Hi Herbert,

The following *might* solve your problem.

May I suggest you try the following just for kicks? It should take you a few
seconds.

Don't hard-code your ASCIIZ string messages in the invocation of the
function, but rather try the following technique (even though your original
syntax is perfectly fine from a C standpoint):

        const char SOME_TEXT[] = { "Some text\r\n"};
        const char SOME_OTHER_TEXT[] = { "Some other text\r\n"};
        const char MESSAGE_EEPROM_DETECTED[] = { "EEPROM Detected!\r\n"};
        const char MESSAGE_EEPROM_NOT_DETECTED[] = { "EEPROM Not Detected!\r\n"};


        prints (SOME_TEXT);
        prints (SOME_OTHER_TEXT);
        prints (MESSAGE_EEPROM_DETECTED);
        prints (MESSAGE_EEPROM_NOT_DETECTED);


Let me know if that works for you or not Herbert, deal?


In addition, while I see nothing wrong with your original 'prints' function,
may I offer you my modification on your version?

I found that it uses fewer words (~18 words less) of program memory, but
your mileage may vary. I'm not trying to nit-pick, but when dealing with the
PICC Lite, every word saved is a word earned!

(Also, the 'NULL' label is intrinsically recognized by the C compiler.)


void prints( const char *string )
{
     while( *string != NULL )
     {
          putch( *string++ );
     }
}



I share your frustration Herbert, but hopefully this might get you back on
track with that latest issue you are having.
Hopefully the code I posted in this message does not get trashed as far as
formatting is concerned. I used spaces instead of tabs.

Best wishes,

Ken Pergola

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