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I'm getting this assembler error: A84: Assembler for PIC16C84 V1.01 Charles Manning 1996 sndin.PCT:48 btfss tamp,04h ERROR AT ^ ARG 1: Need value in range 0..7fh, (0 to 127) from this line: btfss tamp,04h here's some context: loop ; movf porta,w ; get input movwf newst ; save it xorwf oldst,w ; test if it's changed movwf tamp btfss tamp,04h goto loop ; same, just loop movf newst,w movwf oldst incf portb,f and here's the equate: tamp equ 0Eh but I don't think it's involved, as I've tried substituting oldst for tamp I've tried various combinations of spaces in the line, added a comment at end, tried 4,4h,04h for the bit (yes, I want bit 4), and I always get this dismal Need value in.... I'm sure this is some trivial thing, but I just passed the 1 hours mark trying to figure it out. -- Anniepoo Need loco motors? http://www.idiom.com/~anniepoo/depot/motors.html

Hi Annie, Try MPASM and see if you get the same error. I can't see any problem either. Anne Ogborn wrote: {Quote hidden}> > I'm getting this assembler error: > > A84: Assembler for PIC16C84 V1.01 > Charles Manning 1996 > sndin.PCT:48 btfss tamp,04h > ERROR AT ^ > ARG 1: Need value in range 0..7fh, (0 to 127) > > > and here's the equate: > tamp equ 0Eh > -- Best regards Tony 'The Engine' - Design your own programmer. http://www.picnpoke.com Email spam_OUTpicnpokeTakeThisOuTcdi.com.au

At 09:01 26/07/99 +1000, you wrote: {Quote hidden}>Hi Annie, > >Try MPASM and see if you get the same error. I can't see any problem >either. > >Anne Ogborn wrote: >> >> I'm getting this assembler error: >> >> A84: Assembler for PIC16C84 V1.01 >> Charles Manning 1996 >> sndin.PCT:48 btfss tamp,04h >> ERROR AT ^ >> ARG 1: Need value in range 0..7fh, (0 to 127) >> >> >> and here's the equate: >> tamp equ 0Eh >> > >-- >Best regards > >Tony > >'The Engine' - Design your own programmer. > >http://www.picnpoke.com >Email .....picnpokeKILLspam@spam@cdi.com.au > > Where is the EQUATE defined? At the start or latter in the code by this, is it before the lable is used?? Dennis