How do I format HSERIN?

[Adrian]

Hi Skimask

Counter 0 to 7, perhaps? And possibly no quote marks in third line after 8?

Adrian

[skimask]

Hi Skimask
Counter 0 to 7, perhaps? And possibly no quote marks in third line after 8?
Adrian

Quote marks - yes...
Counter 0 to 7 - perfectly valid.
MyVars var Byte[8] sets aside 9 bytes, index 0 (zero) is also valid.

[Adrian]

Hi Skimask
Thanks but there is something I'm not understanding. I've tried your programme and it works fine until the first timeout then it won't 'goto main' and loop through again. Should it? If I change the counter to FOR temp = 0 to 7 then the programme loops round endlessly. What am I not understanding or what am I doing wrong? Please help - going mad here!!

Adrian

[skimask]

Might get a couple of hints from this:
http://www.picbasic.co.uk/forum/show...ht=hserin+idle

If not there, then try a search on serial and idle and see what happens.

[BobP]

Hi,

I usually refer back to this sample program if I forget how to use a modifier;

http://www.melabs.com/resources/samples.htm

and load the sample program ser2mod.bas

Bob

[Adrian]

Thanks for that Bob. The bit I was confused about is Skimask's statement "MyVars var Byte[8] sets aside 9 bytes, index 0 (zero) is also valid"
I thought I understood that MyVars VAR BYTE[8] had 8 elements numbered 0 to 7 (Page 26 PBP new manual). If that were the case then the 'clearance' counter ought surely to be 0 to 7 not 0 to 8, which would be invalid.

Adrian

[skimask]

Thanks for that Bob. The bit I was confused about is Skimask's statement "MyVars var Byte[8] sets aside 9 bytes, index 0 (zero) is also valid"
I thought I understood that MyVars VAR BYTE[8] had 8 elements numbered 0 to 7 (Page 26 PBP new manual). If that were the case then the 'clearance' counter ought surely to be 0 to 7 not 0 to 8, which would be invalid.
Adrian

Ya know...you're right. I've been reading that line in the manual 'bass-ackward' all this time. Never had a problem with it, but still.........