Sending file over serial port C#

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Hi Guys

I am sending a compiled python file (.pyo extension) over the serial port to my Telit modem. The modem has a built in python engine.

I am writing a C# application to facilitate the downloading of compiled files to the modem. I can successfully send the file to the modem over COM9 using the "send text file" method in hyper terminal but I cannot do this from C#.

Does the "send text file" method convert the file to raw binary data or a byte array when sending over the serial port??

Using the serial port class I have followed this approach:

//open the file using file stream
FileStream fileStream = new FileStream(@"c:\test.pyo", FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read, FileShare.Read))

//store the open file as binary
BinaryReader binary = new BinaryReader(fileStream , Encoding.GetEncoding(28591));

//at this point I write to the port
port.Write(binary.ReadBytes((int) fileStream.Length), 0, (int) fileStream.Length);

Is this the right approach for sending a text file?

Posted 7-Nov-10 6:04am

sach262

Updated 7-Nov-10 6:12am

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Tamer Hatoum · Answer 1 · 2010-11-07T06:20:00

Hello ;
you can try that for reading the file :

public byte[] ReadByteArrayFromFile(string fileName)
{
byte[] buff = null;
FileStream fs = new FileStream(fileName, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);
BinaryReader br = new BinaryReader(fs);
long numBytes = new FileInfo(fileName).Length;
buff = br.ReadBytes((int)numBytes);
return buff;
}

or :

C#

using System.IO;

private static void SendTextFile(  SerialPort port, string FileName)
{ port.Write(File.OpenText(FileName).ReadToEnd()); }

private static void SendBinaryFile(  SerialPort port, string FileName)
{
  using (FileStream fs = File.OpenRead(FileName))
    port.Write((new BinaryReader(fs)).ReadBytes(      (int)fs.Length), 0, (int)fs.Length);
}

and for more detials try that links :
http://www.dreamincode.net/forums/topic/35775-serial-port-communication-in-c%23/[^]

regards..

Rajesh Anuhya · Answer 2 · 2010-11-07T18:47:00

Solution 2

Change the Encoding of your SerialPort.,,

Posted 7-Nov-10 18:47pm

Rajesh Anuhya

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sach262 9-Nov-10 4:12am

Thank you

I tried this as you suggested but this did not work. I am sending a text file, and the modem requires the file to have line ends that end with line feeds. Since I am sending a text file i need to use ascii transfer mode and not binary transfer, dont you think??

Mopane04 18-Nov-10 11:11am

Hi Rajesh,

Did you ever get this resolved? I have the same issue, namely sending "RAW ASCII file transfer". If so, could you please share how you got it to work?

When using the "SendTextFile" option above, the modem sometimes never responds.

Regards

sach262 20-Nov-10 17:24pm

Hi Mopane, no I still am struggling with this. Any ideas???

girikalai · Answer 3 · 2013-05-13T00:28:00

Solution 3

i dont know anythng about .net.

Posted 13-May-13 0:28am

girikalai

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[no name] 13-May-13 7:20am

Good to know. But why would you post the fact that you do not know anything about .NET as a solution to this 3 year old question?