Dave Turner wrote :


> I am having problems with my PIC16F87 USART.  I am using async comms
> with it, and it seems to be doing something right, as it keeps sending
> something, at the correct interval.  Unfortuneately, in hyperterminal,
> it only comes up with a lot of hearts and spaces.

If you actualy have a baud rate problem, that could look like that.

> I have attached a copy
> of the asm file, with many comments.

Where are all __CONFIG directives ?
And the "list p=xxxx" ?
And the "include p16f87.inc" ?
Why do you set up symbols for the SFR:s ? They are all
in the device specific include file anyway.

> I think the clock is a 20MHz one, but I'm not sure.

:-)
Just send me the board and I'll check that for you.
:-)

> The osc config bit is EXTRC-OSC2 as clock out.

Show the __CONFIG directive so that can be checked.

> BTW2, for some reason a smily face also just apeared in hyperterm

I can understand that... ;-)

Regards,
Jan-Erik.



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