vex.Serial Class Reference

Public Member Functions
def	__init__ (self, parent)
	Serial port (wireless or USB connection) More...
def	write (self, data, null_terminate_string=True)
	Write the data to the serial port. More...
def	read (self, buffer)
	Read data present on the serial port. More...
def	has_data (self)
	Check if there is data to be read. More...

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

__init__()

def vex.Serial.__init__	(		self,
			parent
	)

Serial port (wireless or USB connection)

Member Function Documentation

write()

def vex.Serial.write	(		self,
			data,
			null_terminate_string = True
	)

Write the data to the serial port.

Parameters

data	bytes to send. Type can be: list or tuple of ints (e.g. [0x01, 0x02, 0x03]) bytearray or bytes literal string
null_terminate_string	send '\0' at the end if data type is string. Default True.

Returns

number of bytes written

read()

def vex.Serial.read	(		self,
			buffer
	)

Read data present on the serial port.

Parameters

buffer

pre-allocated bytearray of a fixed length that will be filled with file data.

Returns

number of bytes actually read, <= length, -1 on error

has_data()

def vex.Serial.has_data

(

self

)

Check if there is data to be read.

Call read to get the data.

Returns

True if any data has arrived, False if there is no data