I am trying to simulate this project in Proteus using keil C. We are basically interfacing 4×4 keypad with 8051 microcontroller.
This is the code for the project:
#include<reg51.h>
//Function declarations
void cct_init(void);
void delay(int);
void lcdinit(void);
void writecmd(int);
void writedata(char);
void Return(void);
char READ_SWITCHES(void);
char get_key(void);
//*******************
//Pin description
/*
P2 is data bus
P3.7 is RS
P3.6 is E
P1.0 to P1.3 are keypad row outputs
P1.4 to P1.7 are keypad column inputs
*/
//********************
// Define Pins
//********************
sbit RowA = P1^0; //RowA
sbit RowB = P1^1; //RowB
sbit RowC = P1^2; //RowC
sbit RowD = P1^3; //RowD
sbit C1 = P1^4; //Column1
sbit C2 = P1^5; //Column2
sbit C3 = P1^6; //Column3
sbit C4 = P1^7; //Column4
sbit E = P3^6; //E pin for LCD
sbit RS = P3^7; //RS pin for LCD
// ***********************************************************
// Main program
//
int main(void)
{
char key; // key char for keeping record of pressed key
cct_init(); // Make input and output pins as required
lcdinit(); // Initilize LCD
writecmd(0x95);
writedata('w'); //write
writedata('w'); //write
writedata('w'); //write
writedata('.'); //write
writedata('T'); //write
writedata('h'); //write
writedata('e'); //write
writedata('E'); //write
writedata('n'); //write
writedata('g'); //write
writedata('i'); //write
writedata('n'); //write
writedata('e'); //write
writedata('e'); //write
writedata('r'); //write
writedata('i'); //write
writedata('n'); //write
writedata('g'); //write
writecmd(0xd8);
writedata('P'); //write
writedata('r'); //write
writedata('o'); //write
writedata('j'); //write
writedata('e'); //write
writedata('c'); //write
writedata('t'); //write
writedata('s'); //write
writedata('.'); //write
writedata('c'); //write
writedata('o'); //write
writedata('m'); //write
writecmd(0x80);
while(1)
{
key = get_key(); // Get pressed key
//writecmd(0x01); // Clear screen
writedata(key); // Echo the key pressed to LCD
}
}
void cct_init(void)
{
P0 = 0x00; //not used
P1 = 0xf0; //used for generating outputs and taking inputs from Keypad
P2 = 0x00; //used as data port for LCD
P3 = 0x00; //used for RS and E
}
void delay(int a)
{
int i;
for(i=0;i<a;i++); //null statement
}
void writedata(char t)
{
RS = 1; // This is data
P2 = t; //Data transfer
E = 1; // => E = 1
delay(150);
E = 0; // => E = 0
delay(150);
}
void writecmd(int z)
{
RS = 0; // This is command
P2 = z; //Data transfer
E = 1; // => E = 1
delay(150);
E = 0; // => E = 0
delay(150);
}
void lcdinit(void)
{
///////////// Reset process from datasheet /////////
delay(15000);
writecmd(0x30);
delay(4500);
writecmd(0x30);
delay(300);
writecmd(0x30);
delay(650);
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////
writecmd(0x38); //function set
writecmd(0x0c); //display on,cursor off,blink off
writecmd(0x01); //clear display
writecmd(0x06); //entry mode, set increment
}
void Return(void) //Return to 0 location on LCD
{
writecmd(0x02);
delay(1500);
}
char READ_SWITCHES(void)
{
RowA = 0; RowB = 1; RowC = 1; RowD = 1; //Test Row A
if (C1 == 0) { delay(10000); while (C1==0); return '7'; }
if (C2 == 0) { delay(10000); while (C2==0); return '8'; }
if (C3 == 0) { delay(10000); while (C3==0); return '9'; }
if (C4 == 0) { delay(10000); while (C4==0); return '/'; }
RowA = 1; RowB = 0; RowC = 1; RowD = 1; //Test Row B
if (C1 == 0) { delay(10000); while (C1==0); return '4'; }
if (C2 == 0) { delay(10000); while (C2==0); return '5'; }
if (C3 == 0) { delay(10000); while (C3==0); return '6'; }
if (C4 == 0) { delay(10000); while (C4==0); return 'x'; }
RowA = 1; RowB = 1; RowC = 0; RowD = 1; //Test Row C
if (C1 == 0) { delay(10000); while (C1==0); return '1'; }
if (C2 == 0) { delay(10000); while (C2==0); return '2'; }
if (C3 == 0) { delay(10000); while (C3==0); return '3'; }
if (C4 == 0) { delay(10000); while (C4==0); return '-'; }
RowA = 1; RowB = 1; RowC = 1; RowD = 0; //Test Row D
if (C1 == 0) { delay(10000); while (C1==0); return 'C'; }
if (C2 == 0) { delay(10000); while (C2==0); return '0'; }
if (C3 == 0) { delay(10000); while (C3==0); return '='; }
if (C4 == 0) { delay(10000); while (C4==0); return '+'; }
return 'n'; // Means no key has been pressed
}
char get_key(void) //get key from user
{
char key = 'n'; //assume no key pressed
while(key=='n') //wait untill a key is pressed
key = READ_SWITCHES(); //scan the keys again and again
return key; //when key pressed then return its value
}
I am having difficulty in understanding that if the function READ_SWITCHES(void) is called, there is no conditional statement, ie if-else statement to check if
RowA = 0; RowB = 1; RowC = 1; RowD = 1;
or
RowA = 1; RowB = 0; RowC = 1; RowD = 1;
or
RowA = 1; RowB = 1; RowC = 0; RowD = 1;
or
RowA = 1; RowB = 1; RowC = 1; RowD = 0;
These isn't any case statement either. How does then this code work?
EDIT:
Shouldn't the code have been as written below with if-else statements? How does the code work without if-else statements or case statements
if{RowA = 0 && RowB = 1 && RowC = 1 && RowD = 1} {...}
else if{RowA = 1 && RowB = 0 && RowC = 1 && RowD = 1;} {...}
else if{RowA = 1 && RowB = 1 && RowC = 0 && RowD = 1;} {...}
else if{RowA = 1 && RowB = 1 && RowC = 1 && RowD = 0;} {...}
else return n;
Best Answer
The system works by driving one "row" line at a time low.
If it sees any of C1-C4 low in response (ie, if a button is pushed) it waits for some debounce time, additional waits for that line to cease being low (button to be released) and then returns a value.
Hence it is scanning a matrix keyboard.
(Arguably, the debounce is performed incorrectly - it should probably wait after seeing a release, especially before being willing to detect another press. As implemented, it would seem to be susceptible to detecting bouncing on release of a key held down longer than the delay time. There's also no dwell time on each row drive setting - many more modern processors could perform the check and decide no key is pressed faster than the input with some capacitive loading could actually change in response to the output.)