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EXPERIMENT #10: A DIGITAL CLOCK

page 67 of the Stampworks manual Version 2.1

I wanted a stopwatch rather than a clock and I made a few changes to the code

my 4 digit display is a common anode and I changed (reversed) the code where I though that was required

I made some other changes
e.g.
'secs = secs + 1 // 3600 ' update current time
secs = secs + 1 // 6000 ' update current time changes to this line allows the clock to count to 99.99

the code works quite well but strangely segment 'c' does not illuminate for the numbers "0","1","7" on any of the 4 digits but it does illuminate for the numbers "3","4","5","6","8" and "9"
also segment 'g' does not illuminate for the number "2" on any of the 4 digits but it does illuminate for all of the other relevant numbers

any advice would be gratefully accepted
I attach the full code
' {$STAMP BS2}
' {$PBASIC 2.5}

' -----[ Program Description ]---------------------------------------------
'
' This program takes an external 1 Hz signal from a pulse generator 555 and
' synthesizes a simple clock/timer. This code will run, unmodified, on any
' BS2-family module.

' -----[ I/O Definitions ]-------------------------------------------------

Segs VAR OUTL ' Segments on P0 - P7
Digs VAR OUTC ' Digit control pins
DP PIN 7
Tic PIN 15 ' 1 Hz input

' -----[ Constants ]-------------------------------------------------------

Blank CON %11111111 ' all segments off

IsHigh CON 0
IsLow CON 1

' -----[ Variables ]-------------------------------------------------------

nTic VAR Bit ' new tic input
oTic VAR Bit ' old tic value
xTic VAR Bit ' change (1 when 0 -> 1)
secs VAR Word ' seconds
time VAR Word ' formatted time
theDig VAR Nib ' current display digit

' -----[ EEPROM Data ]-----------------------------------------------------
            ' .GFEDCBA
            ' --------
Digit0 DATA %11000000 ' digit patterns
Digit1 DATA %11111001
Digit2 DATA %10100100
Digit3 DATA %10110000
Digit4 DATA %10011001
Digit5 DATA %10010010
Digit6 DATA %10000010
Digit7 DATA %11111000
Digit8 DATA %10000000
Digit9 DATA %10011000

DigSel  DATA %0001 ' digit 0 active
        DATA %0010 ' digit 1 active
        DATA %0100 ' digit 2 active
        DATA %1000 ' digit 3 active

' -----[ Initialization ]--------------------------------------------------

Reset:

Digs = %0000 ' all off
DIRS = $0FFF ' make segs & digs outputs

' -----[ Program Code ]----------------------------------------------------

Main:
 DO WHILE (Tic = IsHigh) ' wait during high cycle
 GOSUB Show_Clock
 LOOP

 DO WHILE (Tic = IsLow) ' wait during low cycle
 GOSUB Show_Clock
 LOOP

 secs = secs + 1 // 6000 ' update current time    changes to this line allows the clock to count to 99.99

 GOTO Main

' -----[ Subroutines ]-----------------------------------------------------

Show_Clock:
 time = (secs / 60) * 100 ' get mins, move to 100s
 time = time + (secs // 60) ' add seconds in 1s/10s
 Segs = Blank ' clear display   this line stops strobing
 READ (DigSel + theDig), Digs ' select digit
 READ (Digit0 + (time DIG theDig)), Segs ' move digit pattern to segs




 theDig = theDig + 1 // 4 ' update digit pointer

 IF theDig = 3 THEN LOW DP         'illuminates the DP situated between digits 1 and 2 (stampworks notation)


 RETURN


Comments

  • kwinnkwinn Posts: 8,697
    Looks like you may have the wiring for segments C and G reversed. Segment G is the center one of the 3 parallel ones. Swapping the wires should fix them.
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