Linux Programming

int C_IOCTL_SPI::SPI_Transfer_3_Line(char data) {
#ifdef DEBUG

	cout << "*** TRACE file " << __FILE__ << endl;
	cout << " function " << __FUNCTION__ << endl;
	cout << " data    " << +data << endl;
	cout << " @ line   \033[0m " << dec << __LINE__ << endl;
	cout << "\033[0m  " << endl;
	//exit(1);
#endif

	struct spi_ioc_transfer xfer[2];
	unsigned char buf[32], *bp;
	unsigned char tx_buf[32], *tx_bp;
	unsigned char rx_buf[32], *rx_bp;
	int len, status;

// just for fun check file desriptor
	if (FileDescriptor) {
#ifdef DEBUG
		cout << "FileDescriptor OK " << dec << +FileDescriptor << endl;
#endif
	}

	memset(xfer, 0, sizeof xfer);
	memset(buf, 0, sizeof buf);

	memset(tx_buf, 0, sizeof tx_buf);
	memset(rx_buf, 0, sizeof rx_buf);

	len = sizeof buf;

      // pass data 
	buf[0] = data;
	// modify structure with real data
	//len = 16;      // number of expected characters in response ??
	xfer[0].tx_buf = (unsigned long) buf;
	xfer[0].rx_buf = (unsigned long) buf;
	xfer[0].len = 1; // command 0x0 plus data actual length
      //  works with len = 1
	// print TX buffer
	for (int index = 0; index != xfer[0].len; index++)
	cout << "TX buffer index " << dec << index << " 0x" << hex << +buf[index]<< endl;

	// here or in next structure ???
	// xfer[1].cs_change = 1; // switch to receive ?? no  respoinse
	for (int index = 0; index < 0x10; index++) {
		// print only valid commands
		if (buf[index])
			cout
					<< "   ********************                 commnad    tx buffer value "
					<< +buf[index] << endl;
	}

//	xfer[0].bits_per_word = 9;
//	xfer[0].speed_hz = 1; // temp slow

// NOTE  with cs_change = 1 getting response
// xfer[1].cs_change = 1; // switch to receive respose
// but it stops LCD from setting

	xfer[1].rx_buf = (unsigned long) buf;
	xfer[1].len = 16; // RX buffer expected length
//	xfer[1].speed_hz = 1;  // temp slow
// status total number of characters processed
status = ioctl(FileDescriptor, SPI_IOC_MESSAGE(2), xfer);
// read only ?? 
//	status = ioctl(FileDescriptor, SPI_IOR_MESSAGE(2), xfer);
	if (status < 0) {
		cout << "status " << status << endl;
		perror("Transfer error SPI_IOC_MESSAGE");
		return -1;
	}
	printf("Expected reply of %d characters \n", len);
	printf("Processed %d characters \n", status);

#ifdef DEBUG
	cout << " TX DATA  0x" << hex << +data << endl;
	cout << " TX DATA dec " << dec << +data << endl;
#endif

	printf("response(%d): ", status);

	for (int index = 0; index != xfer[1].len; index++) {
		// print only if > 0
		if (buf[index])
			cout
					<< " !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!    DATA response    rx buffer value "