ME Labs, Inc. | 1-719-520-5323 | Example Program - BPX18.pbp

' Name        : BPX18.pbp
' Compiler    : PICBASIC PRO Compiler 2.6
' Assembler   : PM or MPASM
' Target PIC  : PIC16F88 or similar
' Hardware    : LAB-X18 Experimenter Board
' Oscillator  : 4MHz external crystal
' Keywords    : LCDOUT, SERIN
' Description : PICBASIC PRO program to simulate an LCD Backpack.
'

' Define LCD registers and bits
Define LCD_DREG  PORTA
Define LCD_DBIT  0
Define LCD_RSREG PORTB
Define LCD_RSBIT 6
Define LCD_EREG  PORTB
Define LCD_EBIT  3

char  Var Byte      ' Storage for serial character
mode  Var Byte      ' Storage for serial mode
rcv   Var PORTB.2   ' Serial receive pin
baud  Var PORTB.7   ' Baud rate pin - 1 = 2400, 0 = 9600
state Var PORTA.4   ' Inverted or true serial data - 1 = true

   ANSEL = 0        ' PORTA is digital
   CMCON = 7        ' PORTA is digital
   OPTION_REG.7 = 0 ' Enable PORTB pullups for button
   Pause 100        ' Wait for LCD to startup

   mode = 0         ' Set mode
   If (baud == 0) Then
       mode = 2     ' Set baud rate
   Endif

   If (state == 0) Then
      mode = mode + 4 ' Set inverted or true
   Endif
   Lcdout $fe, 1    ' Initialize and clear display

loops:
   Serin rcv, mode, char ' Get a char from serial input
   Lcdout char      ' Send char to display
   Goto loops       ' Do it all over again

   End

           

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