Added support for 64 bit linux. Implemented in C instead of C++

Author: Jfriesen222

c_serial.c

@@ -18,10 +18,11 @@
 /*
  * Platform-specific definitions
  */
+#include <mex.h>
 #ifdef _WIN32
 
 #include <windows.h>
-#include <mex.h>
+
 #define __func__ __FUNCTION__
 
 #define close( x ) CloseHandle( x )
@@ -344,7 +345,11 @@ static int set_baud_rate( c_serial_port_t* desc, int baud_rate ) {
         SPEED_SWITCH(19200,newio);
         SPEED_SWITCH(38400,newio);
         SPEED_SWITCH(115200,newio);
+#ifdef _WIN32
         case 921600: newio.BaudRate = 921600; break;
+#else
+        case 921600: cfsetospeed( &newio, B921600 ); cfsetispeed( &newio, B921600 ); break;
+#endif
     }
 
     SET_SERIAL_PORT_STRUCT( desc, newio );

closePort.cpp renamed to closePort.c

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ void mexFunction(int nlhs, mxArray *plhs[], int nrhs, const mxArray *prhs[])
         mexErrMsgIdAndTxt("MyToolbox:arrayProduct:nrhs","Please send serial port object.");
     }
     c_serial_port_t* m_port;
-    m_port = reinterpret_cast<c_serial_port_t*>(*((uint64_t *)mxGetData(prhs[0])));
+    m_port = (c_serial_port_t*)(*((uint64_t *)mxGetData(prhs[0])));
     c_serial_free(m_port);
 }
 

closePort.mexa64

@@ -1,16 +1,15 @@
 %Run these mex commands to build the mex functions before executing this
 %example:
 %
-% mex getPortNames.cpp c_serial.c;
-% mex openPort.cpp c_serial.c;
-% mex writePort.cpp c_serial.c;
-% mex readPort.cpp c_serial.c;
-% mex closePort.cpp c_serial.c;
+% mex getPortNames.c c_serial.c;
+% mex openPort.c c_serial.c;
+% mex writePort.c c_serial.c;
+% mex readPort.c c_serial.c;
+% mex closePort.c c_serial.c;
 
 %Need to put n arguments for n ports available you wish to find... probably a cleaner way to
 %do this but oh well. 
-[name1, name2, name3] = getPortNames; 
-
+[name1, name2, name3,name4,name5,name6] = getPortNames; 
 %Currently only works with standard baud rate i.e. 9600, 23400, 115200,
 %921600 (note I added 921600 for windows only by editing c_serial.h and c_Serial.c so it is
 %possible to add more with a bit of editing)
@@ -22,7 +21,7 @@
 portPointer = openPort(name1,baudrate);
 
 %String we will print out to serial port
-string = '$ Hello World, hope you are well $';
+string = '$Hello World, hope you are well and happily happy$';
 
 %Must convert to uint8 before sending out data
 dataOut = uint8(string); 

example.m

@@ -7,8 +7,10 @@ static c_serial_port_t* m_port;
 void mexFunction(int nlhs, mxArray *plhs[], int nrhs, const mxArray *prhs[])
 {
     int status;
-    char portName[6];
+    char portName[255];
     mxGetString(prhs[0], portName, sizeof(portName));
+    double *baudRate;
+    baudRate = mxGetPr(prhs[1]);
     if( c_serial_new( &m_port, NULL ) < 0 ){
         mexPrintf("ERROR: Unable to create new serial port\n" );
         return;
@@ -24,7 +26,7 @@ void mexFunction(int nlhs, mxArray *plhs[], int nrhs, const mxArray *prhs[])
 //     /*
 //      * Set various serial port settings.  These are the default.
 //      */
-    c_serial_set_baud_rate( m_port, CSERIAL_BAUD_921600 );
+    c_serial_set_baud_rate( m_port,((int)  baudRate[0]));
     c_serial_set_data_bits( m_port, CSERIAL_BITS_8 );
     c_serial_set_stop_bits( m_port, CSERIAL_STOP_BITS_1 );
     c_serial_set_parity( m_port, CSERIAL_PARITY_NONE );
@@ -41,7 +43,7 @@ void mexFunction(int nlhs, mxArray *plhs[], int nrhs, const mxArray *prhs[])
         return;
     }
     mxArray *out = mxCreateNumericMatrix(1, 1, mxUINT64_CLASS, mxREAL);
-    *((uint64_t *)mxGetData(out)) = reinterpret_cast<uint64_t>(m_port);
+    *((uint64_t *)mxGetData(out)) = (uint64_t)(m_port);
     plhs[0] = out;
 }
 

getPortNames.cpp renamed to getPortNames.c

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ void mexFunction(int nlhs, mxArray *plhs[], int nrhs, const mxArray *prhs[])
     data_length = (int) numBytesToRead[0];
     uint8_t data[255];
 
-    m_port = reinterpret_cast<c_serial_port_t*>(*((uint64_t *)mxGetData(prhs[0])));
+    m_port = (c_serial_port_t*)(*((uint64_t *)mxGetData(prhs[0])));
     int iii;