Problem with Serial.available() function

Hello everybody,

I am facing a problem during using the Serial.available() function.

I am triggering a 8 byte response from a sensor and waiting with a while loop til Serial.available() gives me 10 bytes in the input buffer (s. code Below).
Now is the problem that the Serial.available() function gives me a return value of 118 despite 10 byte in the input buffer (s. Programm printout).

Is anybody familiar with this and can help me solve this problem?

LG Jona
Programm Printout:
.
.
.
6
Here
10
Here

6
Here
118 <- Strange Serial.available() value    
Here
6
38
0
255
45
0
76
209
36
134
(bold marked bytes in input buffer 10 )
0
Here
0
Here
0
Here
0
Here
0
Here
0
Here
.
.
(endless loop)

Program Code:

void loop()

{  



Serial.write(0x06);

Serial.flush();


delayMicroseconds(220); // wait for measurement to be finished



Serial.write(0x26);


Serial.flush();


while (Serial.available() != 10) // waiting till all bytes from sensor arrived
(10 bytes)


{



delay(1);



SerialASC.println(Serial.available());



SerialASC.println("Here");



if (Serial.available() == 118)

{

while(Serial.available() > 0)

{

SerialASC.println(Serial.read());

}

}



}





Serial.read(); // deleting sent bytes



Serial.read();



Serial.read();



Serial.read();



Serial.read();



Serial.read();



Serial.read();



Serial.read();



Serial.read();



Serial.read();



SerialASC.println(" ");

}