On Mon, April 2, 2012 4:34 pm, eMyListsDDg wrote:
> new to using hi-tech c and would like to know which is preferred way to
> define a pin for use.
>
> one can use TRIS, PORT or LAT bits to define a pin to put a LED on, yes?
>
> does one use one of the above or is it as simple as this?
>
>    #define LED1 RA0
>
>
> i'm a bit unsure which of the SFRs such as listed above that one would
> use. i'm using 16f88

On a PIC16F88, I would use:

#define LED1 PORTAbits.RA0

TRIS defines the direction (TRIState), PORT is the I/O, LAT defines an
output LATch (but isn't on the PIC16F88- it was introduced on later PICs,
like the PIC18Fxxxx and the PIC24, dsPICs, etc).

Matt Bennett
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