Cooking Timer Project

[malc-c]

Are you sure your LCD is a serial verion and not a standard parallel version ?

This code seems to use a serial LCD sending data on RB6. If you have a standard LCD it is expecting data on min 4 lines (when in 4-bit mode).

;----[LCD definitions]------------------------------------------------------
DEFINE LCD_DREG  PORTB          ' LCD Data port
DEFINE LCD_DBIT  0              ' starting Data bit (0 or 4)
DEFINE LCD_EREG  PORTB          ' LCD Enable port
DEFINE LCD_EBIT  5              '     Enable bit  (on EasyPIC 5 LCD)
DEFINE LCD_RSREG PORTB          ' LCD Register Select port
DEFINE LCD_RSBIT 4              '     Register Select bit   (on EasyPIC 5 LCD)
DEFINE LCD_BITS  4              ' LCD bus size (4 or 8 bits)
DEFINE LCD_LINES 2              ' number of lines on LCD
DEFINE LCD_COMMANDUS 2000       ' Command delay time in us 
DEFINE LCD_DATAUS 50            ' Data delay time in us

[esmore]

Thank you for replying back. This is the LCD that I have

http://www.parallax.com/Store/Access...0/Default.aspx

[mackrackit]

Try a baud mode number of 16780, I think this things are inverted.
SW1 = ON
SW2 = OFF

[esmore]

Try a baud mode number of 16780, I think this things are inverted.
SW1 = ON
SW2 = OFF

I will try that. And also this is my first time dealing with pics I have a question also about my set up does it need power to run to the pic? if so what leg its a pic16F819

[malc-c]

I will try that. And also this is my first time dealing with pics I have a question also about my set up does it need power to run to the pic? if so what leg its a pic16F819

Err yes you need to supply power to the PIC to run it !

5vdc required

Have a read of the data sheet http://oap.sourceforge.net/datasheets/PIC16F819.pdf

[esmore]

Err yes you need to supply power to the PIC to run it !

5vdc required

Have a read of the data sheet http://oap.sourceforge.net/datasheets/PIC16F819.pdf

I look at the diagram pin 14 VDD is my 5volts so does that make pin 5 VSS the ground?

Thank you for the data sheet

[malc-c]

I look at the diagram pin 14 VDD is my 5volts so does that make pin 5 VSS the ground?

Thank you for the data sheet

Yes - Vss should go to GND and Vdd to +5v Without these connections your PIC won't run !