Help with STR ArrayVar\n\c with SerIn2

[leinske]

Hello evrybody, i would compile this line of code:

SerIn2 GPSin,baudGPS,Timeout,GPS,[wait("$ECBWC"),wait(","),wait(","),DEC2 latdeg,DEC2 latmin,wait(","),NS,wait(","),DEC3 londeg,DEC2 lonmin,wait(","),EO,wait(","),truecourse,wait(","),wait(","),magcourse,wait(","),wait(","),dist,wait("."),DEC2 distten,skip 3,wpid,skip 1,STR wp\2]

when compiling with PBpro 2.43 I got this compile error :

ERROR: Macro SERIN2STR?WL not found in macro file.

can anybody help me with this error code ???? or post me this macro ?????

thanks very much

[Darrel Taylor]

Hi leinske,

You aren't missing any macros. It's just that STR can't work with WORD variables. It only works with array's.

I believe you have "wp" defined as a WORD.
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[leinske]

Thanks Darrel for the rapid answer, indeed my variable wp was a WORD array, sorry i had misreading the manual they says explicitly that the arrays must be a BYTE , change made to BYTE and compiling OK

Leinske

[Almightyrastus]

Having the same dort of problems here too with STR and serin2

my line of code is:

SERIN2 PORTB.1, 188, 3000, RXERROR, [WAIT ("GPRMC"), skip 1, STR TIME\11\",", STR WARN\1, skip 1, STR LAT\10\",", STR NS\1, skip1, STR LONG\11\",", STR EW\1, skip 1, STR SPD\6\",", STR DIR\6\",", STR DATE\6]

I have all the variables used set as:

LAT VAR BYTE (10)

and so on (with some being (1) or other values, nothing being used is defined as a word, the error message I keep getting is:

*** Must be a BYTE ARRAY variable for STR! ***

any help would be great

[Darrel Taylor]

The only thing I see wrong is the skip1 in-between NS and LONG. Should have a space in there. But that won't cause the described error.

It does compile without error if I create all the variables and fix the skip.
TIME var BYTE[11]
WARN var BYTE
LAT var BYTE[10]
NS var BYTE
LONG var BYTE[11]
EW var BYTE
SPD var BYTE[6]
DIR var BYTE[6]
DATE var BYTE[6]

SERIN2 PORTB.1, 188, 3000, RXERROR, [WAIT ("GPRMC"), skip 1, STR TIME\11\",", STR WARN\1, skip 1, STR LAT\10\",", STR NS\1, skip 1, STR LONG\11\",", STR EW\1, skip 1, STR SPD\6\",", STR DIR\6\",", STR DATE\6]

RXERROR:

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[Bruce]

Change skip1 to skip 1.

[Almightyrastus]

Ok thanks, I fixed the skip 1 bit and recompiled, still no luck, still getting the same error on both lines that contain the STR command (there is another one just after this to save some more stuff).

[Darrel Taylor]

Can you post the variable declarations?

Must be something there that your missing.

The above example compiles fine. Is there anything different?
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[Almightyrastus]

'**********
'Define variables
'**********

MENU var BYTE 'Menu variable
TIME var BYTE(11) 'Time variable
WARN var BYTE 'Warning variable
LAT var BYTE(10) 'Latitude variable
LONG var BYTE(11) 'Longitude variable
NS var BYTE 'North/South variable
EW var BYTE 'East/West variable
SPD var BYTE(6) 'Speed variable
DIR var BYTE(6) 'Direction variable
DATE var BYTE(6) 'Date variable
ALT var BYTE(5) 'Altitude in m variable
ALTU var BYTE 'Altitude units
HDOP var BYTE(5) 'Horizontal dilution of precision
SAT var BYTE(2) 'Satellites used
METRE var WORD 'Height in meters variable
AFEET var WORD 'Height in feet variable
TEMP var BYTE 'Temp. for altitude conversion
MULT var WORD 'Multiplier for altitude conversion
ALTVAR var BYTE 'Set number for times round loop
ALTF var BYTE(5) 'Altitude in feet storage

'**********
'setup interrupts
'**********

OPTION_REG = $7f 'Enable PORTB pull-ups and rising edge trigger
INTCON = $90 'Enable INTE (port b, pin 0) interrupt
MENU = "0" 'Clear the menu variable
ON INTERRUPT GOTO INT 'Define interrupt handler

'***********
'Startup Screen
'***********

PAUSE 100 'Allow LCD to power up for 750ms

LCDOUT $FE, 1 'Clear screen and display information
LCDOUT "GPS Display"

PAUSE 500 'Startup screen pause time


'**********
'Main program
'**********

'First collect data from GPRMC and GPGGA strings

RXLOOP:

SERIN2 PORTB.1, 188, 3000, RXERROR, [WAIT ("GPRMC"), skip 1, STR TIME\11\",", STR WARN\1, skip 1, STR LAT\10\",", STR NS\1, skip 1, STR LONG\11\",", STR EW\1, skip 1, STR SPD\6\",", STR DIR\6\",", STR DATE\6]

SERIN2 PORTB.1, 188, 3000, RXERROR, [WAIT ("GPGGA"), skip 39, STR SAT\2, skip 1, STR HDOP\5\",", STR ALT\6\",", STR ALTU\1]



There you go, there is plenty more after that but that is the bits that are giving me the first set of troubles.

/*edit*/ it is laid out better than that, much the same as the example you gave

[Darrel Taylor]

Hmmm, very odd. That also compiles without error here.

Just added these labels.

RXERROR:
INT:

Do you have any more SERIN2's in the program?

Are you trying to create a Variable, Constant or Label named STR anywhere in the program?

Added: What version of PBP do you have?

DT

[Almightyrastus]

I have just tried compiling only that code from above with adding in the 2 extra labels and I get the same errors as before. I am using proton compiler 2.1.3 to do this.

I have to admit I am more than a bit new at doing all this so would there be any settings I have may have overlooked when starting out?

I know the code I have is meant to work on a 16F628 as I have seen the end result from a previous application

[Darrel Taylor]

Ah, there we go. Wrong language.

The program you have is written for PicBasic Pro from meLabs (http://www.melabs.com)

The compiler you have is Proton+ from Crownhill Associates. (http://www.picbasic.org/)
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[Almightyrastus]

Ahh right that would explain a lot then, like I said I am kinda new to this hehe.

I just hope I can get access to the compiler through uni and fast or I am stuffed to put it politely

Thanks for your help

[Darrel Taylor]

If it's an emergency or something, you might try
http://www.compilespot.com/

Pay by the month kind of deal. But might get you going while waiting for the compiler to be shipped.
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DT

[Almightyrastus]

Thankyou so much, this may just save my skin (not to mention degree)

[Darrel Taylor]

Well, I'm not sure how much good I did by showing how you could compile someone else's program for your final project.

But I guess now, you will at least have seen the compiler, once or twice.
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[Darrel Taylor]

I just figured out what UNI was referring to. (warez)

Sometimes my ignorance is astounding!

Doh!

[Almightyrastus]

The code was written by a previous student for his final year project, I have to modify it to have extra functionality in the form of a waypoint indicator showing distance and direction back to a stored point.

Uni was referring to university, nothing to do with warez

[Darrel Taylor]

See how Astounding it is.

Sorry about that!

Sounds like a pretty tough first project with PBP.
Best of Luck.

DT

[Almightyrastus]

No worries, thankyou so much for all your help, I just need to program the chip now and hope everything all works as planned.