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RS232 putc and putc_send

 
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PICAlison



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RS232 putc and putc_send
PostPosted: Mon Jul 26, 2021 6:46 am     Reply with quote

I've setup my uart and if I don't use flow control I can send out data using 'putc'. But when I turn the flow control on (RTS/CTS) I have to follow each putc with a putc_send.

It appears that putc is puts the byte it in the transmit buffer and putc_send transmits it. Is this right?

It does seem like that when I read the manual. Confused
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 26, 2021 6:51 am     Reply with quote

need to know ...
Which PIC, which Compiler version and plase post a small, compilable program that show us what you're doing...
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 26, 2021 7:10 am     Reply with quote

Yes. It depends massively on whether you are using a TRANSMIT_BUFFER,
and whether you are using the TXISR option or not.
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 26, 2021 8:18 am     Reply with quote

Here's my setup directive for the uart:
Code:
// with flow control
#use rs232(stream=BLUETOOTH, UART1, baud=115200, RTS=PIN_B5, CTS=PIN_B4, RECEIVE_BUFFER=20, TRANSMIT_BUFFER=20, stream=UART_PORT1, xmit=PIN_B14, FLOW_CONTROL_MODE, rcv=PIN_B15, parity=N, bits=8, stop=1, errors)


This is how I am using it:
Code:
  putc('$', BLUETOOTH);
   putc_send(BLUETOOTH);


The help for putc says "sends a character over the RS232 XMIT pin" and putc_send() says "transmit bytes loaded in transmit buffer over RS232".

So it doesn't sound like I need the putc_send, but I do? Confused
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 26, 2021 8:24 am     Reply with quote

Update: I need a TXISR in the setup to enable to us "TBE interrupt for transmitting data".

Default is NOTXISR ... Smile
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 26, 2021 9:32 am     Reply with quote

Yes.

As I said:
Quote:

and whether you are using the TXISR option or not.


The key is that this is what allows the TRANSMIT_BUFFER to actually send
without you signalling to do so....
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