Sending Different Sized Integers together over TCP/IP

2 views (last 30 days)
I need to send a data packet in binary to a remote device via TCP/IP. The data packet format consists of a series of 8 bit unsigned integers and 16 signed integers that need to be sent together in twos complement representation. I am using fwrite to send binary data to the device. However, I can only write with one type of precision at a time. Are there other commands which I can use to send these different precision types together in one packet?

Answers (1)

Nathan Crosty
Nathan Crosty on 23 Jul 2013
Edited: Nathan Crosty on 23 Jul 2013
You might look into "packing" your values of different types using a structure and sending that, then of course unpacking them on the receiving end.

Community Treasure Hunt

Find the treasures in MATLAB Central and discover how the community can help you!

Start Hunting!