Help with stopping a loop with a serial receive on 16F876.

[cncmachineguy]

Al, I like your way. But I guess it really depends on what you want to do with the byte. In my upcoming app, I will need something simular to what you have suggested. Just one more reason to LOVE this place. Multiple ways to solve a problem, some better then others depending on the app.

[Ceetee]

Hi all

I agree that identifying the byte received is beneficial and I have considered using that feature, but I only need (at the moment) to identify when the CCP1 capture has reached a specific point determined by my PC program. When this point is reached I have a requirement for both CCP1 and CCP2 to be sampled for a short period after which it should return to the original gosub measuring CCP1 only. When I have a need to stop and return to my small menu then I currently do that with a button press at PortA.5.

This is at the moment though because both PIC and PC programs will evolve, I dare say in the future I will allow my PC program to have more control over what the PIC does. I am currently learning lots of new things so I tend to go slowly.

Anyway thanks for the suggestions and I agree its a good job there are guys like yourselves around to help..... Keep up the good work.

Chris...........