Hi!

I cant get my 16f877 to recive MIDI messages.
Bob Blick sugessted the following code:

void serial_setup(void) {  /* Set up the USART for 31250 baud (with 4 mhz
crystal) */
 SPBRG = 1;
 TXSTA = 0x22; // BRGH = 0, SYNC = 0, TXEN = 1
 RCSTA = 0x90; // SPEN = 1, CREN = 1
}

byte midigetch() {
 if(OERR || FERR) { // clear any usart receive errors
  CREN = 0;
  CREN = 1;
 }
 return (RCREG);
}

So I tried something simple like:
while (1) {
  a=mygetch();
  if (a==0x41) {
    // Never happens....
  }
}

The hardware is just a 220ohm resistor from the MIDI DIN pin 4 to my RX on
the 16f877.
If I  put a max232 there instead and use 19200 instead the 16f877 gladly
speaks to my PC.

Im using PICC Lite.

Im I doing something wrong?

tia
/frax

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