#LOCATE'ing Struct Arrays

[hp]

I have a struct array that consists of 24 structures of 4 bytes each. My question is does the compiler think that this is a 96 byte continuous array?

I am asking this because if I add another variable to the struct, it will push the entire array outside of 96 bytes usage. This might cause a problem since I have heard that arrays must be continuous within one bank.

To avoid problems right now, I have forced the compiler to place the array in bank 2 (16F876).

I am using PCWH 3.102 (so very old).

[Ttelmah]

Yes. The compiler doesn't just 'think' it is a continuous 96 byte array. It _is_ a continuous 96 byte array!. If you want it to be in seperate items, you would have to handle it differently. Structures are no different from any other data type in this regard...

Best Wishes

[epideath]

You may want to look at using an external EEPROM to store your data. They are cheap and easy to interface. This would get around the 96 byte limitations. Then you can just read one DAYRECORD at a time or store one.

Regards

[hp]

Thanks for the info.

I may try an external eeprom (most likely FRAM since I will be moving the data around alot). For now I have split the one huge array into 2 smaller ones, locating each one to a seperate bank.

Harrison