How do I format HSERIN?

[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.........

[Adrian]

Thank you for that, Skimask. I really appreciate you coming back and putting this one to bed once and for all. I guess that Counter 0 to 7 clears the temp array and 0 to 8 hangs up due to the extra 'rogue' index.
I really do appreciate your input and have learned some more about this interesting and all absorbing science

Regards & thanks

Adrian