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3I4 IOGGII{G DATA FROI A SOLAF COLI.ECIOR
In Program 22.8, the data is stored on disk in hexadecimal format. If you want it in
decimal fomat, you have 1o read it into a program variable and then convert it to the
desired fomat. As provided (in the compiler), the SEROUT insluction offers a limited
choice for the data transfer as it was read in from the clock.
nole Therc is a certain amount of nonyolatile nemory on the PIC 16F877A that
couu halje been utilized to storc po rer failurc infomqtionforfuture anallsis- Howew4
because there is no prcvision that alloyrs us to rcset the clock accurately, the use of this
memory cannot pro|ide a norc pet;lct solution.
PROBI-EM!
When this program was sent ro Dr Sun, one of his students complained thal the pro-
$am was not completely coflect. Can you lind what he or she thinks the problem is?
The answer is provided at the end of the support Web site.
