I2c & Variable Size

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I'm using: PIC16F877A @ 20 MHz, an I2C RTC with PBP.

The story so far:

1. All works well - set the clock, read it and display the time.
2. I have a loop counter (VAR BYTE) in my software to do a job not connected with the RTC.
3. As long as the variable is a BYTE it works properly.
4. But if I make the loop counter a WORD - it will not increment (Variable = Variable + 1) fails to work. If I by-pass the RTC - it starts working!
5. The name of the loop counter is unique and not used in the RTC code.
6. I do need the variable to be word-sized.

Any ideas anyone?

Regards Bill Legge

Hi Bill,
Without having a firm grasp on your code . . . It works with BYTE variable, but not WORD . . . don't you have to split the word into highbyte and lowbyte to use it?
ahhh: not : that : i: could: read: it: Looks like skimask said that already!