Microlab File 1 – by Joseph Massoud

OUR FIRST PROGRAM ON MPLAB

A- Preparing

1- Install MPLAB 8.9x ( it will show the icon on Desktop)

2- Create a folder in drive C on your computer and name it “microlab”

3- Open MPLAB by double clicking on the icon on the desktop

4- Press “configure” / “select device”

Then choose “PIC16877A” from the list / “OK”

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B- Creating a new file

5- Press “File” / “new”:

An untitled new window will open

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6- Save as name.asm:
 Press “Save as” and go to microlab folder;
 Write: lab1.asm in the file name (the extension .asm is obligatory).
 Press “save”

It will drive you back to the main page.

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7- You can maximize the window of lab1

So you can get the full screen

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C- Editing the program ( in this example we will copy paste)

8- Lab1 is a simple addition : it adds 4 + 5 and store the result in memory
location H’25’ (= 0x25) which is an address of the RAM of the PIC.

WE OPEN THE FILE LAB1

COPY THE FULL PROGRAM

AND PASTE IT ON MPLAB PROGRAM PAGE

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We should get the following screen (program in colored sections);

The green parts are comments (for us to read) and are not used by the compiler.

9- Save the program ( using “file”/ “save”)

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D- Compiling ( Build)

10- Build the program (compiling) using : “project”/ “Quickbuild”

11- You should get “Build succeeded”.

So you close the window.

And you return to the main page

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E- Changing the size of instructions

12- You can at anytime change the size of the instructions (for a clearer vision); the
size comes 8 by default; We recommend to make it 12 using : “edit”/”properties

Then “text”/”select font” /”size” / “ok”

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F- Additional processes:

13- Correcting syntax errors during building

 Let us assume we have some syntax (typing) errors in our program. This will
result in build failed instead of build succeeded.

 We will assume the following errors in our program ( create these errors on
your code)

Error1:
BSF STATUS, RPO instead of BSF STATUS, RP0 (using letter O instead
digit 0 )

Error 2:
MOVWF PORT D instead of MOVWF PORTD (using a space between
PORT and D)

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 We make the “Quickbuild” and we obtain :

 After we press on the first error line the system goes to main page and points to
the line of error:

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 We correct the first error (replacing RPO by RP0) , press “Quickbuild” again, and
we obtain:

 We repeat the same process for the next error (double clicking the second line of
error) :

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 It will take us to the main program pointing to the line of error

 We correct the error (PORTD as one word) and press “Quickbuild” again.

 We should have build succeeded :

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14- Closing and Reopening files

 To close MPLAB we press the red X on the top right. (Note: if we are asked to
save we choose yes).

 Reopen Mplab using the icon on desktop

 “File” / “open”

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 We select lab1 ( or lab1.asm if it appears ) and press open

 We have our file again

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G- Important theoretical notes and supporting appendix

15- Pin diagram of PIC16F877A:

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16- Memory map of PIC16F877A:

 The figure below represents memory organization of the PIC (register file map)

Datasheet page 15

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17- Status register:

 To move to Bank1 we put 1 in bit RP0 (bit5) in register Status ; To move to

Bank0 we put 0 in RP0 ; that is why we started the configuration of the program
by BSF status,RP0 (bank1) than we finished configuration by BCF status,RP0
(Bank0)

Datasheet page 19

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18- List of Instructions :

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19- Description of the instructions :

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H – Assignment 1 : ( USE CAPITAL LETTER ALL THE TIME )

20- Basic arithmetic operations:

a) Read and analyze very carefully the previous program

b) * Create a new black file and save it as lab11.asm ;

* Rewrite yourself the same program of lab1 (without

necessarily comment in green);
Be sure that INCLUDE "P16F877A.INC"
and ORG 0x00 are correctly typed.

* Make the quick build and correct yourself If any errors

c) Create a new file : lab12.asm and Write a program which

makes: 7+ 4 + 8 and save results on PORTD and in memory
location H’26’ ( instead of address H’25’).Quickbuild and
correct errors if any.

d) Create a new file lab13.asm and write a program which

makes: 9-2 and save results on PORTD and in memory location
H’27’. Quickbuild and correct errors if any.

Hint: in question (d )we use instruction SUBLW which executes L - W ( not W- L).
So this instruction handles numbers oppositely; Therefore we should load first the
number 2 to W and then write sublw with 9, in order to have 9-2

e) Create a new file : lab14.asm and Write a program which makes:

C-8+7 and save results on PORTD and in memory location H’28’
( instead of address H’25’).Quickbuild and correct errors if any.

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