"ReadFile" problem through COM1 port

[jp071]

Hello,
I am doing embedded system programming. i want to read data from device through the COM1 port.

I have already a software that for access the device through the COM1 port and generate data for the device. I wrote a program in c++ that could open the port and waiting for data to read. But problem is that, when i run two programs, it will conflict to open port. i could able to solve the problem. But when i read data from the port, my program could not read because of "hPort" is INVALID. Another program opens the COM1 port so that it is INVALID. My program just skip to open the port. please help me, how can i read data from COM port. See my code bellow (for read data).

// Specify a set of events to be monitored for the port.
SetCommMask (hPort, EV_RXCHAR | EV_CTS | EV_DSR | EV_RLSD | EV_RING);

while (hPort != INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
{
cout<<"Successfully open COM1 port!!!" <<endl <<"Waiting for Events...";
// Wait for an event to occur for the port.
WaitCommEvent (hPort, &dwCommModemStatus, 0);

// Re-specify the set of events to be monitored for the port.
SetCommMask (hPort, EV_RXCHAR | EV_CTS | EV_DSR | EV_RING);

if (dwCommModemStatus & EV_RXCHAR)
{
// Loop for waiting for the data.
do
{
// Read the data from the serial port.
ReadFile (hPort, &Byte, 1, &dwBytesTransferred, 0);

// Display the data read.
if (dwBytesTransferred == 1)
ProcessChar (Byte);

} while (dwBytesTransferred == 1);
}
}

Thanks in advance.

[kvprajapati]

Look at this link - http://www.programmingforums.org/thread22500.html
Use code tags to post your source code.

[jp071]

Thanks. But the link does not help me lot. Please see my full code:

#include <windows.h>
#include <iostream>
#include <string>
//#include <fstream>

using namespace std;
DWORD dwError;
extern HWND hMainWnd;

unsigned char buffer[255] = {0};
int nextin = 0; // next spot to add a new charcter

void ProcessChar(unsigned char c)
{
    if( nextin < sizeof(buffer)) // make sure there's room for the char
       buffer[nextin++] = c;
}


int main(){



// Open the serial port.
HANDLE hPort = CreateFile (TEXT("COM1"), // Pointer to the name of the port
                      GENERIC_READ | GENERIC_WRITE,
                                    // Access (read-write) mode
                      0,            // Share mode
                      NULL,         // Pointer to the security attribute
                      OPEN_EXISTING,// How to open the serial port
                      0,            // Port attributes
                      NULL);        // Handle to port with attribute to copy

if(hPort != INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) {
    cout<<"hPort Not INVALID" <<endl;

DCB PortDCB;

// Initialize the DCBlength member. 
PortDCB.DCBlength = sizeof (DCB); 

// Get the default port setting information.
GetCommState (hPort, &PortDCB);

// Change the DCB structure settings.
PortDCB.BaudRate = 9600;              // Current baud 
PortDCB.fBinary = TRUE;               // Binary mode; no EOF check 
PortDCB.fParity = TRUE;               // Enable parity checking 
PortDCB.fOutxCtsFlow = FALSE;         // No CTS output flow control 
PortDCB.fOutxDsrFlow = FALSE;         // No DSR output flow control 
PortDCB.fDtrControl = DTR_CONTROL_ENABLE; 
                                      // DTR flow control type 
PortDCB.fDsrSensitivity = FALSE;      // DSR sensitivity 
PortDCB.fTXContinueOnXoff = TRUE;     // XOFF continues Tx 
PortDCB.fOutX = FALSE;                // No XON/XOFF out flow control 
PortDCB.fInX = FALSE;                 // No XON/XOFF in flow control 
PortDCB.fErrorChar = FALSE;           // Disable error replacement 
PortDCB.fNull = FALSE;                // Disable null stripping 
PortDCB.fRtsControl = RTS_CONTROL_ENABLE; 
                                      // RTS flow control 
PortDCB.fAbortOnError = FALSE;        // Do not abort reads/writes on 
                                      // error
PortDCB.ByteSize = 8;                 // Number of bits/byte, 4-8 
PortDCB.Parity = NOPARITY;            // 0-4=no,odd,even,mark,space 
PortDCB.StopBits = ONESTOPBIT;        // 0,1,2 = 1, 1.5, 2 

// Configure the port according to the specifications of the DCB 
// structure.
if (!SetCommState (hPort, &PortDCB))
{
  // Could not configure the serial port.

/*
  dwError = GetLastError ();
  MessageBox (hMainWnd, TEXT("Unable to configure the serial port"), 
              TEXT("Error"), MB_OK);
*/
    cout<<"SetCommState failed" <<endl;
  return FALSE;
}



// Retrieve the timeout parameters for all read and write operations on the port. 
COMMTIMEOUTS CommTimeouts;
GetCommTimeouts (hPort, &CommTimeouts);

// Change the COMMTIMEOUTS structure settings.
CommTimeouts.ReadIntervalTimeout = 100;  
CommTimeouts.ReadTotalTimeoutMultiplier = 100;  
CommTimeouts.ReadTotalTimeoutConstant = 100;    
CommTimeouts.WriteTotalTimeoutMultiplier = 100;  
CommTimeouts.WriteTotalTimeoutConstant = 100;    

// Set the timeout parameters for all read and write operations on the port. 
if (!SetCommTimeouts (hPort, &CommTimeouts))
{
  // Could not set the timeout parameters.
/*  MessageBox (hMainWnd, TEXT("Unable to set the timeout parameters"), 
              TEXT("Error"), MB_OK);
  dwError = GetLastError ();
*/
    cout<<"SetCommTimeouts failed" <<endl;
  return FALSE;
}
}
else
cout<< "hPort INVALID" <<endl; // This is the Problem. 


BYTE Byte;
DWORD dwBytesTransferred;
DWORD dwCommModemStatus;

// Specify a set of events to be monitored for the port.
SetCommMask (hPort, EV_RXCHAR | EV_CTS | EV_DSR | EV_RLSD | EV_RING);

while (hPort != INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) // So that this condition does not satisfy.
{

  // Wait for an event to occur for the port.
  WaitCommEvent (hPort, &dwCommModemStatus, 0);

  // Re-specify the set of events to be monitored for the port.
  SetCommMask (hPort, EV_RXCHAR | EV_CTS | EV_DSR | EV_RING);

  if (dwCommModemStatus & EV_RXCHAR) 
  {
    // Loop for waiting for the data.
    do 
    {
      // Read the data from the serial port.
      ReadFile (hPort, &Byte, 1, &dwBytesTransferred, 0);

      // Display the data read.
      if (dwBytesTransferred == 1)
      ProcessChar (Byte);

    } while (dwBytesTransferred == 1);
  }
}

CloseHandle(hPort);


}

Please focus on the last part of my code.