64 lines
1.7 KiB
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64 lines
1.7 KiB
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GoSerial
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========
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A simple go package to allow you to read and write from the
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serial port as a stream of bytes.
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Details
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-------
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It aims to have the same API on all platforms, including windows. As
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an added bonus, the windows package does not use cgo, so you can cross
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compile for windows from another platform. Unfortunately goinstall
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does not currently let you cross compile so you will have to do it
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manually:
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GOOS=windows make clean install
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Currently there is very little in the way of configurability. You can
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set the baud rate. Then you can Read(), Write(), or Close() the
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connection. Read() will block until at least one byte is returned.
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Write is the same. There is currently no exposed way to set the
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timeouts, though patches are welcome.
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Currently all ports are opened with 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, no
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parity, no hardware flow control, and no software flow control. This
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works fine for many real devices and many faux serial devices
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including usb-to-serial converters and bluetooth serial ports.
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You may Read() and Write() simulantiously on the same connection (from
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different goroutines).
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Usage
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-----
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```go
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package main
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import (
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"github.com/tarm/goserial"
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"log"
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)
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func main() {
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c := &serial.Config{Name: "COM45", Baud: 115200}
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s, err := serial.OpenPort(c)
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if err != nil {
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log.Fatal(err)
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}
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n, err := s.Write([]byte("test"))
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if err != nil {
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log.Fatal(err)
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}
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buf := make([]byte, 128)
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n, err = s.Read(buf)
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if err != nil {
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log.Fatal(err)
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}
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log.Print("%q", buf[:n])
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}
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```
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Possible Future Work
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--------------------
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- better tests (loopback etc)
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