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  • J jsulm
    13 Aug 2021, 09:38

    @elypheldia said in Cannot write a data to a virtual serial port ?:

    void MySerialPort::readData()
    {
    QByteArray data="hello";
    writeData(data);
    serial->readAll();
    qDebug()<<data;
    }

    Why do you write data in a port connected to readyRead signal?
    You should at least first read all the data and then write.

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    elypheldia
    wrote on 13 Aug 2021, 09:47 last edited by
    #3

    @jsulm Hey, thx for reply. As I said that I am very new, and I know, I have terrible mistakes. Could you give me some example about write and read data to understand?

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    • E elypheldia
      13 Aug 2021, 09:47

      @jsulm Hey, thx for reply. As I said that I am very new, and I know, I have terrible mistakes. Could you give me some example about write and read data to understand?

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      jsulm
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      wrote on 13 Aug 2021, 09:51 last edited by
      #4

      @elypheldia Well, simply change order:

      void MySerialPort::readData()
      {
          serial->readAll();
          QByteArray data="hello";
          writeData(data);
          qDebug()<<data;
      }
      

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      • J jsulm
        13 Aug 2021, 09:51

        @elypheldia Well, simply change order:

        void MySerialPort::readData()
        {
            serial->readAll();
            QByteArray data="hello";
            writeData(data);
            qDebug()<<data;
        }
        
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        elypheldia
        wrote on 13 Aug 2021, 09:58 last edited by
        #5

        @jsulm I tried your code, but I still can't see the data in the terminal. What is the reason of this ?

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        • E elypheldia
          13 Aug 2021, 09:58

          @jsulm I tried your code, but I still can't see the data in the terminal. What is the reason of this ?

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          jsulm
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          wrote on 13 Aug 2021, 10:02 last edited by
          #6

          @elypheldia What does serial->write(data); return?
          Also, connect a slot to https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qserialport.html#errorOccurred and see whether there es any error.

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          • J jsulm
            13 Aug 2021, 10:02

            @elypheldia What does serial->write(data); return?
            Also, connect a slot to https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qserialport.html#errorOccurred and see whether there es any error.

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            elypheldia
            wrote on 13 Aug 2021, 10:29 last edited by
            #7

            @jsulm I added this slot to handle error.

            connect(serial, SIGNAL(error(QSerialPort::SerialPortError)), this,
                SLOT(handleError(QSerialPort::SerialPortError)));
            
            void MySerialPort::handleError(QSerialPort::SerialPortError error)
            {
                if (error == QSerialPort::NoError) {
                    qDebug()<<"no error";
                }
            }
            

            And, I got "no error " output.
            I added to writeData function

            qDebug()<<"written";
            

            But, I did not get output. Port is opened, but couldn't write.

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            • E elypheldia
              13 Aug 2021, 10:29

              @jsulm I added this slot to handle error.

              connect(serial, SIGNAL(error(QSerialPort::SerialPortError)), this,
                  SLOT(handleError(QSerialPort::SerialPortError)));
              
              void MySerialPort::handleError(QSerialPort::SerialPortError error)
              {
                  if (error == QSerialPort::NoError) {
                      qDebug()<<"no error";
                  }
              }
              

              And, I got "no error " output.
              I added to writeData function

              qDebug()<<"written";
              

              But, I did not get output. Port is opened, but couldn't write.

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              JonB
              wrote on 13 Aug 2021, 10:32 last edited by
              #8

              @elypheldia
              @jsulm asked you to

              What does serial->write(data); return?

              Can you just confirm/tell us what that write() returns?

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              • J JonB
                13 Aug 2021, 10:32

                @elypheldia
                @jsulm asked you to

                What does serial->write(data); return?

                Can you just confirm/tell us what that write() returns?

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                wrote on 13 Aug 2021, 10:42 last edited by
                #9

                @JonB number of written bytes

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                • E elypheldia
                  13 Aug 2021, 10:42

                  @JonB number of written bytes

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                  JonB
                  wrote on 13 Aug 2021, 10:55 last edited by JonB
                  #10

                  @elypheldia
                  Then we would suggest to you (I believe!) that the bytes are being sent. So what is your "proof" that they are not? For example, for all I know if you expect a "response" your write might not be correct, it might require a \n or something at the end.

                  Further, you call serial->readAll(); immediately after executing the write(). I don't know about serial ports, but in general this is not right in Qt, the data sent back may arrive a while later. You are supposed to use readyRead() signal for asynchronous operation. [OK, I see you do that. Your protocol first waits for bytes to arrive initially, then writes something back; is your device then supposed to send something back to you? If so, it will then ping-pong endlessly?] Unless you/ @jsulm know better?

                  I know Wireshark can be used on PC to view TCP/IP/socket traffic. Is there a tool you can use to verify whether your bytes are being sent to the Linux serial device?

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                  • E elypheldia
                    13 Aug 2021, 10:42

                    @JonB number of written bytes

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                    jsulm
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                    wrote on 13 Aug 2021, 11:07 last edited by
                    #11

                    @elypheldia said in Cannot write a data to a virtual serial port ?:

                    number of written bytes

                    Could you please tell us the number?

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                    • J jsulm
                      13 Aug 2021, 11:07

                      @elypheldia said in Cannot write a data to a virtual serial port ?:

                      number of written bytes

                      Could you please tell us the number?

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                      elypheldia
                      wrote on 13 Aug 2021, 11:24 last edited by
                      #12

                      @jsulm I cannot. Because, I dont know how to learn number of written bytes.

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                      • E elypheldia
                        13 Aug 2021, 11:24

                        @jsulm I cannot. Because, I dont know how to learn number of written bytes.

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                        wrote on 13 Aug 2021, 11:39 last edited by
                        #13

                        @elypheldia said in Cannot write a data to a virtual serial port ?:

                        @jsulm I cannot. Because, I dont know how to learn number of written bytes.

                        are you joking ?

                        you already use qDebug() in your code example, use it some more
                        qDebug() << "Bytes Written:" << serial->write(data);

                        that said, make sure you actually write something before you expect readData to be called.


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                        • J J.Hilk
                          13 Aug 2021, 11:39

                          @elypheldia said in Cannot write a data to a virtual serial port ?:

                          @jsulm I cannot. Because, I dont know how to learn number of written bytes.

                          are you joking ?

                          you already use qDebug() in your code example, use it some more
                          qDebug() << "Bytes Written:" << serial->write(data);

                          that said, make sure you actually write something before you expect readData to be called.

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                          wrote on 13 Aug 2021, 11:47 last edited by
                          #14

                          @J-Hilk I already did this. But I get no output. I am very new, sorry. Thx to all for replies.

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                          • E elypheldia
                            13 Aug 2021, 11:47

                            @J-Hilk I already did this. But I get no output. I am very new, sorry. Thx to all for replies.

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                            wrote on 13 Aug 2021, 11:50 last edited by J.Hilk
                            #15

                            @elypheldia said in Cannot write a data to a virtual serial port ?:

                            @J-Hilk I already did this. But I get no output. I am very new, sorry. Thx to all for replies.

                            thats why I said:

                            make sure you actually write something before you expect readData to be called

                            change your openSerialPort to this:

                            void MySerialPort::openSerialPort()
                            {
                                serial->setPortName("/dev/tnt0");
                                serial->setBaudRate(QSerialPort::Baud9600);
                                serial->setDataBits(QSerialPort::Data8);
                                serial->setFlowControl(QSerialPort::NoFlowControl);
                                serial->setStopBits(QSerialPort::OneStop);
                                serial->setParity(QSerialPort::NoParity);
                                if(serial->open(QIODevice::ReadWrite))
                                {
                                    qDebug()<<"opened";
                                   QByteArray data="hello";
                                       writeData(data);
                            
                                }
                                else
                                {
                                    qDebug()<<QSerialPort::PermissionError;
                                }
                            
                            }
                            

                            it will, at the very, least attempt to write something, and should return a bytes written value and/or an error message


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                            • J J.Hilk
                              13 Aug 2021, 11:50

                              @elypheldia said in Cannot write a data to a virtual serial port ?:

                              @J-Hilk I already did this. But I get no output. I am very new, sorry. Thx to all for replies.

                              thats why I said:

                              make sure you actually write something before you expect readData to be called

                              change your openSerialPort to this:

                              void MySerialPort::openSerialPort()
                              {
                                  serial->setPortName("/dev/tnt0");
                                  serial->setBaudRate(QSerialPort::Baud9600);
                                  serial->setDataBits(QSerialPort::Data8);
                                  serial->setFlowControl(QSerialPort::NoFlowControl);
                                  serial->setStopBits(QSerialPort::OneStop);
                                  serial->setParity(QSerialPort::NoParity);
                                  if(serial->open(QIODevice::ReadWrite))
                                  {
                                      qDebug()<<"opened";
                                     QByteArray data="hello";
                                         writeData(data);
                              
                                  }
                                  else
                                  {
                                      qDebug()<<QSerialPort::PermissionError;
                                  }
                              
                              }
                              

                              it will, at the very, least attempt to write something, and should return a bytes written value and/or an error message

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                              elypheldia
                              wrote on 13 Aug 2021, 12:38 last edited by
                              #16

                              @J-Hilk Thank you all guys for your patient and sorry for my basic mistakes :). I fixed my issue. As you said, I expect the read without writing a data to serial port.

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