PIC18F4550 question VS PIC16F887

[lerameur]

Dave i tried your code from this thread:
http://www.picbasic.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=13981
and it wont even compile, gives me then errors..

ken

[mackrackit]

What are the errors?

[lerameur]

here they are:

Executing: "C:\PBP2.60\PBPMPLAB.BAT" -ampasmwin -k# -p18F4550 "both.bas"
Executing: "C:\PBP2.60\PBPW.EXE" -ampasmwin -k# -p18F4550 "both.bas"
PICBASIC PRO(TM) Compiler 2.60A, (c) 1998, 2010 microEngineering Labs, Inc.
All Rights Reserved.

ERROR: Unable to execute mpasmwin.Error[118] C:\PBP2.60\BOTH.ASM 186 : Overwriting previous address contents (0000)
Error[118] C:\PBP2.60\BOTH.ASM 186 : Overwriting previous address contents (0001)
Error[118] C:\PBP2.60\BOTH.ASM 195 : Overwriting previous address contents (0000)
Error[118] C:\PBP2.60\BOTH.ASM 195 : Overwriting previous address contents (0001)
Error[118] C:\PBP2.60\BOTH.ASM 204 : Overwriting previous address contents (0002)
Error[118] C:\PBP2.60\BOTH.ASM 204 : Overwriting previous address contents (0003)
Error[118] C:\PBP2.60\BOTH.ASM 213 : Overwriting previous address contents (0004)
Error[118] C:\PBP2.60\BOTH.ASM 213 : Overwriting previous address contents (0005)
Error[118] C:\PBP2.60\BOTH.ASM 222 : Overwriting previous address contents (0006)
Error[118] C:\PBP2.60\BOTH.ASM 222 : Overwriting previous address contents (0007)
Skipping link step. Not all sources built successfully.
BUILD FAILED: Sun Feb 20 01:22:40 2011

[mackrackit]

http://www.picbasic.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=543

[lerameur]

I tried it both ways MPASM and PM, and both of them do not work. I cant even compile.

I even tried to compile this program:http://melabs.com/samples/LABXUSB-18F4550/USBMOUSE.htm

I can compile if I just use in the overhead: DEFINE OSC 20 and put an external 20mhz crystal, it is somewhat working, but is not keeping the timer properly and is not showing all the letter on the LCD.

[lerameur]

Using:
DEFINE OSC 8
OSCCON = %01110000

only as the overhead and compiling:
Executing: "C:\PBP2.60\PBPMPLAB.BAT" -ampasmwin -k# -p18F4550 "both.bas"
Executing: "C:\PBP2.60\PBPW.EXE" -ampasmwin -k# -p18F4550 "both.bas"
PICBASIC PRO(TM) Compiler 2.60A, (c) 1998, 2010 microEngineering Labs, Inc.
All Rights Reserved.
Loaded C:\PBP2.60\both.COF.
BUILD SUCCEEDED: Sun Feb 20 10:22:55 2011

but the LCD is only showing black squares...

K

[rsocor01]

but the LCD is only showing black squares...

That looks like a timing issue or maybe a problem with the LCD contrast. That would be my guess. To check that the timing is correct I would try to blink an LED with let's say a 1 sec on and off interval. For the contrast issue I would use a pot to see if there are any changes. Are you using the same voltage with the PIC16F887 and with the PIC18F4550?

Robert