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SerialPort.ReadByte
Reads a single byte to the serial port.
| Component | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | Server | iOS SDK |
| SerialPort | 3.0 | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | ✅ Yes, on macOS and Windows | ❌ No |
MBS( "SerialPort.ReadByte"; PortReference ) More
Parameters
| Parameter | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| PortReference | The reference number of the port. You get this number from SerialPort.Open when you open the port. | $port |
Result
Returns the byte value or an error message.
Description
Reads a single byte to the serial port.This is very useful for reading control characters which you can't easily put in a text in FileMaker.
Like 13 for a LF (line feed) or 10 for CR (carriage return).
See also SerialPort.AvailableBytes function.
Examples
Read one byte:
$value = MBS( "SerialPort.ReadByte"; $port )
See also
- SerialPort.AvailableBytes
- SerialPort.Open
- SerialPort.Read
- SerialPort.ReadHex
- SerialPort.ReadLine
- SerialPort.Resume
- SerialPort.WriteByte
Blog Entries
This function is free to use.
Created 18th August 2014, last changed 6th February 2015
