[SOLVED] QtSerialPort - Need general information on what I'm reading
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Hi,
I'm working with a Bluetooth device (pulsioximeter) that uses Serial Port to send data."This Qt SerialPort/Terminal Example":http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qtserialport-terminal-example.html is 100% working (I love these QtExample, you can start working without any problem when compiling and they are well written).
The problem that I'm facing is shown in this image:
!http://s23.postimg.org/icvidy1iz/spo2.jpg(Image of output)!
Everything seems working fine (I can see the text changing, maybe according to heart-rate; I can see a different output when the finger is not in the pulsioximeter, etc..), but I would like to know how to decode that text.Device manufacture provided all technical info (that I'm already using correctly): no parity, 115200 boud rate, 1 stop bit, 8 data bits
And a table with details of the datagram.BYTE 1:
#BIT0-3: signal strength
#BIT4: ..
#BIT5: no finger inside boolean
#BIT6: ...
#BIT7: ..BYTE 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 -6 - 7
(description for 8 bits, on of each byte)So, I would expect to read a binary code (and then coding what I need, converting to heart.rate numbers). How can I do this?
The example uses this code:
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Maybe something like this:
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static const int SIGNAL_MASK = 0x0f; // bit 0-3
static const int FINGER_MASK = 0x20; // bit 5char data_byte = byte_array_input.at(?); // see QByteArray help
int signal = data_byte & SIGNAL_MASK;
bool finger = (data_byte & FINGER_MASK);QString text = QString("Signal: %1 Finger: %2").arg(signal).arg(finger);
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Thank you for your help. This clarified the basic ideas.
It seems working (not with SIGNAL for example, but working with other parameters using the right mask. I have to spend a bit of time on each value).
I'll post the full code for decoding the serial input from my device (posting manufacture and model) as soon as I manage to read all the fields, so that someone can buy the same Pulse Oximeter (it is cheap!). -
Here is the Bluetooth Pulse Oximeter that I'm using:
"Buy here":http://www.dx.com/p/bluetooth-fingertip-pulse-oximeter-orange-white-2-x-aaa-258859#.VLE3l8YcFzE (sorry for the link, I don't want to advertise that store, just in order to provide a link to the real product).Manufacter: "Berry Med":http://www.berry-med.com
Specifications: "Your text to link here...":https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5UmFnLqxqi4S3hMZmk0YjFVSWs/view?usp=sharingI can pair it with Windows and MacOSX correctly.
I suggest this device if you are looking for something that can stream "live" the HeartRate and Blood Saturation to your computer wireless (it is the cheaper Bluetooth Pulse Oximeter that I found around. Requires 2 AAA batteries, Cons: it doesn't have an LCD display).You can use this code in any project or starting from Qt/Serial/Terminal example (in readData part) or Qt/Serial/slave example (in readRequest part).
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// all variables are int or bool
if (sizeOfData>=5){
//I prefer to explicit (#numberOfByte - 1) since the Table from manufacter starts counting from 1
signal = (data.at(1-1) & 0x0f); // Mask Bits 0-3 (00001111) of #numberOfByte 1
signalBool = (data.at(1-1) & 0x10);
bargraph = (data.at(3-1) & 0x0f); // Mask Bits 0-3 (00001111) of #numberOfByte 3
saturation = (data.at(5-1) & 0x7F); // Mask Bits 0-6 (01111111) of #numberOfByte 5
pulserate = ((data.at(3-1) & 0x40)) | ((data.at(4-1) & 0x7F));
// Mask Bit 6 (01000000) of #numberOfByte 3 and shift it in Bit 7 position (10000000)
// Mask Bits 0-6 (01111111) of #numberOfByte 4
// Build the 0-7 Bits using OR (not 100% sure about this, please write me back if you think it is wrong)
pleth = (data.at(2-1) & 0x7F); // Mask Bits 0-6 (01111111) of #numberOfByte 2
sensorOn = !(data.at(3-1) & 0x10); // Mask Bit 4 (00010000) of #numberOfByte 3
// can be used to detect if finger is in. Go to 0 if no finger inside
stablePulse = !(data.at(3-1) & 0x20); // Mask Bit 5 (00100000) of #numberOfByte 3
// Is 1 when the pulse detection is stabilized. Go to 0 when detection is not ready yetpulseBeep = (data.at(1-1) & 0x40);}
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