Help with pic16f690 -max232cpe

[aratti]

That did nothing, is there a way to check if the signal is coming out from pin 9 on max232?

Yes place a led with 1K in series from pin 9 to gnd.

But, I am more interested on how many IO pins you are using. Now If you have inputs pins floating (not connected) this can produce wierd result.

I noted in your code, that you are not setting the tris registers, please do it. Set all non used pins as output and place them to a logic zero.

Example (I assume you are using only the serial pins) :

TrisA = %00000000
PortA = 0

TrisB = %00100000 ' if the only input is pin 10 Rx
PortB = 0

TrisC = %00000000 ' if none of the portC pins are used
PortC = 0

The above code has to be written on top of your code. It will set all non used port as outputs @ logic zero, avoiding to leave inputs floating.

If your arrangement is different modify the tris command to suite your need.

Al.

[krise86]

Yes place a led with 1K in series from pin 9 to gnd.

But, I am more interested on how many IO pins you are using. Now If you have inputs pins floating (not connected) this can produce wierd result.

I noted in your code, that you are not setting the tris registers, please do it. Set all non used pins as output and place them to a logic zero.

Example (I assume you are using only the serial pins) :

TrisA = %00000000
PortA = 0

TrisB = %00100000 ' if the only input is pin 10 Rx
PortB = 0

TrisC = %00000000 ' if none of the portC pins are used
PortC = 0

The above code has to be written on top of your code. It will set all non used port as outputs @ logic zero, avoiding to leave inputs floating.

If your arrangement is different modify the tris command to suite your need.

Al.

I did that now but still nothing usful, it seems that the data is coming out from the max but it wont register at all i do get something when i send like 200 times with 10ms

[ScaleRobotics]

Is the ground (pin #5) of the serial connector really connected to +5 volts like the schematic?

[krise86]

Is the ground (pin #5) of the serial connector really connected to +5 volts like the schematic?

No just i did not lay to much work in the schematics. but no it's connected to ground

[krise86]

here is the updated right one.

And i found a probleme wich seems od. when using any freq other than 4mhz the buad rating is all wrong.
check out this forum discussion about it

http://www.mikroe.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=11114

[krise86]

I found another forum thred about turning the MCLRE_OFF

how do i do that?

[ScaleRobotics]

I found another forum thred about turning the MCLRE_OFF

how do i do that?

Check the configuration word register. Page 201 of the data sheet.