numeric variable value not being fetched

[rangathedon]

numeric variable values are fetched fine on arduino nano but same code does not work on mega; any ideas? any changes needed specifically for mega?

[DanNixon]

Does anything work on the Mega?

There is nothing platform specific about the protocol.

[rangathedon]

all other things like updating stuff on the display work; only problem is fetching variable values; I try to set the value of a variable on nextion when a button is clicked and in the loop in arduino code I try to get value of the variable; this works very well on the NANO and UNO but on a MEGA it isn't working;

[DanNixon]

Does anything that requires receiving work?
Is the code identical on both boards?

[rangathedon]

Code is same on both boards;

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[rangathedon]

I dont really receive anything else so not sure on that

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[rangathedon]

tried getting other values; none of the values are being fetched;
m_serialPort.readBytes(temp, sizeof(temp)) is returning 0 in call bool Nextion::receiveNumber(uint32_t *number)
that gave a clue; I am using software serial and certain input pins do not support interrupts on software serial on the mega; looks like thats the issue with not being able to receive; I am able to get the values now after switching to different inputs which support it;

[llist]

you solve your problem using which port on Mega ( RX3/TX3 , RX/TX2 or RX/TX1 ) ?

[llist]

this is the solution

For UNO
#define UNO_RXPIN 10
#define UNO_TXPIN 11
SoftwareSerial nextionSerial(UNO_RXPIN, UNO_TXPIN); // RX, TX

For MEGA

#define MEGA_RX_PIN 53
#define MEGA_TX_PIN 51

SoftwareSerial nextionSerial(MEGA_RX_PIN, MEGA_TX_PIN); // RX, TX

For Mega do not use RX1/TX1 ,RX2/TX2 and RX3/TX3 !!

[llist]

Thank you a lot Dan for your great Library !!