Monkeybread Software - MBS FileMaker Plugin: SerialPort.ReadHex

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SerialPort.ReadHex

Reads bytes from serial port and returns them hex encoded.

Component	Version	macOS	Windows	Server	FileMaker Cloud	FileMaker iOS SDK
SerialPort	3.0	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No

MBS( "SerialPort.ReadHex"; PortReference; length ) More

Parameters

Parameter Description Example value

PortReference The reference number of the port. You get this number from SerialPort.Open when you open the port. $port

length Maximum number of bytes to read. 10

Parameter	Description	Example value
PortReference	The reference number of the port. You get this number from SerialPort.Open when you open the port.	$port
length	Maximum number of bytes to read.	10

Result

Returns text encoded as hex or error message.

Description

Reads bytes from serial port and returns them hex encoded.
The text returned may be shorter than length bytes.
See also SerialPort.AvailableBytes function.

Examples

Read up to 8 bytes and return them as:

$value = MBS( "SerialPort.ReadHex"; $port; 8 )

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Created 18th August 2014, last changed 6th February 2015

SerialPort.ReadByte - SerialPort.ReadLine

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