Conditional branching. Syntax:

if [expression] then [statement]

or

if [expression] then
{
	[statement block]
}

Similarly for else:

else [statement]

or

else
{
	[statement block]
}

if porta.0 is high then
{
	delay 200
}
else
{
	delay 300
}

Aliases one string to another. Syntax:

alias [from] [to]

Executes the statement block repeatedly until expression evaluates to true. The evaluation of the expression is performed after the statement block, so the statement block will always be executed at least once. Syntax:

repeat
{
	[statement block]
}
until [expression]

Similar to repeat, this repeatedly executes the statement block. However, the expression is evaluated before execution, not after. So if the expression evaluates to false on the first pass, then the statement block will not get executed. Syntax:

while [expression]
{
	[statement block]
}

This causes execution of the code to continue at the next statement after the label specified. Goto syntax:

goto [labelname]

Label syntax:

labelname:

It is often considered good programming practice to avoid the use of goto. Use of control statements and subroutines will result in a much more readable program.

goto MyLabel

...

[MyLabel]:
// Code will continue at this point

Calls a subroutine. Syntax:

call [SubName]

where SubName is the name of the subroutine to be called.

This causes the code execution to stop for the given period of time. The interval is in milliseconds. Syntax:

delay [interval]

This is used to define the pin mapping for a (common cathode) seven segment display connected to the PIC. Syntax:

sevenseg [name] [a] [b] [c] [d] [e] [f] [g]

where [a]...[g] are the PIC pins to which the respective segments of the seven segment display are attached. The pins can be written either as PORTX.N or RXN.

To display a number on the seven segment, the pin mapping is treated as a write only variable.

sevenseg seg1 RB0 RB1 RB2 RB3 RB4 RB5 RB6
seg1 = x + 2

This is used to define the pin mapping for a keypad connected to the PIC. Syntax:

keypad [name] [row 1] ... [row 4] [column 1] ... [column n]

where [row 1] ... [row 4] and [column 1] ... [column n] are the PIC pins to which the respective rows and columns of the keypad are attached (at the moment, the number of rows is not changeable). See the section called “sevenseg” (above) for more information on pin mappings.

The columns of the keypad should be pulled down via 100k resistors to ground. The row pins must be configured as outputs and the column pins as inputs. Once the keypad has been defined, it is treated as a read only variable.

keypad keypad1 RB0 RB1 RB2 RB3 RB4 RB5 RB6
x = keypad1

By default, the values returned for a keypad are:

These values can be redefined by using the alias command, where the name of the key in row x, column y (rows and columns starting at 1), is Keypad_x_y. For example, to give the star key on a 4x3 keypad the value zero, the following alias would be used:

alias Keypad_4_1 0