SN74LV8154: counter resets of RCLK is connected

/* pin configurations:
 *
 * GIOA 0,1,2,5,6,7, GIOB 2,3 : to read the 8-bit parallel data
 *
 * GAL : HET1[2]
 * GAU : HET1[18]
 * GBL : HET1[16]
 * GBU : HET1[30]
 *
 * RCLK : HET1[14]
 * CCLR : HET1[4]
 *
 * CLK : HET1[22]
 */

// include files
#include "HL_sys_common.h"
#include "HL_gio.h"
#include "HL_sci.h"
#include "HL_het.h"
#include <stdio.h>

#define GAL 2
#define GAU 18
#define GBL 16
#define GBU 30
#define RCLK 14
#define CCLR 4
#define CLK 22

char count[20];

void main()
 {
    uint32 freq = 0;
    uint8 b0,b1,b2,b3,b4,b5,b6,b7,b8,b9,b10,b11,b12,b13,b14,b15,b16,b17,b18,b19,b20,b21,b22,b23,b24,b25,b26,b27,b28,b29,b30,b31;

    __delay_cycles(10);

    // Initialize GIO driver
    gioInit();

    // Initialize SCI driver
    sciInit();

    // Initialize HET driver
    hetInit();

    // setting HET1 driver pins as output
    gioSetDirection(hetPORT1, 0xFFFFFFFF);

    //setting GIOA and GIOB driver pins as input
    gioSetDirection(gioPORTA, 0x00000000);
    gioSetDirection(gioPORTB, 0x00000000);

    // initialization of the register
    gioSetBit(hetPORT1, GAL, 1);
    gioSetBit(hetPORT1, CCLR, 0);
    gioSetBit(hetPORT1, GAU, 1);
    gioSetBit(hetPORT1, GBL, 1);
    gioSetBit(hetPORT1, GBU, 1);
    gioSetBit(hetPORT1, RCLK, 0);
    gioSetBit(hetPORT1, CCLR, 1);
    gioSetBit(hetPORT1, CLK, 0);

    while (1)
    {
        freq = 0;

        // set CLOCK pulse
        gioSetBit(hetPORT1, CLK, 1);
        __delay_cycles(11);
        gioSetBit(hetPORT1, CLK, 0);

        // set RCLK pulse
        gioSetBit(hetPORT1, RCLK, 1);
        __delay_cycles(33);
        gioSetBit(hetPORT1, RCLK, 0);

        // read GBU byte
        gioSetBit(hetPORT1, GBU, 0);

        // read bits
        b31 = gioGetBit(gioPORTB, 3);
        freq = freq|b31;
        freq<<=1;
        b30 = gioGetBit(gioPORTB, 2);
        freq = freq|b30;
        freq<<=1;
        b29 = gioGetBit(gioPORTA, 7);
        freq = freq|b29;
        freq<<=1;
        b28 = gioGetBit(gioPORTA, 6);
        freq = freq|b28;
        freq<<=1;
        b27 = gioGetBit(gioPORTA, 5);
        freq = freq|b27;
        freq<<=1;
        b26 = gioGetBit(gioPORTA, 2);
        freq = freq|b26;
        freq<<=1;
        b25 = gioGetBit(gioPORTA, 1);
        freq = freq|b25;
        freq<<=1;
        b24 = gioGetBit(gioPORTA, 0);
        freq = freq|b24;
        freq<<=1;

        // set GBU to HIGH again
        gioSetBit(hetPORT1, GBU, 1);


        // read GBL byte
        gioSetBit(hetPORT1, GBL, 0);

        // read bits
        b23 = gioGetBit(gioPORTB, 3);
        freq = freq|b23;
        freq<<=1;
        b22 = gioGetBit(gioPORTB, 2);
        freq = freq|b22;
        freq<<=1;
        b21 = gioGetBit(gioPORTA, 7);
        freq = freq|b21;
        freq<<=1;
        b20 = gioGetBit(gioPORTA, 6);
        freq = freq|b20;
        freq<<=1;
        b19 = gioGetBit(gioPORTA, 5);
        freq = freq|b19;
        freq<<=1;
        b18 = gioGetBit(gioPORTA, 2);
        freq = freq|b18;
        freq<<=1;
        b17 = gioGetBit(gioPORTA, 1);
        freq = freq|b17;
        freq<<=1;
        b16 = gioGetBit(gioPORTA, 0);
        freq = freq|b16;
        freq<<=1;

        // set GBL to HIGH again
        gioSetBit(hetPORT1, GBL, 1);


        // read GAU byte
        gioSetBit(hetPORT1, GAU, 0);

        // read bits
        b15 = gioGetBit(gioPORTB, 3);
        freq = freq|b15;
        freq<<=1;
        b14 = gioGetBit(gioPORTB, 2);
        freq = freq|b14;
        freq<<=1;
        b13 = gioGetBit(gioPORTA, 7);
        freq = freq|b13;
        freq<<=1;
        b12 = gioGetBit(gioPORTA, 6);
        freq = freq|b12;
        freq<<=1;
        b11 = gioGetBit(gioPORTA, 5);
        freq = freq|b11;
        freq<<=1;
        b10 = gioGetBit(gioPORTA, 2);
        freq = freq|b10;
        freq<<=1;
        b9 = gioGetBit(gioPORTA, 1);
        freq = freq|b9;
        freq<<=1;
        b8 = gioGetBit(gioPORTA, 0);
        freq = freq|b8;
        freq<<=1;

        // set GAU to HIGH again
        gioSetBit(hetPORT1, GAU, 1);


        // read GAL byte
        gioSetBit(hetPORT1, GAL, 0);

        // read bits
        b7 = gioGetBit(gioPORTB, 3);
        freq = freq|b7;
        freq<<=1;
        b6 = gioGetBit(gioPORTB, 2);
        freq = freq|b6;
        freq<<=1;
        b5 = gioGetBit(gioPORTA, 7);
        freq = freq|b5;
        freq<<=1;
        b4 = gioGetBit(gioPORTA, 6);
        freq = freq|b4;
        freq<<=1;
        b3 = gioGetBit(gioPORTA, 5);
        freq = freq|b3;
        freq<<=1;
        b2 = gioGetBit(gioPORTA, 2);
        freq = freq|b2;
        freq<<=1;
        b1 = gioGetBit(gioPORTA, 1);
        freq = freq|b1;
        freq<<=1;
        b0 = gioGetBit(gioPORTA, 0);
        freq = freq|b0;

        // set GAL to HIGH again
        gioSetBit(hetPORT1, GAL, 1);

        printf("%d\r\n", freq);
        //sciSend(sciREG1, sizeof(count), count);
    }
}