Parsing char array to integer, atoi() returns squares











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I'm using an android app to send values to control servos.
Code:



char inputData[4];  
char buffer[3];
void loop()
{



if(Serial.available() > 3) {
for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++){
inputData[i] = Serial.read();

}
char buffer[4];
buffer[0] = inputData[1];
buffer[1] = inputData[2];
buffer[2] = inputData[3];
buffer[3] = '';
int angle = atoi(buffer);
Serial.write(angle);


}
}


Issue: I'm getting the values + A-F letters to address each servo - A10, A180, B30 etc. Now the trouble is turning this to an actual integer. As you can see I've declared a character array to store the integers in and as suggested in a post on the arduino forum, I added a at the end of the array. Currently, the Atoi returns random characters, mostly squares and some random numbers. I've tried even assigning them to a string and then .toInt() but same issue there, mostly squares.
Any ideas?
Thanks!










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    I'm using an android app to send values to control servos.
    Code:



    char inputData[4];  
    char buffer[3];
    void loop()
    {



    if(Serial.available() > 3) {
    for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++){
    inputData[i] = Serial.read();

    }
    char buffer[4];
    buffer[0] = inputData[1];
    buffer[1] = inputData[2];
    buffer[2] = inputData[3];
    buffer[3] = '';
    int angle = atoi(buffer);
    Serial.write(angle);


    }
    }


    Issue: I'm getting the values + A-F letters to address each servo - A10, A180, B30 etc. Now the trouble is turning this to an actual integer. As you can see I've declared a character array to store the integers in and as suggested in a post on the arduino forum, I added a at the end of the array. Currently, the Atoi returns random characters, mostly squares and some random numbers. I've tried even assigning them to a string and then .toInt() but same issue there, mostly squares.
    Any ideas?
    Thanks!










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      I'm using an android app to send values to control servos.
      Code:



      char inputData[4];  
      char buffer[3];
      void loop()
      {



      if(Serial.available() > 3) {
      for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++){
      inputData[i] = Serial.read();

      }
      char buffer[4];
      buffer[0] = inputData[1];
      buffer[1] = inputData[2];
      buffer[2] = inputData[3];
      buffer[3] = '';
      int angle = atoi(buffer);
      Serial.write(angle);


      }
      }


      Issue: I'm getting the values + A-F letters to address each servo - A10, A180, B30 etc. Now the trouble is turning this to an actual integer. As you can see I've declared a character array to store the integers in and as suggested in a post on the arduino forum, I added a at the end of the array. Currently, the Atoi returns random characters, mostly squares and some random numbers. I've tried even assigning them to a string and then .toInt() but same issue there, mostly squares.
      Any ideas?
      Thanks!










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      I'm using an android app to send values to control servos.
      Code:



      char inputData[4];  
      char buffer[3];
      void loop()
      {



      if(Serial.available() > 3) {
      for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++){
      inputData[i] = Serial.read();

      }
      char buffer[4];
      buffer[0] = inputData[1];
      buffer[1] = inputData[2];
      buffer[2] = inputData[3];
      buffer[3] = '';
      int angle = atoi(buffer);
      Serial.write(angle);


      }
      }


      Issue: I'm getting the values + A-F letters to address each servo - A10, A180, B30 etc. Now the trouble is turning this to an actual integer. As you can see I've declared a character array to store the integers in and as suggested in a post on the arduino forum, I added a at the end of the array. Currently, the Atoi returns random characters, mostly squares and some random numbers. I've tried even assigning them to a string and then .toInt() but same issue there, mostly squares.
      Any ideas?
      Thanks!







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          Use print or println to see the number as text. write sends it as byte and Serial Monitor shows a symbol with that ASCII code.






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          • I don't really need to print it though. I want to use it as a value. Say I atoi() it, would it make it an integer even though it prints random characters ?
            – duck head
            Nov 10 at 18:59










          • you want to see the value in Serial Monitor as text, not as a symbol with this value as ascii code
            – Juraj
            Nov 10 at 19:01












          • Yes but is the variable a proper integer before printing ?
            – duck head
            Nov 10 at 19:15










          • why not? Serial.print(int) wouldn't lie
            – Juraj
            Nov 10 at 20:37











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          Use print or println to see the number as text. write sends it as byte and Serial Monitor shows a symbol with that ASCII code.






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          • I don't really need to print it though. I want to use it as a value. Say I atoi() it, would it make it an integer even though it prints random characters ?
            – duck head
            Nov 10 at 18:59










          • you want to see the value in Serial Monitor as text, not as a symbol with this value as ascii code
            – Juraj
            Nov 10 at 19:01












          • Yes but is the variable a proper integer before printing ?
            – duck head
            Nov 10 at 19:15










          • why not? Serial.print(int) wouldn't lie
            – Juraj
            Nov 10 at 20:37















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          Use print or println to see the number as text. write sends it as byte and Serial Monitor shows a symbol with that ASCII code.






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          • I don't really need to print it though. I want to use it as a value. Say I atoi() it, would it make it an integer even though it prints random characters ?
            – duck head
            Nov 10 at 18:59










          • you want to see the value in Serial Monitor as text, not as a symbol with this value as ascii code
            – Juraj
            Nov 10 at 19:01












          • Yes but is the variable a proper integer before printing ?
            – duck head
            Nov 10 at 19:15










          • why not? Serial.print(int) wouldn't lie
            – Juraj
            Nov 10 at 20:37













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          Use print or println to see the number as text. write sends it as byte and Serial Monitor shows a symbol with that ASCII code.






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          Use print or println to see the number as text. write sends it as byte and Serial Monitor shows a symbol with that ASCII code.







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          • I don't really need to print it though. I want to use it as a value. Say I atoi() it, would it make it an integer even though it prints random characters ?
            – duck head
            Nov 10 at 18:59










          • you want to see the value in Serial Monitor as text, not as a symbol with this value as ascii code
            – Juraj
            Nov 10 at 19:01












          • Yes but is the variable a proper integer before printing ?
            – duck head
            Nov 10 at 19:15










          • why not? Serial.print(int) wouldn't lie
            – Juraj
            Nov 10 at 20:37


















          • I don't really need to print it though. I want to use it as a value. Say I atoi() it, would it make it an integer even though it prints random characters ?
            – duck head
            Nov 10 at 18:59










          • you want to see the value in Serial Monitor as text, not as a symbol with this value as ascii code
            – Juraj
            Nov 10 at 19:01












          • Yes but is the variable a proper integer before printing ?
            – duck head
            Nov 10 at 19:15










          • why not? Serial.print(int) wouldn't lie
            – Juraj
            Nov 10 at 20:37
















          I don't really need to print it though. I want to use it as a value. Say I atoi() it, would it make it an integer even though it prints random characters ?
          – duck head
          Nov 10 at 18:59




          I don't really need to print it though. I want to use it as a value. Say I atoi() it, would it make it an integer even though it prints random characters ?
          – duck head
          Nov 10 at 18:59












          you want to see the value in Serial Monitor as text, not as a symbol with this value as ascii code
          – Juraj
          Nov 10 at 19:01






          you want to see the value in Serial Monitor as text, not as a symbol with this value as ascii code
          – Juraj
          Nov 10 at 19:01














          Yes but is the variable a proper integer before printing ?
          – duck head
          Nov 10 at 19:15




          Yes but is the variable a proper integer before printing ?
          – duck head
          Nov 10 at 19:15












          why not? Serial.print(int) wouldn't lie
          – Juraj
          Nov 10 at 20:37




          why not? Serial.print(int) wouldn't lie
          – Juraj
          Nov 10 at 20:37


















           

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