In SX Microcontrollers, SX/B Compiler and SX-Key Tool, descott wrote:

I am using an SX 28 to transmit some data via SEROUT to an RF Module. The transmit code is
as follows:

DO
         ' send a few junk bytes to wake up the receiver
	FOR i = 1 TO 5
		TX_BYTE JUNK
	NEXT

	checksum = arg1 + arg2
	TX_BYTE SYNC
	TX_BYTE arg1
	TX_BYTE arg2
	TX_BYTE checksum

	Snooze 40
LOOP

where TX_BYTE wraps SEROUT and Snooze wraps PAUSE.  Everything works fine when the sleep value is less than 40 ms. Any value higher produces junk on the receiving end.  This is very counter-intuitive as it seems that the faster I send the data the better.

The same transmit code running on a BasicStamp works perfectly, no matter what the pause value is, so I know the problem is in the SX\B transmit code. Interrupts are not enabled. 

Is the IO pin somehow being inactivated or does a longer pause somehow interfere with a subsequent SEROUT?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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