Thread: UART Serial Communication

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    UART Serial Communication

    Hi, I am trying to implement a code that is able to receive input from a serial communication. I believe that it is possible to do this using fstream, but so far I have been unsuccessful. The code below should echo everything received on screen:

    Code:
    #include <iostream>
    #include <fstream>
    
    
    int main(int argc, const char * argv[])
    {
    
    
        std::string msg = "";
    
        std::cout << "Hello, World!\n";
        std::fstream file("/dev/tty.usbserial-A800F2GZ");
        if (file.good())
        {
            while(1){
            file >> msg;
            std::cout << "Response: " << msg << std::endl;
    
            }
        }
    
        return 0;
    
    }
    Any ideas?

    Currently using: Mac OS X 10.8.5, Xcode 5

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    Define "unsuccessful"; compile issue? runtime fault? just no output? something else? If nothing else, you should have an else for your if that tells you why file is not good().

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    It also won't work if the sender isn't sending using the default baud rate and parity settings for your dev/tty
    If you dance barefoot on the broken glass of undefined behaviour, you've got to expect the occasional cut.
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