PICBASIC Pro examples will not compile????

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- 22nd July 2010, 20:11
N6VMO_

PICBASIC Pro examples will not compile????

My programming experience is small, but I have done Z80, 6502 and 68000 assembly
programming and Basic.

I am just starting out using PIC BASIC Pro and I find that the examples in the PBP manual and
MicroCode Studio Help will not compile correctly using MicroCode Studio. In the past, I have used the examples and samples to form a basis and learn, but when the examples and samples don't work, it becomes very frustrating.

I have used 'cut and paste' to minimize typos, but the code with not compile without syntax errors. This is driving my crazy. :(

My project is to read in a string of characters using HSERIN (this part I have working), then LOOKUP
the 10th character in the string and act upon the results.

What am I doing wrong?

Thanks,

John
- 22nd July 2010, 20:21
ScaleRobotics

couple questions

What errors do you get?

Do you have any specific examples which do not compile for you?
- 22nd July 2010, 20:29
mackrackit

Welcome to the forum.

Not all examples work with all chips due to different ports and registers.
Which example and PIC are you using?
- 22nd July 2010, 20:30
N6VMO_

Quote:

Originally Posted by scalerobotics

What errors do you get?

Do you have any specific examples which do not compile for you?

Right out of the MicroCode Studio Help:

FOR B0 = 0 TO 5 ' Count from 0 to 5
LOOKUP B0,["Hello!"],B1 ' Get character number B0 from string to variable B1
SEROUT 0,N2400,[B1] ' Send character in B1 to Pin0 serially
NEXT B0 ' Do next character
- 22nd July 2010, 20:31
N6VMO_

Quote:

Originally Posted by mackrackit

Welcome to the forum.

Not all examples work with all chips due to different ports and registers.
Which example and PIC are you using?

Thank you. I am enjoying the site.

I am using the 16F627.

John
- 22nd July 2010, 20:48
ScaleRobotics

Quote:

Originally Posted by N6VMO_

Right out of the MicroCode Studio Help:

FOR B0 = 0 TO 5 ' Count from 0 to 5
LOOKUP B0,["Hello!"],B1 ' Get character number B0 from string to variable B1
SEROUT 0,N2400,[B1] ' Send character in B1 to Pin0 serially
NEXT B0 ' Do next character

You have to define your variables B0 and B1. Or you can add this include to your program. See page 24 ish of the manual.

Code:

Include "bs2defs.BAS" FOR B0 = 0 TO 5 ' Count from 0 to 5 LOOKUP B0,["Hello!"],B1 ' Get character number B0 from string to variable B1 SEROUT 0,N2400,[B1] ' Send character in B1 to Pin0 serially NEXT B0 ' Do next character
- 22nd July 2010, 20:53
N6VMO_

Quote:

Originally Posted by scalerobotics

What errors do you get?

Do you have any specific examples which do not compile for you?

ERROR Line 26: ID CURHOME2 is not a LABEL. (9600 BAUD HSERIN LOOKUP EXAMPLE rev 1.pbp)
ERROR Line 33: Expected '['. (9600 BAUD HSERIN LOOKUP EXAMPLE rev 1.pbp)
ERROR Line 33: Expected ']'. (9600 BAUD HSERIN LOOKUP EXAMPLE rev 1.pbp)
ERROR Line 41: Expected ']'. (9600 BAUD HSERIN LOOKUP EXAMPLE rev 1.pbp)

As you can see, my LOOKUP routine even makes a LABEL (line 26) have a syntax error.
- 22nd July 2010, 20:56
N6VMO_

Quote:

Originally Posted by scalerobotics

You have to define your variables B0 and B1. Or you can add this include to your program. See page 24 ish of the manual.

Code:

Include "bs2defs.BAS" FOR B0 = 0 TO 5 ' Count from 0 to 5 LOOKUP B0,["Hello!"],B1 ' Get character number B0 from string to variable B1 SEROUT 0,N2400,[B1] ' Send character in B1 to Pin0 serially NEXT B0 ' Do next character

OK, I will give it a try...and read a bit more too.

Thank you!

John