How do I format HSERIN?

[skimask]

I am using MAX32 between the PC and PIC.
HSEROUT works every time no matter what I send. Thank makes me assume that the BAUD issue is OK.

Ok, just checking, didn't have that info before.
Like I said before, don't send the raw hex data back and forth, just send the characters themselves.

MyVars VAR BYTE[8] : temp var byte
Main: HSERIN 5000,NoData,[STR MyVars\6\":"]
HSEROUT ["Received:", STR myvars\8",13,10] : goto main
NoData: HSEROUT ["Timeout",$0d,$0a]
for temp = 0 to 8 : myvars[temp]=0 : next temp 'clean out myvars
Goto main

At the PC, type in a few characters (no hex codes, nothing crazy, just a few alpha or number characters), followed by the : character.
The code above should wait for 5 seconds to 1)get no data, 2) get 6 bytes of data, or 3)will kick out and send back the data you just sent if you sent a : before you sent a total of 6 bytes.

[Adrian]

Hi Skimask

Counter 0 to 7, perhaps? And possibly no quote marks in third line after 8?

Adrian

[skimask]

Hi Skimask
Counter 0 to 7, perhaps? And possibly no quote marks in third line after 8?
Adrian

Quote marks - yes...
Counter 0 to 7 - perfectly valid.
MyVars var Byte[8] sets aside 9 bytes, index 0 (zero) is also valid.

[Adrian]

Hi Skimask
Thanks but there is something I'm not understanding. I've tried your programme and it works fine until the first timeout then it won't 'goto main' and loop through again. Should it? If I change the counter to FOR temp = 0 to 7 then the programme loops round endlessly. What am I not understanding or what am I doing wrong? Please help - going mad here!!

Adrian

[skimask]

Might get a couple of hints from this:
http://www.picbasic.co.uk/forum/show...ht=hserin+idle

If not there, then try a search on serial and idle and see what happens.

[BobP]

Hi,

I usually refer back to this sample program if I forget how to use a modifier;

http://www.melabs.com/resources/samples.htm

and load the sample program ser2mod.bas

Bob

[Adrian]

Thanks for that Bob. The bit I was confused about is Skimask's statement "MyVars var Byte[8] sets aside 9 bytes, index 0 (zero) is also valid"
I thought I understood that MyVars VAR BYTE[8] had 8 elements numbered 0 to 7 (Page 26 PBP new manual). If that were the case then the 'clearance' counter ought surely to be 0 to 7 not 0 to 8, which would be invalid.

Adrian