Why is this giving me an error?

[wob_b]

sorry about this

 

[hippy]

So what exactly is the error you get ?

Is it "Only 16 gosub commands allowed!" by any chance ?

What does the error message suggest is the cause of the problem ?

 

[wob_b]

sorry about this

 

[hippy]

I'm surprised there's no explanatory message with the error, attached is what I get. Perhaps you need to upgrade to the latest version of the Programming Editor ?

To set whether the chip should accept 16 or 256 Gosubs you need to alter the setting under View->Options. Using 16 Gosubs generates smaller programs but obviously limits the number of subroutines allowed.

You can replace your Gosubs with Goto ( and replace the Returns as well ). You can also consider Case and even Branch/On-Goto which would be even more efficient. For maximum efficiency you can use LookUps which can determine from temp2 what pins should be set or cleared.

 

[wob_b]

Thanks hippy!
yeah Ive used cases, made it so much easier to read.

Are you saying that its not a requirement of the chip as to wither you use 16 or 256? but just whatever u want? surly its always preferable to use 256... or does it take up every room or something?

wob_b

 

[hippy]

Yes, you get to choose whether you want 16 or 256 subroutines. Most PICAXE's are limited to just 16, others only allow 256. The 18X and 28X allow either ( original versions only allowed on 16 ). With just 16 Gosubs only a 4-bit number is needed to identify each Gosub whereas with 256 that needs to be an 8-bit number so it makes the program code slightly larger and it is slightly slower to execute a Gosub.