problem reading characters with getc()

[jackie]

Can you help?

I am trying to read data using the getc() function. However I try the program simply waits at the command and never detects a character. To test the program, I programmed a PIC to constantly send out characters, and they are detected fine using hyperterminal, but when I try reading them with my program...NOTHING!

I have set the baud rate at 19200 and am using a 16MHz crystal. Here is the code...

// Standard Header file for the PIC16C74 device //
#include <C:\Program Files\PICC\Devices\16C74.H>
#fuses HS,NOPROTECT,NOWDT

//crystal settings
#use delay(clock=16000000)
#byte portb=6
#byte portc=7

//rs232 port setup
#use rs232(baud=19200,xmit=pin_c6,rcv=pin_c7,parity=n,RESTART_WDT)

// include LCD code
#include <C:\Program Files\picc\res\lcd_d.c>

int i;
char myChar;
void get(){
myChar = getc();

}
void send(){
lcd_gotoxy(i,1);
lcd_putc(myChar);
}
main(){

set_tris_c(0b01000000);

i = 1;
myChar = 'S';

//init lcd
lcd_init();
lcd_putc("\f");

send();

do{
get();
send();

i=i+1;
if (i>16){
i=1;
lcd_putc("\f");
}
delay_ms(100);
}while(true);
}

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Cheers, jackie x

[PCM programmer]

Your program is too complicated for a test program.
You said that you have it working with the PIC transmitting
characters to the PC. Get it working both ways with
the PC. The following test program will echo any
character received from the PC back to the PC.
Try it.