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Class | Serial
Name | ### stop()
Examples |
    // Example by Tom Igoe

    import processing.serial.*;

    Serial myPort;  // The serial port
    char inByte;
    int i = 0;

    void setup() {
      // List all the available serial ports
      printArray(Serial.list());
      // Open the port you are using at the rate you want:
      myPort = new Serial(this, Serial.list()[0], 9600);
    }

    void draw() {
      // Read until we have 10 bytes, then close the port
      if (myPort.available() > 0) {
        if (i >= 10) {
          // Clear the buffer, or available() will still be > 0
          myPort.clear();
          // Close the port
          myPort.stop();
          println("10 bytes! I'm done!");
        } else {
          inByte = myPort.readChar();
          println(inByte);
        }
        i++;
      }
    }
Description | Stops data communication on this port. Use to shut the connection when you're finished with the Serial.
Syntax |
    serial.stop()
Parameters |
serial | Serial: any variable of type Serial
Returns | void

Updated on July 4, 2018 11:56:46am EDT