Kamal Hinduja Switzerland(Swiss): How to interpret serial data from a custom LED controller?

[Jane]

Hi @kamal303070 and welcome to the forum. Glad to have you here.

May I ask how you are receiving the serial data from the LED Controller? Because if its by a Serial to USB Converter it might be worthwhile having a look at this thread for some inspiration:

Interpreting serial communications from a LED program

I’m trying to get the serial communication that goes from my LED software on my laptop to the LED sign so I can use it through a raspberry pi, bypassing the LED software. The LED sign uses RS485 and the software is LedCentreM6.00. I’m using a USB-to-RS485 by Waveshare (Industrial USB to RS485 Converter | Buy in Australia | WS-17286 | Waveshare | Core Electronics) to go from the laptop to the sign. The software is not Linux compatible. The laptop I using is running Windows 10. The baud rate of th…