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PIC18F4580 - Keyboard start

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frahman3

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Hi,

I'm trying to start my program which is to ON/OFF LEDs when a character is pressed from the keyboard. In this case the character would be an 'a'. It is simple but the truth is I still could not figure it out what is wrong with the program. I found when I pressed any keys (including the 's') on the keyboard the TX
indicator (UIC008 - usb icsp pic programmer) is blinking which means the data is being transmitted but led connected at RB7 (led2) is still OFF and the program executes the code to ON/OFF the led connected to RB6(led1) & RB7(led2). Is there any file(s) which I need to include? I'm using CCS C compiler ver. 5.010. Please advice.

TQ

Regards
FR
 
Sorry i forgot to upload the program code.

FR

CSS:
#fuses HS,NOWDT,NOPROTECT,NOLVP
#use delay(clock=20000000)
#use rs232(baud=9600,UART)
#include <stdlib.h>
#include<string.h>



void main(void)
{
 
 set_TRIS_B(0x0F); //PORT B as OUTPUT/INPUT
 set_TRIS_C(0xFF); //PORT C as INPUT

   while(true)
   {
    wait:
    while(!kbhit())
    if(getc()!='s')
        
    {
    
    output_b(10000000);
    delay_ms(1000);
    output_b(00000000);
    delay_ms(1000);
    goto wait;
        
    }
      output_b(00000000);
      delay_ms(500);
      output_b(11000000);
      delay_ms(800);

   }

}
 
You do not have a CPU type include line?

If it's a DSPIC or PIC24 (PCD compiler), the output_x instruction is defined as needing a 16 bit value.

The output_bit() instruction may be more appropriate, that controls individual pins.
eg. to set an output high:
output_bit(PIN_B7, 1);

Have you tried setting a breakpoint after the if getc line, to see what is actually happening there?

I'd change to using a variable for the getc() result, then the IF on a separate line.
That allows you to see what was received by looking at the variable.


However --
Looking again, the programs structure seems odd...

The while statement needs something after it, another statement or {} block, which is executed while kbhit returns false.
At the moment that is the getc line...

Try something more like this:

C:
char c;

  while(true)
  {
    wait:
    while(!kbhit())
       ;
    
    
    c = getc();
  
    if(c !='s')
      
    {
...
 
Hi,

Finally with some help the code below meets the requirement.

Regards
FR

CSS:
void main(void)
{
 
 set_TRIS_B(0x0F); //PORT B as OUTPUT/INPUT
 set_TRIS_C(0xFF); //PORT C as INPUT

   while(true)
   {
    wait:
    if(!kbhit())
        if(getc()!='s')
        
    {
    
    output_b(10000000);
    delay_ms(1000);
    output_b(00000000);
    delay_ms(1000);
    goto wait;
        
    }
      output_b(00000000);
      delay_ms(500);
      output_b(11000000);
      delay_ms(800);

   }

}
 
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