examlpes not working

[lelio]

Hi all,I'm new to the microcontroller world, but quite skilled in c programming. I tried the example code for led blinking on 16f876:

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void main() {
  PORTA = 0;                  // Initialize PORTA
  TRISA = 0;                  // Configure PORTA as output


  while(1) {
    PORTA =  ~PORTA;          // toggle PORTA
    Delay_ms(1000);           // one second delay
  }
}

But no effect. They always turn on after a second from the beginning of program and they remain on without blinking. Can you help me? Thank you.

[drdoug]

Consult the datasheet (section 3.1) but I think you need to add:

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ADCON1 = 0x06

to make all the pins digital.

On other models you may also need to turn off the comparators to get proper operation.

The datasheet is your new best friend in microcontroller world.

Hope it helps.

[lelio]

Thanks for the answer. 16f876 hasn't comparator registers so I can't turn them off like in 16f877A, but i tried to turn off A/D converters on portA with no result. It could help pheraps that i'm testing my programs in "Pic Simulator IDE" and not on a real circuit.

[Mike Brearley]

I have compiled your code with MikroC and simulated it with the MikroC simulation and it works fine. How are you simulating your code?

[thenoble66]

Check these in configuration of the project:

• WDT OFF (important)
  Oscillator as needed (HS, XT, ...)
  PWRT ON (not quite necessary)

[lelio]

Nothing to do... I had fuses set like you said by default following the mikroc pdf guide,but still doesn't work. I use PIC Simulator IDE. And also when i start debugger the mikroc automatically opens another example called "led blinking" and debugs it and not my active project. I don't know what else to do...

[thenoble66]

Save your work in a safe place.
Close current project, whatever it is: Project -> Close project
Start a new project, set configuration bits properly, controller, frequency as well, copy your safely put code into the code window and recompile.