Encoding.GetBytes()

[SeanGrebey]

Anybody have any experience with this function? I am trying to read data from a serial port with SerialPort.ReadExisting(). When I look at my port monitor tool I see the correct data. But when I read with the SerialPort function and convert the result into a byte array, it seems like half of my bytes are incorrect. Here is my code:

    Public Sub DataReceived( _
       ByVal sender As Object, _
       ByVal e As System.IO.Ports.SerialDataReceivedEventArgs) _
       Handles m_oSerialPort.DataReceived

        Dim strResult As String
        Dim strHexString As String

        Dim baReturnPacket() As Byte

        strResult = m_oSerialPort.ReadExisting()

        Dim encoding As New System.Text.ASCIIEncoding()
        baReturnPacket = encoding.GetBytes(strResult)