SerialConnection Constructor

Create a Serial connection to a Brainboxes EDDevice First install the virtual com port for the device using Brainboxes Boost.IO Manager

Namespace: Brainboxes.IO
Assembly: Brainboxes.IO (in Brainboxes.IO.dll) Version: 1.5.0.8

Syntax

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public SerialConnection(
	string portName = "COM3",
	int baudRate = 115200,
	int Timeout = 2000
)

Public Sub New ( 
	Optional portName As String = "COM3",
	Optional baudRate As Integer = 115200,
	Optional Timeout As Integer = 2000
)

new : 
        ?portName : string * 
        ?baudRate : int * 
        ?Timeout : int 
(* Defaults:
        let _portName = defaultArg portName "COM3"
        let _baudRate = defaultArg baudRate 115200
        let _Timeout = defaultArg Timeout 2000
*)
-> SerialConnection

Parameters

portName (Optional): Type: SystemString
By default when installing a virtual COM port using Brainboxes Boost.IO Manager the lowest available COM port is chosen (greater than 2)
baudRate (Optional): Type: SystemInt32
Baud rate is irrelevant to brainboxes EDDevice as the serial port is virtual, but some software may be expecting to set/read it
Timeout (Optional): Type: SystemInt32
The Read and Write Timeout for data, defaults to 2000ms

Reference

SerialConnection Class

Brainboxes.IO Namespace