ME Labs, Inc. | 1-719-520-5323 | Example Program - LCDX.pbp

' Name        : LCDX.pbp
' Compiler    : PICBASIC PRO Compiler 2.6
' Assembler   : PM or MPASM
' Target PIC  : 40-pin 16F877A, 18F452 or similar
' Hardware    : LAB-X1 Experimenter Board
' Oscillator  : 4MHz external crystal
' Keywords    : LCDOUT
' Description : PICBASIC PRO program to display "Hello World" on
' LAB-X1 LCD.
'

' Define LOADER_USED to allow use of the boot loader.
' This will not affect normal program operation.
Define LOADER_USED 1

' Define LCD registers and bits
Define LCD_DREG  PORTD
Define LCD_DBIT  4
Define LCD_RSREG PORTE
Define LCD_RSBIT 0
Define LCD_EREG  PORTE
Define LCD_EBIT  1

   ADCON1 = 7      ' Set PORTA and PORTE to digital
   Low PORTE.2     ' LCD R/W line low (W)
   Pause 100       ' Wait for LCD to start up

mainloop:
   Lcdout $fe, 1   ' Clear screen
   Pause 500       ' Wait .5 second

   Lcdout "Hello"  ' Display "Hello"
   Pause 500       ' Wait .5 second

   Lcdout $fe, $c0, "World" ' Move to line 2  and display "World"
   Pause 500       ' Wait .5 second
   Goto mainloop   ' Do it forever

   End

           

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