SERIN2 Command Syntax

Would this command work?

Code:

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serin2 Rx,16780,[WAIT("!"),BytesIn\BytesIn[0]\\"~"]

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I want to be able to send a variable length packet between two MCU. I'm not sure if I can reference a byte coming in as the packet length or not.

Cool, what a great question!!   Unfortunately, the answer is no. For a couple of reasons.

First, you forgot the "STR" :)

Second, the STR portion of the SERIN2 command, grabs the number of bytes to receive at the start of execution, and doesn't check to see if it's changed later on.

If you look at the .ASM file generated for this line it looks something like this... (comments added by me)

Code:

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; SERIN2~1.BAS        00018        serin2 Rx,16780,[WAIT("!"),str BytesIn\BytesIn[0]\"~"]
        SERIN2DPIN?T        _Rx            // PIN to use _Rx
        SERIN2MODE?C        0418Ch          //  Mode 16780

        LABEL?L        L00001       
        SERIN2WAIT?CL        021h, L00001    // wait for "!"

        SERIN2COUNT?B        _BytesIn        // Number of bytes to receive
        SERIN2CHAR?C        07Eh            // terminating character
        SERIN2STRC?B        _BytesIn        // Get the String

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However, I think this might work.

SERIN2 Rx,16780,[WAIT("!"),BytesIn[0], STR BytesIn[1]\BytesIn[0]\"~"]

Code:

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; SERIN2~1.BAS        00020        serin2 Rx,16780,[WAIT("!"),BytesIn[0], str BytesIn[1]\BytesIn[0]\"~"]
        SERIN2DPIN?T        _Rx            // PIN to use _Rx
        SERIN2MODE?C        0418Ch          // Mode 16780

        LABEL?L        L00002       
        SERIN2WAIT?CL        021h, L00002    // wait for "!"

        SERIN2?B        _BytesIn        // get number of bytes in packet

        SERIN2COUNT?B        _BytesIn        // STR byte count
        SERIN2CHAR?C        07Eh            // terminating character
        SERIN2STRC?B        _BytesIn + 00001h  // Get the STR

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I had the STR in original but I must of changed it and forgot to put it back. Basically you get the packet length in the first byte then tell it to receive a string starting at array address 1 instead of 0. However would the \Byte[0] on the end not read \(Byte[0]-1) since the first byte was already received?

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would the \Byte[0] on the end not read \(Byte[0]-1) since the first byte was already received?

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I guess that depends on what the first number contains.
If the number includes the "Length Byte" then yes, it would be Byte[0]-1.

But then, it might indicate the "whole" packet length, including the "!", then it would be Byte[0]-2.
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