Arizona Picdem 17 - Manual (Page 50)

PICDEM™ 17 Demonstration Board User’s Guide
DS39024B-page 44  2001 Microchip Technology Inc.
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// The data bits must be either a 8-bit port or the upper or
// lower 4-bits of a port. These pins are made into inputs
#ifdef BIT8 // 8-bit mode, use
whole port
DATA_PORT = 0;
TRIS_DATA_PORT = 0xff;
#else // 4-bit mode
#ifdef UPPER // Upper 4-bits of
the port
DATA_PORT &= 0x0f;
TRIS_DATA_PORT |= 0xf0;
#else // Lower 4-bits of
the port
DATA_PORT &= 0xf0;
TRIS_DATA_PORT |= 0x0f;
#endif
#endif
TRIS_RW = 0; // All control sig-
nals made outputs
TRIS_RS = 0;
TRIS_E = 0;
RW_PIN = 0; // R/W pin made low
RS_PIN = 0; // Register select
pin made low
E_PIN = 0; // Clock pin made low
// Delay for 15ms to allow for LCD Power on reset
DelayPORXLCD();
// Setup interface to LCD
#ifdef BIT8 // 8-bit mode inter-
face
TRIS_DATA_PORT = 0; // Data port output
DATA_PORT = 0b00110000; // Function set
cmd(8-bit interface)
#else // 4-bit mode inter-
face
#ifdef UPPER // Upper nibble
interface
TRIS_DATA_PORT &= 0x0f;
DATA_PORT &= 0x0f;
DATA_PORT |= 0b00110000; // Function set
cmd(4-bit interface)
#else // Lower nibble
interface
TRIS_DATA_PORT &= 0xf0;
DATA_PORT &= 0xf0;
DATA_PORT |= 0b00000011; // Function set
cmd(4-bit interface)
#endif
#endif
E_PIN = 1; // Clock the cmd in
DelayFor18TCY();
E_PIN = 0;
// Delay for at least 4.1ms
DelayXLCD();