DM164120-1 Microchip Technology, DM164120-1 Datasheet - Page 37

• Manufacturer Part Number: DM164120-1
• Description: BOARD DEMO PICKIT 2 LP COUNT
• Manufacturer: Microchip Technology
• Type: MCUr

Specifications of DM164120-1

• Contents: 3 Boards (1 Populated, 2 Bare)
• Processor To Be Evaluated: PIC16F690
• Silicon Manufacturer: Microchip
• Core Architecture: PIC
• Core Sub-architecture: PIC16
• Silicon Core Number: PIC16F
• Silicon Family Name: PIC16F6xxx
• Rohs Compliant: Yes
• Lead Free Status / RoHS Status: Lead free / RoHS Compliant
• For Use With/related Products: 28-pin PIC16C, 16F, 18C, 18F
• Lead Free Status / Rohs Status: Lead free / RoHS Compliant

© 2005 Microchip Technology Inc.
3.2.12
Lesson 8 introduced function calls. Lesson 12 shows how function calls and calculated
modification of the Program Counter may be used to implement a Look-up Table (see
Example 3-11).
It is sometimes useful to implement a table to convert from one value to another.
Expressed in a high-level language it might look like this:
That is for every value of x, it returns the corresponding y value.
Look-up tables are a fast way to convert an input to meaningful data because the
transfer function is pre-calculated and “looked up” rather than calculated on the fly.
PICmicro MCUs implement these by directly modifying the Program Counter. For
example, a function that converts hexadecimal numbers to the ASCII equivalent. We
can strip out the individual nibble and call the Look-up Table. The index advances the
program counter to the appropriate RETLW instruction to load Wreg with the constant
and returns to the calling program.
EXAMPLE 3-11:
Calling the Look-up Table works most of the time. However, if the table falls across a
256 byte page boundary, or if somehow the Look-up Table is called with an out of
bounds index value, it will jump to a location out of the table.
Good programming practices dictate a few additional instructions. First, since the table
is only sixteen entries, make sure a number no larger than 16 is passed in. The simplest
way to do this is to logically AND the contents of Wreg before modifying PCL: ANDLW
0x0F. More complex error recovery schemes may be appropriate, depending on the
application.
In addition, there are some nuances to be aware of should the table cross a 256 word
boundary. The Program Counter is 13 bits wide, but only the lower 8 bits are
represented in PCL (see Figure 3-12). The remaining 5 bits are stored in PCLATH.
However, an overflow of the lower 8 bits is not automatically carried over into PCLATH.
Instead, be sure to check for and handle that case in our code. See the PCL and
PCLATH Section in the PIC16F685/687/689/690 Data Sheet (DS41262) for more
details of how PCLATH is used.
FIGURE 3-12:
;Enter with index in Wreg
Look-upTable
y = function(x);
ADDWF
RETLW
RETLW
...
RETLW
Lesson 12: Look-up Table (ROM Array)
PC
PCL,f
'0'
'1'
'F'
12
LOOK-UP TABLE
PC LOADING AS DESTINATION OF INSTRUCTION
5
PCH
PCLATH<4:0>
;jump to
;index 0
;index 1
;index 15
PCLATH
8 7
LPC Demo Board Lessons
PCL
8
0
ALU Result
Instruction with
Destination
PCL as
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