Serial Comm. using Arduino for temperature reading

hey all, appreciated. here's setup: i'm using arduino communicate temperature monitor (which receives reading prtd)via serial port. monitor needs query of form "krdg? [term]" respond kelvin temperature reading, [term] terminating characters (line feed , carriage return). returned value according manual of form "+nnnnnn" n integer or decimal (temp monitor has 5 digit precision, shift 1 place when going <100 >100). seems ought straight forward, when run code (below), output of zeroes. if make temp[11] array of char type, unprintable characters. use 11 elements because temp monitor transmits 1 start bit, 7 bits data in ascii characters, 1 parity bit (odd), , 1 stop bit, plus null character arduino.

could zeroes/unprintable chars result of reading form serial buffer incorrectly? advice appreciated. if i've left out or need clarification, i'll tell can.

code: [select]

#include <softwareserial.h>
softwareserial myserial(2,3); //(rx,tx)
int temp[11];  //char array temp acquired
int n;  //counting number
void setup()
{
  serial.begin(9600);
  myserial.begin(9600);
}
void loop()
{
  myserial.write("krdg? \r\n");  //send query temp monitor
  while(myserial.available()>0)
  {
    for(n=0; n<11; ++n)
    {
      temp[n] = myserial.read();
    }
  }
  for(n=0; n<11; ++n)
  {
    serial.print(temp[n]);
  }
  serial.println();
  delay(1000);
}

code: [select]

while(myserial.available()>0)
  {
    for(n=0; n<11; ++n)
    {
      temp[n] = myserial.read();
    }
  }

no. have checked if have @ least one byte available , read 11. won't work.

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