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Class portio.SerialPort

java.lang.Object
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   +----portio.Port
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           +----portio.SerialPort

public class SerialPort

extends Port

Version:

$Revision: 2.1 $ ($Date: 1997/02/19 18:00:00 $)

SerialPort(PortDriver, int)

Creates a new serial port.

getParams()

Gets params (baud rate, character size, flow control, etc) for the port.

sendBreak(int)

Sends a break at the port.

setParams(SerialPortParams)

Sets parameters for the port.

setStatus(SerialPortStatus)

Sets serial status lines (modem signals RTS and DTR) for the port.

  public SerialPort(PortDriver driver,
                    int number) throws PortIOException

Creates a new serial port. A prior call directly into the driver instance can be used to determine how many serial ports are available to select a valid port number.

Parameters:

driver - port driver providing the hardware interface

number - number of the serial port to open (zero is first)

Throws: PortIOException

problems occurred during open processing

  public void setParams(SerialPortParams params) throws PortIOException

Sets parameters for the port.

Parameters:

params - SerialPortParams object

Throws: PortIOException

if a problem occurs setting the requested parameters

See Also:

SerialPortParams

  public SerialPortParams getParams() throws PortIOException

Gets params (baud rate, character size, flow control, etc) for the port.

Returns:

SerialPortParams with current settings

Throws: PortIOException

if a problem occurs with the fetch

See Also:

SerialPortParams

  public void setStatus(SerialPortStatus status) throws PortIOException

Sets serial status lines (modem signals RTS and DTR) for the port.

Parameters:

status - SerialPortStatus object

Throws: PortIOException

if a problem occurs

See Also:

SerialPortStatus

  public void sendBreak(int duration) throws PortIOException

Sends a break at the port.

Parameters:

duration - zero yields a standard 250ms break, non-zero values specify custom break durations in ms (if supported, else the standard break is substituted).

Throws: PortIOException

if a problem/event occurs during the break

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