I'm working on a small Linux server (Ubuntu Server 13.04 running on a Beagleboard xM ARM computer) that will be communicating between a laptop wirelessly and an Arduino. The issue I seem to be having is regarding the communication between the Arduino and the Beagleboard. The program will run just fine for a certain amount of time, ~30 seconds or so, then it will halt. The program will stay running but the port apparently freezes.
The program I'm running is currently just a test program that will sweep a servo over a certain range. The code for the functions used to set up the ports was found here.
My program code is as follows, with exception of the code found in the separate thread:
#include <errno.h>
#include <termios.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <fcntl.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
...
int main (int argc, const char* argv[]) {
cout << "TestIO running...\n";
char* portname = "/dev/ttyACM0";
// Open serial port
int fd = open(portname, O_RDWR | O_NOCTTY | O_SYNC);
// Return error if port cannot be opened
if (fd < 0)
{
cout << "error " << errno << " opening " << portname << ": " << strerror (errno) << "\n";
return -1;
}
set_interface_attribs (fd, B9600, 0); // set speed to 9600 bps, 8n1 (no parity)
set_blocking (fd, 0); // set no blocking
// Read from serial port
//char inputBuffer[64];
//int inputLength = read(fd, inputBuffer, sizeof inputBuffer);
double output = 575;
char outputString[255];
char outputLength;
int incrimentor = 1;
char inChar;
for(;;) {
if (output >= 675 )
incrimentor = -1;
else if (output <= 375)
incrimentor = 1;
output += incrimentor;
// Sweep wheels on car, set drive motor to 0
outputLength = sprintf(outputString, "%0.2f", output);
write(fd, outputString, outputLength);
write(fd, ",", 1);
write(fd, "0", 1);
write(fd, "\n", 1);
cout << outputString << "\n";
// Sleep thread for 5000 uS (5 ms)
usleep(5000);
}
close(fd);
return 0;
}
On a slightly different note, when the program freezes I must force it to quit the code to close the port is never reached and thus I cannot run the program again to test it. I'm curious if anyone might know how to close a serial port through a Linux command run in the terminal.
Thanks!