Strange problem with an 18F4580 based project

[Darrel Taylor]

Yup, that's part of that "strategically" idea.

And now you will appreciate the idea of "Event Driven" software, instead of GOSUB somewhere then return when it's finished, whenever that is.

With event driven, everything keeps running, even if you're moving through menu's on an LCD.

Keep in mind that if your light bulb spark is causing a false button press and it's going off into one of those routines ... the WDT won't help unless that routine times out eventually because now you've added CLEARWDT's to it.

[malc-c]

Yup, that's part of that "strategically" idea.

And now you will appreciate the idea of "Event Driven" software, instead of GOSUB somewhere then return when it's finished, whenever that is.

With event driven, everything keeps running, even if you're moving through menu's on an LCD.

Keep in mind that if your light bulb spark is causing a false button press and it's going off into one of those routines ... the WDT won't help unless that routine times out eventually because now you've added CLEARWDT's to it.

Yeah, having to work through the sub-routines to add the CLEARWDT so that it doesn't reset, but then to add some form of time out routine so that if nothing is pressed it returns to the main menu.

I must admit my old brain finds it comfortable with the goto / gosub way of coding... the "if button pressed gosub xyz", and I wouldn't know how to re-work the code for event driven routines... still learning ! I'll keep plodding away through the code to insert the CLEARWDT hear and there, at least it will provide some form protection.