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RS232 Communication Problem

 
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RS232 Communication Problem
PostPosted: Wed Jan 07, 2004 1:31 pm     Reply with quote

I am trying to get the serial communications to work correctly on a 16F876. I am perplexed since this seems like such a simple thing to do.

My Code Looks like:
Code:

#include <16f876.h>
#fuses XT,NOWDT,NOPROTECT, NOPUT, NOBROWNOUT
#use delay(clock=4000000)

#use rs232(baud=2400, PARITY=N, BITS=8, xmit=PIN_C6, rcv=PIN_C7)


#include <stdlib.h>



void main()

   while(TRUE)
   {
      puts("Hello World");
   }
}


I do get output on the PC, but it appears garbled. I have checked and re-checked the PC's settings and have tried 2400 and 9600 baud rates. I am currently using a 4MHz RC oscillator for the clock timing, but have also tried a 20MHz crystal with the same results. The results look like:

еееееехыееееееo5''!┐Q!'7еееееехыееееееo5''!┐Q!'7еееее

Any ideas would really be appreciated.

Thanks!
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 07, 2004 1:53 pm     Reply with quote

What kind of level translator are you using to go from logic level to +-15V?
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 07, 2004 1:59 pm     Reply with quote

None. I have recently moved from PicBasic to the CCS compiler. With PBP, no level translator was required to tx/rx RS232 data so I figured that the same hardware would work with CCS. Am I incorrect in thinking this?
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 07, 2004 2:07 pm     Reply with quote

gbaugh wrote:
None. I have recently moved from PicBasic to the CCS compiler. With PBP, no level translator was required to tx/rx RS232 data so I figured that the same hardware would work with CCS. Am I incorrect in thinking this?


If you use other pins than the hardware USART you may invert the signal and get back to where you were with PicBasic. Your PC232 port may have no problem with logic levels but will need to have the signal inverted.
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Thanks!
PostPosted: Wed Jan 07, 2004 2:23 pm     Reply with quote

Thanks for your help. It works now.
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 07, 2004 3:09 pm     Reply with quote

You could put a soft usart on the hardware usart pins if you had to,
by using the method in this post:
http://www.ccsinfo.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=17803
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