From 7f2bdf20d7612382500e2e64fe4bbd885bd4cf63 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Orell-Pieter Schwarzbach <2122623@stud.hs-mannheim.de>
Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2023 09:31:47 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] print_COM_as_bin_and_txt

test file for the pi
---
 print_COM_as_bin_and_txt | 43 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 43 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 print_COM_as_bin_and_txt

diff --git a/print_COM_as_bin_and_txt b/print_COM_as_bin_and_txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8787636
--- /dev/null
+++ b/print_COM_as_bin_and_txt
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+import os
+import serial
+import time
+
+ser = serial.Serial('COM3', 115200) # change port to input port from arduino
+filename = 'baud115200_0_2_TEST'
+
+start_time = time.time()  # start time of read
+
+with open(filename + '.bin', 'wb') as file:
+    while os.path.getsize(filename + '.bin') < 2500:  # change to the desired file size in bits/8 (1,000,000 Bits = 125000)
+        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
+
+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}_TimeInSeconds_{seconds}_{milliseconds}.bin" # filename in format filename_seconds_milliseconds as txt with needed time to finish read
+
+os.rename(filename + '.bin', new_filename)  # change filename to new filename
+
+# Open the file in binary mode
+with open(new_filename, 'rb') as f:
+    # Read the contents of the file as bytes
+    content = f.read()
+
+# Convert the bytes to a string of hexadecimal digits
+hex_str = content.hex()
+
+# 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(new_filename.split('.')[0] + '_asTXT.txt', 'w') as f:
+    f.write(binary_str)
+
+print(f"time needed in seconds: {elapsed_time:.2f}. New filename: {new_filename}.")  # console write