Are you using the tinyos C sdk:
http://code.google.com/p/tinyos-main/source/browse/#svn%2Ftrunk%2Fsupport%2Fsdk%2Fc%2Fsf

I've been using this for years (reading from a Span running BaseStation) and
never had a problem with it

Mike


On Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 1:59 PM, Erwan RENAUDO <[email protected]>wrote:

> Hello !
>
> I'm currently working with Shimmer 2R + Gyro board and I developed a
> firmware answering my previous needs. Now, I want to improve it on the
> following point :
> I'm sending my data each time timer fires through radio. I have a span
> plugged on the computer running BaseStation that bridges data incoming,
> making me able to print them with the java tool Listen or by reading in C on
> the correct /dev/ttyUSB (I wrote a short for that).
>
> The problem that appears is that the data and the reading on serial port
> are not synchronized (they are with Listen, but I need the reader to be in C
> for compatibility with, at least, the processing). I tried cheating by
> parsing the received bytes and looking for the beginning of the message ( 00
> FF FF 00 ), but it doesn"t happen every time and I'm losing data this way.
> So I decided to implement a handshake mechanism by writing a message on the
> span to send it to the mote saying "let's go, I'm ready" and the mote
> answering before starting to send data.
> But I tried writing on the serial and if it looks being received by the
> Basestation, it's not then transmitted to the radio and sent to the mote.
>
> So I would know if there is any method / modus operanti to make the span
> works in serial->radio wireless or another better solution I can implement
> in C to get my data.
>
> Ask for any precision,
>
> Thanks for answering,
> Erwan
>
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