12f675_fuse_about_to_blow!

[LEDave]

The worlds most 'Obsessive' but slow programmer has now got a ' ListBox' that is receiving data from the PIC. Ok, it's mainly gibberish interspersed with the odd number but it's progress (I know, evolution happens faster then my programs)

Probably not something for a business card

I agree. How about a perfume....? Maybe not thinking about it

Dave

[mackrackit]

COOL!!!!
But why are you sending gibberish to the PC?

yea, a par fume. Love that new chip smell

Just wondering if the VB program has the port set different than the chip?

[LEDave]

Hi mackrackit,

The VB Port is set at:

SerialPort1.PortName = "COM1"
        SerialPort1.Parity = IO.Ports.Parity.None
        SerialPort1.BaudRate = 2400
        SerialPort1.DataBits = 8
        SerialPort1.StopBits = 1

The PIC is:

SEROUT2 PORTC.3, 16780, [DEC z, 10, 13]

Does that look ok?

Dave

[mackrackit]

That looks correct to me.
Is this using the USB converter?

[LEDave]

Is this using the USB converter?

Yes it is. The PIC to serial Communicator via the USB converter worked 100%, which was a good bench test for the VB program.

I've modified the PIC program to transmit a RANDOM BYTE rather than a RANDOM WORD code below:

A VAR WORD
X VAR WORD
Y VAR WORD
Z VAR BYTE

main:
Random A
Y = A * 100
X = DIV32 25700
LET Z = X

SEROUT2 PORTC.3, 16780, [DEC z, 10, 13]
pause 4000
GOTO MAIN

PYTHON might still be the answer yet.

Dave

[mackrackit]

Have you tried setting the port parameters in device manager? Maybe VB relies on those settings?

[LEDave]

Have you tried setting the port parameters in device manager?

A good idea that mackrackit, the baud rate was set differently but when adjusted still the same sort of input.

I think my program needs adjusting / more work, Ill have another look tonight.

Dave