Hi
for mplab there is a useful command call banksel
                any location in the bank
                    |
                   \ /
banksel    porta        ;move to bank0
banksel    trisa          ;move to bank1

regards

----- Original Message -----
From: Mike M <elektrikman@DYNAMITEMAIL.COM>
To: <PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
Sent: Sunday, November 07, 1999 2:44 AM
Subject: Re: NewBee: Initializing ports.


> Id have to agree with paul on that one, i basically ignore almost all the
"warnings" that MPLAB gives me.  stick with the original code :)
>
> mIKe
>
> On Sat, 6 Nov 1999 19:57:30 +1100 "Paul B. Webster VK2BZC"
<paulb@MIDCOAST.COM.AU> wrote:
> >Jeremy Cowgar wrote:
> >
> >> but in all of my code I always get a warning from the assembler
> >> stating:
> >> Warning[224] D:\PIC\ASM\FLDCEN2.ASM 53 : Use of this instruction is
> >> not recommended.
> >
> >  This is easily and (fairly) permanently fixed.  Just edit the
> >PIC16C84.INC file (you *are* using a 16C84 are you not?) to include the
> >following as the fourth line:
> >        ERRORLEVEL -224
> >
> >  .. and you'll *never* see that spurious warning message again (unless
> >perhaps you do a re-install of MPLAB and omit to preserve your updated
> >files.  Easy and efficient!
> >
> >> [51]    CLRF    PORTB
> >> [52]    MOVLW   b'11111111'
> >> [53]    TRIS    PORTB
> >
> >  Works perfectly on all PICs, *including* the new ones such as the
> >16F87x.
> >
> >> Obviously the TRIS command is what is being complained about, and I
> >> realize that Microchip says that we should not utilize this command,
> >
> >  That's in much the same vein as Micro$oft saying you shouldn't use
> >Linux!
> >
> >> but when I program that section of code above how Microchip suggests,
> >> my program acts brain dead, never responding to inputs, never changing
> >> outputs...
> >
> >  You forgot to CLEAR RP0 again, that's why!
> >
> >>         CLRF    PORTB
> >>         BSF     STATUS, RP0
> >>         MOVLW   b'11111111'
> >>         MOVWF   TRISB
> >          BCF     STATUS, RP0
> >
> >  Fixed!  But you can see your code is now significantly longer.  I
> >*really* suggest you use the original code by preference, set the
> >correction into the include file and totally ignore MChip telling you to
> >go chase your tail.
> >--
> >  Cheers,
> >        Paul B.
> >
>
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