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Article #17106Re: Reading From Serial Port
From: Yilmaz
Date: Wed, 09 Apr 2003 12:56
Date: Wed, 09 Apr 2003 12:56
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Thanks Steve changing char *outbuffer; to char outbuffer[2] has worked... Thanks a lot "Steve" <steve_alettoANTI@SPAMhotmail.com> wrote in message news:3e94086a$1@newsgroups.borland.com... > > I am able to write out data to the serial port which has a > twisted cable > > attached. However, I am unable to read any data in... > > Maybe I haven't understood correctly your problem, but > there's something strange in your code. What is the problem > exactly? How can you say you don't receive any data? > > Have you tried the following values instead of yours? > > SerialPort.CommTimeOuts.ReadIntervalTimeout = MAXWORD; > SerialPort.CommTimeOuts.ReadTotalTimeoutMultiplier = 0; > SerialPort.CommTimeOuts.ReadTotalTimeoutConstant = 0; > SerialPort.CommTimeOuts.WriteTotalTimeoutMultiplier = 0; > SerialPort.CommTimeOuts.WriteTotalTimeoutConstant = 0; > > > > inread=ReadFile(SerialPort.hComm,outbuffer,1,&dwBytesRead,NU > LL); > > If I'm not wrong outbuffer is not allocated. Are you sure > this line is correct? Have you tried to define outbuffer as > "char outbuffer[2]" (the same for inbuffer, as well)? > > HTH, > > Steve. > > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.467 / Virus Database: 266 - Release Date: 01/04/2003
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 10cc67,c1814f9ecc8efe9a X-Google-Attributes: gid10cc67,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2003-04-09 06:04:15 PST Reply-To: "Yilmaz" <y.gul@herts.ac.uk> From: "Yilmaz" <y.gul@herts.ac.uk> Newsgroups: borland.public.cppbuilder.nativeapi References: <3e93d88d@newsgroups.borland.com> <3e94086a$1@newsgroups.borland.com> Subject: Re: Reading From Serial Port Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2003 13:56:42 +0100 Lines: 45 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 NNTP-Posting-Host: 217.37.52.217 Message-ID: <3e94188c$1@newsgroups.borland.com> X-Trace: newsgroups.borland.com 1049893004 217.37.52.217 (9 Apr 2003 05:56:44 -0800) Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!sn-xit-02!sn-xit-06!sn-xit-08!supernews.com!newsfeed.wirehub.nl!news.kweb.on.ca!KWeb!newsgroups.borland.com!not-for-mail