Sending to Arduino UNO multiple values from Python code

Question

I'm starting to learn how to work with Arduino, particularly communication between a Python code running on a PC and an Arduino Uno.

So I decided to start with what I thought to be a easy task. That is, sending the user input from Python. There are 2 values, one delay between Arduino LED (port 13) and the servo angle.

It didn't work and I couldn't find any answers, hope you can help me.

Arduino Code -

#include <Servo.h>

const int ledPin = 13; // pin the LED is attached to
int incomingByte = 1000;      // variable stores  serial data
int pos = 0; 
int incoming[2];
Servo myservo;

void setup() {
  // initialize serial communication:
  Serial.begin(9600);
  myservo.attach(9);
  // initialize the LED pin as an output:
  pinMode(ledPin, OUTPUT);
   digitalWrite(ledPin, HIGH);
   myservo.write(180);
   delay(1000);
   digitalWrite(ledPin, LOW);
   myservo.write(0);
}

void loop()
{

  if (Serial.available()>=2) 
  {
     for (int i = 0; i < 1; i++)
     {
      incoming[i] = Serial.read();
     }
    digitalWrite(ledPin, HIGH);
    delay(incoming[0]);
    digitalWrite(ledPin, LOW);
    myservo.write(incoming[1]);
  }
}

Python (3.7) code -

import serial
import time

ser = serial.Serial('COM5', 9600, timeout=1)


user_input = '1'
while user_input != 'q':
    user_input = input("'Blink time is or q = quit' : ") 
    servo_input = input("What position servo go? ")
    byte_command = str.encode(user_input)                 
    ser.write(byte_command)                              
    servo_command = str.encode(servo_input)
    ser.write(servo_command)
    time.sleep(0.5)                                      

print('\nq entered. Exiting the program')
ser.close()

Answer 1

Well I did it in the simplest way.

I just sent a string to C++ and deconstructed it with sscanf().