serial_handler

Library that simplifies serial communication in Python while developing simple applications. This is done by creating a thread that handles the serial communication. Buffers are filled when data is ready to be sent or recieved.

Supported OSs

• Windows
• Linux (should work, but untested)
• Mac (should work, but untested)

Dependancies

• pyserial

  pip install pyserial

Examples

When SerialHandler is run as main, it will act as a crude serial console.

List Available Ports

ports = SerialHandler.getAvailablePorts()
print(ports)

General Send/Receive

ser = SerialHandler(port=<port_to_use>, baudrate=<baudrate_to_use>)
ser.start() # Starts the thread that handles serial data
ser.sendData(<data_to_send>)

if ser.isAvailable(): # If data has been received
  dataReceived = ser.receiveData()
  print(dataReceived)

Arduino Test Code

This code can be used to test the library to ensure that the correct data is being sent and received

void setup() {
  Serial.begin(115200);
}

void loop() {
  if(Serial.available()) {
    char temp = '\0';
    String rxData = "";
    while(Serial.available()) {
      temp = Serial.read();
      rxData += String(temp);
    }
    Serial.print(rxData);
  }
}