Questions tagged [hi-tech-compiler]
HI-TECH C is a world class brand of compilers for Microchip Technology's 8-, 16-, and 32-bit PIC microcontroller and dsPIC digital signal controller architectures.
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External interrupt does not work on Proteus (PIC16F883)
I'm developing a basic circuit for a shooting game. When some area of the target is reached the microcontroller must add the current value to the reached value.
My problem is that I can not make any ...
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creating port pin's Array in Hi-tech C
I am using pic16f887 microcontroller and using Hi-tech C compiler. I want to implement port pin's Array in Hi-tech but it is not allowing me to do so.
What is the correct way to access pin address ...
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Using I2C and SPI communication on the same same clock and data lines
I am using a PIC18F25K80 with multiple slave devices. All of them uses I2C except one. What i want to know is that can i first use I2C with the devives that uses I2C and then close I2C, change clock ...
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PIC18F25K80 and WiFi [closed]
I want to send information over wifi from my PIC to PC. I need some basic tutorials or guides on this topic. I have searched online but there is no tutorial that starts from the basic. Can anyone ...
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Virtual terminal not showing data
I am new to PIC programming and I am doing an exercise with UART. After building the program the message is not being displayed. Can someone tell me where I am wrong. BAUDRATE = 9600, _XTAL_FREQ = ...
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GOTO a specific address in HI-TECH C Compiler PIC18F
I'm trying to jump to a specific address in HI-TECH compiler and the address is given dynamically.
I tried using asm() function but it looks like the argument must ...
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Set function to specific address in PIC18F with the HI-TECH C compiler
I want to put a function in an specific address of memory like PIC C Compiler (#org).
I'm using MPLAB X, HI-TECH compiler and PIC18F4550.
In PIC C compiler:
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Microchip XC8: multi-byte assignment with reverse endian
Most, if not all, chips targeted by XC8 process one byte at a time. To assign a value from one multi-byte variable to another, it has to load the first 8 bits from the source into WREG and store them ...
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Hi tech c adc code not working as expected
I am new to using PIC micro-controllers, and I am working on a project that involves reading an analog value. I am using the PIC16F877A. I have found code for using the ADC posted below however when ...
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PIC microcontroller pin stopped working
I am just learning how to use microcontrollers, and I have built simple circuits using the PIC16F877A. I have built a simple circuit that flashes the pins on PORTB on and off by setting PORTB to 0xFF ...
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PIC output is high before being set high automatically
I am creating a simple pic project that uses a PIC16F877A and I have noticed something that seems odd. Before using any code to change the state of the pins connected to port b, the port b pins are ...
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Migrated from C18 to Hi-Tech C 18.. Interrupt not working
Here is my source code. This code is working perfectly fine in C18 Compiler. Not until I migrated to Hi Tech C. It does not enter the interrupt service routine. Moreover, it somehow corrupted sid ...
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PIC warning 364 related to initialization of const
There are no answers to this on the internet that I could find, and I've looked twice over the last 4 months.
In MPLab v8.88 using the Hi-Tech ANSI C Compiler, I have this line of code:
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How to get two buttons to work with the 16f628a - C, Hi-tech comp, mplabx
I'm just began exploring my new hobby - mcu electronics. I have bought an 16f628a after reading some forumposts suggestion that is a good mcu for beginners.
I have download mplabX, the hi-tech ...
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EEPROM and CONFIG macros on PIC with HI-TECH compiler
I have seen 2 lines of source code that I can't find documented anywhere. They are:
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Can I pass a bit register as a function argument in Hi-Tech C compiler for PIC16?
Is there a way to pass a bit from a PIC's register as a function parameter?
Taking, for example, the PIC16F887, its registers (SFRs) and individual bits are defined as fallows in the corresponding ...
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Need some help understanding PIC memory map
Some background. I use MPLABx with a PicKit2 to program different types of pics. At the moment its the 16F887. I try to stick to the Hi-Tech PICC Lite tool chain but I'm growing increasingly unhappy ...
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Extraneous loop produced by PIC compiler from MicroChip
We're using the Lite version of the MicroChip PIC compiler so maybe that's the reason, but this simple one-bit shift is generating a loop where none is necessary. Since the shift count is 1 (a ...
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How do I write and upload a LED blink program on a PIC (pic16f59)?
I have a PIC16F59 and I want to get started with it by writing a blinking LED program. I am using HI-TECH C for the PIC10/12/16 MCU Family and the PICkit3 and MPLAB X as my IDE. Here is my attempted ...
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Am I overclocking a PIC18F4525?
I'm working on a legacy product, so I can't adjust the crystal or board in any way. It was originally written in PicBasicPro and I'm moving things over to Hi-Tech C.
It's a Pic18F4525 and has a 20Mhz ...
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Extended Instruction Set mode for PIC18F with Hi-Tech Compiler
I'm writing some firmware for a PIC18F6622 microcontroller. I use MPLAB IDE 8.73 + HI-TECH C Compiler for PIC18 MCUs (PRO) 9.66.
When I set the XINST (Extended Instruction Set enable bit), the IDE ...
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What are chip name macros are available in the HI-TECH C compiler?
I am using the HI-TECH C compiler for the PIC16 Microcontroller, and I would like to conditionally compile different chunks of code depending on which specific microcontroller has been selected.
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PIC UART Interrupt Not Triggering
I have PIC16F628A that I am trying to have read from UART. Without interrupts, it reads the first 3 bytes fine but hits an OERR. To combat this, I thought an interrupt would be good and load any ...
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What causes turning ON a single output pin on Microchip PIC16F690 to spontaneously turn OFF another pin on the same port?
What causes turning ON a single output pin on Microchip PIC16F690 to spontaneously turn OFF another pin on the same port? I can work around this problem by writing a byte to the entire port, ...
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What PIC24 C compilers are out there, and what is your opinion or review on them?
Specifically, the PIC24 series.
I tried out microchips C30 compiler, but it seems to be a bit too complicated for me, and I couldn't find any libraries with it.
Then I tried CCS, and it seems far ...
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