How can I control a 7-segment display with a MC9S08SE8? (newbee)

[annieolay]

Hello, everyone!

I have a task that is to do a 00 to 99 counter, the one I'll have to show in two 7-segment displays, but I'm having big troubles with the 7SD, because I have no idea of how can I control the displays, I've done the counter in the port B, here's the code:

; variable/data section

;

            ORG    RAMStart         ; Insert your data definition here

ExampleVar: DS.B   1

VAR1:       EQU    $0081

VAR2:       EQU    $0082

;

; code section

;

            ORG    ROMStart

; Include device initialization code

            INCLUDE 'MCUInit.inc'

_Startup:

            LDHX   #RAMEnd+1        ; initialize the stack pointer

            TXS

            ; Call generated Device Initialization function

            JSR    MCU_init

mainLoop:

LIMPIA:     MOV    #$FF, PTBDD  ;LIMPIA PUERTO B

            CLR    ($83)

CONTADOR:   INC    PTBD         ;INCREMENTO DEL CONTADOR

            BSR    DELAY

            LDA    PTBD         ;CARGA A ACUMULADOR CON CONTADOR

            BRA    COMPARADOR    ;SE VA AL CONVERSOR (PUEDE SER QUE SE QUITE 'BRA')

DELAY:      MOV    #$01, VAR1

LOOP2:      MOV    #$01, VAR2

LOOP1:      DBNZ   VAR2, LOOP1

            DBNZ   VAR1, LOOP2

            RTS

COMPARADOR:             

            INC    ($83)

            CMP    #$63

            BNE    CONTADOR

            BRA    LIMPIA

            NOP

The counter is shown as a binary counter in port B, what can I to make the displays work?

[bigmac]

Hello,

I will assume that you require to directly drive each display digit, without multiplexing.  You will therefore require a total of 14 pins, or 16 pins if you also requre DP connections.  I would suggest to use Port B for one of the digits, and Port C connections for the other digit.

The code will be slightly simpler if you have identical segment layout for each digit, since you will require to have a look-up table to convert the BCD value for each digit to drive the required display segments.  With the same segment layout, a single table would cater for both digits.  The size of the table will be 10 bytes, to represent the values 0 through 9.

On this basis, you cannot use Port B as a counter register - you will need to define a separate variable in RAM for this purpose.  This should preferably be allocated within zero-page RAM, so that the INC instruction can be used to directly increment.

To display the current counter value, you will need to convert the binary counter value to two BCD values, before using the look-up table.  Consider the following code snippet -

; 7-segment look-up table

TABLE:

   DC.B  ...

SHOW_COUNT:  

   LDA  COUNTER

   ; Commence binary to BCD conversion

   CLRH

   LDX  #10

   DIV

   PSHH         ; Save LS digit to stack

   ; Display the result

   TAX          ; MS digit value (0-9)

   CLRH

   LDA  TABLE,X ; Fetch 7-segment value

   STA  PTCD    ; Display MS digit

   PULX

   LDA  TABLE,X ; Fetch 7-segment value

   STA  PTBD    ; Display LS digit

   RTS

I have not shown the contents of the look-up table, as this will depend on the allocation of segment, and whether common anode, or common cathode displays are used.

You will require a current limiting resistor in series with each display segment.  To prevent over-stressing the device, the current should be limited to 5 mA per segment.  If you need greater segment current, external buffers will be needed, possibly using multiple Darlington transistor buffers (with 7 or 8 per package).

The number of MCU pins required can be significantly reduced to about three pins when the display digits are driven by external shift register packages (e.g. 74HC595), but this will require more complex code.

Regards,

Mac

[annieolay]

Thanks a lot for your answer, I've been working on the program with the things you explained to me, and I made this code:

; variable/data section

;

            ORG    RAMStart         ; Insert your data definition here

ExampleVar: DS.B   1

VAR1:     EQU   $0081

VAR2:     EQU   $0082

COUNTER:  EQU   $0083

;

; code section

;

            ORG    ROMStart

; Include device initialization code

            INCLUDE 'MCUInit.inc'

_Startup:

            LDHX   #RAMEnd+1        ; initialize the stack pointer

            TXS

            ; Call generated Device Initialization function

            JSR    MCU_init

mainLoop:

            MOV     #$FF, PTBDD

            MOV     #$FF, PTCDD

CLEAN:   

            CLR    COUNTER

            CLR    ($84)

COUNT:      INC    COUNTER      ;COUNTER

            LDA    COUNTER      ;LOAD A WITH MEM. $83

            BRA    COMPARISON   ;GO TO COMPARISON

DELAY:      MOV    #$01, VAR1

LOOP2:      MOV    #$01, VAR2

LOOP1:      DBNZ   VAR2, LOOP1

            DBNZ   VAR1, LOOP2

            RTS

COMPARISON:            

            CMP    #$63            ;COMPARE AGAINS #99 DECIMAL

            BEQ    CLEAN

            JSR    SHOW_COUNT      ;IF NOT EQUAL TO 99 THEN GO TO COUNT

            BRA    COUNT

SHOW_COUNT: 

            LDA    COUNTER

   ; Commence binary to BCD conversion

            CLRH

            LDX     #10

            DIV

            PSHH         ; Save LS digit to stack

   ; Display the result

            TAX          ; MS digit value (0-9)

            CLRH

            LDA     TABLE,X ; Fetch 7-segment value

            STA     PTCD    ; Display MS digit

            PULX

            LDA     TABLE,X ; Fetch 7-segment value

            STA     PTBD    ; Display LS digit

            RTS 

TABLE:

What do you think? Am I doing something wrong?

About the table, I'm working with Common Cathode Displays, and I don't seem to understand how am I gonna do the table, I found one it's this one:

TABLE:

             DC.B $C0

             DC.B $F9

             DC.B $A4

             DC.B $B0

             DC.B $99

             DC.B $92

             DC.B $82

             DC.B $F8

             DC.B $80

             DC.B $90

             DC.B $88

             DC.B $83

             DC.B $C6

             DC.B $A1

             DC.B $86

             DC.B $8E

which it's supposed to work with common cathode, but at the time I try to debug it seems like the ports make other things but numbers, how can I make a table for this?

thank you a lot!

Regards

[Monica]

Hello Ana!

Was your question solved out? We'd like to know, keep us posted :smileywink:

Monica

[bigmac]

Hello,

With common cathode displays, the cathode will be grounded, and each segment will become active when a high logic voltage is applied, i.e. positive logic.  Conversely, for common anode displays, the anode would be connected to Vdd, and each segment will become active when a low logic voltage is applied, i.e. negative logic.

Assuming that the 'a' segment connects to bit-0, then sequentially through to the 'g' segment connecting to bit-6, which appears to be the case, the table that you are using would seem to be that required for a common anode display.  Thus every segment not required will be lit for the other display type.

This is easy to fix with the following modified code - simply one's complement the table value before writing the display digit.

SHOW_COUNT:

            LDA    COUNTER

            ; Commence binary to BCD conversion

            CLRH

            LDX     #10

            DIV

            PSHH            ; Save LS digit to stack

            ; Display the result

            TAX             ; MS digit value (0-9)

            CLRH

            LDA     TABLE,X ; Fetch 7-segment value

            COMA            ; For common cathode display

            STA     PTCD    ; Display MS digit

            PULX

            LDA     TABLE,X ; Fetch 7-segment value

            COMA            ; For common cathode display

            STA     PTBD    ; Display LS digit

            RTS

Regards,

Mac