#include #include #include #include void generateRandomColors(unsigned char& r, unsigned char& g, unsigned char& b); void sendDMXData(HANDLE hSerial, unsigned char* data, int length) { // Start with a DMX break condition EscapeCommFunction(hSerial, SETBREAK); std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(1)); // Break duration EscapeCommFunction(hSerial, CLRBREAK); std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(1)); // Mark-after-break duration // Write the start code followed by the DMX data DWORD bytesWritten; unsigned char startCode = 0; WriteFile(hSerial, &startCode, 1, &bytesWritten, NULL); WriteFile(hSerial, data, length, &bytesWritten, NULL); } int main() { // Open the serial port HANDLE hSerial = CreateFileA("\\\\.\\COM3", GENERIC_WRITE, 0, 0, OPEN_EXISTING, FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL, 0); if (hSerial == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) { std::cerr << "Error opening COM3 port" << std::endl; return 1; } // Configure the serial port DCB dcbSerialParams = { 0 }; dcbSerialParams.DCBlength = sizeof(dcbSerialParams); if (!GetCommState(hSerial, &dcbSerialParams)) { std::cerr << "Error getting COM3 state" << std::endl; CloseHandle(hSerial); return 1; } dcbSerialParams.BaudRate = 250000; // DMX512 uses 250000 baud dcbSerialParams.ByteSize = 8; dcbSerialParams.StopBits = TWOSTOPBITS; // DMX512 uses 2 stop bits dcbSerialParams.Parity = NOPARITY; if (!SetCommState(hSerial, &dcbSerialParams)) { std::cerr << "Error setting COM3 state" << std::endl; CloseHandle(hSerial); return 1; } // Set timeouts COMMTIMEOUTS timeouts = { 0 }; timeouts.ReadIntervalTimeout = 50; timeouts.ReadTotalTimeoutConstant = 50; timeouts.ReadTotalTimeoutMultiplier = 10; timeouts.WriteTotalTimeoutConstant = 50; timeouts.WriteTotalTimeoutMultiplier = 10; if (!SetCommTimeouts(hSerial, &timeouts)) { std::cerr << "Error setting COM3 timeouts" << std::endl; CloseHandle(hSerial); return 1; } srand(static_cast(time(nullptr))); // DMX data (512 channels, all set to 255) const int num_channels = 512; unsigned char buffer[num_channels]; memset(buffer, 255, sizeof(buffer)); // Fill the buffer with 255 // Send DMX data in an infinite loop while (true) { // Generate and send random colors for channels 1, 2, and 3 generateRandomColors(buffer[0], buffer[1], buffer[2]); // Send DMX data with random colors sendDMXData(hSerial, buffer, num_channels); std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(25)); // DMX refresh rate } // Close the serial port CloseHandle(hSerial); return 0; } void generateRandomColors(unsigned char& r, unsigned char& g, unsigned char& b) { r = rand() % 256; g = rand() % 256; b = rand() % 256; }