Pyserial issues with proper loops and binary

[jttolleson]

So i bought my python programmable Lidar Chip and havent recieved data yet because after opening it up in pyserial i have no idea how to test it...

so i built serial tester code.
with what i have deciphered from the users manual........
           
serialtest.py

#!/usr/bin/env python

import serial
import time

serious = serial.Serial('/dev/ttyUSB0',921600,timeout=.1)
print ('serial port name: '+str(serious.name))        
startCMDchar =  b'0b10101010101010101010101010101010'
deviceaddress = b'00000000'
cmdcodestart = b'0b10'
cmdcodestop = b'0b1111'
cmdcodeok = b'0b10010'
cmdstart = b'0b10101010101010101010101010101010000000000b10'
cmdstop = b'0b10101010101010101010101010101010000000000b1111'
cmdok = b'0b10101010101010101010101010101010000000000b10010'
serious.flush()
serious.write(cmdok)
counter = serious.in_waiting
print (counter)
answer = serious.read(counter)
print (answer)
serious.flush()
serious.write(cmdstart)
counter2 = serious.in_waiting
answer2 = serious.read(counter)
print (counter2)
print (answer2)
serious.write(cmdstop)

I must be way off .....

this is what i am receiving...