Encoding is fun!

templates/blackpill/middleware.py

@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import struct
 import serial
 from subprocess import Popen, PIPE, run
 
+ser = serial.Serial('/dev/ttyUSB0', 115200)
+
 def flash():
         run("JLinkExe flash.jlink", shell=True, check=True)
 
@@ -20,7 +22,7 @@ def read(channel, l):
         raise Exception("could not read %d bytes of data (got %d)" % (l, len(data)))
     return data
 
-def write(channel, data, direction):
+def write(channel, data):
     if channel == 'ser':
         l = ser.write(data)
     elif channel == 'std':
@@ -32,18 +34,17 @@ def write(channel, data, direction):
             
 def obtain(channel):
     l = read(channel, 4)
-    print(l)
+    l = str.encode(l)
     (l, ) = struct.unpack("<I", l)
     return read(channel, l)
 
 def submit(channel, action, data):
     h = struct.pack("<BI", ord(action), len(data))
     write(channel, h)
-    write(channel, data)
+    write(channel, str.encode(data))
 
 def main():
     #flash()
-    ser = serial.Serial('/dev/ttyUSB0', 115200)
     while(1):
         action = read('std', 1)
         if (action):
@@ -52,10 +53,10 @@ def main():
                 submit('ser', action, data)
 
             elif action == 'e' or action == 'd':
-                write('ser', action)
+                write('ser', str.encode(action))
 
             elif action == 'C' or action == 'M' or action == 'A' or action == 'K' or action == 'S' or action == 'P':
-                write('ser', action)
+                write('ser', str.encode(action))
                 data = obtain('ser')
                 submit('std', action, data)
             else:

test.py

@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ def main(argv):
         (l, ) = struct.unpack("<I", l)
         return read(l)
 
-    if read(14) != b"Hello, World!\n":
-        raise Exception("Unexpected output")
+    #if read(14) != b"Hello, World!\n":
+    #    raise Exception("Unexpected output")
 
     m = b""
     ad = b""