Returns a specification to start this module under a supervisor.

See Supervisor.

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close(GenServer.server()) :: :ok | {:error, term()}

Close the serial port. The GenServer continues to run so that a port can be opened again.

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configuration(GenServer.server()) :: {binary() | :closed, [uart_option()]}

Get the configuration of the serial port.

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configure(GenServer.server(), [uart_option()]) :: :ok | {:error, term()}

Change the serial port configuration after open/3 has been called. See open/3 for the valid options.

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controlling_process(GenServer.server(), pid()) :: :ok | {:error, term()}

Change the controlling process that receives events from an active uart.

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drain(GenServer.server()) :: :ok | {:error, term()}

Waits until all data has been transmitted. See tcdrain(3) for low level details on Linux or OSX. This is not implemented on Windows.

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enumerate() :: map()

Return a map of available ports with information about each one. The map looks like this:

   %{ "ttyS0" -> %{vendor_id: 1234, product_id: 1,
                   manufacturer: "Acme Corporation", serial_number: "000001"},
      "ttyUSB0" -> ${vendor_id: 1234, product_id: 2} }

Depending on the port and the operating system, not all fields may be returned. Informational fields are:

• :vendor_id - The 16-bit USB vendor ID of the device providing the port. Vendor ID to name lists are managed through usb.org
• :product_id - The 16-bit vendor supplied product ID
• :manufacturer - The manufacturer of the port
• :description - A description or product name
• :serial_number - The device's serial number if it has one

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find_pids() :: [{binary() | :closed, pid()}]

Find UARTs.

This is intended as a diagnostic function for finding UARTs that you may have opened and forgotten about. Since a UART can only be opened once, this helps you find the problematic one so that you can close it.

It returns a list of {pid, uart_name} tuples.

NOTE: Do not rely on this function in production code. It may change if updates to the interface make it more convenient to use.

Flushes the :receive buffer, the :transmit buffer, or :both.

See tcflush(3) for low level details on Linux or OSX. This calls PurgeComm on Windows.

Callback implementation for GenServer.init/1.

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open(GenServer.server(), binary(), [uart_option()]) :: :ok | {:error, term()}

Open a serial port.

The following options are available:

• :active - (true or false) specifies whether data is received as messages or by calling read/2. See discussion below.

• :speed - (number) set the initial baudrate (e.g., 115200)

• :data_bits - (5, 6, 7, 8) set the number of data bits (usually 8)

• :stop_bits - (1, 2) set the number of stop bits (usually 1)

• :parity - (:none, :even, :odd, :space, or :mark) set the parity. Usually this is :none. Other values:

  • :space means that the parity bit is always 0
  • :mark means that the parity bit is always 1
  • :ignore means that the parity bit is ignored (Linux/OSX only)

• :flow_control - (:none, :hardware, or :software) set the flow control strategy.

• :framing - (module or {module, args}) set the framing for data. The module must implement the Circuits.UART.Framing behaviour. See Circuits.UART.Framing.None, Circuits.UART.Framing.Line, and Circuits.UART.Framing.FourByte. The default is Circuits.UART.Framing.None.

• :rx_framing_timeout - (milliseconds) this specifies how long incomplete frames will wait for the remainder to be received. Timed out partial frames are reported as {:partial, data}. A timeout of <= 0 means to wait forever.

• :id - (:name or :pid) specify what to return with the uart active messages. with :name the messages are returned as {:circuits_uart, serial_port_name, data} otherwise they are returned as {:circuits_uart, pid, data}. The name and pid are the name of the connected UART or the pid of the Circuits.UART server pid as returned by start_link/1. The default value is :name.

Active mode defaults to true and means that data received on the UART is reported in messages. The messages have the following form:

{:circuits_uart, serial_port_id, data}

or

{:circuits_uart, serial_port_id, {:error, reason}}

When in active mode, flow control can not be used to push back on the sender and messages will accumulated in the mailbox should data arrive fast enough. If this is an issue, set :active to false and call read/2 manually when ready for more data.

On success, open/3 returns :ok. On error, {:error, reason} is returned. The following are some reasons:

• :enoent - the specified port couldn't be found
• :eagain - the port is already open
• :eacces - permission was denied when opening the port

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read(GenServer.server(), non_neg_integer()) ::
  {:ok, binary()} | {:error, term()}

Read data from the UART. This call returns data as soon as it's available or after timing out.

Returns {:ok, binary}, where binary is a binary data object that contains the read data, {:error, reason} if an error occurs, or {:ok, <<>>} after timing out.

Typical error reasons:

• :ebadf - the UART is closed
• :einval - the UART is in active mode

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send_break(GenServer.server(), integer()) :: :ok | {:error, term()}

Send a continuous stream of zero bits for a duration in milliseconds. By default, the zero bits are transmitted at least 0.25 seconds.

This is a convenience function for calling set_break/2 to enable the break signal, wait, and then turn it off.

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set_break(GenServer.server(), boolean()) :: :ok | {:error, term()}

Start or stop sending a break signal.

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set_dtr(GenServer.server(), boolean()) :: :ok | {:error, term()}

Set or clear the Data Terminal Ready signal.

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set_rts(GenServer.server(), boolean()) :: :ok | {:error, term()}

Set or clear the Request To Send signal.

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signals(GenServer.server()) :: map() | {:error, term()}

Returns a map of signal names and their current state (true or false). Signals include:

• :dsr - Data Set Ready
• :dtr - Data Terminal Ready
• :rts - Request To Send
• :st - Secondary Transmitted Data
• :sr - Secondary Received Data
• :cts - Clear To Send
• :cd - Data Carrier Detect
• :rng - Ring Indicator

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start_link([term()]) :: {:ok, pid()} | {:error, term()}

Start up a UART GenServer.

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stop(GenServer.server()) :: :ok

Stop the UART GenServer.

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write(GenServer.server(), iodata(), non_neg_integer()) :: :ok | {:error, term()}

Write data to the opened UART. It's possible for the write to return before all of the data is actually transmitted. To wait for the data, call drain/1.

This call blocks until all of the data to be written is in the operating system's internal buffers. If you're sending a lot of data on a slow link, supply a longer timeout to avoid timing out prematurely.

Returns :ok on success or {:error, reason} if an error occurs.

Typical error reasons:

• :ebadf - the UART is closed