I am puzzled by a slight inconsistency I noticed when struggling with using serial.write() to transmit an unsigned int back to LabView. I wasn't getting what I expected to see when merely trying to display the number read from the PING sensor after receiving into LabView using the send receive vi. I'll write another topic on that one, but to this point... here is what I noticed.
In the low level analog commands, the Read Analog Pin, which uses analogRead() function, serial writes the high order byte first, then the low order. However, the sampleContinuously() and finiteAcquisition() functions both use analogRead() function for their purpose, but they "serial write" the low order byte first, and then the high order byte second.
It would seem that one or the other order is out of whack? Or do people just casually deal with the returns on the other side at LabView end?
Thank you....
Tim (anotherAlias)
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Low Level - Analog Commands - Read Analog Pin (analogRead)
Serial.write( (retVal >> 8));
Serial.write( (retVal & 0xFF));
sampleContinously() w/analogRead...
Serial.write( (retVal & 0xFF) );
Serial.write( (retVal >> 8));
delay(delayTime*1000);
finiteAcquisition() w/analogRead...
Serial.write( (retVal & 0xFF) );
Serial.write( (retVal >> 8));
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