From 674f45cdbabeaf93de84687255af212def08e354 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: OSchwarzbach <2122623@stud.hs-mannheim.de>
Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2023 11:27:48 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] use with BIN_Daten_ausgabe.ino

---
 binToString.py | 48 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 48 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 binToString.py

diff --git a/binToString.py b/binToString.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c605a2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/binToString.py
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+import os
+import serial
+import string
+import time
+
+def is_hex(char):
+    return char in string.hexdigits
+
+def convert_to_binary_string(filename):
+    # Open the file in binary mode
+    with open(filename, 'rb') as f:
+        # Read the contents of the file as bytes
+        content = f.read()
+
+    # Convert the bytes to a string of binary digits
+    binary_str = ''.join(format(byte, '08b') for byte in content)
+
+    # Write the binary string back to the file
+    with open(filename, 'w') as f:
+        f.write(binary_str)
+
+ser = serial.Serial('COM3', 115200) # change port to input port from arduino
+filename = 'baud115200_0_2_HEX'
+
+start_time = time.time()  # start time of read
+
+with open(filename, 'wb') as file:
+    while os.path.getsize(filename) < 12500000:  # change to the desired file size in bits
+        if ser.in_waiting > 0:
+            data = ser.read(ser.in_waiting)  # reading the data input from COM port
+            print(data)
+            file.write(data)
+            file.flush() # flush data to write
+
+# Convert the contents of the file to a binary string
+convert_to_binary_string(filename)
+
+end_time = time.time()  # end time of read
+elapsed_time = end_time - start_time 
+
+seconds = int(elapsed_time)
+milliseconds = int((elapsed_time % 1) * 100)
+
+new_filename = f"{filename.split('.')[0]}_TimeInSeconds_{seconds}_{milliseconds}.bin" # filename in format filename_seconds_milliseconds as txt with needed time to finish read
+
+os.rename(filename, new_filename)  # change filename to new filename
+
+print(f"time needed in seconds: {elapsed_time:.2f}. New filename: {new_filename}.")  # console write