First Use of PIC Simulator - Basic LCD test Example

[eTech]

Hi

Trying out PIC Simulator with Example 1: Basic LCD test

I have the program loaded and runnning but have no ouptput on LCD Module.

Screenshot attached.

Also tried the 7segment.bas example, no output on 7-Segment Display.

Can anyone help?

Thanks

eT

 

[eTech]

Hi

Trying out PIC Simulator with Example 1: Basic LCD test

I have the program loaded and runnning but have no ouptput on LCD Module.

Screenshot attached.

Also tried the 7segment.bas example, no output on 7-Segment Display.

Can anyone help?

Thanks

eT

Nervermind.....its working...

 

[ericgibbs]

hi eT,
You should , when using long delays in SIMULATION add this line, at the top of your Basic code.

Define SIMULATION_WAITMS_VALUE = 1

Otherwise a delay of WaitMs 1000 will be a very long delay, due to the slow speed of simulation.

Also add a simple LCD test line after LCDINT, something like LCDOUT "Ready" will show the LCD is working OK.

 

[eTech]

hi eT,
You should , when using long delays in SIMULATION add this line, at the top of your Basic code.

Define SIMULATION_WAITMS_VALUE = 1

Otherwise a delay of WaitMs 1000 will be a very long delay, due to the slow speed of simulation.

Also add a simple LCD test line after LCDINT, something like LCDOUT "Ready" will show the LCD is working OK.

Hi Eric,

Regarding my initial post. As you probably guessed, I found I just wasn't waiting long enough.

Thanks for the info..

I'm really liking the simulator...awesome!!
I'm very comfortable with Basic, but does it support C language?

eT

 

[Ian Rogers]

I'm very comfortable with Basic, but does it support C language?

Kind of!! If you successfully build a C project in MPLAB you can run the hex file in the sim.... It will be very slow as you can't speed up the delays ( Unless you comment them out for simulation )

But you will need to be up there with assembly for debugging.