reading binary data in serial buffer

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  1. On the 862 module the script SER.read() returned the binary data that is held in the serial buffer at the time of it being read) but this does not work on the GE910-EUG. Even though binary data is definitely sent to the serial port,  SER.read() or SER.readbyte() do not return anything. If I send ASCII then it works but not for binary – I am sure the answer is siimple but please point me in the right direction, many thanks   

    1. SER read methods do not make any difference of data input type, is just a stream of bytes, is up to the receiving software to get it right, ie if expects to read NULL  terminated strings better use readbyte, if binary data like a JPEG image read() can be used.

       

      Please provide a sample script, data input and output.

      1.  

         SER.set_speed does not take three parameters but two (no flow control) so your port is not open at all, check for en axception at that line or function return which can be -1 (error occured).

         

         

         

        The data logger i am using randomly sends out binary data via a
        Serial lead , my app is to periodically check for this data and then
        send it on in entirety unchanged to my server

         

        In the script:

         

        in my configuration set up I use  the line below  

        SER.set_speed(‘19200′,’8N1′,’hw’)

         

        (i have also tried  SER.set_speed(‘19200′,’8N1′,’none’)

         

        then the main  program has a loop which always passes the following code: 

         

        b = SER.read() 
        time.sleep(3)
        print ‘checked serial port’
        if (b == -1) or (b == 0 ) or (b == ”) or (b == ‘ ‘ ):
             print ‘no data found’                                
        else:
            print ‘data found:’,b
           try:
                f = open(‘file1.hex’,’w’)
               f.write(b)
               f.close()

         

        etc…….
         

         in
        the debugger i can see that i never get to the line *****  print ‘data
        found:’,b **** but I can see that the data has been looked for.
        However: 

         

        1) when i switch the data logger for a direct
        serial connection between the Telit module and the hyperterminal on my
        PC the app works.

        2) when i put the data logger serial lead
        directly into my PC i can see the binary data coming through in the
         hyperterminal.        

        3) i have had this script working as above on an earlier module without GPS but i upgraded to the 910 because i needed GPS

        Thanks for helping.

  2. The data logger i am using randomly sends out binary data via a Serial lead , my app is to periodically check for this data and then send it on in entirety unchanged to my server

     

    In the script:

     

    in my configuration set up I use  the line below  

    SER.set_speed(‘19200′,’8N1′,’hw’)

     

    (i have also tried  SER.set_speed(‘19200′,’8N1′,’none’)

     

    then the main  program has a loop which always passes the following code: 

     

    b = SER.read() 
    time.sleep(3)
    print ‘checked serial port’
    if (b == -1) or (b == 0 ) or (b == ”) or (b == ‘ ‘ ):
         print ‘no data found’                                
    else:
        print ‘data found:’,b
       try:
            f = open(‘file1.hex’,’w’)
           f.write(b)
           f.close()

     

    etc…….
     

     in the debugger i can see that i never get to the line *****  print ‘data found:’,b **** but I can see that the data has been looked for. However: 

     

    1) when i switch the data logger for a direct serial connection between the Telit module and the hyperterminal on my PC the app works.

    2) when i put the data logger serial lead directly into my PC i can see the binary data coming through in the  hyperterminal.        

    3) i have had this script working as above on an earlier module without GPS but i upgraded to the 910 because i needed GPS

    Thanks for helping.     

       

                   

  3. Sorry if this is a duplicate!

     

    In my configuration set up i am using SER.set_speed(‘19200′,’8N1′,’hw’)  but have also tried ‘none’.

     

    in the main loop I am using

     

     b = SER.read()
                            time.sleep(3)
                            print ‘checked serial port’
                            if (b == -1) or (b == 0 ) or (b == ”) or (b == ‘ ‘ ):
                                    print ‘no data found’                               
                            else:
                                    print ‘data found:’,b
                                          try:
                                                        f = open(‘file1.hex’,’w’)

     

    etc……………

     

    I can see from the debugger that i don’t ever get to  ***  print ‘data found:’,b ****

     

    The app consists of a datalogger that randomly sends binary data via a serial lead.  This datalogger is directly connected to the serial port on the Telit module. The script periodically looks for data on the serial port.       

    However,

    1) If i connect my data logger directly to my PC i can see the binary data in the hyperterminal

    2) If i connect a serial lead from the PC direclty to the Telit module i can send data and see that this is OK through the debugger and that the script picks it up and sends it to my server

     

    Thanks for your help in this……………..

      1. ! used the 3rd parameter in set_speed because i am running 12.00.214 software and i saw it in section 4.3.6 of the python easy script 2.7 documentation but i will try without this parameter. Also i will set the baud rate at 19,200 within the main loop. 

        thanks 

  5. Ah OK but still check its return value.

     

    And to check if data is returned better use len(b), SER.read returning string type.