Incorrect data received on serial communication

Question

I have two Arduino UNO connected with two wires, and ground, that exchange informations through serial data. The communication is working with INT, but I am having troubles to receive correct characters. Instead of characters I'm only receiving numbers.

I tried every possible combination of Serial.write() or Serial.println(), with HEX and ascii, but it wouldn't work.

I do not know what I am doing wrong, if anyone could help me, I will appreciate.

Transmitter :

#include <SoftwareSerial.h>
#define TX 2
#define RX 3
#define ask 3
#define ER_LED 12
String dataline = "605030";
const byte code = 60;
SoftwareSerial syserial(RX, TX); // RX, TX
void setup() {
 // put your setup code here, to run once:
 syserial.begin(57600);
 Serial.begin(57600);
}
void loop() {
 // put your main code here, to run repeatedly:
 //syserial.println(dataline); //NO
 //syserial.println(28, DEC); //ok for numbers
 
 Serial.println(dataline.length());
 for (int i = 0; i < dataline.length(); i++)
 {
 syserial.print((char)dataline[i]);
 }
 syserial.println();
 //syserial.write(234);
 //syserial.print('<');
 delay(4000);
}

Receiver :

#include <SoftwareSerial.h>
#define TX 2
#define RX 3
const byte ask = 3;
bool com_end;
#define ER_LED 7
#define AC_LED 5
SoftwareSerial syserial(RX, TX); // RX, TX
void setup() {
 // put your setup code here, to run once:
 syserial.begin(57600);
 Serial.begin(57600);
}
void loop() {
 // put your main code here, to run repeatedly:
 while (syserial.available())
 {
 Serial.println(syserial.read());
 }
 delay(100);
}

Serial monitor on whatev b/s:

21:19:36.408 -> 253
21:19:36.408 -> 255
21:19:40.421 -> 253
21:19:40.421 -> 255
21:19:44.495 -> 253
21:19:44.495 -> 255

Monitor with SySerial on 57600 b/s:

21:23:29.317 -> 241
21:23:33.308 -> 241
21:23:37.338 -> 241
21:23:41.328 -> 241

Monitor with SySerial on 300 b/s:

21:27:03.444 -> 255
21:27:07.731 -> 255
21:27:12.095 -> 255
21:27:16.335 -> 255
21:27:20.635 -> 255

Update :

I changed the pins on the UNO (TX ->2)(RX -> 3), and now i'm getting different numbers again. I must be doing something bad, but I can't understand what.

• BruceWawe: I get different numbers, instead of characters
• jsotola: please open the content of the serial monitor window and paste it into your post ... format as code ... please no pictures
• BruceWawe: Yes, but they do not appear as characters
• Edgar Bonet: What numbers do you get at 9600 b/s?
• BruceWawe: Updated code with monitor output

Answer 1

The communication is working with INT, but I am having troubles to receive correct characters. Instead of characters I'm only receiving numbers.

Suggest you take a step back because you have code that has not been updated with what you have stated in subsequent comments and it is quickly becoming less clear what is going on.

On each UNO Use pins 2,3 and GND. Don't connect anything else to either UNO.

UNO ONE pin 2 connects to UNO TWO pin 3

UNO ONE pin 3 connects to UNO TWO pin 2

UNO ONE GND to UNO TWO GND

on UNO ONE run this code:

// RECEIVER
#include <SoftwareSerial.h>
SoftwareSerial SSerial(2,3); // RX, TX
void setup() { 
 Serial.begin(9600); // Arduino monitor hardware Serial
 SSerial.begin(9600);
}
void loop() { 
 // display whatever comes in on the software serial to the Arduino monitor (the hardware serial)
 if (SSerial.available()) {
 Serial.write(SSerial.read());
 }
}

on UNO TWO run this code

// SENDER
 #include <SoftwareSerial.h>
 SoftwareSerial SSerial(2, 3); // RX, TX
 void setup() {
 SSerial.begin(9600);
 }
 void loop() {
 SSerial.println("Simple Arduino SoftwareSerial Test");
 delay(1000);
 }

Open the serial monitor on UNO ONE and you will see "Simple Arduino SoftwareSerial Test" printed every second.

If you can't get that far, you have some other problem.

Are you using two UNOs on two different computers? Are you using two UNOs on one computer, that is; running two instances of the IDE (may depend on OS - I do that all the time on Win 7 but I don't know about other OSs)?

See if you can get this far first and I think it will be easier to get the rest fixed.

• BruceWawe: Thanks for answering, the setup you gave seems to be working, I will try to understand what was wrong in my previous code...