READ or POLL Register

[Camerart]

Hi,
I want to POLL a register in Oshonsoft BASIC

I am able to READ the Register, but I can figure how to POLL it.

I'm trying to name a BIT in a register, so I can POLL it.

This particular register is at 0X02 and it is BIT '0'

Can anyone help please?
Cheers, Camerart.

 

[Cromewell]

Polling is generally reading repeatedly over time until you're satisfied. i.e. maybe you are polling until the bit goes on, or off.

I am not familiar with Oshonsoft basic, it may have a built in command for it, but if you can already read the register you probably just need to implement a loop to read until the value is correct.

 

[Camerart]

Polling is generally reading repeatedly over time until you're satisfied. i.e. maybe you are polling until the bit goes on, or off.

I am not familiar with Oshonsoft basic, it may have a built in command for it, but if you can already read the register you probably just need to implement a loop to read until the value is correct.

Hi C,
So it looks like the difference is: that READing saves to a variable and POLLING just looks but doesn't save?

I haven't found an Oshonsoft BASIC command for polling, so I READ it. To me this has been confuring because on the DATA sheet of the chip I'm READing/PPOLLING, it only give the POLLING choice or MONITOR. Maybe MONITOR means POLLING in their eyes?
Thanks.
C.

 

[Cromewell]

You can save it or not, in cs terms polling usually means you read it over and over until a condition is met - usually that what you read is a certain value

 

[Camerart]

You can save it or not, in cs terms polling usually means you read it over and over until a condition is met - usually that what you read is a certain value

Hi C,
With Oshonsoft, POLL is IF'ed and READ is read, therefore I know a variable is needed for READ, but I'm not sure for POLL.
C