How Is This Possible????

Navic · 2010-01-25 16:51

I have a BS2px hooked up to 3 sets of IR TX/RX's that work just fine. I'm transmitting data via a serial connection to another device, and after that data is sent the BS2px waits for a received byte. Everything seems to work just fine until two of my four conditionals repeat instantly every time for no apparent reason. Here is my code:

IRL VAR Byte
IRR VAR Byte
IRF VAR Byte
ard VAR Byte

DO
  GOSUB IR_Left
  GOSUB IR_Right
  GOSUB IR_Front
  IF IRL = 0 THEN
    DEBUG "Left", CR
    SEROUT 0, 396, [noparse][[/noparse]"2"]
    PAUSE 50
    SERIN 1, 396, [noparse][[/noparse]WAIT("@"), ard]
    DEBUG "Response from Left", CR
  ELSEIF IRR = 0 THEN
    DEBUG "Right", CR
    SEROUT 0, 396, [noparse][[/noparse]"3"]
    PAUSE 50
    SERIN 1, 396, [noparse][[/noparse]WAIT("@"), ard]
    DEBUG "Response from Right", CR
  ELSEIF IRF = 0 THEN
    DEBUG "Front", CR
    SEROUT 0, 396, [noparse][[/noparse]"4"]
    PAUSE 50
    SERIN 1, 396, [noparse][[/noparse]WAIT("@"), ard]
    DEBUG "Response from Front", CR
  ELSEIF (IRL = 0) AND (IRR = 0) THEN
    DEBUG "Both", CR
    SEROUT 0, 396, [noparse][[/noparse]"1"]
    PAUSE 50
    SERIN 1, 396, [noparse][[/noparse]WAIT("@"), ard]
    DEBUG "Response from Both", CR
  ENDIF
  IRF = 1
  IRL = 1
  IRR = 1
LOOP
END


IR_Left:
  FREQOUT 7,6,6385
  IRL = IN6
  RETURN


IR_Right:
  FREQOUT 5,6,6385
  IRR = IN4
  RETURN


IR_Front:
  FREQOUT 15,6,6385
  IRF = IN14
  RETURN

Here's what I get in my debug window when this is running and the 'front' condition is met:

Front
Front
Response from Front

This happens with the 'both' condition also:

Both
Both
Response from Both

But when 'left' or 'right' conditions are met, everything works as I envisioned:

Left
Response from Left

Right
Response from Right

I've tried reordering the IF statements, setting IRR, IRL, IRF to 1 before looping (as you can see), tried adding timeout to the SERIN to jump to a label that pauses for 5 seconds, pausing randomly during the code, changing the GOSUB orders, I just can't see why 'front' and 'both' repeat readings! Every time it should wait for a response, 'left' and 'right' work fine, what is going on here??

Thanks for your help, I'm not a master programmer but I think my code is correct.... this is driving me crazy!!

Spiral_72 · 2010-01-25 17:47

Hello.

For what it's worth: See if this works. It's your code written in a different way. I've never been a big fan of multiple else conditions. It seems they have never worked properly for me. Also, I can't understand why it ever run "Both" in the first place!? It should have read your Left condition and dropped out of the IF-ELSE block. Wierd..... anyways, that's why I put the "Both" test first.

IRL VAR Byte
IRR VAR Byte
IRF VAR Byte
ard VAR Byte

main:
GOSUB IR_Left
GOSUB IR_Right
GOSUB IR_Front

IF (IRL = 0) AND (IRR = 0) THEN
DEBUG "Both", CR
SEROUT 0, 396, [noparse][[/noparse]"1"]
PAUSE 50
SERIN 1, 396, [noparse][[/noparse]WAIT("@"), ard]
DEBUG "Response from Both", CR
goto main

IF IRL = 0 THEN
DEBUG "Left", CR
SEROUT 0, 396, [noparse][[/noparse]"2"]
PAUSE 50
SERIN 1, 396, [noparse][[/noparse]WAIT("@"), ard]
DEBUG "Response from Left", CR
goto main

IF IRR = 0 THEN
DEBUG "Right", CR
SEROUT 0, 396, [noparse][[/noparse]"3"]
PAUSE 50
SERIN 1, 396, [noparse][[/noparse]WAIT("@"), ard]
DEBUG "Response from Right", CR
goto main

IF IRF = 0 THEN
DEBUG "Front", CR
SEROUT 0, 396, [noparse][[/noparse]"4"]
PAUSE 50
SERIN 1, 396, [noparse][[/noparse]WAIT("@"), ard]
DEBUG "Response from Front", CR
goto main

IRF = 1
IRL = 1
IRR = 1
goto main
END

IR_Left:
FREQOUT 7,6,6385
IRL = IN6
RETURN

IR_Right:
FREQOUT 5,6,6385
IRR = IN4
RETURN

IR_Front:
FREQOUT 15,6,6385
IRF = IN14
RETURN

Navic · 2010-01-25 18:27

Although this looks like my first version, I did paste it in (added the ENDIFs) and gave it a shot - same thing. I originally did use an IF...ENDIF for each condition and changed to the ELSEIFs later. I was hoping it would work due to the manual looping with GOTO rather than the DO...LOOP but unfortunately it does still repeat 'front' and 'both'

Navic · 2010-01-25 18:42

Added a PAUSE 1000 to the beginning of main, before the GOSUB readings and something interesting happens: The left and right work fine but the both and front do not show the debug message reporting the receipt of the SERIN command as well as operating only once instead of twice!! The 1 second pause is completely inefficient for my project so that must go, but seeing the strangeness in slowing down the operation stumps me even more!

stamptrol · 2010-01-25 20:13

Haven't had a chance to go thru the logic step by step, but I'd get rid of the PAUSE 50 after the SEROUT.

SERIN takes some execution time to set up, so the extra time may be causing you to miss the WAIT character within a particular loop.

Cheers,

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Tom Sisk

http://www.siskconsult.com
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Navic · 2010-01-25 21:18

Same results.

allanlane5 · 2010-01-25 23:42

1. What is sending data to pin 1? If that pin is "open", it will recieve 'noise', which might give it a false 'hit'.

2. Have you connected a ground to the device sending to pin 1? If not, that signal may always look like 'noise'.

Navic · 2010-01-25 23:58

The pin is connected to an Arduino, all grounds are connected. It's just the 'both' and 'front' conditions that are repeating, the other two 'left' and 'right' work perfectly all the time.

Franklin · 2010-01-26 03:40

Try running it without the serout and serin code.

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allanlane5 · 2010-01-26 14:04

Does the Ardwino 'drive' the signal all the time? Or does it let it 'float' at times?

Oh, and in your original code, 'Both' would never be reached, but you already knew that.

Navic · 2010-01-26 21:03

Franklin - I commented out the serout and serin, front and both are still generated twice in a row while left and right work fine. allanlane - I don't know what driving and floating are, but it sounds like that has something to do with it because the Arduino takes longer to respond from the front and both data than the left and right... Could you please explain driving and floating? Thanks guys!!!

Franklin · 2010-01-26 21:58

Could you use the POST REPLY button and the attachment manager to attach the actual program you are loading into the stamp? That way we could run it and see what we get. Leave the serin/serout commands commented out. Thanks.

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- Stephen

Navic · 2010-01-26 22:07

Here's the attached program.

Post Edited (Navic) : 1/26/2010 11:07:06 PM GMT

Franklin · 2010-01-27 03:37

·This is what I get if I remove the serial commands. Don't see repeats

Both
Serial going Out for Both
Response from Both
Front
Serial going Out for Front
Response from Front
Left
Serial going Out for Left
Response from Left
Right
Serial going Out for Right
Response from Right
Both
Serial going Out for Both
Response from Both
Front
Serial going Out for Front
Response from Front
Left
Serial going Out for Left
Response from Left

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