Hi all! I have a big problem using the scanf, or sscanf function. As soon I do a call to this function in my programm, the programm does not start! Does anyone has any idea?? Is there any LIB missing? I'm using C51&A51 v7.03, BL51 v5.02 and an Atmel T89C51IC2 Controller. Here ist my test-program: My test bits on Port 2 are never set. If the #if 1 condition is set to #if 0, the program works... void main(void){ unsigned int test=0; P2 = 0; EA = 1; // Enable Global Interrupt Flag // Setup the serial port to TH1=230 - 1200Baud@12MHz SCON = 0x50; /* SCON: mode 1, 8-bit UART, enable rcvr */ PCON &= 0x7F; /* Set bit 7 of the PCON register (SMOD = 0) */ TMOD |= 0x20; /* TMOD: timer 1, mode 2, 8-bit reload */ TH1 = 230; /* TH1: reload value for 1200 baud @ 12MHz */ TR1 = 1; /* TR1: timer 1 run */ TI = 1; /* TI: set TI to send first char of UART */ P2 = 1; P1 = 1; printf("start...\n"); P2 = 2; while(1){ P2 = 3; #if 1 sscanf("123", "%u", &test); #endif printf("test=%u\n",test); } }