AGAIN : Const Array

[Andreas]

Hi to all users of CCS C18 !

I am running in the same problem as a lot of other users had allready and after reading 95% of all of this forum I couldnt get a solution.

I need to have a string array with Messages in the flash stored, so if
there is a power shortage no information will get lost.

Here You will find my code, extracted of my large project.

I hope somebody can help me to find my misstake , if there is one.

unfortunatly I have seen today, that there was a bug with large const array fixed in the last version, but as I bought this compiler 34 days ago, I cant get the update without paying again 50% of the new price !!!!!!!

S thank You veray much in advance for every answer which might bring me to a solution.

The problems are commented in the listing.

Best regards

Andreas (Austria)

#include <stdio.h>

char Pin_Def[36][35];

byte const table[5]={1,2,3,4,5};


const char Pin_defF[36][35] = {"Eingang 0 Aktiv , Level ","Eingang 1 Aktiv , Level ",
"Eingang 2 Aktiv , Level ","Eingang 3 Aktiv , Level ","Eingang 4 Aktiv , Level ","Eingang 5 Aktiv , Level ",
"Eingang 6 Aktiv , Level ","Eingang 7 Aktiv , Level ","Eingang 8 Aktiv , Level ","Eingang 9 Aktiv , Level ",
"Eingang 10 Aktiv , Level ","Eingang 11 Aktiv , Level ","Eingang 12 Aktiv , Level ","Eingang 13 Aktiv , Level ",
"Eingang 14 Aktiv , Level ","Eingang 15 Aktiv , Level ","Eingang 16 Aktiv , Level ","Eingang 17 Aktiv , Level ",
"Eingang 18 Aktiv , Level ","Eingang 19 Aktiv , Level ","Eingang 20 Aktiv , Level ","Eingang 21 Aktiv , Level ",
"Eingang 22 Aktiv , Level ","Eingang 23 Aktiv , Level ","Eingang 24 Aktiv , Level ","Eingang 25 Aktiv , Level ",
"Eingang 26 Aktiv , Level ","Eingang 27 Aktiv , Level ","Eingang 28 Aktiv , Level ","Eingang 29 Aktiv , Level ",
"Eingang 30 Aktiv , Level ","Eingang 31 Aktiv , Level ","Eingang 32 Aktiv , Level "};




const char cmd[35][10] = {"test1","test2","test3","test4","test5","test6","test7","test8","test9",
"test10","test11","test12","test13","test14","test15","test16","test17","test18","test19","test20",
"test21","test22","test23","test24","test25","test26","test27","test28","test29","test30","test31",
"test32","test33","test34","test35"};

char temp[16];


typedef struct {
char line[20];
}dLine;

const dLine DisplayMsg[] =
{
{"xEingang 0,Level "},
{"xEingang 1,Level "},
{"xEingang 2,Level "},
{"xEingang 3,Level "},
{"xEingang 4,Level "},
};




BYTE ic;
BYTE i;
Byte c;

Char Level;
Byte index;
Byte Disp;



void main()
{
setup_adc_ports(NO_ANALOGS|VSS_VDD);
setup_adc(ADC_OFF);
setup_psp(PSP_DISABLED);
setup_spi(FALSE);
setup_wdt(WDT_OFF);
setup_timer_0(RTCC_INTERNAL);
setup_timer_1(T1_DISABLED);
setup_timer_2(T2_DIV_BY_16,0xFF,8);
setup_timer_3(T3_INTERNAL|T3_DIV_BY_4);
setup_ccp2(CCP_PWM);
setup_comparator(NC_NC_NC_NC);
setup_vref(FALSE);
set_timer3(0xFA20);


for (i=0;i<35;++i) // Writing to RAM Array works Fine !
sprintf(Pin_def[i],"Eingang Nr:%2u Level : ", i);

for (ic=0;ic<35;++ic) // Reading from RAM Array works Fine 1
{
fprintf(com1,Pin_def[ic]);
fprintf(com1," \n\r");
}
fprintf(com1," \n\r\n\r");



for (ic=0;ic<35;++ic) // Reading from Flash Array doesnt work !! WHY !!!!
{
strcpy(Disp," ");
strcpy(Disp,Pin_defF[ic]);
fprintf(com1,Disp);
fprintf(com1," %C \n\r",ic);
delay_ms(15);
}


for (i = 0;i<3;i ++){ // Also Reading from const array with this routine doenst work! WHY !!
for (ic=0;ic<18;ic ++)
{
index = DisplayMsg[i].line[ic];
if (!index) break;
fprintf(com1,index);

fprintf(com1," \n\r");
}
}

for (i=0;i < 35;i++) // This is working, but only until it gets to print test26, after that it is
{ // printing only "1" in the next line "2" up to "9" !!!!
strcpy(temp,cmd[i]);
fprintf(com1,temp);
fprintf(com1," \n\r");
}


while(1)
{

} //while(1)
} //main

[bdavis]

I would call CCS and ask them nicely if you can get the previous version that was not beta - I would think they would give you a one day download privledge to do that if you're version doesn't work and it has only been a few days since your download privledges have expired. Then of course hope the non-beta version does work.

[Andreas]

Thank You bdavis for Your answer, of course I will ask them.

It is just borring to find out, that all the 8 days work would have been done
just by using an older version.

So what is the policy ? Making new bugs to get the customer buying new versions ?????


best regards

Andreas

[bdavis]

I think (?) that they post Beta's to get more testing from others - good for them and good for us. If they would only post known issues as they are found in the current Beta (or all Beta's since last official release). I usually download and save all versions of the compiler, and especially the last official non-Beta release in case I find a bug much further down the road. I think the people that work at CCS are nice, and would think that they could help since it has only been a few days and the official release is several versions older than the current Beta you downloaded.