clear buffer

closed account (4w7X92yv)
Hello

I got this program that recieves data strings from a COM port (getNewPacket).
The main program checks if the first 2 bits of the string at "10" if they arent 10
the buffer should be cleared (this doesnt work). If it is 10 and the second 2 bits ar 42 the console should output the data string (this already works).
How can i get the buffer cleared?

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#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <cstdlib>
#include <windows.h> 
#include <cmath>
                                                          
using namespace std;
HANDLE hSerial;

int initSerialPort()
{
    int ok = 0;            
    
    hSerial = CreateFile("COM5",
                         GENERIC_READ | GENERIC_WRITE,
                         0,
                         0,
                         OPEN_EXISTING,
                         FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL,
                         0);
    
    if (hSerial == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
    {
        if(GetLastError() == ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND)
        {
            cout << "COM5 does not exist" << endl;
        }
        else
        {
            cout << "Unknown error during opening of COM5\nAllready in use?" << endl; 
        }
    }
    else
    {
        cout << "COM5 opened successfully" << endl;

        DCB dcbParameters;
        dcbParameters.DCBlength=sizeof(dcbParameters);
        if (!GetCommState(hSerial, &dcbParameters))
        {
           cout << "Error getting serial port state" << endl;
        }
        else
        {
            dcbParameters.BaudRate=CBR_9600;
            dcbParameters.ByteSize=8;
            dcbParameters.StopBits=ONESTOPBIT;
            dcbParameters.Parity=EVENPARITY;
            if(!SetCommState(hSerial, &dcbParameters))
            {
                cout << "Error setting config parameters" << endl;

            }
            else
            {
                cout << "config parameters configured correctly" << endl;                    

                COMMTIMEOUTS timeouts;
                timeouts.ReadIntervalTimeout = 0;
                timeouts.ReadTotalTimeoutConstant = 50;
                timeouts.ReadTotalTimeoutMultiplier = 0;
                timeouts.WriteTotalTimeoutConstant = 50;   
                timeouts.WriteTotalTimeoutMultiplier = 0;
                if(!SetCommTimeouts(hSerial, &timeouts)){
                    cout << "Error setting timing configuration" << endl;
                }
                else
                {
                    cout << "Timing parameters set\nCOM5 ready to be used"<< endl;

                    ok = 1;
                }
            }
        }
    }  
    return ok;
} 


std::string getNewPacket()
{
  std::string code;
  char recvBuffer[40];
  DWORD dwBytesRead;
  static unsigned char totalBuffer[2048];
  static int nextBytePosition = 0;
  
  while(1)
  {
      if(!ReadFile(hSerial, recvBuffer, sizeof(recvBuffer), &dwBytesRead, NULL)) 

      {
          cout << "Error during reading" << endl;
          break;
      }
      if (dwBytesRead == 0)
      {
          break;
      }
      else
      { 

          memcpy(&totalBuffer[nextBytePosition], recvBuffer, dwBytesRead);
          nextBytePosition += dwBytesRead;
      }
  }

  int stop = 0;

  int state = 0;

  for(int i = 0 ; (i < nextBytePosition) && (stop == 0) ; i++)
  {         
      switch(state)
      {
          case 0:
               if(totalBuffer[i] == 0x10) 
               {
                   state = 1;
               }
               break;
               
          case 1:
               if(totalBuffer[i] == 0x10)
               {          
                   i++;
                   stop = 1;    
  
                   for(int j = 0 ; j <= i ; j++)
                   {
                       char temp[5];
                       sprintf(temp, "%.2x", totalBuffer[j]);
                       code.append(temp);
                   }

                   memmove(&totalBuffer[0], &totalBuffer[i + 1], (i + 1));
                   nextBytePosition -= (i + 1);
               }  
               break;
               
      }
  }
  return code;
}

int main()
{   
     cout << "Initialize the serial port" << endl;
     
     if(initSerialPort() == 1)
{
                         
    do
    {
            system ("CLS");
            std::string code;

            code = getNewPacket();
            if(code != "")
            {
                    
                std::string id_strnormal = "42";    
                std::string start_str = code.substr(0, 2);
                std::string id_str = code.substr(2, 2);
              
                if (start_str != "10") 
                {
                         //clear buffer
                }

                if (id_str == id_strnormal)
                {
                cout << "New data from GPS:" << code << endl;
                }
                
            }
                
     }while (1);
                
                
CloseHandle(hSerial);
}
system ("pause");
return 0;
}

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Did you try to debug and printf/Messagebox the value of start_str and id_str ?
closed account (4w7X92yv)
the code works only the clear buffer point should be adjusted
closed account (4w7X92yv)
bump :)
Are you talking about totalBuffer?

If so you need to put the static variable outside of any function. I'd recommend using class though
closed account (4w7X92yv)
How can i do this? Would you like to do that for me plz?
Thanks
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