LUG @ UIC

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/*

Green = RX
Red = TX
blue = GND

*/

#include <SoftwareSerial.h>

SoftwareSerial mS(8, 9); // RX, TX
//SoftwareSerial tS(9, 8);

void setup()  
{
  Serial.begin(57600);
  while (!Serial) {
    ; // wait for serial port to connect. Needed for Leonardo only
  }
  //mS.begin(9600, SERIAL_7N2);
}

void sendMessage( SoftwareSerial sS, int baudRate, char message[10]){
  sS.begin( baudRate);
    sS.write( (byte)0);
    sS.write( (byte)0);
    sS.write( (byte)0);
    sS.write( (byte)0);
    sS.write( (byte)0);
    sS.write( (byte)0);
   
   sS.write( (byte)1); // start of header
   sS.write( (byte)'Z'); mS.write( (byte)'0'); mS.write( (byte)'0'); // sign code + sign id (zee zero zero) broadcast to all
   sS.write( (byte)2); //start of transmission
   //command
   sS.write( 'A'); mS.write('A'); //write and display message A
   sS.write('H');
   sS.write('E');
   sS.write('L');
   sS.write('L');
   sS.write('O');
   sS.write( (byte)4); //end of transmissoin
}

void sendMessage1( SoftwareSerial sS, int baudRate, char message[10]){
  sS.begin( baudRate);
  for(int i = 0; i < 7; ++i){
    sS.write( (byte)0);
   }
   
   sS.write( (byte)1); // start of header
   sS.write( (byte)'Z'); mS.write( (byte)'0'); mS.write( (byte)'0'); // sign code + sign id (zee zero zero) broadcast to all
   sS.write( (byte)2); //start of transmission
   //command
   sS.write( 'A'); mS.write('A'); //write and display message A
   //sS.write( (byte)27); mS.write( ' '); //display line = center
   //sS.write( 'b'); //display mode = hold
   //message
   //mS.write( (byte)13); //the time
   sS.write(message[0]); //a message
   sS.write(message[1]); //a message
   sS.write(message[2]); //a message
   sS.write(message[3]); //a message
   sS.write(message[4]); //a message
   sS.write(message[5]); //a message
   sS.write(message[6]); //a message
   sS.write(message[7]); //a message
   sS.write(message[8]); //a message
   sS.write(message[9]); //a message
   sS.write( (byte)4); //end of transmissoin
}

void loop() // run over and over
{
  if (mS.available()){
    Serial.print(":");
    Serial.println(mS.read());
  }
  if (Serial.available()){
   Serial.println("printing");
   sendMessage(mS, 4800, "0123456789");
   //sendMessage(tS, 4800, "0123456789");
   sendMessage1(mS, 4800, "0123456789");
   //sendMessage1(tS, 4800, "0123456789");
  }
  delay(1500);
}