Polling a switch Using a PSoC 1 Microcontroller

     One way for a microcontroller to retrieve input is known as polling.  Polling means repeatedly measuring  a sensors value.  I will describe how to poll a pushbutton switch  and react to its measurement when using a Psoc3 microcontroller.

 

/*
 * Filename: switchpolling.c
 *
 * Title: Polling a switch with a Psoc microcontroller
 *
 * Description: This source code file is used with a Psoc 3 microcontroller to poll a switch.
 *  Upon detecting a change in the switches state, An LCD is updated to display the number of
 *  times the switch has been closed in Hex and decimal format.
 *
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#include         // part specific constants and macros
#include "PSoCAPI.h"    // PSoC API definitions for all User Modules
#include 	// needed to use itoa()

void main(void)
{
	WORD count = 0; // holds the number of switch presses
	unsigned char c2[4]; // holds count's value after conversion to a C string.
	unsigned char cnt[12] = "Counting   "; //a label for LCD
	unsigned char lbl[12] = "Hex:   Dec:"; //another label for LCD

	LCD_Start();

	while (1)//poll, but only increment count once per switch press.
	{
		BOOL pressed = SWITCH_Data_ADDR & SWITCH_MASK; //take a measurement of the switch state
		if (pressed)
		{
			count++;
			while (pressed)
			{
				LCD_Position(0,0);
				LCD_PrString(cnt);
				pressed = SWITCH_Data_ADDR & SWITCH_MASK;
			}
		}

		// Display count to LCD in Hex and Decimal format.
		LCD_Position(0,0);
		LCD_PrString(lbl);
		LCD_Position(1,0);
		LCD_PrHexByte(count);
		LCD_Position(1,7);
		itoa(c2,count,10);// store count's value as a decimal string for display purposes.
		LCD_PrString(c2);
	}

}