I think you might need to actually declare a few variables if you expect MCS ICD to show them...;o)
I don't think MCS+ ICD is smart enough to yank variables from include files. That + ZERO support is
why I no longer use, nor recommend, MCS+ ICD.
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I think you might need to actually declare a few variables if you expect MCS ICD to show them...;o)
I don't think MCS+ ICD is smart enough to yank variables from include files. That + ZERO support is
why I no longer use, nor recommend, MCS+ ICD.
Last edited by Bruce; - 22nd March 2010 at 00:40.
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pssst... so... just between you, me, and that lamp post over there... What do you use and recommend?Originally Posted by Bruce
I'm not looking to jump ship any time soon, but it's nice to know what other folks are using and why they like it.
steve
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If I need to know specific timing for time critical routines, I'll use MPLAB/MPSIM software simulation. Testing on hardware, I just build it & test the code on the hardware it's going to run on. Haven't seen any software yet that acts 100% the same as hardware..;o)
MCS+ ICD used to be a pretty cool option, but support for it seems to have dropped off the planet.
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Thanks Bruce,
Actually, I've never used ICD. (been to lazy to figure it out I guess)
I just "build the hardware and run it" and if I've got a extra few pins I'll connect a LCD display so that I can show the values of select variables.
Just curious what the "experienced users" use. Thanks!
steve
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This one has declared variables but no ICD Variables Tab??
OK, I could understand that no Variables Tab would show if no variables had been declared. However, here is another program in which many variables were declared. I have also attached an image of the MCS+ screen while the ICD was running that shows it stopped at a breakpoint....but notice that even though the variables are declared in the program no Variables Tab appears in the ICD Explorer window. So the problem is still there.
Can anyone tell me how to make the Variables Tab appear in MCS+???
Code:Pause 10 ' This statement is placed at beginning of code for ICD use ;--- if you un-comment these, you must comment the ones in the .inc file-- ASM ; 18F2550/4550, 8mhz crystal __CONFIG _CONFIG1L, _PLLDIV_2_1L & _CPUDIV_OSC4_PLL6_1L & _USBDIV_2_1L __CONFIG _CONFIG1H, _FOSC_HSPLL_HS_1H __CONFIG _CONFIG2L, _PWRT_ON_2L & _BOR_OFF_2L & _VREGEN_ON_2L __CONFIG _CONFIG2H, _WDT_ON_2H & _WDTPS_512_2H __CONFIG _CONFIG3H, _PBADEN_OFF_3H ; PortB resets as digital __CONFIG _CONFIG4L, _LVP_OFF_4L & _XINST_OFF_4L ENDASM ' Set Registers TRISA = 0 ' PortA output connections are used for LCD interface TRISB = %00000100 ' PORTB.2 is an input from switch grounding TRISC.0 = 0 ' PortC.0 is used for a Heartbeat LED output TRISC.2 = 0 ' PortC.2 is used for the LCD R/W connection DEFINE OSC 16 DEFINE I2C_SLOW 1 ' Set i2c to the standard speed DEFINE I2C_HOLD 1 ' Enable recieving i2c device to pause communication Include "Modedefs.Bas" INCLUDE "ALLDIGITAL.pbp" ' Sets all registers for digital ops. ' * NOTES for use with EasyPic6 development board: ' Make sure that SW6.8 on the EasyPic6 is set to ON position before powerup ' for LCD's requiring backlight. 'For use with COG 2x16 LCD: ' - Turn on Port Expander switches SW6.1, SW6.2, SW6.3, SW6.4 and SW6.5. ' - Turn on COG LCD 2x16 switches SW10.1, SW10.2, SW10.3, SW10.4, SW10.5 and SW10.6. '---------------------- 18F4550 Port/PIN Connections ]-------------------- 'I/O pin connections to the 18F4550 MCU are as follows: 'PORTA.0 (02) RA0 connected to LCD D4. 'PORTA.1 (03) RA1 connected to LCD D5. 'PORTA.2 (04) RA2 connected to LCD D6. 'PORTA.3 (05) RA3 connected to LCD D7. 'PORTA.4 (06) RA4 not connected 'PORTA.5 (07) RA5 not connected 'PORTB.0 (21) Connected as I2C SDA output to DS1337 'PORTB.1 (22) Connected as I2C SCL output to DS1337 'PORTB.2 (23) Connected as INT2 interrupt from pin-7 (_INTA) of DS1337 RTC. 'PORTB.3 (24) RB3 not connected 'PORTB.4 (25) RB4 not connected 'PORTB.5 (26) RB5 not connected 'PORTB.6 (27) Connected as PGC for ICSP connection 'PORTB.7 (28) Connected as PGD for ICSP connection 'PORTC.0 (11) RC0 not connected. 'PORTC.1 (12) RC1 connected as an output to a Red LED for battery low. 'PORTC.2 (13) RC2 connected to LCD R/W. 'PORTC.3 (14) RC3 not provided on 18F4550. 'PORTC.4 (15) not connected. 'PORTC.5 (16) not connected. 'PORTC.6 (17) RC6 normally connected to poll grounding of external switch. 'PORTC.7 (18) normally not connected. '--------------[ Declare Variables, Aliases & Constants ]--------------- ' Variables & Aliases for Pins other than RTC use ' =============================================== Digit1 var byte ' Used to parse 3-digit integer into LCD characters Digit2 var byte ' NOTICE ALL OF THESE DECLARED VARIABLES!! Digit3 var byte ext_pwr VAR PORTC.6 ' Alias to control power to Ultrasonic sensor rng0 VAR w0.Byte0 ' LSB of range measurement when right justified rng1 VAR w0.byte1 ' MSB of range measurement when right justified rngNum1 Var Byte ' 1st numeral of rng0 for display on LCD as character rngNum2 VAR Byte ' 2nd numeral of rng0 for display on LCD as character rngNum3 VAR BYTE ' 34d numeral of rng0 for display on LCD as character SCL VAR PORTB.1 ' I2C clock pin SDA VAR PORTB.0 ' I2C data pin Spare_1 VAR PORTB.7 ' PGD for ICSP & Spare I/O for normal ops Spare_2 VAR PORTB.6 ' PGC for ICSP & Spare I/O for normal ops w0 var word ' W0 is the word value to store the range data ' Constants '========== srfdevice CON $E0 ' Device address for SRF02 ultrasonic range finder Vthr CON 46 ' Threshold (3.3v) to trigger battery low voltage warning ' ...this is dictated by the drop-out and output voltage ' of the voltage regulator used in the power circuit. ' Initialize the display Pause 500 ' Wait for LCD to startup after power on GOSUB InitializeDisplay mainloop: Lcdout $fe, 1 ' Clear LCD screen PORTC.0 = 1 ' Blink Heartbeat LED during mainloop Pause 500 ' Wait 0.5 second PORTC.0 = 0 If PORTB.2 = 0 Then Gosub Range Endif Goto mainloop ' Do it forever ' ----------------------[ START LIST OF SUBROUTINES ]------------------- '*********************************************************************** InitializeDisplay: ' Commented out till LCD installed '================= '--SETUP FOR USING 2x16 LCD THAT IS INSTALLED IN EASYPIC6----- ' LCD DEFINES FOR USING 2x16 LCD with PortA in EASYPIC6 '====================================================== DEFINE LCD_DREG PORTA ' Use PORTA for LCD Data DEFINE LCD_DBIT 0 ' Use lower(4) 4 bits of PORTA ' PORTA.0 thru PORTA.3 connects to ' LCD DB4 thru LCD DB-7 respectively DEFINE LCD_RSREG PORTA ' PORTA for RegisterSelect (RS) bit DEFINE LCD_RSBIT 4 ' PORTA.4 pin for LCD's RS line DEFINE LCD_RWREG PORTC ' LCD read/write port DEFINE LCD_RWBIT 2 ' LCD read/write bit DEFINE LCD_EREG PORTA ' PORTA for Enable (E) bit DEFINE LCD_EBIT 5 ' PORTA.5 pin for LCD's E line DEFINE LCD_BITS 4 ' Using 4-bit bus DEFINE LCD_LINES 2 ' Using 2 line Display DEFINE LCD_COMMANDUS 1500 ' Command Delay (uS) DEFINE LCD_DATAUS 44 ' Data Delay (uS) ' DEFINE LCD Control Constants Line1 CON 128 ' Point to beginning of line 1 ($80) Line2 CON 192 ' Point to beginning of line 2 ($C0) ' Test the LCD during initialization LCDOut $FE,1:FLAGS=0:Pause 250 ' Clear Display LCDOut $FE,Line1+3," LCD TEST " ' Display "Power On" on 1st line Pause 500 LCDOut $FE,Line2+2,"..Power On..!!" ' Display "LCD Test" on 2nd line PAUSE 1000 Return Move_Delay: ' Subroutine used during text moving on an LCD '========== ' Function used for text moving Pause 500 ' You can change the moving speed here Return Range: '===== ENABLE DEBUG High PORTC.0 ' Turn on Test LED to indicate Ranging routine entered HIGH ext_pwr ' Turn on power to the SRF02 in order to use the I2C bus ' without distortion. PAUSE 3000 ' Delay to let I2C bus stabilize after SRF02 turn on 'DEFINE WRITE_USED 1 'Required if only writing WORD variables in v2.6 ' Make SRF02 Range Measurement I2CWRITE SDA,SCL,$E0,0,[80]' Request start of ranging in inches pause 100 ' Wait for ranging to finish I2CREAD SDA,SCL,$E0,2,[rng1,rng0] ' Get ranging results pause 10 WRITE 253,rng1 ' Write range to EEPROM PAUSE 10 Write 254,rng0 PAUSE 10 'Convert measurement to LCD numerals in inches Digit1 = rng0 DIG 0 Digit2 = rng0 DIG 1 Digit3 = rng0 DIG 2 ' Display range measurement on LCD display in inches LCDOut $FE,1 ' Clear display Pause 50 LCDOut $FE,$80,"Range:" ' Display on 1st line PAUSE 10 LCDOut $FE,$C0,Digit1,Digit2,Digit3," in." ' Display on 2nd line PAUSE 1000 ' Allow Time for user to view LOW ext_pwr ' Turn off power to the SRF02 at end of display ' This statement will distort the I2C bus and ext_pwr ' must be HIGH before any attempts are made to use the ' I2C bus. PAUSE 1000 ' Delay to permit I2C bus to stabilize after SRF02 off DISABLE DEBUG ' Resume Main Program Return End ' Safety measure to insure program stops if reaches here
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I don't have a 4550 to test, but it works fine with an 18F4431. See attached.
Does it work if you try something simple like this?
If the above works, then it may be something in your code causing the problemCode:Pause 10 ' This statement is placed at beginning of code for ICD use ;--- if you un-comment these, you must comment the ones in the .inc file-- ASM ; 18F2550/4550, 8mhz crystal __CONFIG _CONFIG1L, _PLLDIV_2_1L & _CPUDIV_OSC4_PLL6_1L & _USBDIV_2_1L __CONFIG _CONFIG1H, _FOSC_HSPLL_HS_1H __CONFIG _CONFIG2L, _PWRT_ON_2L & _BOR_OFF_2L & _VREGEN_ON_2L __CONFIG _CONFIG2H, _WDT_ON_2H & _WDTPS_512_2H __CONFIG _CONFIG3H, _PBADEN_OFF_3H ; PortB resets as digital __CONFIG _CONFIG4L, _LVP_OFF_4L & _XINST_OFF_4L ENDASM DEFINE OSC 16 MyVar VAR BYTE Main: FOR MyVar = 0 TO 50 HIGH 0 PAUSE 5 LOW 0 PAUSE 5 NEXT GOTO Main END
or maybe a bad ICD model file?
Sorry I can't offer more help, but I haven't used MCS+ ICD in years.
Have you tried contacting Mecanique for tech support?
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Samed code doesn't show Variables Tab in my MCS+??
I pasted your code into my MCS+ and ran the ICD and it still doesn't show the Variables Tab (see attached image).
I notice that the image of your ICD run shows a couple of additional items in the Tool Bar that mine doesn't show. It makes me wonder if there is a version difference between us that may be causing my problem. My version of MCS+ is 3.0.0.5. What is yours??
I am also going to send your image and my image to Mechanique and ask them what is going on. I really appreciate your help on this
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What are the 4 icons in your toolbar that I don't have?
Bruce, if you would be so kind, would you please put your cursor on each of the four icons on the right end of the 1st Tool Bar line of your version of MCS+ and then tell me what their individual descriptions are? Once I know what these missing icons are for I want to ask mechanique why they don't appear on my version of 3.0.0.5 when running XP.
Thanks!
JE
Last edited by jellis00; - 22nd March 2010 at 16:49.
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Those are icons for the MCS+ boot-loader. Loader Read, Verify, Erase, Information.
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