How to write ctrl-z to a serial port

[newbie1]

Dear All,

I am new to python. I need to write ctrl-z to a serial port to signal the end of input. This is required by the message format. I use:

ser = serial.Serial(port=COMPORT,baudrate=BAUDRATE,bytesize=8,parity='N',stopbits=1,timeout=3,xonxoff=0,rtscts=0,)
ser.open()
ser.write("testing\x1A")

But the ctrl-z (ascii 26) doesn't seem to be written to the serial port. The firmware still waiting for message input because it can't see the ctrl-z. Is there something special in python to handle ctrl-z?

Thank you for your help!

[bartonc]

Dear All,

I am new to python. I need to write ctrl-z to a serial port to signal the end of input. This is required by the message format. I use:

ser = serial.Serial(port=COMPORT,baudrate=BAUDRATE,bytesize=8,parity='N',stopbits=1,timeout=3,xonxoff=0,rtscts=0,)
ser.open()
ser.write("testing\x1A")

But the ctrl-z (ascii 26) doesn't seem to be written to the serial port. The firmware still waiting for message input because it can't see the ctrl-z. Is there something special in python to handle ctrl-z?

Thank you for your help!

Since you have the ascii code in Python correctly represented, I must ask:
So, can you confirm that the characters preceding the ctrl-z actually arrive?
Can you cause characters to be sent from the device (with (say) a reset), which you could then try to ser.read()?
On your platform (which is info that you should give) is COMPORT defined well enough to actually point to a com port device?

[newbie1]

Since you have the ascii code in Python correctly represented, I must ask:
So, can you confirm that the characters preceding the ctrl-z actually arrive?
Can you cause characters to be sent from the device (with (say) a reset), which you could then try to ser.read()?
On your platform (which is info that you should give) is COMPORT defined well enough to actually point to a com port device?

Barton,
Thank you very much for looking into it! I figured it out it needs to add '\r\n' at the end to flush the ctrl-z into the port. I am not sure if this is the real cause. But it works by doing:
ser.write("testing\x1A\r\n")

[crampio]

Try this.

Chr(26) is the "CTRL-Z" code of ASCII/ISO646 keyboards

I use this in my program
MainForm.UserPort1.WriteToComPort(Chr(26))

Hope this helps.