SerialReceiveCountedBinary Method

Receive exactly the given number of characters from the ASCOM serial port and return as a byte array

Definition

Namespace: ASCOM.Utilities
Assembly: ASCOM.Utilities (in ASCOM.Utilities.dll) Version: 7.1.3+4851.c5da65c2b
C#
public byte[] ReceiveCountedBinary(
	int Count
)

Parameters

Count  Int32
The number of characters to return

Return Value

Byte
Byte array of size "Count" elements

Remarks

If a timeout occurs, a TimeoutException is raised.

This function exists in the COM component but is not documented in the help file.

Exceptions

TimeoutExceptionThrown when a receive timeout occurs.
SerialPortInUseExceptionThrown when unable to acquire the serial port
NotConnectedExceptionThrown when this command is used before setting Connect = True

See Also