Termios Flags Rs232 Serial Ttys0 Modbus Rtu

Hi, I'm writting a program to send and receive data through a serial rs232 line.

In the future this program will comunicate with a modbus field device and be able to store data in a sql database.

Right now, i'm trying to figure out the MODBUS communication, i have tested CRC code implementation successfully, and i'm able to write and read from the serial line.

However, when i read from the serial line, i can't get unsigned char bytes in rtu mode. I can only get ascii charachters. ie. instead of getting 0x84 i get 0x04

When i write i dont get the same error.

Now, i don't think its the type of my variables what its causing the program to miss the most significative bit.

I made this test with good results:

~:make, and run './' the binary (lets call it "my program"), stopped "my program" and run minicom in the foreground, set the baudspeed, parity and number of bits in minicom, then stopped minicom, got my program to the foreground. After this my program received ok (0x84 is 0x84 ). !!!!

Im using this values for my flags:
termios.c_cflag = 0x9bd;
termios.c_ifalg = 1;
termios.c_lflag = 0;
termios.c_oflag = 0;

WHAT MAY BE CAUSING IT? , im going crazy here lol :) , please give me a hand.

I almost forgot: Excuse my english is very hard to translate after 28 hours of work. :P

> termios.c_cflag = 0x9bd;
Where did you get that magic hex number from?

It certainly isn't portable, since each implementation only defines constants for say baud rate, not actual bit patterns.

> instead of getting 0x84 i get 0x04
http://www.rootr.net/man/man/termios/4
Read about this bit
ISTRIP /* strip 8th bit off chars */

> after 28 hours of work
I suggest you get some sleep then.
Trivial problems are plainly obvious with a good rest break.

Thank you, ISTRIP, i had miss read this flag in the termios, now its working fine!

You can't imagine how gratefull i am!


thanks again, and a lot.