Problem sending string with Python to Arduino through serial port

Question

I want to send string 50 to Arduino through serial port, the Arduino UNO seems it communicates with port COM25 but it doesnt receive the string properly:

import serial # if you have not already done so
ser = serial.Serial('COM25') 
ser.baudrate = 9600
ser.write(b'50') 
ser.close() 

Btw Arduino code is correct I checked it with other serial com programs. How can I fix the above code?

• Juraj: serial.Serial() resets Uno and it spends some time in bootloader after then. add a delay/sleep after serial.Serial
• floppy380: I dont understand ;so how can I send string in Python as done in hyperTerminal? My Ard code works with hyperTerminal but I have been looking for a day and couldn't find a code which work for Python.
• Juraj: you need to wait 2 seconds until sending something over that Serial from python. Serial Monitor resets the Arduino too when opening a connection. At opening of window, not before every sent data

Answer 1

The AVR Arduinos (Uno, Nano, Mega) have auto-reset function. At opening of USB connection the circuit around USB resets the MCU. After reset the bootloader waits a second for a new upload. If the upload doesn't happen the bootloader starts the current sketch.

The serial.Serial() command in python opens the USB connection. With that the Arduino is reset and waits in bootloader while you send the data. The data doesn't arrive in your sketch. Add a two seconds wait time after Python's serial.Serial().

• SaTa: Thanks for this answer. This was driving me nuts. Alternatively, I added a line in Arduino setup() to send a byte and waited for that in python to get things started.