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| Class | Serial |
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| Name | read() |
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| Examples | // Example by Tom Igoe
import processing.serial.*;
Serial myPort; // The serial port
void setup() {
// List all the available serial ports
println(Serial.list());
// I know that the first port in the serial list on my mac
// is always my Keyspan adaptor, so I open Serial.list()[0].
// Open whatever port is the one you're using.
myPort = new Serial(this, Serial.list()[0], 9600);
}
void draw() {
while (myPort.available() > 0) {
int inByte = myPort.read();
println(inByte);
}
} |
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| Description | Returns a number between 0 and 255 for the next byte that's waiting in the buffer. Returns -1 if there is no byte, although this should be avoided by first cheacking available() to see if data is available. | ||
| Syntax | serial.read() |
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| Returns | int | ||
| Usage | Web & Application |
