pot value

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Got to to where when it is not an infinite loop at first but once I turn past a certain point it turns into an infinite loop until I turn it back. Isn't showing values 0-1023, still range I mentioned previously.

sender

int potPin = 0; // select input pin 
int val; // variable to store the value
int lastVal = 0;

void setup() {
Serial.begin(9600);
}

void loop() 
{
  val = analogRead(potPin); // read the value from the pot
  if(abs(val - lastVal) > 5)
  {
    Serial.println("<");
    Serial.println(val); 
    Serial.println(">");
  }
}

receiver

char string[4]; //can be 4, 8 is fine
byte var;
int index = 0;
boolean started=false;
boolean ended=false;


void setup()
{
  Serial.begin(9600);
}

void loop()
{
  //int value = Serial.available();
  //Serial.print(value);
  
    while(Serial.available() > 0)
    {
      var=Serial.read(); //read the character
      if(var=='<') //not sure what to put in if statement to run until end
      {
        started = true;
        index=0;
        string[index]='\0';
      }
      else if(var=='>')
      {
        ended = true;
        break; //break out of while loop when '>' received
      }
      
      else if(started)
      {
        string[index]=var;
        index++;
        string[index]='\0';
        string[index]=var; //store character
      }
    //x = Serial.read(); //read another string
    }
    
    if(started && ended)
    {
      //convert portion of string to integer representation
      int val=atoi(string); 
      Serial.println("<");
      Serial.println(val);
      Serial.println(">");
      
      //next time
      started = false;
      ended = false;
      
      index = 0;
      string[index]='\0';
    }
  }