Displaying the value of a variable using Serout

Nothing but questions

I have any easy question using Serout in PBasic.
There·is no·problem displaying a string via RS232 to Hyperterminal·but I have been unable to display a value of a variable.
What am I missing?

Thanks.
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MagIO2

Hyperterminal is a program meant for transfering text via serial interface. That's why there is no problem in reading strings sent by the propeller. A value of a variable is not a string, it's a byte, a word or a long meant to hold a digital representation of a number. If you want to view the content of a variable you have to translate it to a string.
I don't know PBasic, but in other serial interface drivers you have functions like hex or dec which take a number and send the hexadecimal or decimal representation of this number.

Gerry Keely

Hi



Have a look at this thread···· http://forums.parallax.com/showthread.php?p=892641

regards

Gerry

sylvie369

The Numbers and Simple Numbers objects in the OBEX have methods for converting numbers to strings and vice-versa.

Nothing but questions

Thanks for the fast reply.
I'll follow up on these leads.

StefanL38

serout is a poor command compared to the commands provided by the Extended_FD_Serial-driver in the obex.

it may take an hours to understand the commands but then sending a number is done by just calling

serial.dec(1234)

or serial.dec(MyVariable)

want to see the numbers binary in hypertext like this "01100111"?

just use

serial.bin(MyVar,8)

best regards

Stefan