how to send an (int) on 8-bit port in 8051?qk help pls

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how to send data on port0 in c

hi

that is my first microcontroller project so i am a newbie.

i am using 8051 , c language , keil as a compiler

i am now in the designing and programing step , and i want to send data from 8051 to another using port 0 (8-bit) and also to send data to lcd 16x2 ,

the problem that one of the data i want to send is (int)
and as reviewed c books i found that (int) data type takes 16-bit , so i don't know what
will happen if i send an int on port 0, or how the 8051 will act in that case.

for ex

int x;
P0=x;

waiting for ur opinions........

 

[CMOS]

If you use
int x;
P0 = x;

P0 will output only lower 8-bits of x (truncated / typecasted).

to output 16-bits, you have to use one more pin which indicates what you are sending on P0. While sending lower 8-bits, keep this pin low and while sending higher 8-bits keep this pin high. Your code should be something like this

int x;
P1^0 = 0; // Transmitting lower 8-bits
P0 = (unsigned char)x;
P1^0 = 1; // Transmitting upper 8-bits
P0 = (unsigned char)(x >> 8 );

For LCD, convert int to ASCII string (sprintf is the easiest function for this) and send ASCII characters one by one to LCD.

 

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thx CMOS

ur help was very valuable,

but what is the library of the fn (sprintf) ? and i also want to know the whole expression of it .

i have another question but with the wiring this time,

when i connect a pin to ground, do i have to put a resistor and a capacitor in series?
i remember that i heard something like that but i don't remember the details .

 

[CMOS]

This is how you use sprintf.

#include <stdio.h>

void print_integer (int x)
{
	char strAscii[10]={0};

	sprintf (strAscii,"%d", x);
	puts (strAscii);
	// Print string on LCD
	// lcd_puts(strAscii); // This is your custom LCD function which accepts pointer to char array
}

You need not use capacitor / resistor when grounding a digital input pin.

 

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thx again CMOS.