Separate data from Serial

[Corzu]

Hello everyone,

I'm using data communications to read two sensor (arduino) and represent the valuees in Labview. I don't know how to separate those measurement from the diferents sensors. I think that it should be easy, but I haven't too much experience with labview.

Thank you

Best Regards,

Jose S.

[GerdW]

Hi Jose,

yes, that should be easy! 😄

Two notes:

- don't use BytesAtPort here. Either use a TermChar (as you have configured) or a fixed byte count

- the answer to your question is found in your Arduino sketch: how do you send those values on the Arduino side of the serial communication? You need to read/parse the received string in the same fashion…

[IanSh]

The first thing we need to know is what does your data string look like? And then what is it supposed to look like once split.

I expect you can use the scan from string function, or some other string manipulation, depending on what your string is.

[Corzu]

Thank you for your response GerdW,

I send the values using "Serial.println(temperature)" (temperature is a double) and actually I can see the values in the box, one second aprox from one sensor, and the next second the other, but I want to representate them in diferent boxes, and I don't know how separate them.

Thank you,

Jose S

[GerdW]

Hi Jose,

- send them as Serial.println(temp1, ";", temp2).

- Then you need to read a full line string using a byte count of 99.

- Parse the received string using ScanFromString with a format of "%.;%f;%f"…

[billko]

I would have used a "spreadsheet string to array" (or whatever it's called these days).  Would that have been Rube-ish?

Edit: I guess actually "spreadsheet string to array" (or whatever it's called these days) would be more scalable?

[crossrulz]

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@billko wrote:

I would have used a "spreadsheet string to array" (or whatever it's called these days).  Would that have been Rube-ish?

Edit: I guess actually "spreadsheet string to array" (or whatever it's called these days) would be more scalable?

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Spreadsheet String To Array (the name has not changed for many, many years) is more scalable.  But for just 2 items, I would use the Scan From String.  Any more than that, then I would go to the Spreadsheet String To Array.  At that point, I would likely be using an array indicator anyways.