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Predefined Globals and Constants
To facilitate PIC programming, mikroC implements a number of predefined glob-
als and constants.
All PIC SFR registers are implicitly declared as global variables of
volatile
unsigned short
. These identifiers have external linkage, and are visible in the
entire project. When creating a project, mikroC will include an appropriate .def
file, containing declarations of available SFR and constants (such as
T0IE
,
INTF
,
etc). Identifiers are all in uppercase, identical to nomenclature in Microchip
datasheets. For the complete set of predefined globals and constants, look for
“Defs” in your mikroC installation folder, or probe the Code Assistant for specific
letters (Ctrl+Space in Editor).
Device Clock Constants
There are two built-in constants related to device clock:
___FOSC
and
___FCY
.
Constant
___FOSC
equals the frequency that is provided by an external oscillator,
while
___FCY
is the operating frequency of PIC. Both constants can be used any-
where in the code, and are automatically updated as you change target PIC in your
project. Source files that use these constants are recompiled any time the clock is
changed in IDE.
Accessing Individual Bits
mikroC allows you to access individual bits of 8-bit variables, types
char
and
unsigned short
. Simply use the direct member selector (
.
) with a variable,
followed by one of identifiers
F0
,
F1
, … ,
F7
. For example:
// If RB0 is set, set RC0:
if (PORTB.F0) PORTC.F0 = 1;
There is no need for any special declarations; this kind of selective access is an
intrinsic feature of mikroC and can be used anywhere in the code. Identifiers
F0
–
F7
are not case sensitive and have a specific namespace.
Provided you are familiar with the particular chip, you can access bits by their
name:
INTCON.TMR0F = 0; // Clear TMR0F
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