Serial Port Comm

Figure I better add comments.. check it out. :)

Well, I'm gonna rewrite it as an object with methods as a module.

Ok, here it is as a module with an object/methods.
On my computer it is at:
C:\BlitzMax\mod\pub.mod\zcomm.mod

Module pub.zcomm
ModuleInfo "Version: 1.00"
ModuleInfo "Author: Matt Griffith (Zenith)"
ModuleInfo "License: Public Domain"
ModuleInfo "Modserver: BRL"

Import brl.standardIO
Import brl.system

Rem
	bbdoc: Zenith's Serial(And possibly? Parallel) Port Library. :)
		electrodev{NOSPAM}gmail.com
	I give out this code as public domain, FREE AS HELL.
	Give me credits if you want... ;)
	NOTE: THIS HAS ONLY BEEN TESTED UNDER WINDOWS XP WITH LOOPBACK HARDWARE
	WHERE RX IS BUFFERED INTO TX.
EndRem

Type Tcomm
	Field timeout,stream,id$
	
' Open up a stream using serial communication
' Or possibily parallel if you type in "LPT" instead of COM as type?
' timeout is in milliseconds..
' port refers to which ports, IE: COM1 COM2, LPT1.. and so forth	
	Method Open()
		Self.stream = OpenStream(Self.id+":")
	End Method

' Clean up the stream, each time you recieve data it is added to the
' stream, this can slowly grow into a huge size, however with this
' function you can reset the stream and reconnect right away, cleaning
' away all the old data. (Just make sure you have read it all before then)	
	Method Clean()
		CloseStream(Self.stream)
		Self.stream = OpenStream(Self.id+":")
	End Method

' Send data to the port, using a simple string - no delim characters or anything
' just send a string and it will send it until it reaches the end.	
	Method Send(send$)
		Local i
		For i=0 To Len(send)-1
			WriteByte(Self.stream,send[i])
		Next
	End Method

' Wait for data to be recieved on the stream.
' It will timeout if it doesn't get data until then.
	Method Wait()
		Local time = MilliSecs()
		While StreamPos(Self.stream)=0
			If MilliSecs()-time>Self.timeout ' we'll give it a 1 second time out
				Return 0
			EndIf
		Wend
		Return StreamSize(Self.stream)
	End Method
	
' Once you have checked if data is ready to be read with CommWait()
' You can then read it off, this will output a string.
' A string is probally a very bad way of getting data back and forth
' But I figured it would just be temporary.
' I'm not even sure if it will send bytes that are 0-32?! :(
	Method Recv$()
		Local data$,i
		SeekStream(Self.stream,0)
		For i=0 To StreamSize(Self.stream)-1
			data = data+Chr(ReadByte(Self.stream))
		Next
		Return data
	End Method
End Type

Now here's the example code, using methods -- It's much easier now. :)

Rem
	****EXAMPLE PROGRAM****
	Zenith's Serial(And possibly? Parallel) Port Library. :)
		electrodev{NOSPAM}gmail.com
	I give out this code as public domain, FREE AS HELL.
	Give me credits if you want... ;)
	NOTE: THIS HAS ONLY BEEN TESTED UNDER WINDOWS XP WITH LOOPBACK HARDWARE
	WHERE RX IS BUFFERED INTO TX.
EndRem

Framework brl.standardio
Import pub.zcomm
Strict
Local c:Tcomm = New Tcomm
c.id = "COM1"
c.timeout = 1000
c.Open()

If c.stream
	Print "STREAM CONNECTED on "+c.id
Else
	Print "STREAM FAILED TO CONNECT on "+c.id
	Input()
	End
EndIf

Repeat
	Local recv$,send$ = Input("PC> "),bytes
	Print "@Sending "+Len(send)+" byte(s)"
	' Send the data
	c.Send(send)
	' Wait for data to be recieved
	bytes = c.Wait()
	Print "@Recieving "+bytes+" byte(s)"
	If bytes
		' Ok, we have to data to be read in, now recieve it.
		recv$ = c.Recv()
		Print c.id+"> '" +recv+"'"
		c.Clean()
	Else
		Print c.id+" has timed out."
	EndIf
	
	FlushMem
Forever
Print "CLOSED STREAM.."
Input()

Make SURE TO Clean the Stream after Reading from it!