EEPROM command for storing Word data

[pmolsen]

Is there any way to use the EEPROM statement to store word data rather than having to manually convert each byte to hex and back etc? Like the WORD option in Read and Write?

 

[Technical]

symbol word1 = 12345
symbol word2 = 23456
symbol word3 = 34567

symbol top1 = word1 / 256
symbol top2 = word2 / 256
symbol top3 = word3 / 256

eeprom 0,(word1,top1,word2,top2,word3,top3)

 

[westaust55]

@Technical,

Would it be possible for Rev Ed to add that fact, that is, the ability to use the WORD keyword with the EEPROM/DATA commands in the PICAXE Manual 2.
It is discussed for the READ and WRITE commands but not EEPROM and DATA (page 49 in V6.9)
Takes away the assumption it may work, and/or the need to search the forum or ask here.

 

[Technical]

Why we would say it is possible to use the WORD keyword when it is not...!!!

But we could add this example of how to workaround.

 

[westaust55]

Ah yes.
I was not reading your example correctly
reading in hast, saw:
eeprom 0,(word1,top1,word2,top2,word3,top3)
as:
eeprom 0,(word top1,word top2, word top3)

now where are those specs

 

[pmolsen]

Thanks for that.

 

[Technical]

You can only store byte data - so 512 is not 512, it is 0

In binary 512 is %10 00000000
The 'value' that actually gets saved is the lower 8 bits... %00000000