/** * Simple USB Serial Echo Program with Timeout, Reconnect, and Backspace Logic. * This program now correctly handles the backspace character by deleting it * from the buffer and sending the necessary control codes to the terminal * for visual deletion. */ #include "pico/stdlib.h" #include "pico/time.h" // Needed for time_us_64() #include #include // Define the maximum size for the input string buffer #define MAX_INPUT_LEN 64 // Define the timeout period: 1 second in microseconds #define TIMEOUT_US 5000000 // ASCII code for Backspace (often sent as 0x08) #define ASCII_BACKSPACE 8 // Helper function to handle the echoing and resetting of the buffer void echo_and_reset(char* buffer, int* index_ptr) { if (*index_ptr > 0) { // Null-terminate the string buffer[*index_ptr] = '\0'; // Echo the string back, converting to uppercase printf("\nEchoed (ALL CAPS): "); for (int i = 0; buffer[i] != '\0'; i++) { printf("%c", toupper(buffer[i])); } printf("\n"); } // Reset buffer for next line and print a new prompt *index_ptr = 0; printf("> "); } // Function to handle the initial waiting and reconnect waiting void wait_for_usb_connection() { printf("Waiting for USB host to connect...\n"); // Wait until the USB host (e.g., terminal program) opens the serial port while (!stdio_usb_connected()) { sleep_ms(100); } // Connection established! printf("\nConnection Established! Starting Echo Session...\n"); } void run_echo_session() { char input_buffer[MAX_INPUT_LEN]; int buffer_index = 0; // Track the time (in microseconds) when the last character was received uint64_t last_char_time = time_us_64(); printf("--- Pico USB String Echo Program Started ---\n"); printf("Type a sentence (up to %d chars). It will echo on Enter/Timeout.\n", MAX_INPUT_LEN - 2); printf("--------------------------------------------\n"); printf("> "); // Prompt for input // Inner loop runs ONLY while the USB connection is active while (stdio_usb_connected()) { // Check for incoming character without blocking int c = getchar_timeout_us(0); if (c != PICO_ERROR_TIMEOUT) { // Character received, update the timer last_char_time = time_us_64(); char input_char = (char)c; // 1. --- BACKSPACE HANDLING --- if (input_char == ASCII_BACKSPACE || input_char == 127) { // 127 is sometimes sent by terminals (DEL key) if (buffer_index > 0) { // Decrease buffer index (remove the character) buffer_index--; // Send backspace, space, and backspace to erase the character on the terminal: // \b: move cursor back // ' ': overwrite with a space // \b: move cursor back again, ready for the next character printf("\b \b"); } // 2. --- End of Input (Newline/CR) --- } else if (input_char == '\r' || input_char == '\n') { echo_and_reset(input_buffer, &buffer_index); // 3. --- Collect regular characters --- } else if (buffer_index < (MAX_INPUT_LEN - 1) && isprint(input_char)) { // Echo character locally so the user sees what they type printf("%c", input_char); // Store character in the buffer input_buffer[buffer_index] = input_char; buffer_index++; } // Ignore non-printable characters and overflowed buffer input } // 4. Timeout Check if (buffer_index > 0 && (time_us_64() - last_char_time) > TIMEOUT_US) { printf("\n--- Timeout Reached (5.0s silence) ---\n"); echo_and_reset(input_buffer, &buffer_index); last_char_time = time_us_64(); // Reset time to prevent immediate re-trigger } // Add a small delay to prevent the loop from consuming too much CPU time sleep_us(100); } // Connection lost or closed by host printf("\nHost disconnected. Ending Echo Session.\n"); } int main() { // Initialize Standard I/O (stdio) to use the USB backend stdio_init_all(); // Outer loop: Allows the program to run continuously and restart the // session after a disconnection. while (true) { // 1. Wait for a connection wait_for_usb_connection(); // 2. Run the program logic while connected run_echo_session(); // Loop repeats, going back to wait_for_usb_connection() } // Note: main should not return }