problem with timer project using at89s51 mcu

adrian.eremencu · May 26, 2013

Hello,

I want to build a timer using the AT89s51 mcu. I am using keil to compile and debug my code and proteus to visualise the effect.
This is a personal project to help me understand better C language and electronic.

I have a lot of questions and a lot of problems but i will focus on the most pressing ones.

The program should do the following:
1)it shows all the segments(digits) with the value 0
2)if the select button is pressed it enables one segment and disable the others. if the select btn is pressed again it enables the next segment and disable the other ...
3)if the increment btn is pressed while one segment is selected it increments its value by one.
4)if the start button is pressed it starts the timer 1 and use the interrupt dispay function to display all segments using multiplexing.
5)if the values are not equal to 0 it start the coundown.
6)if the pause button is pressed it stops the countdown and if it is pressed again the countdown starts.
7)after the countdown is complete a buzzer rings, the timer is stoped and the program goes at the begining.

Now about my code.
I have tested most of the code and it gives the desired result. I have a big problem with the countdown function. It works but when the countdown reaches 0 it does not stop... it continues forever.
The other problem i have is with the interrupt and delay functions. I am using the overflow flag on timer 1 to call the display function, displaying all the segment with their value. This is the first time i use the interrupt and proteus can't animate this fast (or i don't know how to use proteus very well) so i get weird results. I have tested the delay_1s() function with keil performance analizer and i got averange time to complete near 1 s. But in the countdown the time that passes until the value of the second digit is changed is +20 seconds.
The way i see it there is two posibiles problems:
1) because i use the interrupt it changes the time to complete the countdown function.(If someone has a link or an explanation for better understanding the usage of interrupts please help me)
2) the countdown function does not work with the delay i provided.
Here is the full code of my timer and thank you in advance for the help.

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#include <reg51.h>
 
 
int sec1, sec2, min1, min2; // variables for minutes and seconds
const char dig_val[]={0xc0, 0xf9, 0xa4, 0xb0, 0x99, 0x92, 0x82, 0xf8, 0x80, 0x90}; // hex values (0 thru 9) to be dispayed by 7 seg display
int selected_dig=1; // variable for the select function
int increment_dig; // variable for the increment function
int stop = 0; // variable for pause function
int pause_case = 1; // variable for pause function
 
sbit dig_min2=P2^0; // defining the pins used
sbit dig_min1=P2^1;
sbit dig_sec2=P2^2;
sbit dig_sec1=P2^3;
sbit slct=P2^5;
sbit incr=P2^6;
sbit start=P2^4;
sbit pause_btn=P2^7;
sbit buzzer=P0^0;
 
void select(void); // funtions prototypes
void delay(int a);
void increment(void);
void display(void);
void pause(void);
void countdown(void);
void delay_1s(void);
 
 
 
void main()
 {
  min2 = min1 = sec2 = sec1 = 0;    // init variables 
    slct = incr = start = pause_btn = 1;
    buzzer = 0;
     
    while (1) // main loop 
    {
        dig_min2 = dig_min1 = dig_sec2 = dig_sec1 = 1; 
      P1 = dig_val[min2]; // all segments are active and displays 0
        while (start != 0) // check if start button is pressed
        {
            select();
            increment();
        }
        IE=0x88; // defining interrupts and timer
      TMOD=0x11;
      TL1=0x00;
      TH1=0xff;
      TR1=1;
        while ( (min2 != 0) || (min1 != 0) || (sec2 != 0) || (sec1 != 0)) // checks if modification are made to the initial values
        {
        countdown(); // start countdown         
        }
        TR1=0; // stop timer, clear flag and ring buzzer 
        TF1=0;
        buzzer=1; //after this last instruction it should turn back to the begining of my main loop and repeat the procces 
    }   
 }
 
 
 void display() interrupt 3 // funtion for displaying the digits using multiplexing
{
    switch(1)
    {
        case 1:
            dig_min2=1;
            dig_min1=0;
            dig_sec2=0;
            dig_sec1=0;
            P1=dig_val[min2];
        case 2:
            dig_min2=0;
            dig_min1=1;
            dig_sec2=0;
            dig_sec1=0;
            P1=dig_val[min1];
        case 3:
            dig_min2=0;
            dig_min1=0;
            dig_sec2=1;
            dig_sec1=0;
            P1=dig_val[sec2];
        case 4:
            dig_min2=0;
            dig_min1=0;
            dig_sec2=0;
            dig_sec1=1;
            P1=dig_val[sec1];
    }
    TF1=0;//clears the flag
}
void select(void)// the select function 
 {
    switch(selected_dig)
     {
         case 1:
             if(slct == 0)
             {
                 dig_min2=1;
                 dig_min1=0;
                 dig_sec2=0;
                 dig_sec1=0;
                 P1=dig_val[min2];
                 selected_dig=2;
                 increment_dig=1;
                 delay_1s();
             }
             break;
             
         case 2:
             if(slct == 0)
             {
                 dig_min2=0;
                 dig_min1=1;
                 dig_sec2=0;
                 dig_sec1=0;
                 P1=dig_val[min1];
                 selected_dig=3;
                 increment_dig=2;
                 delay_1s();
             }
             break;
         
         case 3:
             if(slct==0)
             {
                 dig_min2=0;
                 dig_min1=0;
                 dig_sec2=1;
                 dig_sec1=0;
                 P1=dig_val[sec2];
                 selected_dig=4;
                 increment_dig=3;
                 delay_1s();
             }
             break;
             
         case 4:
             if(slct==0)
             {
                 dig_min2=0;
                 dig_min2=0;
                 dig_sec2=0;
                 dig_sec1=1;
                 P1=dig_val[sec1];
                 selected_dig=1;
                 increment_dig=4;
                 delay_1s();
             }
             break;
         }
 }
 
 void increment(void)// the increment function
 {
     switch(increment_dig)
     {
         case 1:
             if(incr==0)
             {
                 min2++;
                 if(min2==6) min2=0;
                 P1=dig_val[min2];
                 delay_1s();
             } break;
             
            case 2:
                if(incr==0)
                {
                    min1++;
                    if(min1==10) min1=0;
                    P1=dig_val[min1];
                    delay_1s();
                } break;
                
             case 3:
                 if(incr==0)
                 {
                     sec2++;
                     if(sec2==6) sec2=0;
                     P1=dig_val[sec2];
                     delay_1s();
                 } break;
                 
             case 4:
                 if(incr==0)
                 {
                     sec1++;
                     if(sec1==10) sec1=0;
                     P1=dig_val[sec1];
                     delay_1s();
                 } break; 
            }
}
 
void countdown(void)  // the countdown
{
    while ( min2 >= 0)
    {
        while (min1 >= 0)
        {
            while (sec2 >= 0)
            {
                while ( sec1 >=0)
                {
                    while (stop == 1)pause();
                    sec1--;
                    delay_1s();
                    pause();
                }
                sec1 = 9;
                sec2--;
            }
            sec2 = 5;
            min1--;
        }
        min1 = 9;
        min2--;
    }
}
 
void pause(void) //pause function
{
    switch (pause_case)
    {
        case 1:
            if (pause_btn == 0)
            {
                stop = 1;
                pause_case = 2;
            } break;
        
        case 2:
            if (pause_btn == 0)
            {
                stop = 0;
                pause_case = 1;
            } break;
    }
}
 
void delay_1s(void)   // the delay function ... i have checked with keil performance analizer and got 1 second for the mcu to go thru this function
{
    int i;
    for (i=0; i < 27027; i++)
    {
    TL0=0x00;
    TH0=0xff;
    TR0=1;
    while (TF0 == 0);
    TF0=0;
    }
}

zia · May 30, 2013

as u are using while (1) so make condition like this while (count>0 ){countdown();.....}. your time 'seconds' problem wil be only in proteus not on real harware

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