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70    Serial Manager

Palm OS® Programmer's API Reference

Palm OS® 68K SDK

     

This chapter provides reference material for the Serial Manager API:

The header file SerialMgr.h declares the Serial Manager API. The file SystemResources.h defines some serial port constants. For more information on the Serial Manager, see the chapter "Serial Communication" of the Palm OS Programmer's Companion, vol. II, Communications.

Serial Manager Data Structures ^TOP^

DeviceInfoType Struct ^TOP^

Purpose

The DeviceInfoType structure defines information about a serial device. This structure is returned by the SrmGetDeviceInfo() function.

Prototype

typedef struct DeviceInfoType {
  UInt32 serDevCreator; 
  UInt32 serDevFtrInfo; 
  UInt32 serDevMaxBaudRate; 
  UInt32 serDevHandshakeBaud; 
  Char *serDevPortInfoStr; 
  UInt8 reserved[8];
} DeviceInfoType;
typedef DeviceInfoType *DeviceInfoPtr;

Fields

serDevCreator
Four-character creator ID for serial driver.
serDevFtrInfo
Flags defining features of this serial hardware. See Serial Capabilities Constants for a description of these flags.
serDevMaxBaudRate
Maximum baud rate for this device.
serDevHandshakeBaud
Hardware handshaking is recommended for baud rates over this rate.
serDevPortInfoStr
Description of serial hardware device or virtual device.

SrmCtlEnum Enum ^TOP^

Purpose

The SrmCtlEnum enumerated type specifies a serial control operation. Specify one of these enumerated types for the op parameter to the SrmControl() call.

Prototype

typedef enum SrmCtlEnum {
  srmCtlFirstReserved = 0,
  srmCtlSetBaudRate, 
  srmCtlGetBaudRate, 
  srmCtlSetFlags, 
  srmCtlGetFlags, 
  srmCtlSetCtsTimeout, 
  srmCtlGetCtsTimeout, 
  srmCtlStartBreak, 
  srmCtlStopBreak, 
  srmCtlStartLocalLoopback, 
  srmCtlStopLocalLoopback, 
  srmCtlIrDAEnable, 
  srmCtlIrDADisable, 
  srmCtlRxEnable, 
  srmCtlRxDisable, 
  srmCtlEmuSetBlockingHook, 
  srmCtlUserDef, 
  srmCtlGetOptimalTransmitSize, 
  srmCtlSetDTRAsserted,
  srmCtlGetDTRAsserted,
  srmCtlSetYieldPortCallback,
  srmCtlSetYieldPortRefCon,
  srmCtlSystemReserved = 0x7000
  srmCtlCustom = 0x8000,
  srmCtlLAST
} SrmCtlEnum;

Constants

srmCtlSetBaudRate
Sets the current baud rate for the serial hardware.
srmCtlGetBaudRate
Gets the current baud rate for the serial hardware.
srmCtlSetFlags
Sets the current flag settings for the serial hardware. Specify flags from the set described in Serial Settings Constants.
srmCtlGetFlags
Gets the current flag settings for the serial hardware.
srmCtlSetCtsTimeout
Sets the current CTS timeout value for hardware handshaking.
srmCtlGetCtsTimeout
Gets the current CTS timeout value for hardware handshaking.
srmCtlStartBreak
Turn RS-232 break signal on. Caller is responsible for turning this signal on and off and insuring it is on long enough to generate a viable break.
srmCtlStopBreak
Turn RS-232 break signal off.
srmCtlStartLocalLoopback
Start local loopback test.
srmCtlStopLocalLoopback
Stop local loopback test.
srmCtlIrDAEnable
Enable IrDA connection on this serial port.

NOTE: You cannot enable an IrDA connection on a VZ processor.
srmCtlIrDADisable
Disable IrDA connection on this serial port.
srmCtlRxEnable
Enable receiver (for IrDA).
srmCtlRxDisable
Disable receiver (for IrDA).
srmCtlEmuSetBlockingHook
Set a blocking hook routine for emulation mode only. Not supported on the actual device.
srmCtlUserDef
This is a user-defined function that third-party hardware developers can use to set or retrieve hardware-specific information from the serial driver. This op code invokes the driver's corresponding control function with its user-defined op code and the parameters are passed directly through to the serial driver. A serial driver that does not handle this function returns a serErrBadParam error.
The srmCtlUserDef op code is superseded by defining a custom op code if New Serial Manager Feature Set Version 2 is present.
srmCtlGetOptimalTransmitSize
Ask the port for the most efficient buffer size for transmitting data packets. This op code returns an error (buffering not necessary), 0 (buffering requested, but application can choose buffer size), or a number greater than 0 (recommended buffer size).
srmCtlSetDTRAsserted
Enabled or disable the DTR signal. This is not supported by all hardware.
srmCtlGetDTRAsserted
Ask the port whether the DTR signal is enabled or disabled.
srmCtlSetYieldPortCallback
Set the function to be called if the Serial Manager attempts to open another port when this one is open. This op code is for system use only.
srmCtlSetYieldPortRefCon
Data to pass to the yield port callback function. System use only.
srmCtlSystemReserved
Reserves op codes between 0x7000 and 0x8000 for system use.
srmCtlCustom
Reserves op codes greater than 0x8000 for driver-specific use.

Compatibility

Custom control op codes are only supported if both New Serial Manager Feature Set Version 2 and 4.0 New Feature Set are present.

SrmOpenConfigType Struct ^TOP^

Purpose

The SrmOpenConfigType structure specifies parameters for opening a serial port. This structure is passed as a parameter to SrmExtOpen().

Prototype

typedef struct SrmOpenConfigType {
  UInt32 baud;
  UInt32 function;
  MemPtr drvrDataP;
  UInt16 drvrDataSize;
  UInt32 sysReserved1;
  UInt32 sysReserved2; 
} SrmOpenConfigType;

Fields

baud
Baud rate at which to open the connection. Serial drivers that do not require baud rates ignore this field.
function
The reason why the port was opened. Specify the creator ID of the application that is opening the port or one of the following values:
serFncUndefined
Undefined function. This is the default value for this field.
serFncPPPSession
The connection is to be used for the PPP interface.
serFncSLIPSession
The connection is to be used for the SLIP session.
serFncDebugger
The connection is to be used for a debugging session.
serFncHotSync
The connection is to be used for a HotSync operation.
serFncConsole
The connection is to the debugging console.
serFncTelephony
The connection is to the telephony library.
The function field is used by protocols such as USB and Bluetooth that perform different setup tasks based on which type of application is using them. RS-232 drivers ignore this parameter.
drvrDataP
Pointer to a driver-specific data block.
drvrDataSize
The size of the data block pointed to by drvrDataP.
sysReserved1
Reserved for future use.
sysReserved2
Reserved for future use.

Compatibility

This structure is only defined if both New Serial Manager Feature Set Version 2 and 4.0 New Feature Set are present.

Serial Manager Constants ^TOP^

Port Constants ^TOP^

When you specify the port to open in the SrmOpen(), SrmOpenBackground(), SrmExtOpen(), or SrmExtOpenBackground() call, you can use either a logical port constant, physical port constant, or a virtual port constant, but it is highly recommended that you use a logical port constant wherever possible.

Logical Serial Port Constants

These constants specify the logical port names.

Constant

Value

Description

serPortLocalHotSync

0x8000

The physical HotSync port. The Serial Manager automatically detects whether this port is USB or RS-232.

serPortCradlePort

0x8000

Cradle port. The Serial Manager automatically detects whether this port is USB or RS-232. Most applications should specify this as the port.

serPortIrPort

0x8001

The IR port. This is a raw IrDA port with no protocol support.

serPortConsolePort

0x8002

The debug console port, either USB or RS-232. USB is preferred where both are available.

serPortCradleRS232Port

0x8003

Port for the RS-232 cradle. Specify this port if you want to ensure that your application uses RS-232 communications only.

serPortCradleUSBPort

0x8004

Port for the USB cradle. Specify this port if you want to ensure that your application uses USB communications only.

Compatibility

USB ports are only supported if New Serial Manager Feature Set Version 2 is present.

Physical Serial Port Constants

The physical port constants specify 4-character constants that reference the physical hardware of the device. Doing so is not recommended because the hardware they reference may not exist on a particular device.

Physical port

Value

Description

sysFileCUart328

'u328'

Cradle port using the 68328 UART. This port can be switched between RS232 and IrDA mode using the SrmControl() call.

sysFileCUart328EZ

'u8EZ'

Cradle port using the 68328EZ UART. This port can also be switched between RS232 and IrDA mode.

sysFileCUart650

'u650'

Specifies the IR port on the upgrade card for Palm Personal or Palm Professional devices. This gives you a raw IR port like calling SrmControl does, but it only exists on devices that have the upgrade card.

Virtual Serial Port Constants

The virtual port constants specify 4-character constants that identify virtual ports, simulating a hardware interface. Virtual ports are not tied to specific hardware.

Physical port

Value

Description

sysFileCVirtIrComm

'ircm'

A virtual serial cable over an IrDA link using the IRComm protocol. It can only be used to talk to another IRComm device.

sysFileCVirtRfComm

'rfcm'

RFCOMM (Bluetooth) virtual port plug-in.

sysFileCBtConnectPanelHelper

'btcp'

Bluetooth Connection Panel helper application.

Compatibility

All virtual port constants other than sysFileCVirtIrComm are only defined if both New Serial Manager Feature Set Version 2 and 4.0 New Feature Set are present, and if the 5.0 New Feature Set is not present.

Serial Capabilities Constants ^TOP^

The serial capabilities constant flags describe serial hardware capabilities. These flags are set in the serDevFtrInfo field of the DeviceInfoType structure.

Constant

Value

Description

serDevCradlePort

0x00000001

Serial hardware controls RS-232 serial from cradle connector of Palm device.

serDevRS232Serial

0x00000002

Serial hardware has RS-232 line drivers.

serDevIRDACapable

0x00000004

Serial hardware has IR line drivers and generates IrDA mode serial signals.

serDevModemPort

0x00000008

Serial hardware drives modem connection.

serDevCncMgrVisible

0x00000010

Serial device port name string is to be displayed in the Connection panel.

serDevConsolePort

0x00000020

Serial device is the default console port.

serDevUSBCapable

0x00000040

Serial hardware controls USB serial from cradle connector of Palm device.

Compatibility

USB ports are only supported if New Serial Manager Feature Set Version 2 is present.

Serial Settings Constants ^TOP^

The serial settings constants identify bit flags that correspond to various serial hardware settings. Use SrmControl() with the op code srmCtlSetFlags to control which settings are used.

Constant

Value

Description

srmSettingsFlagStopBitsM

0x00000001

Mask for stop bits field

srmSettingsFlagStopBits1

0x00000000

1 stop bit (default)

srmSettingsFlagStopBits2

0x00000001

2 stop bits

srmSettingsFlagParityOnM

0x00000002

Mask for parity on

srmSettingsFlagParityEvenM

0x00000004

Mask for parity even

srmSettingsFlagXonXoffM

0x00000008

Mask for Xon/Xoff flow control (not implemented)

srmSettingsFlagRTSAutoM

0x00000010

Mask for RTS receive flow control. This is the default.

srmSettingsFlagCTSAutoM

0x00000020

Mask for CTS transmit flow control

srmSettingsFlagBitsPerCharM

0x000000C0

Mask for bits per character

srmSettingsFlagBitsPerChar5

0x00000000

5 bits per character

srmSettingsFlagBitsPerChar6

0x00000040

6 bits per character

srmSettingsFlagBitsPerChar7

0x00000080

7 bits per character

srmSettingsFlagBitsPerChar8

0x000000C0

8 bits per character (default)

srmSettingsFlagFlowControlIn

0x00000100

Protect the receive buffer from software overruns. When this flag and srmSettingsFlagRTSAutoM are set, which is the default case, it causes the Serial Manager to assert RTS to prevent the transmitting device from continuing to send data when the receive buffer is full. Once the application receives data from the buffer, RTS is de-asserted to allow data reception to resume.

Note that this feature effectively prevents software overrun line errors but may also cause CTS timeouts on the transmitting device if the RTS line is asserted longer than the defined CTS timeout value.

srmSettingsFlagRTSInactive

0x00000200

If this flag is set and srmSettingsFlagRTSAutoM is not set, RTS is held in the inactive (flow off) state forever.

Status Constants ^TOP^

The status constants identify bit flags that correspond to the status of serial signals. They can be returned by the SrmGetStatus() function.

Constant

Value

Description

srmStatusCtsOn

0x00000001

CTS line is active.

srmStatusRtsOn

0x00000002

RTS line is active.

srmStatusDsrOn

0x00000004

DSR line is active.

srmStatusBreakSigOn

0x00000008

Break signal is active.

Line Error Constants ^TOP^

The line error constants identify bit flags that correspond to the line errors that may occur on the port. They can be returned by the SrmGetStatus() function.

Constant

Value

Description

serLineErrorParity

0x0001

Parity error

serLineErrorHWOverrun

0x0002

Hardware overrun

serLineErrorFraming

0x0004

Framing error

serLineErrorBreak

0x0008

Break signal asserted

serLineErrorHShake

0x0010

Line handshake error

serLineErrorSWOverrun

0x0020

Software overrun

serLineErrorCarrierLost

0x0040

Carrier detect signal dropped

Serial Manager Functions ^TOP^

SrmClearErr Function ^TOP^

Purpose

Clears the port of any line errors.

Declared In

SerialMgr.h

Prototype

Err SrmClearErr (
   UInt16 portId
)

Parameters

portID
Port ID returned from SrmOpen() or SrmExtOpen().

Returns

This function returns the following error codes:

errNone
No error.
serErrNotSupported
The port is not the foreground port.

Compatibility

Implemented only if New Serial Manager Feature Set Version 1 is present.

SrmClose Function ^TOP^

Purpose

Closes a serial port and makes it available to other applications, regardless of whether the port is a foreground or background port.

Declared In

SerialMgr.h

Prototype

Err SrmClose (
   UInt16 portId
)

Parameters

portId
Port ID for port to be closed.

Returns

This function returns the following error codes:

errNone
No error.
serErrBadPort
This port doesn't exist.
serErrNotOpen
The serial port is not open.
serErrNoDevicesAvail
No serial devices could be found.

Comments

If a foreground port is being closed and a background port exists, the background will have access to the port as long as another foreground port is not opened.

If a foreground port is being closed and a yielded port exists, the yielded port will have access to the port as long as it does not yield to the opening of another foreground port. If there are both a yielded port and a background port for the foreground port being closed, the yielded port takes precedence over the background port.

Compatibility

Implemented only if New Serial Manager Feature Set Version 1 is present.

See Also

SrmOpen(), SrmOpenBackground()

SrmControl Function ^TOP^

Purpose

Performs a serial control function.

Declared In

SerialMgr.h

Prototype

Err SrmControl (
   UInt16 portId,
   UInt16 op,
   void *valueP,
   UInt16 *valueLenP
)

Parameters

portID
Port ID returned from SrmOpen() or SrmExtOpen().
op
Control operation to perform. Specify one of the SrmCtlEnum enumerated types.
valueP
Pointer to a value to use for the operation. See Comments for details.
valueLenP
Pointer to the size of *valueP. See Comments for details.

Returns

This function returns the following error codes:

errNone
No error.
serErrBadParam
An invalid op code was specified.
serErrBadPort
This port doesn't exist.
serErrNotOpen
The serial port is not open.
serErrNoDevicesAvail
No serial devices could be found.
serErrNotSupported
The specified op code is not supported in the current configuration.

Comments

Table 70.1 shows what to pass for the valueP and valueLenP parameters for each of the operation codes. Control codes not listed do not use these parameters. See SrmCtlEnum for a complete list of control codes.

Table 70.1  SrmControl Parameters 

Operation Code

Parameters

srmCtlSetBaudRate

valueP = Pointer to Int32 (baud rate)
valueLenP = Pointer to sizeof(Int32)

srmCtlGetBaudRate

valueP = Pointer to Int32 (baud rate)
valueLenP = Pointer to Int16

srmCtlSetFlags

valueP = Pointer to Uint32 (bitfield; see Serial Settings Constants)
valueLenP = Pointer to sizeof(UInt32)

srmCtlGetFlags

valueP = Pointer to UInt32 (bitfield)
valueLenP = Pointer to Int16

srmCtlSetCtsTimeout

valueP = Pointer to Int32 (timeout value)
valueLenP = Pointer to sizeof(Int32)

srmCtlGetCtsTimeout

valueP = Pointer to Int32 (timeout value)
valueLenP = Pointer to Int16

srmCtlUserDef

valueP = Pointer passed to the serial or virtual driver
valueLenP = Pointer to sizeof(Int32)

For a serial driver, these pointers are passed to the driver's control function and they contain that functions return values (if any) upon return.

srmCtlGetOptimalTransmitSize

valueP = Pointer to Int32
valueLenP = Pointer to sizeof(Int32)

If an error is returned by SrmControl, no buffering should be done. If valueP points to zero, buffering is requested, but the transmitting application cannot determine the buffer size. If valueP points to a number > 0, then try to send data in blocks of this number of bytes, as this is the most efficient block size for this particular device.

srmCtlSetDTRAsserted

valueP = Pointer to Boolean indicating whether to enable or disable DTR.
valueLenP = Pointer to sizeof(Boolean)

srmCtlGetDTRAsserted

valueP = Pointer to Boolean indicating whether DTR is enabled.
valueLenP = Pointer to Int16

Compatibility

Implemented only if New Serial Manager Feature Set Version 1 is present.

See Also

SrmCustomControl()

SrmCustomControl Function ^TOP^

Purpose

Performs a custom serial control function.

Declared In

SerialMgr.h

Prototype

Err SrmCustomControl (
   UInt16 portId,
   UInt16 opCode,
   UInt32 creator,
   void *valueP,
   UInt16 *valueLenP
)

Parameters

portID
Port ID returned from SrmOpen() or SrmExtOpen().
opCode
Control operation to perform. The op code must be greater than srmCtlCustom.
creator
Creator ID of the driver that defines the op code. The combination of creator ID and op code uniquely identifies the operation to be performed.
valueP
Pointer to a value to use for the operation.
valueLenP
Pointer to the size of *valueP.

Returns

This function returns the following error codes:

errNone
No error.
serErrNotSupported
The port is not the foreground port.
serErrBadPort
This port doesn't exist.
serErrNotOpen
The serial port is not open.
serErrNoDevicesAvail
No serial devices could be found.

Comments

This function is a mechanism for a virtual driver to create control codes specific to that driver, allowing for the support of new technologies that have interfaces through the Serial Manager.

This function simply forwards the opCode and any valueP parameter to the virtual driver for the port. The virtual driver may return its own error code if the opCode or the input in valueP is invalid.

Compatibility

Implemented only if both New Serial Manager Feature Set Version 2 and 4.0 New Feature Set are present.

See Also

SrmControl()

SrmExtOpen Function ^TOP^

Purpose

Opens a foreground port connection with the specified configuration.

Declared In

SerialMgr.h

Prototype

Err SrmExtOpen (
   UInt32 port,
   SrmOpenConfigType *configP,
   UInt16 configSize,
   UInt16 *newPortIdP
)

Parameters

port
The four-character port name (such as 'ircm' or 'u328') or logical port number to be opened. (See Port Constants.)
configP
Pointer to the configuration structure specifying the serial port's properties. See SrmOpenConfigType.
configSize
The size of the configuration structure pointed to by configP.
newPortIdP
Contains the port ID to be passed to other Serial Manager functions.

Returns

This function returns the following error codes:

errNone
No error.
serErrBadPort
The port parameter does not specify a valid port.
serErrBadParam
The configP parameter is NULL.
serErrAlreadyOpen
The Serial Manager already has a port open.
memErrNotEnoughSpace
There was not enough memory available to open the port.

Comments

Do not keep the port open any longer than necessary. An open serial port consumes more energy from the device's batteries.

The values specified in the configP parameter depend on the type of connection being made. For RS-232 connections, you specify the baud rate but not a purpose. For USB connections, you specify a purpose but not a baud rate.

A newly opened port has its line errors cleared, the default CTS timeout set (specified by the constant srmDefaultCTSTimeout), a 512-byte receive queue allocated, 1 stop bit, 8 bits per character, RTS enabled, and flow control enabled. To increase the receive queue size, use SrmSetReceiveBuffer(). To change the other serial port settings, use SrmControl().

Compatibility

Implemented only if both New Serial Manager Feature Set Version 2 and 4.0 New Feature Set are present. The SrmExtOpen function replaces the SrmOpen() function.

See Also

SrmOpen(), SrmExtOpenBackground()

SrmExtOpenBackground Function ^TOP^

Purpose

Opens a port with the specified configuration in the background. Background ports relinquish control when another task opens the port with the SrmOpen() or SrmExtOpen() call.

Declared In

SerialMgr.h

Prototype

Err SrmExtOpenBackground (
   UInt32 port,
   SrmOpenConfigType *configP,
   UInt16 configSize,
   UInt16 *newPortIdP
)

Parameters

port
Physical or logical port number to be opened. See Port Constants for more information.
configP
Pointer to the configuration structure specifying the serial port's properties. See SrmOpenConfigType.
configSize
The size of the configuration structure pointed to by configP.
newPortIdP
Contains the port ID to be passed to other Serial Manager functions.

Returns

This function returns the following error codes:

errNone
No error.
serErrAlreadyOpen
This port already has an installed background owner.
serErrBadPort
This port doesn't exist.
serErrNotSupported
This type of port cannot be opened in the background.
serErrBadParam
The configP parameter is NULL.
memErrNotEnoughSpace
There was not enough memory available to open the port.

Comments

This function is provided to support tasks that want to use a serial device to receive data only when no other task is using the port.

If a background port is forced to surrender control of the hardware as a result of another task opening a foreground connection, all buffers for the background port are flushed. After this active task closes the port, active control of the port is returned to the background task. Only one task can have background ownership of the port.

Note that background ports have limited functionality: they can only receive data and notify owning clients of what data has been received.

The values specified in the configP parameter depend on the type of connection being made. For RS-232 connections, you specify the baud rate but not a purpose. For USB connections, you specify a purpose but not a baud rate.

Compatibility

Implemented only if both New Serial Manager Feature Set Version 2 and 4.0 New Feature Set are present. The SrmExtOpenBackground function replaces the SrmOpenBackground() function.

See Also

SrmOpen(), SrmExtOpen()

SrmGetDeviceCount Function ^TOP^

Purpose

Returns the number of available serial devices.

Declared In

SerialMgr.h

Prototype

Err SrmGetDeviceCount (
   UInt16 *numOfDevicesP
)

Parameters

numOfDevicesP
Pointer to address where the number of serial devices is returned.

Returns

errNone
No error.

Compatibility

Implemented only if New Serial Manager Feature Set Version 1 is present.

See Also

SrmGetDeviceInfo()

SrmGetDeviceInfo Function ^TOP^

Purpose

Returns information about a serial device.

Declared In

SerialMgr.h

Prototype

Err SrmGetDeviceInfo (
   UInt32 deviceID,
   DeviceInfoType *deviceInfoP
)

Parameters

deviceID
ID of serial device to get information for. You can pass a zero-based index (0, 1, 2, ...), a valid port ID returned from SrmOpen() or SrmExtOpen(), or a 4-character port name (such as 'u328', 'u650', or 'ircm'). See Port Constants.
deviceInfoP
Pointer to a DeviceInfoType structure where information about the device is returned.

Returns

This function returns the following error codes:

errNone
No error.
serErrBadPort
This port doesn't exist.
serErrNoDevicesAvail
The Serial Manager cannot find any serial devices.

Compatibility

Implemented only if New Serial Manager Feature Set Version 1 is present.

See Also

SrmGetDeviceCount()

SrmGetStatus Function ^TOP^

Purpose

Returns status information about the serial hardware.

Declared In

SerialMgr.h

Prototype

Err SrmGetStatus (
   UInt16 portId,
   UInt32 *statusFieldP,
   UInt16 *lineErrsP
)

Parameters

portID
Port ID returned from SrmOpen() or SrmExtOpen().
statusFieldP
Pointer to address where hardware status information for the port is returned. This is a 32-bit field using the flags described in Status Constants.
lineErrsP
Pointer to address where the number of line errors for the port is returned. The line error flags are described in Line Error Constants.

Returns

This function returns the following error codes:

errNone
No error.
serErrBadPort
This port doesn't exist.
serErrNotSupported
The port is a yielded port.
serErrNoDevicesAvail
No serial devices could be found.

Comments

Typically, SrmGetStatus is called to retrieve the line errors for the port if some of the send and receive functions return a serErrLineErr error code.

Compatibility

Implemented only if New Serial Manager Feature Set Version 1 is present.

SrmOpen Function ^TOP^

Purpose

Opens a foreground port connection with the specified port name or logical port number.

Declared In

SerialMgr.h

Prototype

Err SrmOpen (
   UInt32 port,
   UInt32 baud,
   UInt16 *newPortIdP
)

Parameters

port
The four-character port name or logical port number to be opened. See Port Constants for more information.
baud
Initial baud rate of port.
newPortIdP
Contains the port ID to be passed to other Serial Manager functions.

Returns

This function returns the following error codes:

errNone
No error.
serErrAlreadyOpen
This port already has an installed foreground owner.
serErrBadPort
This port doesn't exist.
memErrNotEnoughSpace
There was not enough memory available to open the port.

Comments

Only one application or task may have access to a particular serial port at any time.

Do not keep the port open any longer than necessary. An open serial port consumes more energy from the device's batteries.

Compatibility

Implemented only if New Serial Manager Feature Set Version 1 is present.

If New Serial Manager Feature Set Version 2 is present, the SrmOpen function is replaced by SrmExtOpen(). SrmOpen is supported for backward compatibility.

See Also

SrmOpenBackground()

SrmOpenBackground Function ^TOP^

Purpose

Allows a task to open, initialize, and use the port, but always relinquishes control of the port when another task opens the port with the SrmOpen() call.

Declared In

SerialMgr.h

Prototype

Err SrmOpenBackground (
   UInt32 port,
   UInt32 baud,
   UInt16 *newPortIdP
)

Parameters

port
The four-character port name or logical port number to be opened. See Port Constants for more information.
baud
Initial baud rate of port.
newPortIdP
Contains the port ID to be passed to other Serial Manager functions.

Returns

This function returns the following error codes:

errNone
No error.
serErrAlreadyOpen
This port already has an installed background owner.
serErrBadPort
This port doesn't exist.
memErrNotEnoughSpace
There was not enough memory available to open the port.

Comments

This function is provided to support tasks that want to use a serial device to receive data only when no other task is using the port.

If a background port is forced to surrender control of the hardware as a result of another task opening a foreground connection, all buffers for the background port are flushed. After this active task closes the port, active control of the port is returned to the background task. Only one task can have background ownership of the port.

Note that background ports have limited functionality: they can only receive data and notify owning clients of what data has been received.

Compatibility

Implemented only if New Serial Manager Feature Set Version 1 is present.

If New Serial Manager Feature Set Version 2 is present, the SrmOpenBackground() function is replaced by SrmExtOpenBackground(). SrmOpenBackground() is supported for backward compatibility. If Palm OS Cobalt Feature Set is present, this function is unimplemented.

See Also

SrmOpen()

SrmPrimeWakeupHandler Function ^TOP^

Purpose

Sets the number of received bytes that triggers a call to the wakeup handler function.

Declared In

SerialMgr.h

Prototype

Err SrmPrimeWakeupHandler (
   UInt16 portId,
   UInt16 minBytes
)

Parameters

portId
Port ID returned from SrmOpen() or SrmExtOpen().
minBytes
Number of bytes that must be received before wakeup handler is called. Typically, this is set to 1.

Returns

This function returns the following error codes:

errNone
No error.
serErrBadPort
This port doesn't exist.
serErrNotOpen
The port is not open.
serErrNoDevicesAvail
No serial devices could be found.

Comments

This function primes a wakeup handler installed by SrmSetWakeupHandler().

Compatibility

Implemented only if New Serial Manager Feature Set Version 1 is present.

See Also

SrmSetWakeupHandler(), WakeupHandlerProcPtr()

SrmReceive Function ^TOP^

Purpose

Receives a specified number of bytes.

Declared In

SerialMgr.h

Prototype

UInt32 SrmReceive (
   UInt16 portId,
   void *rcvBufP,
   UInt32 count,
   Int32 timeout,
   Err *errP
)

Parameters

portID
Port ID returned from SrmOpen() or SrmExtOpen().
rcvBufP
Pointer to buffer where received data is to be returned.
count
Length of data buffer (in bytes). This specifies the number of bytes to receive.
timeout
The amount of time (in ticks) that the Serial Manager waits to receive the requested block of data. At the end of the timeout, data received up to that time is returned.
errP
Error code.

Returns

Number of bytes of data actually received.

Comments

The following error codes can be returned in errP:

errNone
No error.
serErrBadPort
This port doesn't exist.
serErrNotOpen
The port is not open.
serErrTimeOut
Unable to receive data within the specified timeout period.
serErrConfigurationFailed
The port needs time to configure, and the configuration has failed.
serErrNotSupported
The port is not the foreground port.
serErrConfigurationFailed
The port could not configure itself.
serErrLineErr
A line error occurred during the receipt of data. Use SrmGetStatus() to obtain the exact line error.
serErrNoDevicesAvail
No serial devices could be found.

Compatibility

Implemented only if New Serial Manager Feature Set Version 1 is present.

See Also

SrmReceiveCheck(), SrmReceiveFlush(), SrmReceiveWait()

SrmReceiveCheck Function ^TOP^

Purpose

Checks the receive FIFO and returns the number of bytes in the serial receive queue.

Declared In

SerialMgr.h

Prototype

Err SrmReceiveCheck (
   UInt16 portId,
   UInt32 *numBytesP
)

Parameters

portID
Port ID returned from SrmOpen() or SrmExtOpen().
numBytesP
Number of bytes in the receive queue.

Returns

This function returns the following error codes:

errNone
No error.
serErrBadPort
This port doesn't exist.
serErrNotOpen
The port is not open.
serErrLineErr
A line error has occurred. Use SrmGetStatus() to obtain the exact line error.

Compatibility

Implemented only if New Serial Manager Feature Set Version 1 is present.

See Also

SrmReceive(), SrmReceiveFlush(), SrmReceiveWait()

SrmReceiveFlush Function ^TOP^

Purpose

Flushes the receive FIFOs.

Declared In

SerialMgr.h

Prototype

Err SrmReceiveFlush (
   UInt16 portId,
   Int32 timeout
)

Parameters

portId
Port ID returned from SrmOpen() or SrmExtOpen().
timeout
Timeout value, in ticks.

Returns

This function returns the following error codes:

errNone
No error.
serErrBadPort
This port doesn't exist.
serErrNotOpen
The port is not open.
serErrNotSupported
The port is not the foreground port.
serErrNoDevicesAvail
No serial devices could be found.

Comments

The timeout value forces this function to wait a period of ticks after flushing the port to see if more data shows up to be flushed. If more data arrives within the timeout period, the port is flushed again and the timeout counter is reset and waits again. The function only exits after no more bytes are received by the port for the full timeout period since the last flush of the port. To avoid this waiting behavior, specify 0 for the timeout period.

Any errors on the line are cleared before this function returns.

Compatibility

Implemented only if New Serial Manager Feature Set Version 1 is present.

See Also

SrmReceive(), SrmReceiveCheck(), SrmReceiveWait()

SrmReceiveWait Function ^TOP^

Purpose

Waits until some number of bytes of data have arrived into the serial receive queue, then returns.

Declared In

SerialMgr.h

Prototype

Err SrmReceiveWait (
   UInt16 portId,
   UInt32 bytes,
   Int32 timeout
)

Parameters

portID
Port ID returned from SrmOpen() or SrmExtOpen().
bytes
Number of bytes to wait for.
timeout
Timeout value, in ticks.

Returns

This function returns the following error codes:

errNone
No error.
serErrBadPort
This port doesn't exist.
serErrNotOpen
The port is not open.
serErrTimeOut
Unable to receive data within the specified timeout period.
serErrNotSupported
The port is not the foreground port.
serErrBadParam
The bytes parameter exceeds the size of the receive queue. Use SrmSetReceiveBuffer() to increase the size of the receive queue.
serErrLineErr
A line error occurred during the receipt of data. Use SrmGetStatus() to obtain the exact line error.
serErrNoDevicesAvail
No serial devices could be found.

Comments

If this function returns no error, the application can either check the number of bytes currently in the receive queue (using SrmReceiveCheck()) or it can just specify a buffer and receive the data by calling SrmReceive().

Do not call SerReceiveWait from within a wakeup handler. If you do, the serErrTimeOut error is returned.

Compatibility

Implemented only if New Serial Manager Feature Set Version 1 is present.

See Also

SrmReceive(), SrmReceiveCheck(), SrmReceiveFlush()

SrmReceiveWindowClose Function ^TOP^

Purpose

Closes direct access to the Serial Manager's receive queue.

Declared In

SerialMgr.h

Prototype

Err SrmReceiveWindowClose (
   UInt16 portId,
   UInt32 bytesPulled
)

Parameters

portId
Port ID returned from SrmOpen() or SrmExtOpen().
bytesPulled
Number of bytes the application read from the receive queue.

Returns

This function returns the following error codes:

errNone
No error.
serErrBadPort
This port doesn't exist.
serErrNotOpen
The port is not open.
serErrNotSupported
The port is not the foreground port.
serErrNoDevicesAvail
No serial devices could be found.

Comments

Call this function when the application has read as many bytes as it needs out of the receive queue or it has read all the available bytes.

Compatibility

Implemented only if New Serial Manager Feature Set Version 1 is present.

See Also

SrmReceiveWindowOpen()

SrmReceiveWindowOpen Function ^TOP^

Purpose

Provides direct access to the Serial Manager's receive queue.

Declared In

SerialMgr.h

Prototype

Err SrmReceiveWindowOpen (
   UInt16 portId,
   UInt8 **bufPP,
   UInt32 *sizeP
)

Parameters

portId
Port ID returned from SrmOpen() or SrmExtOpen().
bufPP
Pointer to a pointer to the receive buffer.
sizeP
Available bytes in buffer.

Returns

This function returns the following error codes:

errNone
No error.
serErrBadPort
This port doesn't exist.
serErrNotOpen
The port is not open.
serErrNotSupported
The port is not the foreground port.
serErrLineErr
The data in the queue contains line errors.
serErrNoDevicesAvail
No serial devices could be found.

Comments

This function lets applications directly access the Serial Manager's receive queue to eliminate buffer copying by the Serial Manager. This access is a "back door" route to the received data. After retrieving data from the buffer, the application must call SrmReceiveWindowClose().

Applications that want to empty the receive buffer entirely should call the SrmReceiveWindowOpen and SrmReceiveWindowClose functions repeatedly until the buffer size returned is 0.


IMPORTANT: Once an application calls SrmReceiveWindowOpen, it should not attempt to receive data via the normal method of calling SrmReceive() or SrmReceiveWait(), as these functions interfere with direct access to the receive queue.

Compatibility

Implemented only if New Serial Manager Feature Set Version 1 is present.

See Also

SrmReceiveWindowClose()

SrmSend Function ^TOP^

Purpose

Sends a block of data out the specified port.

Declared In

SerialMgr.h

Prototype

UInt32 SrmSend (
   UInt16 portId,
   const void *bufP,
   UInt32 count,
   Err *errP
)

Parameters

portID
Port ID returned from SrmOpen() or SrmExtOpen().
bufp
Pointer to data to send.
count
Length of data buffer, in bytes.
errP
Error code. See the Comments section for details.

Returns

Number of bytes of data actually sent.

Comments

When SrmSend returns, you should check the value returned in the errP parameter. If errNone, then the entire data buffer was sent. If not errNone, then the result equals the number of bytes sent before the error occurred. The possible error values are:

errNone
No error.
serErrBadPort
This port doesn't exist.
serErrNotOpen
The port is not open.
serErrTimeOut
Unable to send data within the specified CTS timeout period.
serErrNoDevicesAvail
No serial devices could be found.
serErrConfigurationFailed
The port configuration has failed.
serErrNotSupported
The specified port is not the foreground port.

Compatibility

Implemented only if New Serial Manager Feature Set Version 1 is present.

See Also

SrmSendCheck(), SrmSendFlush(), SrmSendWait()

SrmSendCheck Function ^TOP^

Purpose

Checks the transmit FIFO and returns the number of bytes left to be sent.

Declared In

SerialMgr.h

Prototype

Err SrmSendCheck (
   UInt16 portId,
   UInt32 *numBytesP
)

Parameters

portID
Port ID returned from SrmOpen() or SrmExtOpen().
numBytesP
Number of bytes left in the FIFO queue.

Returns

This function returns the following error codes:

errNone
No error.
serErrBadPort
This port doesn't exist.
serErrNotOpen
The port is not open.
serErrNotSupported
This feature not supported by the hardware.
serErrNoDevicesAvail
No serial devices could be found.

Comments

Not all serial devices support this feature.

Compatibility

Implemented only if New Serial Manager Feature Set Version 1 is present.

See Also

SrmSend(), SrmSendFlush(), SrmSendWait()

SrmSendFlush Function ^TOP^

Purpose

Flushes the transmit FIFO.

Declared In

SerialMgr.h

Prototype

Err SrmSendFlush (
   UInt16 portId
)

Parameters

portID
Port ID returned from SrmOpen() or SrmExtOpen().

Returns

This function returns the following error codes:

errNone
No error.
serErrBadPort
This port doesn't exist.
serErrNotOpen
The port is not open.
serErrNotSupported
The port is not the foreground port.
serErrNoDevicesAvail
No serial devices could be found.

Compatibility

Implemented only if New Serial Manager Feature Set Version 1 is present.

See Also

SrmSend(), SrmSendCheck(), SrmSendWait()

SrmSendWait Function ^TOP^

Purpose

Waits until all previous data has been sent from the transmit FIFO, then returns.

Declared In

SerialMgr.h

Prototype

Err SrmSendWait (
   UInt16 portId
)

Parameters

portID
Port ID returned from SrmOpen() or SrmExtOpen().

Returns

This function returns the following error codes:

errNone
No error.
serErrBadPort
This port doesn't exist.
serErrNotOpen
The port is not open.
serErrTimeOut
Unable to send data within the CTS timeout period.
serErrNotSupported
The port is not the foreground port.
serErrNoDevicesAvail
No serial devices could be found.

Comments

Consider calling this function if your software needs to detect when all data has been transmitted by SrmSend(). The SrmSend function blocks until all data has been transmitted or a timeout occurs. A subsequent call to SrmSendWait blocks until all data queued up for transmission has been transmitted or until another CTS timeout occurs (if CTS handshaking is enabled).

Compatibility

Implemented only if New Serial Manager Feature Set Version 1 is present.

See Also

SrmSend(), SrmSendCheck(), SrmSendFlush()

SrmSetReceiveBuffer Function ^TOP^

Purpose

Installs a new buffer into the Serial Manager's receive queue.

Declared In

SerialMgr.h

Prototype

Err SrmSetReceiveBuffer (
   UInt16 portId,
   void *bufP,
   UInt16 bufSize
)

Parameters

portID
Port ID returned from SrmOpen() or SrmExtOpen().
bufP
Pointer to new receive buffer. Ignored if bufSize is NULL.
bufSize
Size of new receive buffer in bytes. To remove this buffer and allocate a new default buffer (512 bytes), specify NULL.

Returns

This function returns the following error codes:

errNone
No error.
serErrBadPort
This port doesn't exist.
serErrNotOpen
This port is not open.
memErrNotEnoughSpace
Not enough memory to allocate default buffer.
serErrNoDevicesAvail
No serial devices could be found.

Comments

The buffer that you pass to this function must remain allocated while you have the serial port open. Before you close the serial port, you must restore the default queue by calling SrmSetReceiveBuffer with NULL as the bufP and bufSize arguments.


IMPORTANT: Applications must install the default buffer before closing the port (or disposing of the new receive queue).

Compatibility

Implemented only if New Serial Manager Feature Set Version 1 is present.

SrmSetWakeupHandler Function ^TOP^

Purpose

Installs a wakeup handler.

Declared In

SerialMgr.h

Prototype

Err SrmSetWakeupHandler (
   UInt16 portId,
   WakeupHandlerProcPtr procP,
   UInt32 refCon
)

Parameters

portID
Port ID returned from SrmOpen() or SrmExtOpen().
procP
Pointer to a WakeupHandlerProcPtr() function. Specify NULL to remove a handler.
refCon
User-defined data that is passed to the wakeup handler function. This can be a pointer or not.

Returns

This function returns the following error codes:

errNone
No error.
serErrBadPort
This port doesn't exist.
serErrNotOpen
The port is not open.
serErrNoDevicesAvail
No serial devices could be found.

Comments

The wakeup handler is a function in your application that you want to be called whenever there is data ready to be received on the specified port.

The wakeup handler function will not become active until it is primed with a number of bytes that is greater than 0, by the SrmPrimeWakeupHandler() function. Every time a wakeup handler is called, it must be re-primed (using SrmPrimeWakeupHandler) in order to be called again.

Compatibility

Implemented only if New Serial Manager Feature Set Version 1 is present.

See Also

SrmPrimeWakeupHandler(), WakeupHandlerProcPtr()

Serial Manager Application-Defined Functions ^TOP^

WakeupHandlerProcPtr Function ^TOP^

Purpose

Called after some number of bytes are received by the Serial Manager's interrupt function.

Declared In

SerialMgr.h

Prototype

void (
   *WakeupHandlerProcPtr
)(
   UInt32 refCon
)

Parameters

refCon
User-defined data passed from the SrmSetWakeupHandler() function.

Returns

Returns nothing.

Comments

This handler function is installed by calling SrmSetWakeupHandler(). The number of bytes after which it is called is specified by SrmPrimeWakeupHandler().


IMPORTANT: Because wakeup handlers are called during interrupt time, they cannot call any Palm OS® system functions, including SrmReceive(), that may block the system in any way. Wakeup handlers should also be very short so as to reduce interrupt latency.

Two common implementations of wakeup handlers include:

Compatibility

Implemented only if New Serial Manager Feature Set Version 1 is present.

See Also

SrmPrimeWakeupHandler(), SrmSetWakeupHandler()