Tip: For Non working gLCD on EasyPic5 Board

[manwolf]

After banging my head on the wall (mister_e already has the keyboard) I finally got it working.
There are at least 5 different example folders on the CD all claiming to be for the EasyPic5 with a PIC16F887. I have tried them all and because I am using PBP I never installed MicroBasic. Today I decided to install it and lo and behold another EasyPic5 folder in the examples folder.

I looked at all of the code and found the only difference was that this new one had two added lines.

ANSEL  = 0
ANSELH = 0

I guess before this release they found the code was missing and added it in.

At least now I can get on with my project.

Many thanks to everyone who responded to my posts, nice to know there are so many wanting/willing to help. Also is nice to know I wasn't total out of my mind.

The correct example HEX has a date modified of 4/7/2008

[Acetronics2]

Hi, Manwolf

You really need a new pair of glasses ...

'     Dev.Board:       EasyPIC5
'     Oscillator:      HS, 8.000 MHz
'     Ext. Modules:    None
'     SW:              mikroBasic v7.0
' * NOTES:
'     - to turn ON Glcd backlight switch "GLCD" on SW9 (board specific)
' *

program Glcd_Test

include __Lib_images

dim
  ii as byte
  jj as word
  someText as string[25]

sub procedure delay2S
  delay_ms(2000)                               ' 2 second delay sub procedure
end sub


main:
[b]  ANSEL  = 0                                   ' Configure AN pins as digital I/O
  ANSELH = 0[b]
  
  Glcd_Init(PORTB, 0, 1, 2, 3, 5, 4, PORTD)    ' Glcd_Init_EP5, see Autocomplete
  Glcd_Fill(0xAA)
  delay2S

....

[manwolf]

You calling me a BLIND old man now? Darn thought I was safe hiding here on this Internet thingy. HaHa

'     Dev.Board:       EasyPIC5
'     Oscillator:      HS, 8.000 MHz
'     Ext. Modules:    None
'     SW:              mikroBasic v5.0 or higher
' * NOTES:
'     None
' *)
program GlcdTest

include "__Lib_images"

dim
  ii as byte
  jj as word
  someText as string[20]

sub procedure delay2S
  delay_ms(2000)
end sub

main:
  Glcd_Init(PORTB, 0, 1, 2, 3, 5, 4, PORTD)  ' Init for EasyPIC5 board
  Glcd_Fill(0xAA)
  delay2S
  while TRUE
    Glcd_Fill(0x00)
    Glcd_Image( truck_bmp )
    delay2S

    Glcd_Fill(0x00)

Notice the SW version v5.0 and up in mine and yours has 7.0.

My example came straight off the CD that came with the board.

And yes I <b>really</b> do need new glasses, I have an appointment Wednesday. LOL

What really makes me upset is the fact you had just pointed out that issue with my code for the LCD.

But to be fair I wrote the code for the LCD myself and I <b>assumed</b> that MikroBasic added the Port setup for you in the example.

I lost the manual when I was born and can't find the brightness knob!