Member Avatar for BombAppetit

greetings

i'm really stuck now. i'm making a bootloader for my PIC and i can't really tell what is wrong with my simple line of codes.

counter = 1;
      for (counter = 1 ; counter <= linelength ; counter++)
      {  output_b(counter);
         GetAndBurn(counter);
         if (transmissionflag = 0) break; else;
         if (counter == 1)
            checksum = (blockaddress*2) + (linelength*2) + byte1 + byte2; //adding linelength and base address into the checksum
         else
            checksum = checksum + byte1 + byte2; //adding the rest of the bytes
      }
      //output_b(0x0F);
 
      transmittedchecksum = timed_receive();
   //   delay_ms(3000);
   //   putc('F');
//      output_b(0x10);
      if (transmissionflag == 0) break; else;
    //  output_b(0x30);
      checksum = checksum + transmittedchecksum; //adding the checksum byte
  //    output_b(checksum);
  //    delay_ms(3000);
      while(checksum >= 256) checksum = checksum - 256; //removing carry bit
  //    output_b(0xF0);
//      output_b(checksum);
//      delay_ms(3000);
      if (checksum == 0)
      {
       //  output_b(0x0F);
         putc(84); //successful transmission of one line, send a 'T' representing TRUE
     //    delay_ms(3000);
      }
      else
      {
         //output_b(0xF0);
         putc(70) ; //bad checksum - send an 'F', representing FALSE, to destroy the whole cycle

i managed to get the checksum to be true, but somehow the thing doesnt output a "T" through RS-232. all the things commented out are my way of checking which part of the cycle the thing is in. In my VB program, to verify the writing of that line, i first send the CheckSum value to the PIC,

transmittedchecksum = timed_receive();

and then my VB program wait for T or F from the PIC before deciding what to do. The checksum appears to be correct since i can get into the part where checksum = 0 and output_b(0x0F). i assume the entire loop and checksum cycle is OK I feel its the freakiin putc("T")*changed to putc(84) as i ran out of ideas* .. it keeps sending a "" to my VB.

my VB program also has a timed_receive kinda thing, and the loop breaks, indicating there is transmission, but then there is no character seen. if the program doesnt receive anything, a different message box would appear(something that says "Timed out").

can someone help? its getting really frustrating getting stuck at this level.

  • 2 Contributors
  • 1 Reply
  • 106 Views
  • 11 Hours Discussion Span
  • Latest Post Latest Post by Salem
Be a part of the DaniWeb community

We're a friendly, industry-focused community of developers, IT pros, digital marketers, and technology enthusiasts meeting, networking, learning, and sharing knowledge.