Component: SerialPort ( Comms)

SerialPort component

Allows connection to a serial port e.g. a standard serial COM port from the browser.

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Example program showing how to use communicate to a standard serial COM port.

	GetProductId
Returns the productId of the selected USB COM port
- LONG	Return

	GetVendorId
Returns the vendortId of the selected USB COM port
- LONG	Return

	Open
Attempts to open a serial port that has already been selected using RequestPort Returns true if port is successfully opened
- BOOL	Return

	ReceiveString
Receives a string from the serial port
- LONG	Timeout
Time (in ms) to wait for data
- LONG	NumChars
Number of characters to try to receive
- STRING	Return

	RequestPort
Asks the user which serial port to use. Returns the selected COM port as a hex string in the form 0xVVVVPPPP where VVVV and PPPP are the vendorID and productID of the USB device.
- STRING	Return

	SendString
Sends a text string through an open serial port
- STRING	sText

- VOID	Return

	Properties
	Comms Settings
	Baud Rate
The baud rate for the serial communication
	Custom Baud
A custom baud rate that is not limited to those in the drop-down list (must be a positive integer greater than 0)
	Data Bits
Data bits per frame (default = 8)
	Stop Bits
Number of stop bits at the end of a frame (default = 1)
	Parity
The parity mode for serial communication (default = none)
	Buffer Size
Size of the read and write buffers used (default = 255) (must be an integer greater than 0)
	Flow Control
The flow control mode for communication (default = none)
	Filters
Limits the list of available COM ports to specific USB devices, for example: { usbVendorId: 0x2A03, usbProductId: 0x0043 }, { usbVendorId: 0x2341, usbProductId: 0x0043 }, { usbVendorId: 0x2341, usbProductId: 0x0001 } (leave blank for all COM ports)