How to read serial with interrupt serial? - c

Question

I'm trying to read NMEA message in Linux. But I can't get a completely message:
54.441,V,,,,,0.00,0.00,010720,,,N*42
$GPVTG,0.00,T,,M,0.00,N,0.00,K,N*32
$GPGGA,020954.441,,,,,0,0,,,M,,M,,*43
$GPGSA,A,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,*1E
$GPGSA,A,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,*1E
$GPGSV,1,1,00*79
$GLGSV,1,1,00*65
$GPGLL,,,,,020954.441,V,N*71
$GP
The first line and last line is the one message but it have been splited. I thing, It's cause by sleep 1 second. And It's not right at all. I think I should use interrupt serial.
My idea is when data in come, interrupt serial will run a function which read serial and handle it. After that, system will sleep until next message. I searched some material but It's doesn't help.
This is my new code and it's not working:
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <sys/socket.h>
#include <netinet/in.h>
#include <fcntl.h>
#include <sys/signal.h>
#include <errno.h>
#include <termios.h>
void signal_handler_IO ();
int fd;
int connected;
struct termios termAttr;
struct sigaction saio;
int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
fd = open("/dev/ttyUSB0", O_RDWR | O_NOCTTY | O_NDELAY);
if (fd == -1)
{
perror("open_port: Unable to open port\n");
exit(1);
}
saio.sa_handler = signal_handler_IO;
saio.sa_flags = 0;
saio.sa_restorer = NULL;
sigaction(SIGIO,&saio,NULL);
fcntl(fd, F_SETFL, FNDELAY);
fcntl(fd, F_SETOWN, getpid());
fcntl(fd, F_SETFL, O_ASYNC );
tcgetattr(fd,&termAttr);
cfsetispeed(&termAttr,B9600);
cfsetospeed(&termAttr,B9600);
termAttr.c_cflag &= ~PARENB;
termAttr.c_cflag &= ~CSTOPB;
termAttr.c_cflag &= ~CSIZE;
termAttr.c_cflag |= CS8;
termAttr.c_cflag |= (CLOCAL | CREAD);
termAttr.c_lflag &= ~(ICANON | ECHO | ECHOE | ISIG);
termAttr.c_iflag &= ~(IXON | IXOFF | IXANY);
termAttr.c_oflag &= ~OPOST;
tcsetattr(fd,TCSANOW,&termAttr);
printf("UART1 configured....\n");
while(1){
sleep(1);
}
close(fd);
exit(0);
}
void signal_handler_IO ()
{
FILE *csv;
char buff [1024];
int n = read(fd, &buff, sizeof(buff));
char * token = strtok(buff, ",");
csv=fopen("csvfile.csv","w");
while( token != NULL ) {
fprintf(csv,"%s\n",token);
token = strtok(NULL, ",");
}
fclose(csv);
}
What should I do now ?

Answer 1

NMEA message are lines, ending with a '\n'.
Change read() to fgets() (open using fopen()) and read as a line into a string for later strtok() processing.
See also #Craig Estey ideas.

Answer 2

This is prefaced by my top comment.
thank you for your positive response. Did you mean I should use read() function like my old code ? And actually, I have never working with select before. But I very interesting with your idea. And I hope you can show me more the way which apply on my case.
Okay, here's a simple [and untested] version that does not use a signal handler. And, I'm using poll instead of select [they are similar] because it's easier to use.
Note that you opened the TTY device file with O_NDELAY, so the read call is non-blocking.
Also note that the open device will not produce an EOF condition either the way you did it or the way I'm doing it.
So, you'll have to have code that looks for a line that signifies the last line (e.g. $GP).
Or, after an initial wait the first time in the loop, a subsequent timeout should indicate no more input
Anyway, here's the code:
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <sys/socket.h>
#include <netinet/in.h>
#include <fcntl.h>
#include <sys/signal.h>
#include <errno.h>
#include <termios.h>
#if 1
#include <poll.h>
#endif
void signal_handler_IO(); /* definition of signal handler */
int fd;
struct termios termAttr;
struct sigaction saio;
struct pollfd fdpoll;
int
main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
int timout;
FILE *fout = NULL;
int buf_has_GP = 0;
int lastchr = -1;
int curchr;
int err;
int rlen;
int idx;
char buf[1000];
fd = open("/dev/ttyUSB0", O_RDWR | O_NOCTTY | O_NDELAY);
if (fd == -1) {
perror("open_port: Unable to open port\n");
exit(1);
}
#if 0
saio.sa_handler = signal_handler_IO;
saio.sa_flags = 0;
saio.sa_restorer = NULL;
sigaction(SIGIO, &saio, NULL);
#endif
fcntl(fd, F_SETFL, FNDELAY);
fcntl(fd, F_SETOWN, getpid());
fcntl(fd, F_SETFL, O_ASYNC);
tcgetattr(fd, &termAttr);
cfsetispeed(&termAttr, B9600);
cfsetospeed(&termAttr, B9600);
termAttr.c_cflag &= ~PARENB;
termAttr.c_cflag &= ~CSTOPB;
termAttr.c_cflag &= ~CSIZE;
termAttr.c_cflag |= CS8;
termAttr.c_cflag |= (CLOCAL | CREAD);
termAttr.c_lflag &= ~(ICANON | ECHO | ECHOE | ISIG);
termAttr.c_iflag &= ~(IXON | IXOFF | IXANY);
termAttr.c_oflag &= ~OPOST;
tcsetattr(fd, TCSANOW, &termAttr);
printf("UART1 configured....\n");
fout = fopen("csvfile.csv","w");
fdpoll.fd = fd;
fdpoll.events = POLLIN;
timout = 10000;
while (1) {
err = poll(&fdpoll,1,timout);
// timeout
if (err == 0)
break;
// error
if (err < 0) {
fprintf(stderr,"error -- %s\n",strerror(errno));
break;
}
// err will always be _one_ because poll's second arg is 1
while (1) {
rlen = read(fd,buf,sizeof(buf));
if (rlen <= 0)
break;
fwrite(buf,1,rlen,fout);
// need to check buf looking for last line (e.g. $GP)
// to know when to stop
// since read is _not_ line oriented we have to check for G followed
// by P [and they may or may not occur in the same read call]
// FIXME -- this is quite crude -- just to illustrate
for (idx = 0; idx < rlen; ++idx) {
curchr = buf[idx];
buf_has_GP = ((lastchr == 'G') && (curchr == 'P'));
if (buf_has_GP)
break;
lastchr = curchr;
}
if (buf_has_GP)
break;
}
if (buf_has_GP)
break;
timout = 1000;
#if 0
sleep(1);
#endif
}
close(fd);
fclose(fout);
exit(0);
}
void
signal_handler_IO()
{
FILE *csv;
FILE *ff;
char buff[1024];
ff = fopen("/dev/ttyUSB0", "r");
// int n = read(fd, &buff, sizeof(buff));
fgets(buff, sizeof(buff), ff);
char *token = strtok(buff, ",");
csv = fopen("csvfile.csv", "w");
while (token != NULL) {
fprintf(csv, "%s\n", token);
token = strtok(NULL, ",");
}
sleep(0.2);
fclose(csv);
}
UPDATE:
Thank you so much for spend your time for me. I compiled it without error. Unfortunately, I get nothing from output and empty file.
This may have been because of the simple/crude EOF string detection code. I think it could have stopped prematurely. I've added more robust checking.
I've also added debug printing (if -d is given).
Because I don't have access to a real ttyUSB device, I've added test code using a PTY [pseudo TTY]. To use this, put the sample NMEA data into a file (e.g. input.txt) and add -pinput.txt to the arguments.
This was how I was able to debug the general program flow.
I've turned off any unnecessary fcntl options.
If, after trying this, you still have issues, you may wish to test your device interface with a terminal program (e.g. minicom) to verify that the remote device is, indeed, sending data.
If minicom produces output, but your program doesn't, you may have to modify some of the termios options.
Some usbtty/uart devices need RTS/CTS [I've actually used such a device for work]. minicom has a config option to deal with this.
In the program [although I suspect it's off by default], you may need to disable RTS/CTS hardware so that the port doesn't get hung up. And/or ensure that XON/XOFF flow control is disabled.
Or, the remote device needs RTS/CTS support [you have to somehow force the remote device to see CTS high]. Although unlikely, this might have to be done in the cable itself.
Anyway, here's the updated code:
#define _GNU_SOURCE
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <sys/socket.h>
#include <netinet/in.h>
#include <fcntl.h>
#include <sys/signal.h>
#include <errno.h>
#include <termios.h>
#if 1
#include <poll.h>
#include <pty.h>
#include <sys/wait.h>
#include <time.h>
#endif
#ifndef RAWOUT
#define RAWOUT 1
#endif
void signal_handler_IO(); /* definition of signal handler */
const char *ttydev = "/dev/ttyUSB0";
int fd;
int opt_d; // 1=debug print
char *opt_pty; // PTY input file
int ptypid;
#define PTYSLP 1
FILE *fout = NULL;
struct termios termAttr;
struct sigaction saio;
struct pollfd fdpoll;
int linelen;
char linebuf[1000];
#define SHOWPOLL(_msk) \
if (events & _msk) \
bp += sprintf(bp,"/" #_msk)
typedef long long tsc_t;
tsc_t
tscget(void)
{
struct timespec ts;
tsc_t tsc;
static tsc_t tsczero = 0;
clock_gettime(CLOCK_REALTIME,&ts);
tsc = ts.tv_sec;
tsc *= 1000000000;
tsc += ts.tv_nsec;
if (tsczero == 0)
tsczero = tsc;
tsc -= tsczero;
return tsc;
}
double
tscsec(tsc_t tsc)
{
double sec;
sec = tsc;
sec /= 1e9;
return sec;
}
void
tscprt(void)
{
tsc_t tsc;
tsc = tscget();
printf("%.9f ",tscsec(tsc));
}
#define dbgprt(_fmt...) \
do { \
if (! opt_d) \
break; \
int sverr = errno; \
tscprt(); \
printf(_fmt); \
errno = sverr; \
} while (0)
// dopty -- generate pseudo TTY test device
void
dopty(void)
{
int fdm;
int fdtxt;
int rlen;
int wlen;
int off;
char buf[1000];
#if 0
fdm = open("/dev/pts/ptmx",O_RDWR | O_NDELAY);
#else
fdm = getpt();
#endif
if (fdm < 0) {
perror("dopty/open");
exit(1);
}
dbgprt("dopty: GETPT fdm=%d\n",fdm);
ttydev = ptsname(fdm);
dbgprt("dopty: PTSNAME ttydev=%s\n",ttydev);
grantpt(fdm);
unlockpt(fdm);
dbgprt("dopty: INPUT opt_pty=%s\n",opt_pty);
do {
ptypid = fork();
if (ptypid != 0) {
close(fdm);
break;
}
// open sample test data file
fdtxt = open(opt_pty,O_RDONLY);
if (fdtxt < 0) {
perror("dopty/open");
exit(1);
}
sleep(PTYSLP);
while (1) {
rlen = read(fdtxt,buf,sizeof(buf));
if (rlen <= 0)
break;
dbgprt("dopty: READ rlen=%d\n",rlen);
for (off = 0; off < rlen; off += wlen) {
wlen = rlen - off;
wlen = write(fdm,&buf[off],wlen);
dbgprt("dopty: WRITE wlen=%d\n",wlen);
}
}
sleep(PTYSLP);
dbgprt("dopty: CLOSE\n");
close(fdtxt);
close(fdm);
sleep(PTYSLP);
dbgprt("dopty: EXIT\n");
exit(0);
} while (0);
}
char *
showpoll(short events)
{
char *bp;
static char buf[1000];
bp = buf;
bp += sprintf(bp,"%4.4X",events);
SHOWPOLL(POLLIN);
SHOWPOLL(POLLPRI);
SHOWPOLL(POLLOUT);
SHOWPOLL(POLLRDHUP);
SHOWPOLL(POLLERR);
SHOWPOLL(POLLHUP);
return buf;
}
// lineadd -- add character to line buffer
void
lineadd(int chr)
{
char *bp;
char buf[10];
if (opt_d) {
bp = buf;
*bp = 0;
if ((chr >= 0x20) && (chr <= 0x7E))
bp += sprintf(bp," '%c'",chr);
dbgprt("showchr: CHR chr=%2.2X%s\n",chr,buf);
}
linebuf[linelen++] = chr;
linebuf[linelen] = 0;
}
// eoftst -- decide if current line is the last line
int
eoftst(void)
{
static char *eofstr = "$GP\n";
static int eoflen = 0;
int stopflg = 0;
if (eoflen == 0)
eoflen = strlen(eofstr);
stopflg = ((linelen == eoflen) && (memcmp(linebuf,eofstr,eoflen) == 0));
dbgprt("eoftst: %s\n",stopflg ? "STOP" : "CONT");
return stopflg;
}
int
main(int argc, char **argv)
{
int timout;
int buf_has_eof = 0;
int curchr;
int err;
int rlen;
int idx;
char buf[1000];
--argc;
++argv;
setlinebuf(stdout);
setlinebuf(stderr);
for (; argc > 0; --argc, ++argv) {
char *cp = *argv;
if (*cp != '-')
break;
cp += 2;
switch (cp[-1]) {
case 'd':
opt_d = ! opt_d;
break;
case 'p':
opt_pty = (*cp != 0) ? cp : "input.txt";
break;
}
}
do {
// create test device
if (opt_pty != NULL) {
dopty();
break;
}
if (argc > 0) {
ttydev = *argv;
--argc;
++argv;
}
} while (0);
dbgprt("main: TTYDEV ttydev=%s\n",ttydev);
fd = open(ttydev, O_RDWR | O_NOCTTY | O_NDELAY);
if (fd == -1) {
perror("open_port: Unable to open port\n");
exit(1);
}
#if 0
saio.sa_handler = signal_handler_IO;
saio.sa_flags = 0;
saio.sa_restorer = NULL;
sigaction(SIGIO, &saio, NULL);
#endif
// not needed unless doing signal handler
#if 0
fcntl(fd, F_SETFL, FNDELAY);
fcntl(fd, F_SETOWN, getpid());
fcntl(fd, F_SETFL, O_ASYNC);
#endif
#if 1
tcgetattr(fd, &termAttr);
#endif
#if 1
cfsetispeed(&termAttr, B9600);
cfsetospeed(&termAttr, B9600);
#endif
// force immediate return from device read if no chars available
#if 1
dbgprt("main: CC VMIN=%d VTIME=%d\n",
termAttr.c_cc[VMIN],termAttr.c_cc[VTIME]);
termAttr.c_cc[VMIN] = 0;
termAttr.c_cc[VTIME] = 0;
#endif
termAttr.c_cflag &= ~PARENB;
termAttr.c_cflag &= ~CSTOPB;
termAttr.c_cflag &= ~CSIZE;
termAttr.c_cflag |= CS8;
termAttr.c_cflag |= (CLOCAL | CREAD);
// FIXME -- you may need to handle this
#if 1
termAttr.c_cflag &= ~CRTSCTS;
#else
termAttr.c_cflag |= CRTSCTS;
#endif
termAttr.c_lflag &= ~(ICANON | ECHO | ECHOE | ISIG);
termAttr.c_iflag &= ~(IXON | IXOFF | IXANY);
termAttr.c_oflag &= ~OPOST;
#if 1
tcsetattr(fd, TCSANOW, &termAttr);
#endif
printf("UART1 configured....\n");
// open output file
fout = fopen("csvfile.csv","w");
if (fout == NULL) {
perror("main/fopen");
exit(1);
}
fdpoll.fd = fd;
fdpoll.events = POLLIN;
fdpoll.revents = 0;
// set initial timeout of 10 seconds
timout = 10000;
// NOTE: iter is just for testing to prevent infinite looping if failure to
// read or match the EOF string
for (int iter = 1; iter < 10; ++iter) {
dbgprt("main: POLL iter=%d events=%s timout=%d\n",
iter,showpoll(fdpoll.events),timout);
err = poll(&fdpoll,1,timout);
dbgprt("main: POLL revents=%s err=%d\n",showpoll(fdpoll.revents),err);
// timeout
if (err == 0)
break;
// error
if (err < 0) {
fprintf(stderr,"error -- %s\n",strerror(errno));
break;
}
// err will always be _one_ because poll's second arg is 1
// process all data in current chunk
while (1) {
rlen = read(fd,buf,sizeof(buf));
dbgprt("main: READ iter=%d rlen=%d\n",iter,rlen);
if (rlen <= 0)
break;
// send data to output file
#if RAWOUT
fwrite(buf,1,rlen,fout);
#endif
// need to check buf looking for last line (e.g. $GP)
// to know when to stop
// since read is _not_ line oriented we have to check for G followed
// by P [and they may or may not occur in the same read call]
// FIXME -- this is quite crude -- just to illustrate
for (idx = 0; idx < rlen; ++idx) {
curchr = buf[idx];
// add to line buffer
lineadd(curchr);
// wait for newline
if (curchr != '\n')
continue;
// decide if this is the last line of the current NMEA message
buf_has_eof = eoftst();
#if (! RAWOUT)
// do processing on line buffer ...
#endif
// reset line buffer index/length for next line
linelen = 0;
if (buf_has_eof)
break;
}
if (buf_has_eof)
break;
}
if (buf_has_eof)
break;
// set 1 second timeout for subsequent reads
timout = 1000;
#if 0
sleep(1);
#endif
}
close(fd);
fclose(fout);
// reap any child processes [only if doing PTY mode]
while (opt_pty != NULL) {
pid_t pid = wait(NULL);
dbgprt("main: WAIT pid=%d\n",pid);
if (pid <= 0)
break;
}
exit(0);
}
void
signal_handler_IO()
{
FILE *csv;
FILE *ff;
char buff[1024];
ff = fopen("/dev/ttyUSB0", "r");
// int n = read(fd, &buff, sizeof(buff));
fgets(buff, sizeof(buff), ff);
char *token = strtok(buff, ",");
csv = fopen("csvfile.csv", "w");
while (token != NULL) {
fprintf(csv, "%s\n", token);
token = strtok(NULL, ",");
}
sleep(0.2);
fclose(csv);
}