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Gerhard
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| 18f4680 not starting up |
 Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2008 6:42 pm |
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Hi. I seem to be running into a dead end. Its the first time I am using an 18f pic and for some unknown reason the pic just does not want to run at all. I tried this program on 2 completely separate boards and the LED on pin B5 does not even go on. I even removed the read analog statement and changed oscillator fuses and delay clock statements but the pic still does not want to start up. If I do a memory check on the pic all is okay and I have got a 1uf cap from MCLR to ground. I also tested and the pic does get 5 volt on both Vdd pins and both Vss pins are grounded. Am I doing something wrong in the program or what else needs to be done differently from the 16f pics? Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated as I ran out of faults to look for.
| Code: | #include <18f4680.h>
#device adc=8
#fuses RC_IO,NOWDT,NOPROTECT,PUT
#use delay(clock=4M)
#use rs232(baud=9600, xmit=PIN_C6, rcv=PIN_C7)
main()
{
void setup();
void read_analog();
while(1)
{
read_analog();
output_high(pin_b5);
delay_ms(500);
output_low(pin_b5);
delay_ms(500);
}
}
void setup()
{
//setup_oscillator(OSC_8MHZ|OSC_INTRC|OSC_PLL_ON);
setup_adc_ports(AN0_TO_AN1);
setup_adc( ADC_CLOCK_DIV_64 );
}
void read_analog()
{
int ch0,ch1;
set_adc_channel(0);
delay_us(2);
ch0=read_adc();
putc(ch0);
set_adc_channel(1);
delay_us(2);
ch1=read_adc();
putc(ch1);
} |
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PCM programmer
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| Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2008 7:19 pm |
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| Quote: | For some unknown reason the pic just does not want to run at all.
#include <18f4680.h>
#device adc=8
#fuses RC_IO,NOWDT,NOPROTECT,PUT |
Look at the list of fuses in this post. Read the description of your
oscillator fuse and read the description of the one that you should be using:
http://www.ccsinfo.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=31698 |
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Ttelmah
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| Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 2:16 am |
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Your serial won't work. You are telling the chip at the start you are using a 4Mhz clock, but then change the clock to 8MHz, using the oscillator setup...
The serial rates are set by the clock statement, which will then be wrong...
Unfortunately (on the fuses), CCS are being a little 'annoying', in their nomenclature. On some newer chips, which don't support external RC oscillators, they use 'RC', as nomenclature for the internal oscillator, while on most chips (your's included), you have to use 'INT_RC' for this....
Best Wishes |
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Gerhard
Joined: 30 Aug 2007
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Location: South Africa
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| Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 2:34 am |
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Thanks. I got it working using the INTRC fuse rather than the RC fuse. I do however seem to be a having a problem enabling the PLL on the chip. I have started this discussion in another post. I tried seting up the PLL exactly as stated with this
| Code: | #fuses INTRC_IO,NOWDT,NOPROTECT,PUT
#use delay(clock=32M) |
However the LED still only blinks once every 4s which indicates to me that although I stated in the clock statement that the chip runs at 32M it is actually still running at 8M. I also tried setting the bit as follows.
| Code: | #byte OSCTUNE=0xF9B
#define PLLEN 6
.........
bit_set(OSCTUNE,PLLEN); |
And it is still only blinking every 4s. I also tried it with the normal software code like this
| Code: | | #use delay(clock=32M, oscillator=8M) |
Then the PIC does not run at all.
I tried the following as well
| Code: | | setup_oscillator(OSC_32MHZ|OSC_PLL_ON); |
This also makes the LED only blink every 4s. All the time I am keeping the #use_delay(clock=32M) as to let the compiler know what my clock speed is.
Could there be a problem with the PIC or the compiler?
I am using MPLAB7.62 with CCS 4.033. |
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Ttelmah
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| Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 3:01 am |
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It could easily be the compiler. 4.033, is very 'early' in the 'near workable' V4 versions.
Make a really simple test:
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#include <18f4680.h>
#device adc=8
#fuses INTRC_IO,NOWDT,NOPROTECT,PUT,NOXINST
#use delay(clock=32M)
#use rs232(baud=9600, xmit=PIN_C6, rcv=PIN_C7)
VOID main(VOID) {
//Try with and without this
setup_oscillator(OSC_32MHZ|OSC_INTRC);
while(true) {
output_high(pin_b5);
delay_ms(500);
output_low(pin_b5);
delay_ms(500);
}
}
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Forget about everything else. Does this give 1Hz, or 0.25Hz?.
If it gives 0.25Hz, ask for a fix from CCS (hopefully they will allow you a later version).
Best Wishes |
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Gerhard
Joined: 30 Aug 2007
Posts: 144
Location: South Africa
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| Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 6:57 am |
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Thanks. I did it exactly the way you showed but i still get a 0.25Hz blink with and without the oscillator setup line so i guess the compiler is not set up to activate the PLL.
I will see about another compiler. Is there a more bit addressable way to do this that would enable the compiler to overcome this problem? I tried as stated earlier but that also doesn't work.
Thanks for the help. |
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Ttelmah
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| Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 7:31 am |
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The method posted earlier, certainly should work:
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#byte OSCTUNE=0xF9B
#bit PLLEN=OSCTUNE.6
#define PLLON PLLEN=1
#define PLLOFF PLLEN=0
//Then
PLLON;
//should enable the PLL
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However, this will _only_ work, if you are in INTRC mode. In your previous post, you seemed to by trying to use HS mode. HS mode, requires an external crystal, and to use the PLL, it has to be turned on in the fuses with HSPLL. For all modes except INTRC, and INTRC_IO, this bit will always read as zero.
Best Wishes |
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Gerhard
Joined: 30 Aug 2007
Posts: 144
Location: South Africa
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| Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 8:01 am |
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Thanks for the help.
I think I am at a dead end now and should look at another compiler version. I have done all that was discussed but still this does not want to work.
This is the program that I am running so any other options would be appreciated.
| Code: | #include <18f4680.h>
#device adc=8
#fuses INTRC,NOWDT,NOPROTECT,PUT,NOXINST
#use delay(clock=32M)
#byte OSCTUNE=0xF9B
#bit PLLEN=OSCTUNE.6
#define PLLON PLLEN=1
#define PLLOFF PLLEN=0
VOID main(VOID) {
PLLON;
//Try with and without this
// setup_oscillator(OSC_32MHZ|OSC_INTRC);
while(true) {
output_high(pin_c6);
delay_ms(500);
output_low(pin_c6);
delay_ms(500);
}
} |
Last edited by Gerhard on Mon Sep 22, 2008 8:54 am; edited 1 time in total |
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FvM
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Location: Germany
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| Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 8:17 am |
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| Quote: | | Is there a more bit addressable way to do this that would enable the compiler to overcome this problem? I tried as stated earlier but that also doesn't work. |
Yes, surely. If it would be the case that the present CCS C version handles some built-in functions incorrect (I don't know regarding your chip, but it does happen), than you can still set any PIC register directly. If you consider some of the so-called professional PIC compilers, your most likely stuck to direct register programming anyway, you can get this more simple with CCS. |
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Ttelmah
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| Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 9:24 am |
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I'd say moan at CCS for a later version.
I have just put basically the same code, into 4.027 (the only one I have around this time), and it doesn't work. In 4.042 (next version I have installed), it happily runs...
Best Wishes |
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Gerhard
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Location: South Africa
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| Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 1:12 pm |
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Thanks Ttelmah for all the help. I'll do that.
Appreciated. |
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Viraj
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| 18f4620 |
| Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 7:02 pm |
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| I am just a beginner and not much comfortable with the PIC programming. So is there anyone who could help me modifying the code given below to work on CCS PCW compiler for PIC18F4620. |
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Viraj
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| 18F4620 |
| Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 7:06 pm |
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I am sorry, the code is as follows:
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/**********************************************************
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* HTTP Implementation for Microchip TCP/IP Stack
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Microchip Proprietary code deleted.
-- CCS Forum Moderator |
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dyeatman
Joined: 06 Sep 2003
Posts: 1934
Location: Norman, OK
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| Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 7:24 pm |
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Viraj,
Some things to consider:
1. You are posting Microchip proprietary code on a CCS website which
may make Microchip unhappy!
2. There is no reason to modify the Microchip code since CCS already
has a ported version on their Download page.
3. You tacked this on the back end of someone else's topic. You should
have started a new thread.
4. Your being a beginner, this is not a good time to be messing with
something like modifying a large chunk of complicated code (TCP/IP
stack) that does not come as part of a kit. TCP/IP is many times difficult
to work with for experienced PIC programmers.
If you are using the CCS compiler I suggest that you get an Ethernet kit
from somewhere and use the CCS TCP/IP stack. FWIW, I don't believe
the demo compiler will support the TCP/IP stack since it is so big.
A word of advice, search this forum for the word "TCP" before asking
questions. MANY people have talked about this in the past and most of
your questions will likely be answered. If you had done that before you
would have found out what I just told you about the CCS version stack
and the conversion issues for the Microchip version.
Good Luck |
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