ESP32-EVB + MOD-RS232 to read data from device

[roger.peralba]

Hi all,

I have an ESP32-EVB and a MOD-RS232 boards. I need to read data from an rfid card device which uses RS232 protocol but I can't achieve it.

Could you help me to know which pins of ESP32 I can use for comunication or if I need to change something at MOD-RS232? I'm using Serial1 as GPIO's 4 and 36.

My code is this:

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#include <HardwareSerial.h>
#define RXD 4
#define TXD 36
String readString;
//HardwareSerial Serial1(1); // Configura el puerto serial 1
void setup() {
  Serial.begin(115200); // Inicia el puerto serial para monitorear los datos recibidos
  Serial1.begin(19200, SERIAL_8N1, RXD, TXD); // Inicia el puerto serial 1 con una velocidad de 19200 baudios, 8 bits de datos, sin paridad y 1 bit de stop
  Serial1.println("serial1test");
  Serial.println("Serial Txd is on pin: " + String(TXD));
  Serial.println("Serial Rxd is on pin: " + String(RXD));
}
void loop() {
  //Serial.print("Entrant al loop");
  if (Serial1.available()) { // Si hay datos disponibles en el puerto serial 1
    char c = Serial1.read(); // Lee el siguiente byte de datos
    readString += c;
    Serial.write(c); // Escribe el byte de datos en el puerto serial para su monitoreo
    Serial.print(readString);
  }
  // Verifica si se ha recibido la cadena de texto completa
  if (readString.endsWith("\n")) {
    // Se ha recibido una línea completa, imprime la cadena de texto completa y limpia el buffer
    Serial.println("Received string: " + readString);
    readString = "";
  }
}


[LubOlimex]

For starters it seems like you've swapped RXD and TXD. RXD is pin 36 and TXD is pin 4.

Also are the levels of your RFID device compatible with MOD-RS232?

[roger.peralba]

Hi LubOlimex,

Thank you for your response.

I use RXD and TXD in this way because my RS232 device uses RXT to TXD, and TXD to RXD. This is the device I'm using: https://www.hw-group.com/node/9401

I don't have clear some things:
1. Can I connect it directly without MOD-RS232?

2. Which UART uses MOD-RS232? I need to jumper something?

If I'm correct UART0 (GPIO's 1 & 3), UART1 (GPIO'S 4 & 36) and UART2 (GPIO's 17 & 16), is it true? Also I think that I cannot use UART0 because it's used for flash.



Thnak you,
Roger.

[LubOlimex]

As I already wrote you CAN'T have:

#define RXD 4
#define TXD 36

Because TXD has diode on it and it is not a GPIO pin, it is GPI pin. It can't be TXD, it can be only input. Refer to ESP32-EVB's schematic and check the TXD at the UEXT connector to understand better. Just use the opposite:

#define RXD 36
#define TXD 4

You don't need to touch jumpers by default. The connections between ESP32-EVB and MOD-RS232 are straight forward - GND to GND, 3.3V to 3.3V, pin #3 GPIO4/U1TXD to pin #3 3_TX, pin #4 RXD to pin #4 GPI36/U1RXD.

Notice that MOD-RS232 can't power your target since it requires at least 7.5V, so you need a second power supply for it.