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Leonard Corradine

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More options Oct 20 2012, 6:37 pm

From: Leonard Corradine <lacorrad...@gmail.com>

Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2012 15:37:42 -0700 (PDT)

Local: Sat, Oct 20 2012 6:37 pm

Subject: SoftwareSerial patch not working

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Hello,

I downloaded yesterday the patch update in order to communicate through the
SoftwareSerial library, however, though I have configured the radios as
specified, I cannot get them to talk to each other. I would like to know if
there are any additional settings that need to be applied, other then
setting up MY addresses and, enabling API mode.

Here is my code, just in case:

#include <XBee.h>
#include <StopWatch.h>
#include <SoftwareSerial.h>

#define sensPin5 0

int sensVal[6] ;
int count[2] ;
int countTot[2] ;
unsigned long lastTwo = 0;
const char comma = ',';

// allocate two bytes for to hold a 10-bit analog reading
uint8_t payload[] = { 0, 0, 0, 0 };

Tx16Request tx = Tx16Request(0x5000, payload, sizeof(payload));
SoftwareSerial nss(2,3);
XBee xbee = XBee();

StopWatch stopW2 ;

void setup()
{
Serial.begin(9600);
nss.begin(9600);
xbee.begin(nss);
xbee.setSerial(Serial);
Serial.print("<<<Program started>>>");
Serial.println();

}

void loop()
{
sensVal[5] = pulseIn(sensPin5, HIGH);

if(sensVal[5] != 0)
{
//Serial.println("pin 5");
stopW2.start();
count[1] ++ ;
if(stopW2.elapsed() - lastTwo > 500 )
{
//Serial.println(count[1]);
lastTwo = stopW2.elapsed();
countTot[1] = count[1];
payload[2] = countTot[1] ;
payload[3] = comma ;
//Serial.println(payload[2], DEC);
xbee.send(tx);
count[1] = 0;
}
}

I would kindly appreciate any help.

Andrew Rapp

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More options Oct 20 2012, 10:09 pm

From: Andrew Rapp <andrew.r...@gmail.com>

Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2012 20:09:00 -0600

Subject: Re: SoftwareSerial patch not working

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The begin and setSerial functions are identical. In this case you are
setting software serial, then setting it to hardware serial, so you never
use software serial. You can use one but not both. So to use software serial

xbee.setSerial(nss);

If hardware serial then

xbee.setSerial(Serial)

Always call begin on your serial object first, whether software or hardware

On Sat, Oct 20, 2012 at 4:37 PM, Leonard Corradine <lacorrad...@gmail.com>wrote:

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> Hello,

> I downloaded yesterday the patch update in order to communicate through
> the SoftwareSerial library, however, though I have configured the radios as
> specified, I cannot get them to talk to each other. I would like to know if
> there are any additional settings that need to be applied, other then
> setting up MY addresses and, enabling API mode.

> Here is my code, just in case:

> #include <XBee.h>
> #include <StopWatch.h>
> #include <SoftwareSerial.h>

> #define sensPin5 0

> int sensVal[6] ;
> int count[2] ;
> int countTot[2] ;
> unsigned long lastTwo = 0;
> const char comma = ',';

> // allocate two bytes for to hold a 10-bit analog reading
> uint8_t payload[] = { 0, 0, 0, 0 };

> Tx16Request tx = Tx16Request(0x5000, payload, sizeof(payload));
> SoftwareSerial nss(2,3);
> XBee xbee = XBee();

> StopWatch stopW2 ;

> void setup()
> {
> Serial.begin(9600);
> nss.begin(9600);
> xbee.begin(nss);
> xbee.setSerial(Serial);
> Serial.print("<<<Program started>>>");
> Serial.println();
> }

> void loop()
> {
> sensVal[5] = pulseIn(sensPin5, HIGH);

> if(sensVal[5] != 0)
> {
> //Serial.println("pin 5");
> stopW2.start();
> count[1] ++ ;
> if(stopW2.elapsed() - lastTwo > 500 )
> {
> //Serial.println(count[1]);
> lastTwo = stopW2.elapsed();
> countTot[1] = count[1];
> payload[2] = countTot[1] ;
> payload[3] = comma ;
> //Serial.println(payload[2], DEC);
> xbee.send(tx);
> count[1] = 0;
> }
> }

> I would kindly appreciate any help.

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