Thread: Read by Serial Communications

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    Read by Serial Communications

    Hi.

    I read correctly in MatLab some data by serial port of a device, but in C... nothing.

    Code:
    #include <cstdlib>
    #include <stdio.h>
    
    int main(void)
    {
        
        FILE *in; 
        char linha[30];
        
        while(1)
        {
        
            // Abrir porta COM de onde se ligou a placa
            in = fopen( "COM8", "r" );
            if( in == NULL )
            {
                printf("ERRO: não consigo abrir porta COM\n");
                exit(1);
            }
        
            // Ler de um ficheiro e escrever no outro
            while( fgets(linha, 30, in) != NULL )
            {
                printf("%s",linha);    // Mostrar no terminal
            }
    
        }
    
        // Fechar os ficheiros
        fclose( in );
    
        return 0;
    }
    The message "ERRO: não consigo abrir porta COM\n" don't appear, so I haven't error there. I just do not see anything in the terminal.

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    Did you stop the comport usage by the other program.
    Normally only a single program can be using a comport at the same time.

    Edit: I still use the old "mode" command from the command prompt to see if the comport is free.

    Code:
    Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
    Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.
    
    mode
    
    Status for device LPT1:
    -----------------------
        Printer output is not being rerouted.
    
    
    Status for device COM1:
    -----------------------
        Baud:            1200
        Parity:          None
        Data Bits:       7
        Stop Bits:       1
        Timeout:         OFF
        XON/XOFF:        OFF
        CTS handshaking: OFF
        DSR handshaking: OFF
        DSR sensitivity: OFF
        DTR circuit:     ON
        RTS circuit:     ON
    
    
    Status for device COM2:
    -----------------------
        Baud:            1200
        Parity:          None
        Data Bits:       7
        Stop Bits:       1
        Timeout:         OFF
        XON/XOFF:        OFF
        CTS handshaking: OFF
        DSR handshaking: OFF
        DSR sensitivity: OFF
        DTR circuit:     ON
        RTS circuit:     ON
    
    
    Status for device CON:
    ----------------------
        Lines:          240
        Columns:        80
        Keyboard rate:  31
        Keyboard delay: 1
        Code page:      437
    In my case COM1 and COM2 are not being used.

    Tim S.
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    And is the device at the other end of the serial line sending data at 1200 baud, 7 bits, 1 stop bit, no parity?

    If it isn't, then simply calling fopen() won't work. It won't understand the data being sent to it.
    Check your matlab serial port config to see how it configures the port, then you need to do the same thing in your C code.
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