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    Default Good ol' 877

    Good ol' 16F877 but getting on my nerves...

    Why this does work:
    Code:
    ADCON0 = %11000001 ' Set RC clock and enable ADC
    ADCON1 = %00001110 ' Set PORTA.0 to analog,left justify, rest digital
    TRISA = %00000101  ' RA0:Analog input 0
    adcin 0,level
    and this does NOT?
    Code:
    ADCON0 = %11000001  ' Set RC clock and enable ADC
    ADCON1 = %00001110  ' Set PORTA.0 to analog,left justify, rest digital
    TRISA = %00000101   ' RA0:Analog input 0
    high adcon0.2       ' start conversion
    while adcon0.2:wend ' wait to finish
    level=adresh        ' get 8-bit value to level variable
    Ioannis

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    Default Re: Good ol' 877

    I'm not 100% sure but HIGH set 2 registers, tris and port. Who know what is happening when you try to set tris of ADCON0...
    HIGH and LOW should be used only with PIN on uC.
    You should look at disassembly to know what is going on.
    I would try this:

    ADCON0 = %11000001 ' Set RC clock and enable ADC
    ADCON1 = %00001110 ' Set PORTA.0 to analog,left justify, rest digital
    TRISA = %00000101 ' RA0:Analog input 0
    adcon0.2=1 ' start conversion
    while adcon0.2:wend ' wait to finish
    level=adresh

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    Default Re: Good ol' 877

    Not sure, but I seem to recall having an issue with putting if/then/else/endif on the same line. Might be a syntax thing where you need to put wend on its own?

    Worth a shot?

    Picster

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    Default Re: Good ol' 877

    Well, the adcon0.2=1 was the solution!

    I guess last night I was not very wake to see it.

    While/Wend can be just fine on the same line, there is no problem.

    Thank you for the help,
    Ioannis

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    Default Re: Good ol' 877

    Quote Originally Posted by picster View Post
    Not sure, but I seem to recall having an issue with putting if/then/else/endif on the same line.

    Picster
    Adding a colon, the compiler treats the next line as a new line. For example:
    Code:
    IF Box = 4 THEN : GOSUB Square : ELSEIF Triangle = 3 THEN : LOW LED : ENDIF
    Would be the same as:
    Code:
    IF Box = 4 THEN
    GOSUB Square
    ELSEIF Triangle = 3 THEN
    LOW LED
    ENDIF

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    Default Re: Good ol' 877

    HIGH/LOW are really only meant to be used on PORT registers.
    Those commands also clear the corresponding TRIS bit which is at certain offset from the register (PORT) in question. That offset is 80h (at least for the '877, don't know if other parts/familes might be different).

    So when you do HIGH ADCON0.2 the compiler generates code to also clear bit 2 at the memory addess 80h "away" from ADCON0 which in this case happens to be ADCON1 and unexpected things may occur.

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    Default Re: Good ol' 877

    Very good explanation Henrik. Thank you.

    Ioannis

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