A header wizard

[cncmachineguy]

I messed up. The correct file is below, and I'll try to institute better file control...

Best Regards,
Paul

No worries. Can I lie to the wizard and just create a PBP dir or is it also looking for any file? If it is, can i lie to it about the file and just create a blank file named happywizard.whatever?

[prstein]

No worries. Can I lie to the wizard and just create a PBP dir or is it also looking for any file? If it is, can i lie to it about the file and just create a blank file named happywizard.whatever?

I think so. You don't even need to point to a file, just a folder that exists. I just tried it pointing to "c:\" and it worked fine.

Best Regards,
Paul

[cncmachineguy]

bug report:

1. dir browser works great, doesn't cry about PBP dir unless you go through the settings.
2. If you change chips, settings from last chip persist.
3. tris and port are still output as port and tris. to be clear, when i change the tris setting, port is changed in the output.
4. This is the biggie, cant find the option to include what I forgot!

hopes:

can the tris and port output be combined when less then 8 pins are avail? ie:trisa=%xx00110011 instead of the current trisa.0= trisa.1= etc.

[prstein]

bug report:
1. dir browser works great, doesn't cry about PBP dir unless you go through the settings.

Glad something worked right!

2. If you change chips, settings from last chip persist.

Well, they need to be set to something... What would you recommend?

3. tris and port are still output as port and tris. to be clear, when i change the tris setting, port is changed in the output.

You didn't like that part? Ok, I've found and fixed that bug.

4. This is the biggie, cant find the option to include what I forgot!

Ah, well...I don't want to push the joke too far...

can the tris and port output be combined when less then 8 pins are avail? ie:trisa=%xx00110011 instead of the current trisa.0= trisa.1= etc.

I've tried messing with that, and the question I have is what value should your "x" be set? For most chips it's not a big deal. The 16F877 has only the lowest 3 bits on PORTE, so the application can write "TRISE = %111" to set them all to inputs. The 16F827, on the other hand, appears to be missing PORTA.5. I don't think it would make sense to write "PORTA = %11x11111". My understanding is in that case, the PIC really doesn't care what you set it to--it doesn't exist so it will just be ignored. But I still have to set it to something--1 or 0? Either way it is going to confuse someone sooner or later...

Best Regards,
Paul

[cncmachineguy]

Glad something worked right!

Well, they need to be set to something... What would you recommend?

My thoughts are to set them to nothing like they are when You first open. Maybe just clear the enable check box. I agree the high/low needs to be set to one or the other. Maybe by default all tris are input and all ports are low?

You didn't like that part? Ok, I've found and fixed that bug.

Ah, well...I don't want to push the joke too far...

Just shows you have more sense then me.

I've tried messing with that, and the question I have is what value should your "x" be set? For most chips it's not a big deal. The 16F877 has only the lowest 3 bits on PORTE, so the application can write "TRISE = %111" to set them all to inputs. The 16F827, on the other hand, appears to be missing PORTA.5. I don't think it would make sense to write "PORTA = %11x11111". My understanding is in that case, the PIC really doesn't care what you set it to--it doesn't exist so it will just be ignored. But I still have to set it to something--1 or 0? Either way it is going to confuse someone sooner or later...

To me using 0 and keeping the value looking "right" is easier to read. but thats just me. it would make great sense to be able to write 11x11111, but I'm sure the compilers will scream!

on an aside, don't know if I've even said thank you, so if not THANK YOU!!!!!!!

[ScaleRobotics]

Very Nice. Great job Slazonger. Thanks for sharing that with us! What programming language did you use?

Thanks again,

Walter

[Slazonger]

I'm use delphi. I have some ideas for this program - for example, include pdu coder/decoder e.t.c. Thanks for interesting for my program.

[prstein]

I'm use delphi. I have some ideas for this program - for example, include pdu coder/decoder e.t.c. Thanks for interesting for my program.

Hello Slazonger,

I love Delphi! Are you willing to share your source code?

Best Regards,
Paul