LCD not working with 18F4550

[Demon]

Hi all,

I started playing around with the 18F4550, read all the threads I could find on USB, triple-checked the configs, made sure DEFINES were in caps, but now I'm stumped on the most basic operation.

- 18F4550 with 20MHz crystal
- Lab X1 experimental board powered by wall adapter
- PBP 2.60C
- MicroCode Studio Plus v2.2.1.1
- MPLAB MPASM



ASM ; 18F4550, 20mhz crystal
__CONFIG _CONFIG1L, _PLLDIV_5_1L & _CPUDIV_OSC1_PLL2_1L & _USBDIV_2_1L
__CONFIG _CONFIG1H, _FOSC_HSPLL_HS_1H
__CONFIG _CONFIG2L, _PWRT_OFF_2L & _BOR_ON_2L & _VREGEN_ON_2L
__CONFIG _CONFIG2H, _WDT_OFF_2H
__CONFIG _CONFIG3H, _CCP2MX_OFF_3H & _PBADEN_OFF_3H & _LPT1OSC_OFF_3H & _MCLRE_ON_3H
__CONFIG _CONFIG4L, _STVREN_OFF_4L & _LVP_OFF_4L & _ICPRT_OFF_4L & _XINST_OFF_4L
ENDASM
DEFINE OSC 48
DEFINE LCD_DREG PORTD
DEFINE LCD_DBIT 4
DEFINE LCD_RSREG PORTE
DEFINE LCD_RSBIT 0
DEFINE LCD_EREG PORTE
DEFINE LCD_EBIT 1
DEFINE LCD_BITS 4
DEFINE LCD_LINES 2
DEFINE LCD_COMMANDUS 2000
DEFINE LCD_DATAUS 50

TRISD = 0
TRISE = 0

PAUSE 1000
LCDOUT $FE,1,"LabX1 18F4550"
end


Nothing comes out on the LCD.

The LCD works fine, I used it for the Lab X1 examples I just added in Code Examples. I can get LEDs to blink back and forth, so I know the PIC can be programmed properly, but that's about it.

(gets ready for point-and-laugh session)

Robert
:(

[HenrikOlsson]

Hi Robert,
Analog functions on PortE perhaps?

Also, you say that you have a 20Mhz x-tal but then you DEFINE OSC 48, is that correct? I know the oscillator on the USB devices are a bit different and I'm not saying you've got it wrong but since it doesn't work perhaps it's worth looking into. Do a simple blink-a-led with a PAUSE 500 or whatever and verify that the timing looks OK.

/Henrik.

[spcw1234]

You may need to initialize the display by sending a clear screen command, then pause 500ms or more before trying to write to it. I have had better luck with the displays doing this. Would also be worth checking the heart beat to verify osc settings like Henrik mentioned.

[Demon]

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Analog functions on PortE perhaps?
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Hi Henrik,

Tried ADCON1=7 with no success.



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Also, you say that you have a 20Mhz x-tal but then you DEFINE OSC 48, is that correct? I know the oscillator on the USB devices are a bit different and I'm not saying you've got it wrong but since it doesn't work perhaps it's worth looking into.
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That's the way Darrel does it in his DT HID260 example.



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Do a simple blink-a-led with a PAUSE 500 or whatever and verify that the timing looks OK.
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That was the first thing I did with this chip when I couldn't get the LCD working.

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The LCD works fine, I used it for the Lab X1 examples I just added in Code Examples. I can get LEDs to blink back and forth, so I know the PIC can be programmed properly, but that's about it.
...



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You may need to initialize the display by sending a clear screen command, then pause 500ms or more before trying to write to it.
...

Tried, still nothing on LCD.


Current code:


ASM
__CONFIG _CONFIG1L, _PLLDIV_5_1L & _CPUDIV_OSC1_PLL2_1L & _USBDIV_2_1L
__CONFIG _CONFIG1H, _FOSC_HSPLL_HS_1H
__CONFIG _CONFIG2L, _PWRT_OFF_2L & _BOR_ON_2L & _VREGEN_ON_2L
__CONFIG _CONFIG2H, _WDT_OFF_2H
__CONFIG _CONFIG3H, _CCP2MX_OFF_3H & _PBADEN_OFF_3H & _LPT1OSC_OFF_3H & _MCLRE_ON_3H
__CONFIG _CONFIG4L, _STVREN_OFF_4L & _LVP_OFF_4L & _ICPRT_OFF_4L & _XINST_OFF_4L
ENDASM
DEFINE OSC 48
DEFINE LCD_DREG PORTD
DEFINE LCD_DBIT 4
DEFINE LCD_RSREG PORTE
DEFINE LCD_RSBIT 0
DEFINE LCD_EREG PORTE
DEFINE LCD_EBIT 1
DEFINE LCD_BITS 4
DEFINE LCD_LINES 2
DEFINE LCD_COMMANDUS 2000
DEFINE LCD_DATAUS 50

ADCON1 = 7
TRISD = 0
TRISE = 0

WSLOOP var byte ' Loop counter

PAUSE 1000
LCDOUT $FE,1
PAUSE 2000
LCDOUT $FE,1,"LabX1 18F4550"

PORTD = %00000001 ' Turn 1st LED on
pause 100 ' Short delay

CYCLE:
for wsloop = 1 to 7 ' Turn on next LED from right to left
PORTD = PORTD << 1
pause 100
next
for wsloop = 1 to 7 ' Turn on next LED from left to right
PORTD = PORTD >> 1
pause 100
next
GOTO CYCLE
END


The LEDs blink back and forth but still no love from the LCD.

[mackrackit]

Tried ADCON1=7 with no success.
Try 15. 7 only takes care of 8-12.

DATA sheets are your friend.
Please read the chips DATA sheet and make it happy :)

[Demon]

Try 15. 7 only takes care of 8-12.

DATA sheets are your friend.
Please read the chips DATA sheet and make it happy :)


GAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!

That was it! You have no idea how much of that datasheet I went through, but I missed that part about ADCON1 being different. If it's one thing I learned from Steve, it's RTFM.

Thanks!
:)

[selim]

try ADCON1 = %00001111

[selim]

sorry and LCDOUT $fe,$80,"LabX1 18F4550"

[mackrackit]

try ADCON1 = 001111
He did and it fixed it. Did you not see that post?