can't read pinsB and write to EEPROM

[jshuman]

This is probably a simple question for the PROs here but .....
How can you take the results from b0=pinsB and use them in the EEPROM command?

Example:
REM Read B.0-B.3 and store into EEPROM memory

SYMBOL ETX = 3 REM End Of Text
SYMBOL SwitchPositions = b0

SwitchPositions = pinsB & %00001111
EEPROM 0,(SwitchPositions, ETX)

------- SYNTAX ERRORS ------------
EEPROM 0,(SwitchPositions, ETX)
^
Error: Syntax error in this line!
-------------------------------------

If I replace SwitchPositions with 15, it works fine.

Thanks in advance for any help.

 

[cravenhaven]

According to the manual the EEPROM command must be followed by the location and then data.
ie EEPROM <location>,(<data>,<data>.....) eg: EEPROM 0,(1,2,3,4....)

You are trying to replace the <data> portions with variables, which is not supported.

 

[MartinM57]

EEPROM is for loading the eeprom when you program the PICAXE

Have a look at the WRITE (and READ) commands in Manual 2 - they will do exactly what you want...

PS Welcome to the Forum

 

[jshuman]

Thanks for the quick replies!

I combined a couple of examples together and I guess I wasn't thinking through the process completely.

Thanks again for the help.