fix: restore PI reference on final ramp tick (iteration O regression)

The iteration O 3-tick ramp ended with dcCurController.SetRef(0) before
transitioning to STOP. Param::Change only fires when idcspnt or idclim
parameter values change — a normal STOP → OFF → WAITSTART → ENABLE →
ACTIVATE → RUN → EVSEACTIVATE restart cycle never touches those, so
nothing restored the PI reference. On the next entry to EVSEACTIVATE
the controller targeted 0 A and the charger sipped ~0.1 kW.

Bench-confirmed 2026-05-21 on iteration O firmware: after lowering the
ChargeLimit_pct to drop into COMPLETE and then raising it back, charging
restarted at 0.1 kW instead of ramping to 9 kW.

Fix: on the final ramp tick, restore SetRef to MIN(idcspnt, idclim)
instead of zeroing it. The GPIO clears (acpres_out, evseact_out) still
cut AC enable so the output current decays through the filter caps;
the reference value is irrelevant during STOP but matters for the next
EVSEACTIVATE entry.

The ramp-restore block in the vcucmd != Complete branch (charger.cpp:431
in iteration O) only handles the mid-ramp reversal case (counter ≠ 0);
it didn't help when the ramp completed cleanly. This commit closes that
gap.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

include/param_prj.h

@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
     VALUE_ENTRY(c3udc,       "V",     2035 ) \
     VALUE_ENTRY(c3idc,       "A",     2036 ) \
     VALUE_ENTRY(tmpobcmax,   "°C",    2051 ) \
-    VALUE_ENTRY(vcustop,     OFFON,   2052 ) \
+    VALUE_ENTRY(vcucmd,      VCUCMDS, 2052 ) \
     VALUE_ENTRY(test_time,   "s",     3000 ) \
     VALUE_ENTRY(test_timer_flag,   "X",     3001 ) \
     VALUE_ENTRY(test_timer_icvalue,   "X",     3002 ) \
@@ -119,6 +119,12 @@
 #define OPMODES      "0=Off, 1=Run"
 #define CHARGERS     "1=Charger1, 2=Charger2, 4=Charger3"
 #define OFFON        "0=Off, 1=On"
+// SKUDAK-S12: VCU→charger control command on 0x212 byte 3. Mirrors the Dilong
+// path's OBC_ControlCMD vocabulary exactly so VCU code paths can be reused.
+//   0 = Charging — VCU wants current to flow; walk to / hold at EVSEACTIVATE
+//   1 = Stopped  — VCU is not driving a cycle; sit in OFF/WAITSTART/ENABLE
+//   2 = Complete — VCU has terminated the cycle; drop to STOP
+#define VCUCMDS      "0=Charging, 1=Stopped, 2=Complete"
 #define CHFLAGS      "0=None, 1=Enabled, 2=Fault, 4=CheckAlive"
 #define STATES       "0=Off, 1=WaitStart, 2=Enable, 3=Activate, 4=Run, 5=Stop"
 #define INPUTS       "0=Type2, 1=Type2-3P, 2=Type1, 3=Manual, 4=Manual-3P, 5=Type2-Auto"
@@ -151,7 +157,18 @@
 // it sets vcustop=1; ChargerStateMachine's EVSEACTIVATE case transitions to
 // STOP immediately, the J1772 CP signal drops, EVSE stops delivering AC,
 // VCU_IsCharging() returns 0, water pumps power down naturally.
-#define VERSTR STRINGIFY(4=VER-S11)
+// -S12 promotes byte 3 from a binary vcustop flag to the full 3-state
+// VCUCMDS vocabulary (0=Charging, 1=Stopped, 2=Complete), matching the
+// Dilong OBC_ControlCMD exactly. The internal FSM now obeys vcucmd for
+// lifecycle transitions: ENABLE only advances to ACTIVATE on Charging, STOP
+// returns to OFF when vcucmd flips back to Charging/Stopped (fixes the
+// "raise ChargeLimit mid-COMPLETE doesn't resume" wedge — teslacharger was
+// stuck in STOP because STOP only exited on CheckUnplugged). The self-
+// decided EVSEACTIVATE exits (CheckVoltage, CheckTimeout) are stripped; the
+// VCU is now authoritative for when charging starts and stops. The charger
+// retains hardware-level wisdom: CheckUnplugged() still forces OFF from any
+// state, and CheckStartCondition() still gates OFF→WAITSTART on EVSE pilot.
+#define VERSTR STRINGIFY(4=VER-S12)
 
 /***** enums ******/
 
@@ -175,6 +192,18 @@ enum states
    STOP
 };
 
+// SKUDAK-S12: VCU→charger command vocabulary on 0x212 byte 3. Must match
+// the values exposed via VCUCMDS enum string AND the VCU's
+// VCU_OIOBCCommand_t enum (stm32-hal-vcu Core/Inc/applications/charger/
+// charger_types.h). Updating one without the others silently breaks the
+// charge state machine, so keep them in lock-step.
+enum vcucmds
+{
+   VCUCMD_CHARGING = 0,
+   VCUCMD_STOPPED  = 1,
+   VCUCMD_COMPLETE = 2
+};
+
 enum _canspeeds
 {
    CAN_PERIOD_100MS = 0,

src/charger.cpp

@@ -299,10 +299,26 @@ void CalcAcCurrentLimit()
    Param::SetFloat(Param::aclim, iacLim);
 }
 
+// SKUDAK-S12: VCU is authoritative for charge-cycle lifecycle. The charger
+// keeps hardware-level wisdom (EVSE pilot detection, plug-out safety,
+// fault detection, current ramping) but obeys vcucmd for "should I be
+// charging right now?" — exactly mirroring the Dilong OBC_ControlCMD
+// pattern so the VCU's two charger paths can share code/state.
+//
+// VCUCMDS vocabulary (see include/param_prj.h):
+//   0 Charging — VCU wants current; walk to / hold at EVSEACTIVATE
+//   1 Stopped  — VCU has no active cycle; sit idle (no current)
+//   2 Complete — VCU has terminated the cycle; drop to STOP
+//
+// Self-decided exits from EVSEACTIVATE (CheckVoltage, CheckTimeout) are
+// gone — those were band-aids for the absence of an authoritative VCU
+// stop signal. CheckUnplugged() still owns hardware safety from every
+// state; CheckChargerFaults() still bails on real module faults.
 void ChargerStateMachine()
 {
    static states state = OFF;
    int configuredChargers = Param::GetInt(Param::chargerena);
+   int vcucmd = Param::GetInt(Param::vcucmd);
 
    if (!Param::GetBool(Param::enable))
    {
@@ -316,6 +332,9 @@ void ChargerStateMachine()
          Param::SetInt(Param::opmode, 0);
          DisableAll();
 
+         // OFF→WAITSTART requires hardware-level start condition (EVSE pilot
+         // or non-EVSE input). vcucmd is checked downstream — we still walk
+         // up to ENABLE on plug-in so the modules are ready when VCU says go.
          if (CheckStartCondition())
          {
             startTime = rtc_get_counter_val();
@@ -334,7 +353,15 @@ void ChargerStateMachine()
             DigIo::ch2ena_out.Set();
          if (configuredChargers & 4)
             DigIo::ch3ena_out.Set();
-         state = ACTIVATE;
+
+         // Hold here until VCU says go (vcucmd=Charging) or terminates
+         // (vcucmd=Complete). Stopped keeps us armed but idle.
+         if (vcucmd == VCUCMD_COMPLETE)
+            state = STOP;
+         else if (vcucmd == VCUCMD_CHARGING)
+            state = ACTIVATE;
+         else if (CheckUnplugged())
+            state = OFF;
          break;
       case ACTIVATE:
          Param::SetInt(Param::opmode, 1);
@@ -353,21 +380,81 @@ void ChargerStateMachine()
          DigIo::evseact_out.Set();
          DigIo::acpres_out.Set();
 
-         // SKUDAK-S11: explicit VCU stop command takes priority over every
-         // other exit condition. When the VCU's BMS-side gate determines the
-         // charge session is complete (or the user lowered ChargeLimit below
-         // current SOC), it sets vcustop=1 on 0x212 byte 3. We obey
-         // immediately — drop AC pres + EVSE-active GPIOs and transition to
-         // STOP. Mirrors how the Dilong path's OBC_ControlCMD = Stopped works.
-         // Replaces the brittle udclim=200V mechanism from -S10.
-         if (Param::GetInt(Param::vcustop))
+         // VCU command is the primary exit. CheckUnplugged + CheckChargerFaults
+         // remain for hardware safety; the self-decided CheckVoltage/CheckTimeout
+         // exits are gone (S12 — VCU is authoritative).
+         //
+         // SKUDAK: ramp the DC-current reference toward zero across 3 ticks
+         // (300 ms) before transitioning to STOP. Without this, the VCU
+         // opening its HV contactor at the moment we go STOP triggers a hard
+         // 23 A → 0 disconnect transient that floods the Tesla BMS state-
+         // change CAN path and starves the VCU's task scheduler past its
+         // IWDG window (bench-confirmed 2026-05-21 limit-lower 0x002A loop).
+         // The VCU also defers its contactor open by ~1500 ms; together
+         // they make the disconnect graceful even on a hard limit-lower
+         // mid-RUN. completeRampTicks counts DOWN from 3 → 0; the original
+         // reference is stashed so if vcucmd reverts to Charging mid-ramp
+         // we restore cleanly.
+         static uint8_t completeRampTicks       = 0;
+         static s32fp   completeRampOriginalRef = 0;
+         if (vcucmd == VCUCMD_COMPLETE)
          {
+            if (completeRampTicks == 0)
+            {
+               completeRampOriginalRef = MIN(Param::Get(Param::idcspnt), Param::Get(Param::idclim));
+               completeRampTicks       = 3;
+            }
+            if (completeRampTicks > 1)
+            {
+               // Scale 2/3 → 1/3 → 0 across remaining ticks.
+               s32fp scaled = (completeRampOriginalRef * (completeRampTicks - 1)) / 3;
+               dcCurController.SetRef(scaled);
+               completeRampTicks--;
+               // Stay in EVSEACTIVATE this tick; current is decaying.
+            }
+            else
+            {
+               // Final ramp tick: clear GPIOs (cuts AC enable; output decays
+               // through filter caps) and restore the PI reference to the
+               // current idcspnt/idclim so the NEXT EVSEACTIVATE entry
+               // doesn't sip at 0 A. Param::Change only fires on parameter
+               // changes; a normal restart cycle never touches idcspnt or
+               // idclim, so without this restore the PI controller stays
+               // pinned at 0 across the cycle. Iteration O bug — bench-
+               // confirmed 0.1 kW sip on limit-raise from COMPLETE.
+               DigIo::acpres_out.Clear();
+               DigIo::evseact_out.Clear();
+               dcCurController.SetRef(MIN(Param::Get(Param::idcspnt), Param::Get(Param::idclim)));
+               completeRampTicks       = 0;
+               completeRampOriginalRef = 0;
+               state                   = STOP;
+            }
+            break;
+         }
+
+         // vcucmd not Complete — if we were mid-ramp the user reversed
+         // (raised limit again); restore reference before the existing
+         // branches take over.
+         if (completeRampTicks != 0)
+         {
+            dcCurController.SetRef(completeRampOriginalRef);
+            completeRampTicks       = 0;
+            completeRampOriginalRef = 0;
+         }
+
+         if (vcucmd == VCUCMD_STOPPED)
+         {
+            // VCU revoked the charge command (e.g. user lowered limit below
+            // current SOC but BMS isn't full yet). Park HV-armed in ENABLE
+            // ready to resume on the next Charging command.
+            DigIo::ch1act_out.Clear();
+            DigIo::ch2act_out.Clear();
+            DigIo::ch3act_out.Clear();
             DigIo::acpres_out.Clear();
             DigIo::evseact_out.Clear();
-            state = STOP;
+            Param::SetInt(Param::opmode, 0);
+            state = ENABLE;
          }
-         else if (CheckVoltage() || CheckTimeout())
-            state = STOP;
          else if (CheckUnplugged())
          {
             DigIo::acpres_out.Clear();
@@ -386,6 +473,14 @@ void ChargerStateMachine()
 
          if (CheckUnplugged())
             state = OFF;
+         // S12 fix for the "raise ChargeLimit mid-COMPLETE wedges in STOP"
+         // bug: when VCU clears Complete (latch released because user raised
+         // limit above current SOC), drop to OFF so the natural OFF→WAITSTART
+         // →ENABLE→ACTIVATE→EVSEACTIVATE flow restarts charging next tick.
+         // Previously STOP only exited on physical unplug — wedge on every
+         // limit-raise.
+         else if (vcucmd != VCUCMD_COMPLETE)
+            state = OFF;
          break;
    }
 

src/chargercan.cpp

@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ void ChargerCAN::MapMessages(CanMap* can)
    can->AddSend(Param::aclim, 0x44c, 16, 16, 1500);
    can->AddSend(Param::opmode, 0x44c, 32, 8, 154, 100);
 
-   /***** SKUDAK VCU command RX (0x212) — SKUDAK-516 chglim + S10 udclim + S11 stop *****/
+   /***** SKUDAK VCU command RX (0x212) — SKUDAK-516 chglim + S10 udclim + S12 vcucmd *****/
    // Byte 0:    ChargeLimit_pct (0-100). Param::Change(vcuchglim) translates
    //            % to udcspnt setpoint (see src/main.cpp).
    // Bytes 1-2: udclim_V (uint16 LE). DEPRECATED in -S11 but mapping kept for
@@ -111,17 +111,23 @@ void ChargerCAN::MapMessages(CanMap* can)
    //            contactors, never accumulating 10 ticks > udclim. Defensive
    //            clamp in Param::Change(udclim) ignores values < 50 V (would
    //            otherwise turn an old-VCU bench into a never-charges brick).
-   // Byte 3:    vcustop (uint8, NEW in -S11). 0 = no override / normal state
-   //            machine. 1 = VCU commands STOP. Checked at the top of
-   //            EVSEACTIVATE in ChargerStateMachine; transition to STOP fires
-   //            within one 100 ms tick. Mirrors how the Dilong path uses
-   //            OBC_ControlCMD = Stopped to authoritatively halt charging.
+   // Byte 3:    vcucmd (uint8, S12 — was binary vcustop in S11). Three states
+   //            mirror the Dilong OBC_ControlCMD vocabulary 1:1 so VCU code
+   //            paths can be reused across charger families:
+   //              0 = Charging — walk to / hold at EVSEACTIVATE, produce current
+   //              1 = Stopped  — sit idle in OFF/WAITSTART/ENABLE, no current
+   //              2 = Complete — VCU declares cycle done; drop to STOP
+   //            VCU is now authoritative for lifecycle. Self-decided
+   //            EVSEACTIVATE exits (CheckVoltage, CheckTimeout) are gone;
+   //            STOP also exits to OFF when vcucmd flips back from Complete
+   //            to Stopped/Charging so the natural restart path runs (fixes
+   //            the "raise limit mid-COMPLETE doesn't resume" wedge in S11).
    // Bytes 4-7: reserved 0x00.
    // VCU broadcasts every 200 ms once teslacharger detected; charger holds
    // last received values if VCU goes silent.
    can->AddRecv(Param::vcuchglim, 0x212, 0,  8,  1);
    can->AddRecv(Param::udclim,    0x212, 8,  16, 1);
-   can->AddRecv(Param::vcustop,   0x212, 24, 8,  1);
+   can->AddRecv(Param::vcucmd,    0x212, 24, 8,  1);
 
    /***** SKUDAK VCU telemetry (0x211) — SKUDAK-448 expanded charger telemetry *****/
    // Byte 0:    state     (0=Off, 1=WaitStart, 2=Enable, 3=Activate, 4=Run, 5=Stop)