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Special characters for printing in UART using MSP430G2

Srikanth Manam
Prodigy 20 points

Hi,

 could anyone suggest where i can find list of characters that can be sent through UART.

 Ex:  i am trying to send MSK followed by a tab space, then Test and then a new line character.

MSK      Test

MSK      Test

etc..

  • 0
    TI__Mastermind 33805 points

    Hi Srikanth,

    Here is a list of the special character in C

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escape_sequences_in_C

    Let me know if you have other questions.

    Regards,

    Charles O

  • 0
    Guru 297640 points
    An UART sends bytes.

    These bytes can be interpreted as characters by the program at the other end that displays them, but the details of this interpretation depend on that program, and its configuration.
  • 0 in reply to Charles Oladimeji
    Guru 58965 points
    That makes perfect sense if you are using a Teletype as your standard terminal device.

    What is the standard terminal device for a G2LP?
  • 0 in reply to old_cow_yellow
    Prodigy 40 points
    In Debian Linux it is /dev/ttyACM0.

    In OS X it is /dev/tty.uart-E7FF469286D04A1E for mine.
  • 0 in reply to small_stone_head
    Guru 58965 points

    Thanks for the info.

    I take it that both /dev/ttyACM0 and /dev/tty.uart-E7FF469286D04A1E are Teletype-like terminals

    In my mind, G2LP is a microprocessor on a board. It does not include a Standard Terminal Device at all. But because of using c-compilers, you need to think in terms of PDP-11 and Teletype terminals.

     

  • 0 in reply to old_cow_yellow
    Prodigy 40 points

    (%3)(12:16)(are)~> dict tty

    From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) [jargon]:

     tty /T-T-Y/, /tit'ee/ n. The latter pronunciation was primarily ITS,

        but some Unix people say it this way as well; this pronunciation is

        _not_ considered to have sexual undertones. 1. A terminal of the

        teletype variety, characterized by a noisy mechanical printer, a very

        limited character set, and poor print quality. Usage: antiquated (like

        the TTYs themselves). See also {bit-paired keyboard}. 2. [especially

        Unix] Any terminal at all; sometimes used to refer to the particular

        terminal controlling a given job. 3. [Unix] Any serial port, whether or

        not the device connected to it is a terminal; so called because under

        Unix such devices have names of the form tty*. Ambiguity between senses

        2 and 3 is common but seldom bothersome.

  • 0 in reply to Charles Oladimeji
    Prodigy 20 points

    Thank you. It helped.

    Regards

    Srikanth M

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