Byte reading and bit interpretation

[nborsato]

Folks,

I need to read bytes from a measurement device, I have already visited several topics and I was able to implement some classes and read data through the serial port using the Javacomm and RXTXcomm API, but I am having difficulty interpreting the bits, I believe it is due to the way of reading .

The device emits a block of 8 bytes every second, the data is binary, reading as below I get to numbers equal or less than 255, what should I do to have readable data?

int Octeto1 = 0;

int LedRX = 13;

void setup () {
  Serial1.begin(110); //Comunica com o medidor
  Serial.begin(115200); //Comunica com o monitor serial PC
{
  pinMode(LedRX, OUTPUT);
}
}

void loop () {
  if (Serial1.available() > 0){
    Serial.println("Recebendo Informacoes");
    digitalWrite(LedRX, HIGH);
    delay(100); 
  }
  else {  
    digitalWrite(LedRX, LOW);
  }

    Octeto1 = Serial1.read();
    
   Serial.println(Octeto1);
}

[robtillaart]

your code also reads data when none is available

int Octeto1 = 0;

int LedRX = 13;

void setup ()
{
  Serial1.begin(110); 
  Serial.begin(115200);
  Serial.println(__FILE__);

  pinMode(LedRX, OUTPUT);
  digitalWrite(LedRX, LOW);
}

void loop ()
{
  if (Serial1.available() > 0)
  {
    Serial.println("Recebendo Informacoes");
    digitalWrite(LedRX, HIGH);
    delay(100); 

    while (Serial1.available() > 0)  // process all data that is available
    {
      Octeto1 = Serial1.read();
      Serial.print(Octeto1);
      Serial.print(", ");
    }
    Serial.println();
  }

  digitalWrite(LedRX, LOW);

}

[UKHeliBob]

what should I do to have readable data?

What are you expecting to read ?
Numbers ?
Text ?
Both ?

[Robin2]

Image from Original Post so we don't have to download it. See this Simple Image Guide

...R

[wildbill]

What is the device sending these bytes?

[oqibidipo]

Also, which device is reading these bytes?

 Serial1.begin(110); //Comunica com o medidor

110 bps is too slow for HardwareSerial on a typical AVR-based Arduino running at 16 MHz (or even at 8 MHz).
SoftwareSerial should be able to do it.