//
// A Loop in the pattern
//
// Exercise 2-1 Output a counter on PORTA
//
#include <p24fj128ga010.h>

#define DELAY	16       
// use just 16 to speed up the simulation with MPLAB SIM 

unsigned char count;    // an 8-bit counter (also see chapt.4)

main()
{
    // init control registers
	TRISA = 0xff00;	// all PORTA as output
	T1CON = 0x8030; // TMR1 on, prescale 1:256 Tclk/2
	
	// init counter
	count = 0;
	
	// main application loop
	while( 1)
	{
        // increment counter value
        count = count+1;
        
		// output counter value and wait for 1/4 of a second
		PORTA = count;	
		TMR1 = 0;
		while ( TMR1 < DELAY)
		{
		}
	} // main loop
} // main