How to get ASCII data in array.

[mackrackit]

Would something like this work?

[STR NUMS\16]	
X1 = (NUMS[1]-"0")
X2 = (NUMS[3]-"0")
X3 = (NUMS[5]-"0")
X4 = (NUMS[7]-"0")
X5 = (NUMS[9]-"0")
X6 = (NUMS[11]-"0")
X7 = (NUMS[13]-"0")
X8 = (NUMS[15]-"0")

[Darrel Taylor]

Do the 3 bytes ever represent more than 255?
If not, this might work ...

For LoopCount = 0 to n-1
    HSERIN [DEC3 array(LoopCount)]
Next LoopCount

But there's a distinct possibility of getting the wrong numbers if there's nothing between the 3 byte data packets.

[mackrackit]

Maybe ideas here
http://www.picbasic.co.uk/forum/show...05&postcount=2

[Ioannis]

Thanks boys.

Currently, I do a simple 28bytes communication between radio modems using DT instant interrupts to get the Serial data like this:

Get_char:
   ser_in=0
      hserin 100,noreceived,[wait("##"),str temp_array\file]   'Get 28 characters
      if temp_array[0]=node then          'Are for this node station?
         ser_in=1	                    'if yes, then flag data and copy 
      endif
noreceived:                         'else return
@ INT_RETURN

If data are coming to the serial port, then if the 2 first are ## data are captured in the temp_array (28 long)

The first byte is the node station. If data are for this node, then a flag is raised.

My concern is that, data can be any number including the $23 which is '#' character.

So this might lead the routine to hang if data are out of sync sometime.

My thought was to use data in the array only in ascii form without increasing length of temp_array x 3, by converting the ascii values while receiving them.

Ioannis

[mackrackit]

My concern is that, data can be any number including the $23 which is '#' character.

So this might lead the routine to hang if data are out of sync sometime.

Why not use a TimeOut? Or can you not afford to miss any data?

[Ioannis]

Please see the previous than yours post, that shows the timeout is there. But Darrel has explained very well why this might hang here:

http://www.pbpgroup.com/modules/newb..._id=28&forum=8

Ioannis

[mackrackit]

Please see the previous than yours post, that shows the timeout is there.

OOPPS, I was sleepy?

But Darrel has explained very well why this might hang here:

http://www.pbpgroup.com/modules/newb..._id=28&forum=8

Ioannis

That was interesting, I now have it bookmarked.
Just curios, is that the same project?