[PIC] I2C 16F877A To External EEPROM Difficulties - 24xx32

[Frank01]

With all the great information on this web site and others, and the plethora of tutorials and application notes, I thought that sending data from a PIC 16F877A to an external EEPROM using I2C protocol would be a piece of cake. I was wrong!!

I have researched I2C on this site and others, and have downloaded a fair amount of information (AN735 Using the PICmicro MSSP Module for Master I2C Communications, I2C Master Mode Overview and Use of the PICmicro MSSP I2C Interface with a 24xx01x EEPROM - Tutorial, AN974 Interfacing I2C Serial EEPROMs to PICmicro Microcontrollers,
24C32 32K 5.0V I2C Smart Serial EEPROM Data Sheet, AN578 Use of the SSP Module in the I2C Multi-Master Environment, PICmicro Mid-Range MCU Family Reference Manual - DS33023A - Section 17. Master Synchronous Serial Port (MSSP), AN976 Using the MSSP Module to Interface I2C Serial EEPROMs with PIC16 Devices), so I am not trying to get someone to write the code for me. I finally decided to show the code to folks who actually know what they are doing.

I don't know if the Oshon PIC Simulator IDE package is at fault, or it is in the program. Based on the many postings on I2C problems, I suspect it is my program. I don't even see PIR1,SSPIF being set at any point. To make the program simpler, I reduced it to trying to transmit a single data byte.

Thanks in advance for taking a look at it and I'd appreciate any help.

;INITIALLY WRITTEN 2014 03 20
;LAST UPDATE 2014 03 22
;USING OSHON PIC SIMULATOR IDE VERSION 6.98
;4 MHZ CRYSTAL
;16F877A PIC MICROCONTROLLER
;100 KBS SPEED
;EXTERNAL EEPROM - 24C32
;PROGRAM IS LIMITED TO SENDING A SINGLE BYTE TO THE EXTERNAL EEPROM AND MAKING SURE ALL THE CONTROL CODES ARE GOOD
;AND THAT START/STOP/ACK/NACK ETC ARE WORKING
;SIMULATOR TESTING HAS BEEN PERFORMED AND DOES NOT WORK, ACTUAL HARDWARE HAS NOT BEEN BUILT
;CONFIGURATION, SPEED, AND MICROCONTROLLER CHOICE USED THE PIC SIMULATOR IDE OPTIONS COMMAND
;THE PIC SIMULATOR IDE ASSEMBLER STRIPPED OUT THE INCLUDE STATEMENT AND THE CONFIGURATION STATEMENT

;========================================================================================================================
	LC01CTRLIN	EQU	0xA0	; CONTROL BYTE SENT TO 24C32 WHEN INPUTTING DATA TO THE 24C32 - 1010 0000 - LAST BIT SETS I2C TO WRITE
	LCO1ADDRH	EQU	0x00	; HIGH ORDER ADDRESS BYTE TO BE SENT TO 24C32 EEPROM
	LC01ADDRL	EQU	0x12   	; LOW ORDER ADDRESS BYTE TO BE SENT TO 24C32 EEPROM
	LC01DATA	EQU	0x34   	; DATA BYTE TO BE SENT TO 24C32 EEPROM
	OUTERCOUNT	EQU	0x021	; ADDRESS OF LOOP OUTER COUNT
	INNERCOUNT	EQU	0x020	; ADDRESS OF LOOP INNER COUNT

;
	#INCLUDE	<P16f877A.INC>

	ORG 0x0				; START OF PROGRAM

; *** SETUP I/O ***

START

	BANKSEL	PORTB			; BANK 0
	CLRF    PORTB			; PORTB CLEARED
	CLRF	PORTC			; PORTC CLEARED
	BCF	PIR1,SSPIF		; CLEAR SSP INTERRUPT FLAG
	BCF	PIR2,BCLIF		; CLEAR BUS COLLISION INTERRUPT FLAG
	
	BANKSEL TRISC			; BANK 1
	MOVLW   0x18			; LOAD ACCUMULATOR WITH 0xFF
	MOVWF   TRISC			; PINS 3 & 4 ARE INPUTS ON PORTC - 0001 1000 - ALL OTHERS ARE OUTPUTS
	CLRF    TRISB			; ALL PORTB PINS SET TO OUTPUT - 0000 0000


; CONFIGURE THE MSSP IN I2C MASTER MODE
	BANKSEL SSPCON			; BANK 0
	BSF	SSPCON,SSPEN		; ENABLE SERIAL PORT, CONFIGURE SDA & SCL AS SERIAL PORT PINS
	BSF	SSPCON,SSPM3		; CONFIGURES MSSP IN I2C MASTER MODE

	BANKSEL	SSPADD			; BANK 1
	MOVLW   0x09			; LOAD ACCUMULATOR WITH 0x09
	MOVWF   SSPADD			; SSPADD MUST EQUAL 9 TO SET SPEED TO 100 KBS WITH A 4000 KHZ OSC
	BSF	SSPSTAT,SMP		; SLEW RATE DISABLED, SETS 100 KBS SPEED
	BCF	SSPSTAT,CKE		; INPUT LEVELS CONFIGURED FOR I2C OPERATION

	BSF	SSPCON2,SEN		; GENERATE START
	CALL	WAITMSSP		; WAIT FOR ACK
	
	MOVLW	LC01CTRLIN		; CONTROL BYTE TO BE SENT TO SSBUF - 1010 0000 - 1010 IS THE CONTROL CODE FOR THE 24C32 EEPROM
					; THE FIRST THREE ZEROS IN THE SECOND NIBBLE ARE THE ADDRESS OF THE 24C32 EEPROM
					; THE FOURTH & FINAL ZERO INDICATES WRITE
	CALL	SEND_I2C_BYTE		; SEND THE ACCUMULATOR VALUE TO SSBUF
	CALL	WAITMSSP		; WAIT FOR ACK
	BTFSC   SSPCON2,ACKSTAT		; TEST ACK STATUS BIT - IF CLEAR, SKIP THIS INSTRUCTION
	CALL    I2CFAIL			; ACK STATUS BIT WAS SET, ACK FAILED. IF ACK SUCCESSFUL, SKIP THIS LINE

	MOVLW	LCO1ADDRH		; HIGH ORDER BYTE WHERE DATA WILL BE STORED IN 24C32 EEPROM
	CALL	SEND_I2C_BYTE		; SEND THE ACCUMULATOR VALUE TO SSBUF
	CALL	WAITMSSP		; WAIT FOR ACK
	
	BANKSEL	SSPCON2
	BTFSC   SSPCON2,ACKSTAT		; TEST ACK STATUS BIT - IF CLEAR, SKIP THIS INSTRUCTION
	CALL    I2CFAIL			; FAILED

	MOVLW	LC01ADDRL		; LOW ORDER BYTE WHERE DATA WILL BE STORED IN 24C32 EEPROM
	CALL	SEND_I2C_BYTE		; SEND THE ACCUMULATOR VALUE TO SSBUF
	CALL	WAITMSSP		; WAIT FOR ACK
	
	BANKSEL	SSPCON2
	BTFSC   SSPCON2,ACKSTAT		; TEST ACK STATUS BIT - IF CLEAR, SKIP THIS INSTRUCTION
	CALL    I2CFAIL			; FAILED

	MOVLW	LC01DATA		; LOAD DATA BYTE INTO ACCUMULATOR
	CALL	SEND_I2C_BYTE		; SEND THE ACCUMULATOR VALUE TO SSBUF
	CALL	WAITMSSP		; WAIT UNTIL THE SSPIF BIT IS SET INDICATING RECEIPT OF AN "ACK"
	
	BANKSEL	SSPCON2
	BTFSC   SSPCON2,ACKSTAT		; TEST ACK STATUS BIT - IF CLEAR, SKIP THIS INSTRUCTION
	CALL    I2CFAIL			; FAILED
	BSF	SSPCON2,PEN		; SEND STOP

END

;========================================================================================================================

;HOLD LOOP
HOLD	CALL	HOLD			; LOOP

SEND_I2C_BYTE

	BANKSEL	SSPBUF			; BANK 0
	MOVWF	SSPBUF			; MOVE ACCUMULATOR VALUE TO SSBUF
	RETLW	0			; RETURN
	
I2CFAIL
	BANKSEL	SSPCON2
	BSF	SSPCON2,PEN		; SEND STOP
	CALL	WAITMSSP		; WAIT FOR ACK
	CALL	HOLD			; LOOP
	
;DELAY LOOP

WAITMSSP

	BANKSEL	PORTC
        MOVLW	0x02
        MOVWF	OUTERCOUNT
HERE2   MOVLW	0xFF
        MOVWF	INNERCOUNT
HERE    DECFSZ	INNERCOUNT,F
        CALL	HERE
        DECFSZ	OUTERCOUNT,F
        CALL	HERE2
        RETLW	0

 

[milan.rajik]

http://ww1.microchip.com/downloads/en/DeviceDoc/i2c.pdf

Here is a I2C code but not for eepeom.

http://www.8051projects.net/i2c-twi-tutorial/pic-i2c-code-example.php

There is I2C example code at saeedsolutions but I can't provide its link as I got a warning that I am promoting that website. I have no interest in promoting any website or product. I just used to guide beginners to that website which has a lot of keil C 8051 and Hi-Teck C PIC projects.

Some more links to check

http://www.piclist.com/techref/microchip/i2c-eeprom.htm

http://www.gedanken.org.uk/electronics/amb-pic-code/#H_1_5

https://www.edaboard.com/threads/258354/





Edit: Link for working project. http://saeedsolutions.blogspot.in/2012/12/interfacing-of-pic16f877-with-i2c-based.html