Debug window - open set to frequency specified in code?

[Jeff Haas]

The title says it all. Can the debug window open to the same frequency set in the code?

For example, I have a program on the 08M running at 8mhz. When the debug window opens, it's at 4mhz and I have to click the drop-down and change it...every single time.

Is there something I'm missing here?

 

[westaust55]

The DEBUG window will open and operate correctly when SETFREQ m8 is used.

Using an 40X1 (did not have an 08M ready to connect at short notice) and the code:

#PICAXE 40X1

SETFREQ m8
FOR b0 = 1 TO 255
  DEBUG
  PAUSE 1000
NEXT b0

The DEBUG window opens and operate correctly at program download.

If I close the DEBUG window or even the entire PE and reopen the DEBUG window, I see the variable b0 incrementing correctly.

If you are having difficultings you need to post your program and describe in more detail the exact circumstances that give you problems

 

[Jeff Haas]

I just pasted your code into the Picaxe editor, with the only change being "#picaxe 08M" instead of the 40X1, and downloaded it to an 08M. It doesn't open the debug window to the right setting, instead it's 4mhz. If I change it to 8mhz, I see b0 incrementing.

So it seems to be related to the 08M.

 

[John West]

Are you running Editor version 5.4.0?

 

[Technical]

The computer debug window has no idea what speed is being currently used by the PICAXE-08M chip (via setfreq adjustments, as the user could have multiple setfreq commands at any point within a program, both before and after debug commands are processed). Therefore it simply has to default to a single value, in this case is the default 4MHz that most people use.

 

[Jeff Haas]

Thanks, Technical. That makes sense.

 

[John West]

He does that a lot. It's very irritating.