breadboard and hserout interference?

I have two PIC16F628A's and I am trying to get them to communicate serially with each other. When a button is pressed, the LED on the receiving PIC should go on (similarily, when it is released the LED with go off). Unfortunately this is not working. I am wondering if the breadboard is somehow interfering with the packets...my code is below.

Any help is appreciated!

-Mike

transmitter
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' Set transmit register to transmitter enabled
DEFINE HSER_TXSTA 20h

' Set baud rate
DEFINE HSER_BAUD 2400

cmcon = 7

Main:

If (PORTA.1 = 0) then
hserout ["1"]
endif
if (PORTA.1 = 1) then
hserout ["2"]
endif
goto main
end

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Receiver
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define HSER_CLROERR 1
define HSER_RCSTA 90h
define HSER_BAUD 2400

Msg Var BYte
cmcon = 7

Main:
hserin [Msg]
if (Msg == "1") then
high PORTA.1
endif
IF (Msg == "2") then
low PORTA.1
endif
goto main

Try removing one of the "=" from each "IF" in your receiver program.

my bet is more about possibility of a buffer overflow.
Try this one for the transmitter

Code:

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Set transmit register to transmitter enabled
DEFINE HSER_TXSTA 20h

' Set baud rate
DEFINE HSER_BAUD 2400

cmcon = 7

Main:

    If (PORTA.1 = 0) then
        hserout ["1"]
        while PORTA.1=0 : Wend : pause 500
        endif
    if (PORTA.1 = 1) then
        hserout ["2"]
        while PORTA.1=1 : wend : pause 500       
        endif

goto main
end

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what about your crystal speed? Config fuses? Schematic?

To answer your question directly, I have done a lot of serial projects on breadboards and never had an issue.

Quote:

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Originally Posted by mister_e

my bet is more about possibility of a buffer overflow.
Try this one for the transmitter

Code:

---

Set transmit register to transmitter enabled
DEFINE HSER_TXSTA 20h

' Set baud rate
DEFINE HSER_BAUD 2400

cmcon = 7

Main:

    If (PORTA.1 = 0) then
        hserout ["1"]
        while PORTA.1=0 : Wend : pause 500
        endif
    if (PORTA.1 = 1) then
        hserout ["2"]
        while PORTA.1=1 : wend : pause 500       
        endif

goto main
end

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what about your crystal speed? Config fuses? Schematic?

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It sounds like you only want to send a character on the state change of the switch. Use a bit variable such as current_state for the last known state.
This way, you won't hang the program up waiting for the switch to change.

Read_switch:
if (PORTA.1= current_state) then goto main ; No change goto main program
hserout [PORTA.1 + $30] ; Make the switch value the ASCII equivelent and send it.
current_state = PORTA.1 ; Current_state = switch value
goto main ; How neat is that?!?

for sure i need to sleep!

Thanks for the tips guys. I try it out and get back to you on the results...

-Mike

Thanks for the responses. I tested the program and it turns out that you were right. It must have been a buffer overflow. One last thing, though. Eventually I will connect Rx and Tx modules to my PIC's. To synchronize these I am trying to send synchronizing variables to balance the modules. My code must be incorrect, though, because it is not working. Here is the code for the transmitter:

Pre CON $A5
Synch CON "~"
HSEROUT [Pre,Synch,"1"]

and the receiver code,

Synch CON "~"
HSERIN [WAIT(Synch),Msg]

Thanks for the help!

-Mike

Try this instead:

HSERIN [WAIT("~"),Msg]

Thank you very much everyone for the help and patience. I finally got it working. mister_e mentioned a buffer overflow. Is that on the transmitter, receiver or both? Thanks again everyone...