Interrupt: Looping in ISR

[flit07]

Hi,

I'm using PIC16f877, writing a simple ISR, but it keeps on looping within ISR, if i set PEIE, though beforehand i've reset all interrupts flags.

Could anyone shed some light?

	INTE = 0;
	init_uart();  // set RCIE and TXIE
	reset_IF();  // reset all interrupt flags
	GIE = 1;
	PEIE = 1;     // keeps on looping if i set PEIE  <-- problem here
	__enable_interrupt();
	while(1)
	{       
		while( ReceivedCount < 50)  // guard condition for every ISR done
		{
			do_foreground_process();  
		}
        }

thanks!

 

[flit07]

bumpz
any clues?

 

[3v0]

Lets see the ISR.

 

[Noggin]

Where is your interrupt code? Can you show your init_uart code? Is your UART input pins pulled up? Are you clearing the interrupt flag inside the interrupt?

 

[flit07]

Ok.,..
The ISR as follow

__interrupt void tutor_interrupt(void) 
{ 
		RB7 = 1;    // LED indicator, PORTB change Disabled
		ReceivedCount  += 1; // check condition to complete program
		c[0] = RCREG;   // read received Byte, Never mind on the data content, I just want to clear RCIF by reading RCREG
		flag = 1;  // Indicator for do_foreground_process
}

init_uart() as follow

void init_cntr(void)
{
  TRISC = TRISC | 0x80; //  set RC7 (RX) as input
  TRISC = TRISC & 0xBF; //  set RC6 (TX) as output
  BRGH=1;		//  high speed
  SPBRG=0x81;  	        //  baud rate 9600Bdps1
  SYNC=0;		//  synchronous mode disabled 
  SPEN=1;		//  Enable pin for transmission
  TXIE=1;		//  int  desired
  TXEN=1;		//  TX Enable
  TX9=0;                //  8 Bit transmission
  TRMT=1;               
  
  // Reception
  RCIE=1;               //  int desired
  RCIF=0;           // clear RC flag
  RX9=0;                //  8 bit reception
  TRMT=1;               //  TSR empty
  CREN=1;               //  Enables continuous receive
  TX9D=0;		//  8 bit transmission
  RX9D=0;               //  8 bit receive
}

And that's all the code. simple module to be integrated into a big one. I did clear off RC flag inside ISR. But it keeps looping inside ISR if i set PEIE. Why?

 

[flit07]

solved.....solved by me again..hahaha

TXIF is also set when tx register is not written.
so...pic will always get interrupted.