I believe the problem is, that when you separate the digits in the variable, the variable is not 9 but it is 19 or something simmilar, so it looks for number outside the lookup table. Slemi --- In AVR-Chat@yahoogroups.com, Moataz Hussein <husseinmoataz@...> wrote: > > > Thanks for the suggestions, > > I mentioned that sometims it is working fine; starting > at 99 and counting down at 1 sec intervals, updating > display correctly. This indicates that initialization > is ok, lookup table, addressing is ok! > > BUT SOMETIMES it gets this strange output on the seven > segment which is changing at 1 sec intervals. this > strange output is repeated every 10 sec, which appears > that the problem is in the reading data from lookup > table. > > If it starts giving correct output it continues this > way, also if it starts giving strange output it > continues. > > My question is: > 1- Why is it sometimes working ok and stable and > sometimes not? if it is getting correct output code > why sometimes it is corrupted? > > 2- If a reset is done at the reset pin will it do a > complete reset? because what happens is that when it > gives strange output a reset brings it back to the > first corrupted displyed output not the 99 as it > should be. > > I tried different chip and the same happened. > > Moataz > > > > > --- David VanHorn <microbrix@...> wrote: > > > Verify that when you load Z, it's actually pointing > > to twice the address of > > the table base, plus the proper offset? > > > > Verify that you are picking up the data after the > > LPM instruction and not > > erasing it accidentally. > > > > Check that you don't have an ISR that is killing the > > data. > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > > removed] > > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Sponsored Link > > Degrees online in as fast as 1 Yr - MBA, Bachelor's, Master's, Associate > Click now to apply http://yahoo.degrees.info >
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Re: strange display
2006-11-07 by gregorslemi
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