Sending an array of different data types over a serial connection

[James.M]

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@Scaz wrote:

Ok, thank you. I understand that part. My question is, how do I continuously run this loop N number of times, resetting it back to 0 after each N times. I need to repeatly send data over a serial connection that sets certain fields to certain values depending on this N value. Each iteration is one message and after N number of times, it resets and repeats the process. Hopefully this clarifies.

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A For loop inside of a While loop.

[RavensFan]

You can also maintain the iteration value in a shift register and reset it back to zero.  Or you can look at the i value of the for loop, do a Quotient Remainder with the N value, and use the remainder output.  That will cause the output to roll back to 0 whenever i becomes equal to N or a multiple of N.

[crossrulz]

If your number of cases is defined at edit time, you could use an enum to name your states and then just increment the enum (stored in a shift register).  The enum will roll over when you increment from the last defined value.  The bonus to this method is that your case structure has a text to the selection instead of just a number.