microP lab project

t's been awhile since the last blog post

now that something happened that worth blogging about,

it's another post then..

this happens to my group project for microprocessor lab

the title is LED display

so we decided on an electronic dice program

the project didn't require us to build the real thing

we just need to simulate it by using a program called 'Proteus'

that's a pain in the ass

first of all, it's another new program we need to master

since MPLab, mikroC, hyper terminal, and now Proteus

it's totally new to us

and the instructor didn't even bother to teach us how to operate it

in fact, she came in and left straight away

for tea, i think, sweat..

designing the program wasn't very HARD

drawing the hardware layout didn't take much TIME

trying to make the simulator work was a HARD TIME

after debugging again and again

our efforts are still in vein

even the unnoticed mistakes were taken care of already

our project still haven't made any progress

not even a sign of success

then it's time to leave

the lab helper urging us to go

well, same as always

bring back home do lo~

program, i got the installer

serial, outdated

meaning, can't work

tried everything from reinstalling, configuring to changing keys

still won't work

every time i try to insert a component, it won't appear

lost hope until i found another installer with crack for the same version

waited till the download is complete

extracted the file

applied the crack

and it works wonders

finally, i can get to work

everything goes on just fine

why i didn't find that file earlier

would save me the whole evening for that single, stupid, serial key

here's my work

the dice will start counting 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and repeat again

until SW1 is pressed, then the count will stop to display a number

until SW2 is pressed, then the count restarts again

that's how it works

sounds simple, think is simple

when we get our hands on it

it's not that simple anymore

especially when dealing with assembly codes

the simplest language in programming

though the hardship is torturing

the satisfaction after the job is done

worth more than words can say

and now, back to report writing

which was delayed by the simulation part

T-T

work, work, work

work till can't work anymore..

that's life, right?

wrong!

we work so that we no need to work later

that's why we should work hard now

so that we don't have to work anymore later