Returns list of available ports.
See https://github.com/EmergingTechnologyAdvisors/node-serialport#module_serialport--SerialPort.list for details about the structure of returned values.
Returns:
Array.<Object>
- Array of port descriptions.
Opens a serial port.
Data from the opened port will be automatically read line by line into a circular buffer. Once the buffer reaches it's maximum capacity specified by bufferSize
argument, eldest entries are evicted to make room for new data.
Serial port properties with default values:
{baudRate: 9600,dataBits: 8, // Must be one of: 8, 7, 6, or 5.stopBits: 1, // Must be one of: 1 or 2.parity: 'none' // Must be one of: 'none', 'even', 'mark', 'odd', 'space'.rtscts: false,xon: false,xoff: false,xany: false}
Parameters:
Name | Type | Description |
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| Path to serial port. E.g. '/dev/tty-usbserial1', 'COM5', etc. |
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| Port properties. |
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Returns:
SerialPort
- SerialPort object.
Waits for text to appear in the input data buffer.
Text pattern can be any of the supported string matching patterns(on the top of page).
Parameters:
Name | Type | Description |
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| Text pattern. |
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Write data to the port.
Parameters:
Name | Type | Description |
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| Data to send. Either a string or an array of bytes. |