Skip to main content
Search type Search syntax
Tags [tag]
Exact "words here"
Author user:1234
user:me (yours)
Score score:3 (3+)
score:0 (none)
Answers answers:3 (3+)
answers:0 (none)
isaccepted:yes
hasaccepted:no
inquestion:1234
Views views:250
Code code:"if (foo != bar)"
Sections title:apples
body:"apples oranges"
URL url:"*.example.com"
Saves in:saves
Status closed:yes
duplicate:no
migrated:no
wiki:no
Types is:question
is:answer
Exclude -[tag]
-apples
For more details on advanced search visit our help page
Results tagged with
Search options not deleted user 1499

Serial communication is the standard USB connection between the Arduino and a computer with a standard USB A to B cable or through the TX/RX pins using a USB to serial converter. It can also refer to the serial library.

6 votes
2 answers
3k views

Using SoftwareSerial for the serial monitor

Most programs follow this route: They have a Serial.begin() for the serial connection between PC and Arduino (the serial monitor) and they use SoftwareSerial for a device. … Can you use SoftwareSerial for the communication between PC and Arduino, and Serial for a device? …
user1584421's user avatar
  • 1,415
2 votes
1 answer
842 views

arduino EM408 GPS problem

I have written this little snippet of code to interface with EM408 GPS. #include <SoftwareSerial.h> SoftwareSerial GPS = SoftwareSerial(2,3); //rx,tx void setup() { GPS.begin(4800); Serial.begin …
user1584421's user avatar
  • 1,415
2 votes
1 answer
2k views

Serial.write() prints a variable twice

} } while (isGpsLocationValid == false); Serial.write(clat); Serial.println(); Serial.write(clng); } Now when all is done, the clng value is printed twice in the serial
user1584421's user avatar
  • 1,415
1 vote
2 answers
8k views

SoftwareSerial together with AltSoftSerial and HardwareSerial

I want to use all Hardware serial, SoftwareSerial and AltSoftSerial on Arduino Duemilanove with At328. Is it possible? …
user1584421's user avatar
  • 1,415
1 vote
0 answers
1k views

Cannot upload to Due

I cannot upload my sketch to my arduino DUE. I get this error: Send auto-baud No device found on COM8 Set binary mode An error occurred while uploading the sketch The IDE recognizes thought that p …
user1584421's user avatar
  • 1,415
1 vote
1 answer
316 views

Duemilanove serial TX/RX: which is what?

I want to use the GSM shield. For my project, I will hook it up directly to pins 0 and 1 (TX/RX). Will it work right away? Do I have to know which is TX and which RX and declare it? I will not be usi …
user1584421's user avatar
  • 1,415
1 vote
2 answers
213 views

Purpose of LED indicator

I am developing a python based, tkinter application that will receive the serial data that arduino sends. However, i am witnessing some behavior that i cannot explain and i am trying to debug. … When i open a serial connection this is lighted up and it stays ON. However sometimes, when i send a string to the arduino, in order to trigger some data exchange, this button is switched off. …
user1584421's user avatar
  • 1,415
0 votes
0 answers
35 views

Sending serial data to arduino, while an operation triggered from serial data is underway

So what i am asking is: Is there a way to stop an operation triggered frmo serial that is underway? And by stopping it, i mean from serial as well. … Perhaps, when an operation is uderway taht is triggered from serial, it cannot be stopped until the operation is finished? …
user1584421's user avatar
  • 1,415
0 votes
1 answer
90 views

Send a 2d PROGMEM array over SoftwareSerial

messages_for_measurement[2][8] PROGMEM = { { 0x01, 0x02, 0x03, 0x04, 0x05, 0x06, 0x07, 0x08 }, { 0x09, 0x0A, 0x0B, 0x0C, 0x0D, 0x0E, 0x0F, 0x10 }, }; I want to send one of these sub-array over software serial … swSerial.write(char(pgm_read_byte_near(pgm_read_word(&messages_for_measurement[0])))), sizeof(char(pgm_read_byte_near(pgm_read_word(&messages_for_measurement[0])))); How can I send the sub-array over serial
user1584421's user avatar
  • 1,415