how to set RCSTA

[Darrel Taylor]

I think it would also work with a 0 before the D0h in DEFINE HSER_RCSTA.

Don't think there's anything missing. Sometimes it helps to look at the Defaults in the PBPPIC14.lib file.

;****************************************************************
;* Default hardware serial port values                          *
;****************************************************************

    ifndef HSER_BITS
HSER_BITS = 8			; Default to 8 bits
    endif
    ifndef HSER_RCSTA           ; Receive register data
      if (HSER_BITS != 9)
HSER_RCSTA EQU 90h              ; Receiver enabled
      else
HSER_RCSTA EQU 0d0h		; Receiver enabled for 9 bits
      endif
    endif
    ifndef HSER_TXSTA           ; Transmit register data
      if (HSER_BITS != 9)
HSER_TXSTA EQU 20h              ; Transmitter enabled
      else
HSER_TXSTA EQU 60h              ; Transmitter enabled for 9 bits
      endif
    endif

[mister_e]

Yeah right... but why the extra 0 before D0? that's another story

And since the 9 bit mode is probably not a common/popular use.... Anyways there's always many different solution such as set the register directly

[Darrel Taylor]

but why the extra 0 before D0?

If anything starts with a Letter, the assembler considers it to be either a Label, Variable name, or Text replacement value.

For it to know that it's a number, it has to start with a digit between 0-9. This is why Variables and Labels can't start with a number.

So any HEX numbers with A-F in the first digit must be preceeded by a 0.

In PBP, HEX numbers start with a $, so it can tell it's a number without the 0.
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[mat janssen]

Thanks all of you. I think I will take the DEFINE HSER_BITS 9 Than I will not forget after a few month what I did there. And why a 0 before, I dont't know, but if they want that, I will do that.

Thanks Darrel, now I know. We were here at the same time.

[mister_e]

Thanks Darrel, it make sense now.