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How do I use dataReceived event of the SerialPort Port Object in C#?

Asked 2009-01-21T18:44:33.840
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I am attempting to create a small application to collect data received from an external sensor attached to COM10. I have successfully created a small C# console object and application that opens the port and streams data to a file for a fixed period of time using a for-loop.

I would like to convert this application to use the dataReceived event to stream instead. After reading the Top 5 SerialPort Tips, I still can't seem to get this to work and don't know what I am missing. I rewrote the console application so that all the code is in Main and is pasted below. Can someone please help enlighten me as to why the event handler port_OnReceiveDatazz is not being called even though I know that there is data being sent to the port by the hardware?

Thanks

Thanks to @Gabe, @Jason Down, and @abatishchev for all the suggestions. I am stumped and can't seem to get the event handler to work. Perhaps it has something to do with the device. I can live with just reading the port in a thread and streaming the data straight to file.


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namespace serialPortCollection
{   class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            
            const int bufSize = 2048;
            Byte[] buf = new Byte[bufSize]; //To store the received data.

            SerialPort sp = new SerialPort("COM10", 115200);
            sp.DataReceived += port_OnReceiveDa
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I was having the very same problem with a modem that had previously worked and then one day just stopped raising the DataReceived event.

The solution in my case, very randomly, was to enable RTS e.g.

sp.RtsEnable = true;

No idea why that worked on this particular bit of kit (not a comms man at all really), nor why it had worked and then stopped but it may help somebody else one day so just posting it just in case...

answered 2009-06-08T12:36:26.960

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