commit 0b3608c6ba0e0d61c9fdc4523d755fb45db8b87c
Author: Nicholas Stănescu <n.stanescu@student.tudelft.nl>
Date:   Sat Apr 26 16:56:27 2025 +0200

    initial commit

diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
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+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.30)
+project(serial C)
+set(CMAKE_C_STANDARD 11)
+include_directories(.)
+
+add_executable(serial
+        communication.c
+        communication.h
+        main.c)
+
+target_link_libraries(serial serialport)
diff --git a/communication.c b/communication.c
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+//
+// Created by nano on 4/26/25.
+//
+
+#include "communication.h"
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+struct sp_port ** port_list;
+struct sp_port * port;
+
+
+void comm_init_communication() {
+	/*
+	 * Initializes the serial communication for the usb -> uart board
+	 */
+	port_list=comm_get_port_list();
+	int portnr=0;
+	comm_list_serial_ports(port_list);
+	printf("Chose a port: ");
+	scanf("%d",&portnr);
+	port=port_list[portnr];
+	comm_open_port(port);
+}
+
+void comm_end_communication(struct sp_port *port) {
+	/*
+	 * Ends the serial communication for the usb -> uart board
+	 */
+	check(sp_close(port));
+	sp_free_port_list(port_list);
+}
+
+int comm_write(u_int8_t data) {
+	// we are writing 8 bit bytes to the fpga anyways and pc -> fpga only needs to tell what do to next, can be fit in 8 bits
+	//TODO: IMPLEMENT
+	return 0;
+}
+
+struct sp_port **comm_get_port_list() {
+	struct sp_port **port_list;
+	enum sp_return result = sp_list_ports(&port_list);
+	if (result != SP_OK) {
+		printf("Error listing serial ports\n");
+		exit(-1);
+	}
+	return port_list;
+}
+
+void comm_list_serial_ports(struct sp_port **port_list) {
+	printf("Port list:\n");
+	for (int i=0;port_list[i]!= NULL; i++) {
+		char *port_name = sp_get_port_name(port_list[i]);
+		printf("Port %d: %s\n", i, port_name);
+	}
+}
+
+void comm_open_port(struct sp_port *port) {
+	/*
+	 * Opens communication to the selected serial port and sets the correct parameters for the zigbee carrier board.
+	 */
+	check(sp_open(port,SP_MODE_READ_WRITE));
+	check(sp_set_baudrate(port,19200));
+	check(sp_set_bits(port,8));
+	check(sp_set_parity(port,SP_PARITY_NONE));
+	check(sp_set_stopbits(port,1));
+}
+
+/* Helper function for error handling. Taken from libserialport examples */
+int check(enum sp_return result)
+{
+	/* For this example we'll just exit on any error by calling abort(). */
+	char *error_message;
+
+	switch (result) {
+		case SP_ERR_ARG:
+			printf("Error: Invalid argument.\n");
+		abort();
+		case SP_ERR_FAIL:
+			error_message = sp_last_error_message();
+		printf("Error: Failed: %s\n", error_message);
+		sp_free_error_message(error_message);
+		abort();
+		case SP_ERR_SUPP:
+			printf("Error: Not supported.\n");
+		abort();
+		case SP_ERR_MEM:
+			printf("Error: Couldn't allocate memory.\n");
+		abort();
+		case SP_OK:
+			default:
+					return result;
+	}
+}
+
+void uint8_to_bit_array(u_int8_t bit_array[], u_int8_t data) {
+	for (int i = 0; i < 8; i++) {
+		bit_array[i] = (data >> i) & 1;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/communication.h b/communication.h
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+//
+// Created by nano on 4/26/25.
+//
+
+#ifndef COMMS_H
+#define COMMS_H
+#include <libserialport.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+
+void comm_init_communication();
+
+/**
+ *  Initializes the serial communication for the usb -> uart board
+ */
+void comm_end_communication(struct sp_port *port);
+
+struct sp_port **comm_get_port_list();
+
+void comm_list_serial_ports(struct sp_port **port_list);
+
+void comm_open_port(struct sp_port *port);
+
+int check(enum sp_return result);
+
+void uint8_to_bit_array(u_int8_t *bit_array, u_int8_t data);
+#endif //COMMS_H
diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
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+//
+// Created by nano on 4/26/25.
+//
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+#include "communication.h"
+extern struct sp_port *port;
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
+	comm_init_communication();
+
+	u_int8_t data = 205;
+	int size = strlen(&data);
+	printf("size: %d\n", size);
+	unsigned int timeout = 50 * size; //50 ms timeout per byte
+
+	check(sp_nonblocking_write(port, &data, size));
+	char *buf = malloc(size + 1);
+
+	int result = check(sp_blocking_read(port, buf, size, timeout));
+
+	if (result == size) {
+		printf("Received the same amount of bytes back \n");
+	}
+	buf[result] = '\0';
+	printf("%s\n", buf);
+
+	u_int8_t bits[8];
+	uint8_to_bit_array(bits, buf[0]);
+	free(buf);
+
+	for (int i = 0; i < 8; i++) {
+		printf("%d ", bits[i]);
+	}
+	printf("\n");
+
+	comm_end_communication(port);
+	return 0;
+}