keypad and interrupt

[babatundeawe]

i intend to make this project a digital code lock. i want the micro to do other things but on tapping the keypad an iterrupt should occur and goto keypad isr for keyencoding after the encoding the program shud return to what it was doing. thanks

[hate]

Possible with that configuration. U have to use a timer to scan the pins (i.e. columns, B0-B3) and when a change occurs in the current state of the pins the interrupt for pin change (the one on the B4-B7 pins) will trigger. Then comes the bouncing problem. U may use the same timer to disable the scanning for a certain debouncing period. I've applied this technique once in a project, it's quite complicated though.

Regards...

[TomJackson69]

Remember port B has Interrupt On Change feature on RB7-RB4. --- as "hate" indicated above ---

If you use this feature, it will make detection of key press easier.
Set up the pin you want to use as Int-On-Change as INPUTand ENABLE it.

Use RBIE: RB Port Change Interrupt Enable bit

And RBIF: RB Port Change Interrupt Flag bit

Write an interrupt routine to compare OLD RB and NEW RB (upper 4 bits only, use AND to clear the lower nib)

If any of the pin change you will know and take action accordingly. A DEBOUNCE code also need.

You need to look at the SPEC to write your routine.

Good luck

Tom

[falcon _bd]

check it out

http://www.sonsivri.com/forum/index.php?topic=34335.msg108490#msg108490

[babatundeawe]

i will give all the sugestion a try and feed you guys back

[babatundeawe]

guys, i tried to make adjustment to the code as directed. but i noticed that gie is not cleared/disabled when the isr is called can u please tell where i am getting it wrong.

[rtm]

GIE is auto-cleared when interrupt is calling by hardware (if you jumping to interrupt routine by program it will be not cleared). To set it back when you go out from interrupt you need to use RETFIE instructon.