Pause in a script

[Anonymous]

Is there a pause command that can be used in a script just like the option in a cyclic sequence?

[Stefan Zieker]

Hi,

I do not exactly understand what you mean. Can you explain it to me a lit bit more?

Best regards,
Stefan

[Anonymous]

The device i'm trying to use the software with needs a pause after each CR+LF before it can process the next line of input. Without a pause only the first command gets processed, all others that come after are disregarded.

See screenshot1. I am able to send the command successfully twice because I use a pause in the cyclic sequence script.

See screenshot2. When i do not use a pause, the device does not know how to interpret the second command and only returns information for the first command.

Ideally, I have a series of registers I wish to pull off the device. The device must take in each command for a register individually, then be allowed to respond, then it will be able to accept a new command.

I hope this is clear enough and I am using the tool in the proper way.

[Anonymous]

Here is screenshot2

[Stefan Zieker]

Hi,

in the attachment you can find a worker script (must be added in the script window) which sends two commands and waits 1s after each command. If you want to process the received data in the script:
- use scriptThread.dataReceivedSignal
- remove scriptThread.stopScript()

Best regards,
Stefan

[Anonymous]

Thanks. I think i almost have it.

This maybe a stupid question. How do you place an carriage return in the script after "Command 1"?

[Stefan Zieker]

"Command 1\r"

[Stefan Zieker]

or with bytes:
var data = Array(1,2,3,4,13)//carriage return=13
scriptThread.sendDataArray(data);

[Anonymous]

Perfect! Great tool.

[Stefan Zieker]

I see in your post above theat you have to send CR+LF:
"Command 1\r\n"

var data = Array(1,2,3,4,13, 10)//carriage return=13; line feed=10
scriptThread.sendDataArray(data);

[Anonymous]

actually the \r is working great.

I think I can build my script using the following:

scriptThread.sendString(">682\r")
scriptThread.sleepFromScript(1000);
scriptThread.sendString(">672\r")
scriptThread.sleepFromScript(1000);
scriptThread.sendString(">207\r")
scriptThread.sleepFromScript(1000);

scriptThread.stopScript();

What would be the advantage to using the Array?

[Stefan Zieker]

I didn't know which kind of commands/data you wanted to sent. Therefore I wanted to show you that you can send strings and byte arrays.
Using bytes has no andvantages if you want to send strings.

Best regards,
Stefan

[Anonymous]

Ok thanks.

[Anonymous]