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SerialPort.ReadHex
Reads bytes from serial port and returns them hex encoded.
Component | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | Server | iOS SDK |
SerialPort | 3.0 | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | ✅ Yes, on macOS and Windows | ❌ No |
MBS( "SerialPort.ReadHex"; PortReference; Length ) 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 |
Length | Maximum number of bytes to read. | 10 |
Result
Returns text encoded as hex or error message.
Description
Reads bytes from serial port and returns them hex encoded.The text returned may be shorter than length bytes.
See also SerialPort.AvailableBytes function.
The script trigger pauses after it triggered a script and waits for you to call a function to read. This function clears the flag and allows the script trigger to fire again.
Examples
Read up to 8 bytes and return them as:
$value = MBS( "SerialPort.ReadHex"; $port; 8 )
See also
- SerialPort.AvailableBytes
- SerialPort.Open
- SerialPort.Read
- SerialPort.ReadByte
- SerialPort.ReadLine
- SerialPort.Resume
- SerialPort.WriteHex
Blog Entries
This function is free to use.
Created 18th August 2014, last changed 30th January 2025
