Problem communicating with device via serial, signal formatting issue

lasbainas:
But there are still two things that I do not understand:

  • Why does the serial monitor on my PC read the message I sent from Arduino
  • Why is this message split in blocks of four characters, and if this could be a problem for my sensor to accept it

I don't know.

I have no experience of sending messages from an Arduino to a PC through an RS232 to USB converter.

I repeat what I said earlier - RS232 voltages may damage your Arduino.

...R