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Chapter 3D PIC18 Assembly Programming Part D

This document discusses using lookup tables in PIC18 microcontrollers. It describes two methods for implementing lookup tables: 1) computed goto, which uses offsets to access table items in program memory, and 2) table read operations, which define data in program ROM and use instructions like tblrd to read values from the table into a register. It provides an example of using tblrd to retrieve elements from an array in program memory based on an index value. Lookup tables can be used to efficiently map input values to output values, such as mapping numbers to their corresponding 7-segment LED display patterns.

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Chapter 3D PIC18 Assembly Programming Part D

This document discusses using lookup tables in PIC18 microcontrollers. It describes two methods for implementing lookup tables: 1) computed goto, which uses offsets to access table items in program memory, and 2) table read operations, which define data in program ROM and use instructions like tblrd to read values from the table into a register. It provides an example of using tblrd to retrieve elements from an array in program memory based on an index value. Lookup tables can be used to efficiently map input values to output values, such as mapping numbers to their corresponding 7-segment LED display patterns.

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3.

6 Lookup Table

Why Lookup Table?


Suppose you want to compute the value of
the function f at x. You can implement a
subroutine to do it. But it takes time.
You could also put all the answers in an
array or lookup table and retrieve the
suitable answer as needed. This is much
more efficient.
There are two methods of implementing
lookup table in PIC18:
Computed goto
Using table read operations

Computed Goto
Add an offset to PCL to access the
appropriate item in the table
retlw will load the desired item to WREG
e.g., Implement a look-up table in
program memory, and write a program to
find y where y(x) = x2+5, and x is between
0 and 4.

Computed Goto
e.g., f:

PC+0
PC+2
PC+4
PC+6
PC+8

movf x, W, A
addwf WREG, W
addwf PCL, F
retlw d5;
retlw d6;
retlw d9;
retlw d14;
retlw d21;

f(0)
f(1)
f(2)
f(3)
f(4)
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Using Table Read Operations


We can use program memory to store
fixed data.
Use the db (define byte) directive to
define fixed data in program ROM.
Example:
org 0x000500
array db 0x00, 0x01, 0x02, 0x03
ROM: [000500] = 0x00, [000501] = 0x01
[000502] = 0x02, [000503] = 0x03 5

Reading Data Using TBLPTR and TABLAT


To access data in a location in ROM, we
need a register specifying which
location we want to access TBLPTR
TBLPTR must have 21 bits to address
the whole range of ROM.
TBLPTR is divided into three 8-bit parts:
TBLPTRL (low), TBLPTRH (high),
TBLPTRU (upper).
We need a register to store the data
fetched by a table read operation
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TABLAT

Table Read Operations


tblrd*
After read, TBLPTR stays the same

tblrd*+
Reads then increments TBLPTR

tblrd* Reads then decrements TBLPTR

tblrd+*
Increments TBLPTR then reads
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Steps for Table Read from ROM


1. Write an array to program ROM by
using the db directive.
2. Specify the table pointer (TBLPTR)
from which data is read.
3. Perform a tblrd instruction.
4. The data read is stored in the table
latch (TABLAT).

Example
Retrieve the element in position PAT_NUM of array:
1.In the .asm file, declare array:
org 0x500
array db 0x00, 0x01, 0x02, 0x03
2.Put address of array into TBLPTR:
movlw upper array
movwf TBLPTRU
movlw high array
movwf TBLPTRH
movlw low array
movwf TBLPTRL
Add TBLPTR with PAT_NUM
Perform a tblrd instruction.
Read the result from TABLAT.

Demonstration

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Example
PAT_NUM equ 0x00
COUNT equ 0x01
ORG 0x000000
movlw 0x02; Put 02 into PAT_NUM
movwf
PAT_NUM, A
movlw
upper array
movwf
TBLPTRU
movlw
high array
movwf
TBLPTRH
movlw
low array
movwf
TBLPTRL
movf
PAT_NUM, W
addlw
0x01
movwf
COUNT, A
Loop:
tblrd*+
decf
COUNT, F, A
bnz Loop
movf
TABLAT, W
;Result in WREG
bra $
array db 0x10, 0x11, 0x12, 0x13
end

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Applications: Mapping number to digit


pattern to be displayed in LED
Use lookup table to implement a subroutine
with the following input/output:

Input: A number N ranging from 0 to 9 stored in


WREG.
Output: The 7-segment LED digit pattern
corresponding to the input number.
Image courtesy of S.
Katzen, The essential
PIC18 Microcontroller,
Springer

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You should be able to .....


Use retlw and tblrd to build a lookup
table.
Read contents from a lookup table.

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