tell me what I am doing wrong.

TC

I am using a MAX7219. I am trying to place a·decimal point with digit number 2. But instead, the display drops brightness, and locks digit 2. What am I missing.

sensor    CON 0
DATA_n    CON 1
CLK       CON 2
Load      CON 3
decode    CON 9
brite     CON 10
scan      CON 11
switch    CON 12
test      CON 15
max_dat   VAR Word
index     VAR Nib
temp      VAR Nib
nonZ      VAR Bit
dispVal   VAR Word
odd       VAR index.BIT0
DP        VAR index.BIT3
 
OUTS = 0
DIRS = $000E
 
  FOR index = 0 TO 7
  LOOKUP index,[noparse][[/noparse]scan,2,brite,15,decode,$7,switch,1],max_dat
  SHIFTOUT DATA_n,CLK,MSBFIRST,[noparse][[/noparse]max_dat]
  IF odd = 0 THEN noLoad
  PULSOUT Load,1

NoLoad:
  NEXT
 
Loop:
  GOSUB MaxDisplay
  COUNT sensor,2930,dispVal
  GOTO LOOP
 
MaxDisplay:
  nonZ = 0
  FOR index = 3 TO 1
  GOSUB ADD_DP
  SHIFTOUT DATA_n,CLK,MSBFIRST,[noparse][[/noparse]index]
  temp = dispVal DIG (index-1)
  IF temp = 0 THEN skip1
  nonZ = 1

skip1:
  IF nonZ = 1 OR temp <> 0 OR index <= 2 THEN skip2
  temp = 15

skip2:
  SHIFTOUT DATA_n,CLK,MSBFIRST,[noparse][[/noparse]temp]
  PULSOUT Load,5
  NEXT
  RETURN

ADD_DP:
  IF index = 2 THEN ADD_DP1
  RETURN

ADD_DP1:
  DP = 1
  RETURN

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TC

Please give a link to the dislplay that you are using

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PJAllen

http://pdfserv.maxim-ic.com/arpdf/MAX7219-MAX7221.pdf

TC

Thanks PJ for posting the link before I could. also, here is the appkit that I copied from.

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TC

What LED Display are you using can post a link to it

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TC

sam_sam_sam said...

TC

What LED Display are you using can post a link to it

It is a three digit 7-segment display drivin by a MAX7219, PJ already posted the link for the MAX7219. It is just a LED controler/driver.

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Chris Savage

TC,

The code for the Binary / Digital Clock uses the decimal points for the colons in the display. You should be able to see how I turn them on/off by simply setting a bit in the data sent out to the MAX7219. I hope this helps. Take care.

http://forums.parallax.com/showthread.php?p=552892

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Parallax Engineering