RS232 receive an array (packet)

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Dear PICBasic members,

I have a master pic which is written in CCS C that send an array through RS232 protocol at 38400 bauds , the array is 24 bytes long.

The array («packet structure»):

byte 0 is the delimiter (used to delimit one array to another) constant value 0xC8

byte 1 is the function to be executed

byte 2 to 23 is the pwm value applied to each channel ( 22 channels in total)

The array is sent 100 times a seconds.

How to grab the rs232 rx data, trim , split data into 1 byte and 1 array ?

ex:
byte 0 would be discarded , it only separate array data
byte 1 would be stored in a BYTE
byte 2 to 23 would be stored in a array of 22 bytes

Sorry for such question if it's an easy one.

Many thanks!

Best Regards,

Laurent