P16F1827 and LCD Problems

[Archangel]

I am new to all of this:
I have triple checked my wiring to the PIC<16F1827> and LCD as follows:

PIC LCD
RB0 = D4
RB1 = D5
RB2 = D6
RB3 = D7
RB4 = RS
RB5 = E
The R/W is tied to ground. VCC = +5 volts.
I have tried just about every sample program I could find on this forum and they will either not compile (Pic Basic Pro) or I could not figure out the correct ports to change around to match my configuration. I am using a PICKIT3 to program with and it does see and properly identify my chip.
Would be wonderful if someone could point me at some proper sample code to just initialize the LCD.... let alone make it say hello.
I have not done any PIC programming, and haven't done much basic programming since the days of my Atari 800. Most of the compile errors I was receiving were stating that "Program" was expected. Newbie error I guess.
Some one please re-aim my compass

Hello Bob,
To be clear, you DO / Do Not have the Pic Basic Pro compiler from MeLabs?

[Bobw55]

I only have the demo version which does NOT support the 16F1827.
I have:
MPLAB 8.63 PICKIT3
MikroBasic
MikroC-Pro
MikroPro-Suite

I found the Assembly template file for the 16F1827 and will start using that to build with.
From my reading last night I figured out that I have to define or tell the program the pinout of the LCD to the PIC. Set the LCD for 4bit High nibble, then I can send the initialization string to it. (I think)
My first goal is just to get it to Initialize.
Second Print some text.
Third read and display the value of a switch.
I will do this, even if it takes a sledge hammer

[Bobw55]

Managed to get some code written and displayed.

THANK YOU ALL FOR THE POINTERS

Bob

[cncmachineguy]

Awesome Bob!!

[gadelhas]

Well Done Bob!

[mister_e]

Now how about sharing it for humanity purpose

[Acetronics2]

Hello BobW

About "your" MikroC Pro program ...

1) are you sure it has been written ( by you ??? ) for a '1827
2) did you create a project ??? ( the " module " error comes from here )

once " trimmed " it gives :

0 1 mikroCPIC1618.exe -MSF -DBG -pP16F1827 -DL -O11111114 -fo8 -N"C:\Program Files\Mikroelektronika\mikroC PRO for PIC\Examples\tEST.mcppi" -SP"C:\Program Files\Mikroelektronika\mikroC PRO for PIC\defs\" -SP"C:\Program Files\Mikroelektronika\mikroC PRO for PIC\Uses\P16_Enh\" -SP"C:\Program Files\Mikroelektronika\mikroC PRO for PIC\Examples\" "tEST.c" "__Lib_Math.mcl" "__Lib_MathDouble.mcl" "__Lib_System.mcl" "__Lib_Delays.mcl" "__Lib_ADC.mcl" "__Lib_LcdConsts.mcl" "__Lib_Lcd.mcl"
0 1139 Available RAM: 368 [bytes], Available ROM: 4096 [bytes]
0 126 All files Preprocessed in 50 ms
0 122 Compilation Started tEST.c
63 123 Compiled Successfully tEST.c
0 127 All files Compiled in 80 ms
0 1144 Used RAM (bytes): 63 (17%) Free RAM (bytes): 305 (83%) Used RAM (bytes): 63 (17%) Free RAM (bytes): 305 (83%)
0 1144 Used ROM (program words): 1198 (29%) Free ROM (program words): 2898 (71%) Used ROM (program words): 1198 (29%) Free ROM (program words): 2898 (71%)
0 125 Project Linked Successfully tEST.mcppi
0 128 Linked in 210 ms
0 129 Project 'tEST.mcppi' completed: 451 ms
0 103 Finished successfully: 30 janv. 2011, 18:02:00 tEST.mcppi

1198 ROM .... should compile fine with the demo version, no ???

[HUMOUR ON]

How much with PBP ????

nooooooo .... not on the head !!!


Alain