Re: [oopic] Re: Events on C.1.1 & C.1.1+ Firmware - WORK AROUND!!

Since you have to manually "sniff" out the address anyway, this sounds
like a good workaround that doesn't require the use of oRAM that takes
up space.

DLC

tinslwc wrote:
> Working on this issue further, I have found that you can remove the
> first two lines (setting the oEvent object class). That part is
> fine. I have also found that using a hex editor, you can manually
> insert the address into the oopic executable file (hex compiled file)
> and eliminate the oRAM object entirely. After finding the address of
> the subroutine, calculate the hex notation for the address, open the
> source code in the V6 compiler, open the .oex file in a hex editor,
> find the initial object declaration (won't be easy) and insert the
> address here (low byte first), go back to the oopic program and click
> the green arrow to send to oopic. Make sure you do not change any
> code as it will recompile and you will lose any changes that you
> made. I would recommend using the ram object over this but if you
> need to do it, it will work.
>
> --- In oopic@yahoogroups.com, "tinslwc" <tinslwc@...> wrote:
>
>> Hello all,
>> I have been working on the RAM workaround that was previously
>> mentioned and have been able to make the oEvent object work
>>
> correctly
>
>> in my program. I thought that I would share this with you. You
>>
> have
>
>> to be able to look at the compiled code in order to make them
>>
> work.
>
>> The problem is that when the oEvent object is declared, the
>>
> compiler
>
>> does not fill in the pointer for the code address. In order to
>>
> make
>
>> them work, you have to go back and fill in what the compiler left
>> out. After you write your program how you would normally, declare
>>
> an
>
>> oRAM object and you first several lines in the Main subroutine will
>> be used to setup the event pointer. Here is an example:
>>
>> ---
>>
>> Dim Test As oEvent
>> Dim Test_Wire As oWire
>> Dim LED As oDIO1
>>
>> Dim RAM_Access As oRAM
>>
>> Const Event_Obj_Location = 41 ' oEvent "Test" memory location
>> Const TestCode_Location_Hi = 0 ' Test_Code EEPROM location High
>> Const TestCode_Location_Lo = 67 ' Test_Code EEPROM location Low
>>
>> Sub Main()
>> RAM_Access.Location = Event_Obj_Location
>> RAM_Access.Value = 8 ' The oEvent object class
>> RAM_Access.Location = Event_Obj_Location + 1
>> RAM_Access.Value = TestCode_Location_Lo
>> RAM_Access.Location = Event_Obj_Location + 2
>> RAM_Access.Value = TestCode_Location_Hi
>>
>> Test_Wire.Input.Link(ooPIC.Hz1)
>> Test_Wire.Output.Link(Test.Operate)
>> Test_Wire.Operate = cvTrue
>>
>> LED.IOLine = 26
>> LED.Direction = cvOutput
>> End Sub
>>
>> Sub Test_Code()
>> ' This code simply swaps the state of an IO Line
>> LED.Invert
>> End Sub
>>
>> ---
>>
>> For the constants, you will have to fill in these values.
>> Event_Object_Location will be the memory location where the event
>>
> is
>
>> initialized. TestCode_Location_Lo will be the low byte of the
>>
> EEPROM
>
>> address for the oEvent object code. TestCode_Location_Hi will be
>>
> the
>
>> high byte of the EEPROM address for the oEvent object code. Once
>>
> you
>
>> have the address, the high byte = Address / 256 (no decimal places,
>> no rounding) and the low byte will be the remainder (Address Mod
>> 256). The only way that I know to get these is to compile the code
>> and look through the compiled code for the first line under
>>
> the "LXX:
>
>> Proc.Begin ;This.Test_Code" so you will have to put in fake numbers
>> first (anything between 0 and 255 should be OK). Once you have
>> placed those values into the constants, compile again and check to
>> make sure that nothing has changed. Unless you added or removed
>>
> some
>
>> code, everything should be just fine. Send the code to your OOPic
>> and you are good to go...Hopefully!
>>
>>
>
>
>
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