Class

SerialPort


Warning

This item was deprecated in version 2019r2. Please use SerialDevice as a replacement.

Description

Used to get the properties of any serial port.

Properties

Name

Type

Read-Only

Shared

InputDriverName

String

MaximumSpeed

Integer

Name

String

OutputDriverName

String

RatedSpeed

Integer

Property descriptions


SerialPort.InputDriverName

InputDriverName As String

The name of the input driver.

This property is read-only.

This example gets the name of serial device 0.

TextField1.Text = System.SerialPort(0).InputDriverName

SerialPort.MaximumSpeed

MaximumSpeed As Integer

The maximum speed (baud).

This property is read-only.

This example reads the maximum speed of the serial device at port 0.

TextArea1.Text = Str(System.SerialPort(0).MaximumSpeed)

SerialPort.Name

Name As String

The name of the serial port.

This property is read-only.

This example gets the name of serial device 0.

TextArea1.Text = System.SerialPort(0).Name

SerialPort.OutputDriverName

OutputDriverName As String

The name of the output driver.

This property is read-only.

This example gets the name of the output drive for serial device 0.

TextArea1.Text = System.SerialPort(0).OutputDriverName

SerialPort.RatedSpeed

RatedSpeed As Integer

The rated speed (baud).

This property is read-only.

This example reads the rated speed of serial device 0.

TextArea1.Text = Str(System.SerialPort(0).RatedSpeed)

Sample code

See the example for the System module. You get the values of SerialPort properties by accessing the properties of the System module. For example,

TextField1.Text = System.SerialPort(0).InputDriverName

Compatibility

All project types on all supported operating systems.

See also

Object parent class; SerialConnection class; System module, Connecting to a Serial Device