How to read port pins in port(P0,1,2)?

You need to start by checking the processor instructions supported by the 8051 processor. Then you would see that not all address ranges can be accessed using an index, where you store the address in a register and perform an access relative to the contents of this register - the available instructions requires the offset to be hard-coded in the instruction.

So you need to have self-modifying code (which isn't supported by C) to modify the instruction to point at a specific bit in the bit-addressable range. Or you need to perform and/or operation on bytes. Or you need to have a switch statement that contains a case: statement for every bit that the function needs to be able to operate on.

The 8051 is not a general-purpose architecture, so you need specific knowledge about the architecture to understand the limitations imposed on C programs written for 8051 processors.

You need to start by checking the processor instructions supported by the 8051 processor. Then you would see that not all address ranges can be accessed using an index, where you store the address in a register and perform an access relative to the contents of this register - the available instructions requires the offset to be hard-coded in the instruction.

So you need to have self-modifying code (which isn't supported by C) to modify the instruction to point at a specific bit in the bit-addressable range. Or you need to perform and/or operation on bytes. Or you need to have a switch statement that contains a case: statement for every bit that the function needs to be able to operate on.

The 8051 is not a general-purpose architecture, so you need specific knowledge about the architecture to understand the limitations imposed on C programs written for 8051 processors.

If i use switch statement it will become complexity.I don't want to use that one.I didn't another method also..can any tell me what is the flow of program?

Why is this too complex? Are you too lazy to implement it? Well, I'm stupid enough to show one possible solution here:

typedef unsigned char uint8_t;
typedef enum {PORT0, PORT1, PORT2, PORT3} port_t;

void signal_port_out(port_t p, uint8_t pin_number, uint8_t value)
{
    // Calculate byte mask with bit set at 'pin_number'
    uint8_t mask = (1 << pin_number);

    // add assertion here if required
    // assert(pin_number <= 7);
    // assert(value      <= 1);

    if (value)
    {
        switch (p)
        {
        case PORT0: P0 |= mask; break;
        case PORT1: P1 |= mask; break;
        case PORT2: P2 |= mask; break;
        case PORT3: P3 |= mask; break;
//      default: add assertion here, if required.
        }
    }
    else
    {
        switch (p)
        {
        case PORT0: P0 &= ~mask; break;
        case PORT1: P1 &= ~mask; break;
        case PORT2: P2 &= ~mask; break;
        case PORT3: P3 &= ~mask; break;
//      default: add assertion here, if required.
        }
    }
}

never mind.

check my code once

typedef enum
{ int_pin0=0,
int_pin1=1,
int_pin2=2,
int_pin3=3,
int_pin4=4,
int_pin5=5,
int_pin6=6,
int_pin7=7

}pin1_number,pin2_number;

void ping( unsigned char port ,pin1_number num1 ,pin2_number num2 );

void main()
{ ping(P0,1,2);//1&2 are port pins...i.e P0_1,P0_2 like it can be changed..

}

remaining program which i was already post..i want to assign the values of 0 & 1 to the port pins..i didn't get it.

SFRs are NOT indirectly addressable

thus if you want the port (number) as the entry to a function, the only way to do the function woill be to select the port by stacked if's or a switch statement.

Erik

I want the port as the entry function as well as port pin numbers(two pins) also.Here i want to assign the values of 0 &1 to the two port pin numbers.that's it.

So - have you started coding yet? You have been given enough information to be able to write such a function.

I want the port as the entry function as well as port pin numbers(two pins) also.Here i want to assign the values of 0 &1 to the two port pin numbers.that's it.
then do it.
all possible ways to process has been described above.

i did a study of self modifying code for my thesis
you can't do that in a flash based controller.

Erik

not true if you can;

program the flash dynamically.

which you can't without spending an (in processor terms) enomous amount of time. Most apps would die if you blocked ints for that long

Erik

yea. but you said you cant do it. do you want a copy of my thesis for reference?

Well that thesis should - if it cared about this kind of embedded processors - have noted the big issues with wear and speed for rewriting flash data. Self-modifying code is only relevant when the processor supports running of code in RAM.

look mate. you dont know what my thesis says cause you havent seen it! i just said you can do it here. not my fault that some random guy jumps in and says you cant when you can. sure ram is better but other way works too.

do you want a copy of my thesis for reference?
naah, I wrote self modifying code before you were born.

In the olden days, with minicomputers and cycle times of multiple microserconds, self modifying code was, occasionally, a necessity for throughput reasons is parameter based processing. In those days we, sometimes, had to write code that was horrible, but worked faster than clean code.

I REALLY wonder what legit purpose self modifying code has today with nanosecond cycle times.

Erik

Well that thesis should - if it cared about this kind of embedded processors - have noted the big issues with wear and speed for rewriting flash data
who cares, the issue is to get a thesis written, if it has a practical application (can be used in actual projects) is irrelevant.

Erik

naah, I wrote self modifying code before you were born.

you are a right fool matey. how old are you? im 63 and did my thesis as a mature student 5 years ago.