can't send any data to arduino except with arduino IDE

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#1

Hi,
I’m beginning in Arduino programming, and I’m having some trouble with the Serial.write() command>
I have a arduino programm that works fine in the arduino IDE’s Serial terminal. I can write commands and it returns me some text.
Now I’m trying to use python to do this, I can read data from the port (for example I can read “begin” at the beginning of the programm).
Here is my arduino code :

#include <BMDSDIControl.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
const int shieldAddress = 0x6E;
BMD_SDICameraControl_I2C sdiCameraControl(shieldAddress);

String inString = "";
boolean error = false;

void setup() {
  sdiCameraControl.begin();
  sdiCameraControl.setOverride(true);
  Serial.begin(9600);
  Serial.println("debut");
}
void loop() {
  if (Serial.available() > 0) {    // is a character available?
    int inChar = Serial.read();
    error = false;
    //loop();

    if (inChar != '\n') { 

      // As long as the incoming byte
      // is not a newline,
      // convert the incoming byte to a char
      // and add it to the string
      inString += (char)inChar;
    }
    else {
      if(inString.substring(0,1) != "f" && inString.substring(0,1) != "a" || inString.substring(0) == "f" || inString.substring(0) == "a") {
          Serial.println("Write 'f<value>' to set focus and 'a<value>' to set aperture");
          error = true;
          //return 0;
        }
        if (inString.substring(1) > "1"){
          Serial.println("Value can't exceed 1.");
          error = true;
        }
        if (inString.substring(1) < "0"){
          Serial.println("Value can't be less than 0.");
          error = true;
        }
      if(inString.substring(0,1) == "f" && error == false){
        Serial.print("Input string: ");
        Serial.print(inString + ".");
        Serial.print("\t Focus value is: ");
        inString.remove(0,1);
        Serial.println(inString);

        sdiCameraControl.writeCommandFixed16(
          4,                   // Destination:    Camera 4
          0,                   // Category:       Lens
          0,                    // Param:          Instantaneous Autofocus;
          0,
          inString.toFloat()
          );
        inString = "";
      }
      if(inString.substring(0,1) == "a" && error == false){
        Serial.print("Input string: ");
        Serial.print(inString + ".");
        Serial.print("\t Aperture value is: ");
        inString.remove(0,1);
        Serial.println(inString);
        
        sdiCameraControl.writeCommandFixed16(
          4,                   // Destination:    Camera 4
          0,                   // Category:       Lens
          3,                    // Param:         Aperture;
          0,
          inString.toFloat()
          );
        inString = "";
      }
      
      // clear the string for new input:
      inString = "";
    }
  }
}

And here is my python code:

import serial 
import time

arduino = serial.Serial("COM3",baudrate = 9600, timeout = 2)
#arduino.open()
print(arduino.is_open)
time.sleep(2)



def sendCommand(command):
   
    arduino.write(b"command")
    done = arduino.readline()
    doneDecoded = done.decode('ascii')
    print(doneDecoded)
    print(done)
    print('done')

    pass



while True:
    command = input(" Write your command : ")
    sendCommand(command)

I have also tried using the python interpretor, and also using putty but the same happens, I have this response :

Write your command : f0

b’’
done

I have seen a bunch of people having the same problem but I have never found a solution to this.

#2 
    int inChar = Serial.read();

It is dumb to use a type in the name of a variable when the type in the name is not the type OF the variable.

You KNOW that the value returned by the read() method will fit in a char, because you KNOW that there is data to read. So, you should be storing the data in a char, NOT an int. Appending an int to a String will NOT do what you seem to expect it to do.

#3

Ok I recognize that was pretty dumb from me, thank's for this.
But sadly it doesn't change anything to how it works, arduino still works, python don't, but thank's a lot :wink:

#4

no need to re-invent the wheel! http://forum.arduino.cc/index.php?topic=225329.0

#5

This is a newer version of the Python Arduino demo

simple Python - Arduino demo

...R

#6