Question

I have a Keyence camera which communicates through RS-232. It is configured to output three integer values when triggered. I’m having trouble reading the integer values. I try to use a char array buffer but it only reads the first + sign in the output. I tested it using putty and output is something like this

+346.0,+261.0,098

I want to know if there is anything I need to use to read integer values like these?

    static void Main(string[] args)
    {

        char[] buffer1 = new char[200] ;


        SerialPort port = new SerialPort("COM4", 9600, Parity.None, 8, StopBits.One);

        port.Open();
        if (port.IsOpen) { Console.WriteLine("port is now open"); } else { Console.WriteLine("port not opened correctly"); }

        port.Write("T"); //triggers the camera

        port.Read(buffer1, 0, 200);

        for (int i = 0; i < 200; i++)
        {
            Console.WriteLine(buffer1[i]);
        }
        Console.ReadLine();
    }

Answer 1

I used the port.ReadTo(“\r”) and it works, as the output ends with a carriage return.

But I want to know what is the advantage of using a data received event?