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		| Name | Serial | 
	
		| Examples | // Example by Tom Igoe
import processing.serial.*;
// The serial port:
Serial myPort;       
// 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);
  
// Send a capital A out the serial port:
myPort.write(65); | 
	
		| Description | Class for sending and receiving data using the serial communication protocol. | 
	
		| Methods | 
	
		| available() | Returns the number of bytes in the buffer waiting to be read |  
		| read() | Returns the next byte from the buffer |  
		| readChar() | Returns the next byte in the buffer as a char |  
		| readBytes() | Reads everything in the buffer |  
		| readBytesUntil() | Reads from the buffer of bytes up to and including a particular character |  
		| readString() | Returns the buffer as a String |  
		| readStringUntil() | Returns the buffer as a String up to and including a particular character |  
		| buffer() | Sets the number of bytes to buffer before calling serialEvent() |  
		| bufferUntil() | Sets a specific byte to buffer to before calling serialEvent |  
		| last() | Returns last byte received |  
		| lastChar() | Returns the last byte received as a char |  
		| write() | Writes bytes, chars, ints, bytes[], Strings |  
		| clear() | Clears the buffer |  
		| stop() | Stops communicating |  
		| list() | Returns the available ports |  | 
	
		| Constructor | Serial(parent)
Serial(parent, rate)
Serial(parent, name)
Serial(parent, name, rate)
Serial(parent, name, rate, parity, databits, stopbits) | 
	
		| Parameters | 
	
		| parent | PApplet: typically use "this" |  
		| rate | int: 9600 is the default |  
		| name | String: name of the port (COM1 is the default) |  
		| parity | char: 'N' for none, 'E' for even, 'O' for odd ('N' is the default) |  
		| databits | int: 8 is the default |  
		| stopbits | float: 1.0, 1.5, or 2.0 (1.0 is the default) |  | 
	
		| Usage | Application | 
Updated on June 14, 2010 12:05:25pm EDT