Transmission failed.", pin);
     } else {  // transmit OK
-      if (loop) {
-        bus->rmt_ch_is_looping = true;  // for ever... until a channel canceling or new writing
+      if (loop > 0) {
+        // rmt_ch_is_looping is used as a flag to indicate that RMT is in looping execution in order to
+        // be canceled whenever a new _rmtWrite() is executed while it is looping
+        bus->rmt_ch_is_looping = true;
       } else {
         if (blocking) {
           // wait for transmission confirmation | timeout
@@ -402,15 +414,36 @@ static bool _rmtRead(int pin, rmt_data_t *data, size_t *num_rmt_symbols, bool wa
 }
 
 bool rmtWrite(int pin, rmt_data_t *data, size_t num_rmt_symbols, uint32_t timeout_ms) {
-  return _rmtWrite(pin, data, num_rmt_symbols, true /*blocks*/, false /*looping*/, timeout_ms);
+  return _rmtWrite(pin, data, num_rmt_symbols, true /*blocks*/, 0 /*looping*/, timeout_ms);
 }
 
 bool rmtWriteAsync(int pin, rmt_data_t *data, size_t num_rmt_symbols) {
-  return _rmtWrite(pin, data, num_rmt_symbols, false /*blocks*/, false /*looping*/, 0 /*N/A*/);
+  return _rmtWrite(pin, data, num_rmt_symbols, false /*blocks*/, 0 /*looping*/, 0 /*N/A*/);
 }
 
 bool rmtWriteLooping(int pin, rmt_data_t *data, size_t num_rmt_symbols) {
-  return _rmtWrite(pin, data, num_rmt_symbols, false /*blocks*/, true /*looping*/, 0 /*N/A*/);
+  return _rmtWrite(pin, data, num_rmt_symbols, false /*blocks*/, 1 /*looping*/, 0 /*N/A*/);
+}
+
+// Same as rmtWriteLooping(...) but it transmits the data a fixed number of times ("loop_count").
+// loop_count == 0 is invalid (no transmission); loop_count == 1 transmits once (no looping); loop_count > 1 transmits the data repeatedly (looping).
+bool rmtWriteRepeated(int pin, rmt_data_t *data, size_t num_rmt_symbols, uint32_t loop_count) {
+  if (loop_count == 0) {
+    log_e("RMT TX GPIO %d : Invalid loop_count (%u). Must be at least 1.", pin, loop_count);
+    return false;
+  }
+  if (loop_count == 1) {
+    // send the RMT symbols once using non-blocking write (single non-looping transmission)
+    return _rmtWrite(pin, data, num_rmt_symbols, false /*blocks*/, 0 /*looping*/, 0 /*N/A*/);
+  } else {
+    // write the RMT symbols for loop_count times
+#if SOC_RMT_SUPPORT_TX_LOOP_COUNT
+    return _rmtWrite(pin, data, num_rmt_symbols, false /*blocks*/, loop_count /*looping*/, 0 /*N/A*/);
+#else
+    log_e("RMT TX GPIO %d : Loop Count is not supported. Writing failed.", pin);
+    return false;
+#endif
+  }
 }
 
 bool rmtTransmitCompleted(int pin) {

cores/esp32/esp32-hal-rmt.h

@@ -124,7 +124,9 @@ bool rmtWrite(int pin, rmt_data_t *data, size_t num_rmt_symbols, uint32_t timeou
 bool rmtWriteAsync(int pin, rmt_data_t *data, size_t num_rmt_symbols);
 
 /**
-     Writing data up to the reserved memsize, looping continuously
+     Writing data up to the reserved memsize, looping continuously (rmtWriteLooping()) or fixed
+     number of <loop_count> times (rmtWriteRepeated())
+
      <rmt_symbol> is a 32 bits structure as defined by rmt_data_t type.
      It is possible to use the macro RMT_SYMBOLS_OF(data), if data is an array of rmt_data_t
 
@@ -133,9 +135,11 @@ bool rmtWriteAsync(int pin, rmt_data_t *data, size_t num_rmt_symbols);
      Non-Blocking mode - returns right after execution
      Returns <true> on execution success, <false> otherwise
 
-     <bool rmtTransmitCompleted(int pin)> will return always <true> while it is looping.
+     <bool rmtTransmitCompleted(int pin)> will return always <true> while it is looping mode.
+     looping mode is active for rmtWriteLooping() and for rmtWriteRepeated() when loop_count > 1.
 */
 bool rmtWriteLooping(int pin, rmt_data_t *data, size_t num_rmt_symbols);
+bool rmtWriteRepeated(int pin, rmt_data_t *data, size_t num_rmt_symbols, uint32_t loop_count);
 
 /**
      Checks if transmission is completed and the rmtChannel ready for transmitting new data.

libraries/ESP32/examples/RMT/RMT_LED_Blink/RMT_LED_Blink.ino

@@ -276,6 +276,30 @@ void RMT_Loop_Write_Blink() {
   delay(2000);
 }
 
+void RMT_Repeated_Write_Blink() {
+  Serial.println("Using RMT Writing repeated N times to blink an LED.");
+  Serial.println("Blinking at 1s on + 1s off :: 2 blinks");
+  // repeating blink_1s_rmt_data (1s on + 1s off) 2 times for 2 blinks
+  if (!rmtWriteRepeated(BLINK_GPIO, blink_1s_rmt_data, RMT_SYMBOLS_OF(blink_1s_rmt_data), 2)) {
+    Serial.println("===> rmtWrite Blink 1s Error!");
+  }
+  delay(4000 + 1000);  // it should blink 2 times and stop automatically
+  Serial.println("Blinking at 500ms on + 500ms off :: 4 blinks");
+  // repeating blink_500ms_rmt_data (500ms on + 500ms off) 4 times for 4 blinks
+  if (!rmtWriteRepeated(BLINK_GPIO, blink_500ms_rmt_data, RMT_SYMBOLS_OF(blink_500ms_rmt_data), 4)) {
+    Serial.println("===> rmtWrite Blink 0.5s Error!");
+  }
+  delay(4000 + 1000);  // it should blink 4 times and stop automatically
+  Serial.println("Blinking at 250ms on + 250ms off :: 8 blinks");
+  // repeating blink_250ms_rmt_data (250ms on + 250ms off) 8 times for 8 blinks
+  if (!rmtWriteRepeated(BLINK_GPIO, blink_250ms_rmt_data, RMT_SYMBOLS_OF(blink_250ms_rmt_data), 8)) {
+    Serial.println("===> rmtWrite Blink 0.25s Error!");
+  }
+  delay(4000 + 1000);  // it should blink 8 times and stop automatically
+  Serial.println("Blinking is OFF for 2 seconds");
+  delay(2000);
+}
+
 void RMT_Single_Write_Blocking_Blink() {
   Serial.println("Using RMT Writing and its Completion to blink an LED.");
   Serial.println("Blinking at 1s on + 1s off :: 2 blinks");
@@ -356,6 +380,7 @@ void setup() {
 void loop() {
   RMT_Write_Aync_Non_Blocking_Blink();
   RMT_Loop_Write_Blink();
+  RMT_Repeated_Write_Blink();
   RMT_Single_Write_Blocking_Blink();
   Serial.println("\nStarting OVER...\n");
 }