Arduino with client socket delphi

Using Arduino Networking, Protocols, and Devices
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hello everyone, lately I've been learning about Arduino and Ethernet Shield...
and I'm new to this...

I currently have an Arduino that can receive and send data to a computer via an interface I created with Delphi

Delphi as a client
Arduino as server

but when I send a few characters of text to the Arduino via the Delphi client socket...

Arduino only accepts 1 character...

ex: I sent "QWERTY"
Arduino receives: "Q"

How can the Arduino receive a message in full, for example 8 characters...

Please help

Here's the code to capture messages on Arduino:

if (client.available() > 0) 
            {
              str = client.read();  
                                
              if(str=='1')
              { digitalWrite(relay1, relayON);
                   }
            }

on delphi

ClientSocket1.Socket.SendText('qwerty');
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reads only one byte..
should use a buffer to accumulate all bytes..

better to terminate the string you send..
maybe like..

ClientSocket1.Socket.SendText('qwerty'+#10);

would make it easier to read it in..
something like this maybe..


//global receive buffer..
char buff[40];
//global int to keep track
int recvCount = 0;
//above setup..



//inside the loop..
if (client.available() > 0)
{
  //read a byte..
  char c = client.read();
  if (c != 10) {
    if (recvCount < sizeof(buff) - 1) {
      buff[recvCount] = c;
      recvCount++;
    } else {
      //too many chars
      buff[0] = c;
      recvCount = 1;
    }

  } else
  {
    //all done, terminate buff
    buff[recvCount] = 0;
    //do something with buffer..
    Serial.println(buff);
    //reset things..
    recvCount = 0;
    memset(buff, 0, sizeof(buff));
  }
}

untested, sorry..

good luck.. ~q

3

thanks for responding... i will try now...

4

You're welcome..
fellow delphi user, got some ics and indy projects in my github..

have fun.. ~q