How to display more than 65536 with MAX7219

[isaac]

Hi All
would someone be kind enough to explain to me how i can display more than
65536 which is the limit of a word variable on a 7 seg display using the Max7219 and 6 digits.
i want to be able to display say 123456 but this a more than a word
what can i do
Any pointers would be well appreciated

Regards
Isaac

[skimask]

An upgrade to PBP 2.50B will give you LONG variables. From there, you can split up your 'huge' number into smaller numbers and display the chunks individually.

[isaac]

An upgrade to PBP 2.50B will give you LONG variables. From there, you can split up your 'huge' number into smaller numbers and display the chunks individually.

Thanks Skimask
i didn't even know that there was 2.50b out just done the upgrade
looking for examples of this pn the forum any links?

Isaac

[isaac]

found it in the manual but any ideas how to use this .
my present variable is a word so do i just need to change this to a long
then i should be able to send say 123456 in one go




Isaac

[skimask]

Cant find examples of this in the online user manual?

Isaac

www.melabs.com
And you won't find examples in the online user manual. That manual is old...very old...

[isaac]

my complier flags it up as error