In the last bit of the dipswitch project code, I'm writing the values of the 2 "bytes" (3-bit bytes, I know) to the LCD with:

lcd_write_string(PSTR("a: "));
lcd_write_int16(a1*1 + a2*2 + a3*4);
lcd_write_string(PSTR("; b: "));
lcd_write_int16(b1*1 + b2*2 + b3*4);

...and that works, but when I try to add these two expressions with...

lcd_line_two();
lcd_write_string(PSTR("SUM: "));
lcd_write_int16(a1*1 + a2*2 + a3*4 + b1*1 + b2*2 + b3*4);

...I get various nonsense answers, and always a leading zero, and never "00" - always some positive non-zero number. I'm a C novice, but a VBA journeyman; is my syntax wrong for C?

Try:

lcd_write_int16((uint16_t)(a1*1 + a2*2 + a3*4 + b1*1 + b2*2 + b3*4));

It may be a casting problem.

Hi pcbolt,

I have a theory, try adding this line

lcd_write_string(PSTR("      "));

right after this line

lcd_write_int16(a1*1 + a2*2 + a3*4 + b1*1 + b2*2 + b3*4);

and let me know what happens.

Hi Humberto -

Think you want jeffspc88mx. Glad to get a response, tho =)

2 pts. for Humberto!

'Twas the trailing digit. After generating a two digit answer, it wasn't erasing the second digit when it was time to report a 1 digit answer. So...

7+1 = 8
7+3 = 10
3+3 = 60
1+3 = 40

and so on. Forcing it to write some space after the answer wipes the trailing zero.