[PIC] Please describe the meaning =mask(digit)

[Asanka Lakmal Morawaka]

portd_array[3] = mask(digit);

Please describe the meaning =mask(digit);
here digit is unsigned integer and Portd_array[3] is an array
I got this from mikeoC code;

 

[milan.rajik]

Post the full code. It seems it is a 7 Segment display code.

 

[Asanka Lakmal Morawaka]

yes this is a 7 segment display, and it's originally written for PIC18F45k22 but I try to used with 18F4520, when I compile following error(please see the image) comes up.

#include "Display_Utils.h"

unsigned short shifter, portd_index;
unsigned int   digit, number;
unsigned short portd_array[4];

void interrupt() {
  LATA = 0;                             // Turn off all 7seg displays
  LATD = portd_array[portd_index];      // bring appropriate value to PORTD
  LATA = shifter;                       // turn on appropriate 7seg. display

  // move shifter to next digit
  shifter <<= 1;
  if (shifter > 8u)
    shifter = 1;

  // increment portd_index
  portd_index++ ;
  if (portd_index > 3u)
    portd_index = 0;             // turn on 1st, turn off 2nd 7seg.
  TMR0L  =   0;                  // reset TIMER0 value
  TMR0IF_bit = 0;                // Clear TMR0IF
}

void main() {
  ANSELA = 0;                    // Configure PORTA pins as digital
  ANSELD = 0;                    // Configure PORTD pins as digital

  TRISA = 0;                     // Configure PORTA as output
  TRISC = 0xFF;
  LATA  = 0;                     // Clear PORTA
  TRISD = 0;                     // Configure PORTD as output
  LATD  = 0;                     // Clear PORTD

  T0CON = 0xC4;                  // Set TMR0 in 8bit mode, assign prescaler to TMR0
  TMR0L = 0;                     // clear TMROL
  digit = 0;
  portd_index = 0;
  shifter = 1;

  number = 1234;                 // Initial number value
  GIE_bit = 1;
  TMR0IE_bit = 1;

  do {
    digit =PORTC ;             // extract thousands digit
    portd_array[3] = digit;        // and store it to PORTD array
    /*digit = (number / 100u) % 10u;       // extract hundreds digit
    portd_array[2] = mask(digit);        // and store it to PORTD array
    digit = (number / 10u) % 10u;        // extract tens digit
    portd_array[1] = mask(digit);        // and store it to PORTD array
    digit = number % 10u;                // extract ones digit
    portd_array[0] = mask(digit);        // and store it to PORTD array
      */
    Delay_ms(1000);                      // one second delay

    number++ ;                           // increment number
    if (number > 9999u)
      number = 0;

  } while(1);                            // endless loop
}

 

[andre_luis]

Please describe the meaning =mask(digit);

You certainly will find the full implementation of the mask function at the Utils.h library.

 

[milan.rajik]

The function definition and function prototype of mask() appears in some other file which is not included. Please zip and post the complete project files.

 

[milan.rajik]

I guess that your mask() function is like this

According to this if digit is 7 then case 7 is executed and that is the 7 Segment Mask value to display 7. That value is returned by the function and that is assigned to the & Segment Display Data port.

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unsigned short mask(unsigned short digit) {
     
    switch (digit) { 
 
        case 0 : return 0xC0; 
 
        case 1 : return 0xF9; 
 
        case 2 : return 0xA4; 
 
        case 3 : return 0xB0; 
 
        case 4 : return 0x99; 
 
        case 5 : return 0x92; 
 
        case 6 : return 0x82; 
 
        case 7 : return 0xF8; 
 
        case 8 : return 0x80; 
 
        case 9 : return 0x90; 
 
    }; 
}
 
 
PORTx = mask(digit);

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