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    Default QSerialPort closed when access from another class

    Hi,
    In a Qt 5 application I need to access the QSerialPort from a class/form different from the one in which the serialport is declared. In other words, In my MainWindow I have:
    mainwindow.h:
    Qt Code:
    1. public:
    2. explicit MainWindow(QWidget *parent = 0);
    3. ~MainWindow();
    4. QSerialPort *serialport; // Is this the right place for the declaration?
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    mainwindow.cpp:
    Qt Code:
    1. MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent) :
    2. QMainWindow(parent),
    3. ui(new Ui::MainWindow)
    4. {
    5. serialport = new QSerialPort(this);
    6. connect(serialport, SIGNAL(readyRead()), this, SLOT(main_readData()));
    7. ...
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    Now, I need to write data through the serialport from another class:
    serial.cpp:
    Qt Code:
    1. ba.resize(50);
    2. ...
    3. MainWindow m;
    4. const qint64 bytesWritten = m.serialport->write(ba);
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    The problem is: no errors during the build, but when the "write" function is called, the following error appears:
    "Permission error while locking the device", and the output console says: "QIODevice::write (QSerialPort): device not open".
    It seems like the serialport is close when it is called from a class or form that is not the MainWindow.
    How can I have the serialport accessible from everywhere?
    How can I fix it? Anyone could give any advice?
    Thank you.

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    Default Re: QSerialPort closed when access from another class

    And where is the serialport->open() ?

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    Default Re: QSerialPort closed when access from another class

    And where is the serialport->open() ?
    Sorry: I opened it in the mainwindow.pp just under the connect code:
    Qt Code:
    1. MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent) :
    2. QMainWindow(parent),
    3. ui(new Ui::MainWindow)
    4. {
    5. serialport = new QSerialPort(this);
    6. connect(serialport, SIGNAL(readyRead()), this, SLOT(main_readData()));
    7. if (serialport->open(QIODevice::ReadWrite))
    8. {
    9. showStatusMessage(tr("STATO SISTEMA: OK"));
    10. }
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    Default Re: QSerialPort closed when access from another class

    Can You show real code ? In the first post you showed some strange pieces of code that do not make sense.

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    Default Re: QSerialPort closed when access from another class

    If the original code fragment posted is part of the real code, then the line "MainWindow m;" is creating a new second instance of MainWindow on the stack and is trying to use the QSerialPort that was previously created and opened in the first MainWindow instance.
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    Default Re: QSerialPort closed when access from another class

    Quote Originally Posted by d_stranz View Post
    If the original code fragment posted is part of the real code, then the line "MainWindow m;" is creating a new second instance of MainWindow on the stack and is trying to use the QSerialPort that was previously created and opened in the first MainWindow instance.
    I see.. so which should be the best way to call a method/function defined in another class without calling a second instance of that class (like I did before)?
    Thank you!

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    Default Re: QSerialPort closed when access from another class

    You can pass the pointer of a QSerialPort object or use the signals and slots mechanism.

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