RS232 Second Channel does not work. - Resolved

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RS232 Second Channel does not work. - Resolved

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Good day,
I am using a PIC18F46K22 with two uarts. I have writte a small program which uses RS232 Channel 1 and works fine. When I change to RS232 Channel 2, it does not work? What can be the faillure? Do I have to change anything else?

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Re: RS232 Second Channel does not work.

Post by medelec35 »

Hi Beertree,
Channel2 is not being set up at all when it should be.
This would also have an effect on channel 1 stopping it from working as well.

So it looks like its a bug.
I will move topic to the bugs selection for Matrix staff to look at, for an official fix

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Re: RS232 Second Channel does not work.

Post by medelec35 »

I believe I have tracked down the cause of the issue.
There is a bug within PIC_CAL_UART.c
For an unofficial fix, can you replace PIC_CAL_UART.c within:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Flowcode 6\CAL\PIC if 64 bit windows
or
C:\Program Files\Flowcode 6\CAL\PIC if 32 bit windows

If flowcode is already running, best to reload flowchart after fix.

Can you let us know if fix works for you please.

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Good day Medelec,
it seems to be working perfectly now. I will test it withhin the next week in another two Targets and will give you a final Feedback then. I am astonished how fast you solved the Problem, thank you very much!

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Good day, Medelec. I testet the fix now in a few different scenarios with different baudrates and hardware and everything works just perfect. Thanks again!

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Re: RS232 Second Channel does not work.

Post by medelec35 »

Hi Beertree,
Thanks for keeping us up dated.
We appreciate it very much.
Glad all scenarios now working for you.

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