In SX Microcontrollers, SX/B Compiler and SX-Key Tool, tdg8934 wrote:

I did some DEBUGing and found that it is NOT related to the INTERRUPT. I can comment out the INTERRUPT calling and still the TimeDate() does not update properly unless the SEROUT command is after the Start: label AND the Serial LCD is plugged in to the circuit. Obviously when the INTERRUPT calling is commented out, then the LED matrix does not turn on - so I can see the variables in the DEBUG statements below. I tested it with and with out the conditions of the SEROUT and LCD plugged in. I'm not sure where to go next. Here is the DEBUG statement's I used:

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Start: 


 ' PROBLEM HERE - MUST HAVE A SERIAL LCD CONNECTED FOR TIME / DATE TO UPDATE CORRECTLY. 
 

  

 ' SEROUT command can be located pretty much anywhere's after the START: label.  

  

  

'SEROUT DISPLAYComPort, DisplayBaud, 0  

  

  

  

  

' Set up TimeDate array (this initializes the time/date to 11:59:50 PM 12/31/07 Mon) 

TimeDate(Secs) =  $50
TimeDate(Mins) =  $59
TimeDate(Hrs) =   $11 ' if modeFlag is set to Hr24, TimeDate(Hrs) = $00 to $23 otherwise $00 to $11 when Hr12 is set
TimeDate(Date) =  $31
TimeDate(Month) = $12
TimeDate(Day) =   $01
TimeDate(Year) =  $07
TimeDate(Ctrl) =  $00
ampmFlag = PM  ' if modeFlag is set to Hr12, ampmFlag is AM or PM
modeFlag = Hr12  ' set to either modeFlag = Hr12 or Hr24 

  

For Idx = 0 to MESSAGESIZE
 Message1(Idx) = " "
 Message2(Idx) = " "
NEXT 

  

tmpB1(2) = 0 ' Scroll Direction 

SetMode
SetTimeAndDate
'tmpB1(3)=0 


   

Main: 


DO
   'GetTimeAndDate
 'IF TimeDate(Secs) <> tmpB1(3) THEN
   

  WriteTimeToLED
  WriteDateToLED 

  

J = TimeDate(Hrs)
\ WATCH J, 8, uhex 

  

K = TimeDate(Mins)
\ WATCH K, 8, uhex 

  

X = TimeDate(Secs)
\ WATCH X, 8, uhex 

  

BREAK 


  
  'tmpB1(0) = 0
  'tmpB1(1) = 2
 
  
  tmpB1(0) = 0
  StringWriter
  tmpB1(0) = 1
  StringWriter 


    'ENDIF
   'tmpB1(3)=TimeDate(Secs) 

LOOP 


END 
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' -------------------------------------------------------------------------
  
  'INTERRUPT 1000    ' run every millisecond
  
' ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 

  'GOTO INT_HANDLER 
   
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