Serial_Receive |
Receives data from a serial port with the specified name. The port needs to be opened first (see Serial_Open). If no data is available an empty string is returned: “”.
Syntax
Serial_Receive ( switches ; portname )
Serial_Receive |
Receives data from a serial port with the specified name. The port needs to be opened first (see Serial_Open). If no data is available an empty string is returned: “”.
Serial_Receive ( switches ; portname )
Serial_Reinitialize |
Tell the plug-in to re-initialize itself and look which serial ports are available on the system now.
Serial_Reinitialize ( switches )
Serial_Send |
Sends data to the serial port with the specified name. The port needs to be opened first (see also Serial_Open).
Serial_Send ( switches ; portname ; data )
Serial_SetDispatchScript |
Sets the script to trigger when data is received. If you give an empty filename parameter “”, the dispatch script is removed.
Serial_SetDispatchScript ( switches ; portname ; filename ; scriptname ;
matchstring )
Serial_TextToAsciiValue |
Converts text to one or more ASCII values.
Serial_TextToAsciiValue ( switches ; text { ; separator } )
Serial_Version |
Use this function to see which version of the plug-in is loaded.
Note: This function is also used to register the plug-in.
Serial_Version ( switches )
Serial_VersionAutoUpdate |
Use this function to see which version of the plug-in is loaded, formatted for FileMaker Server’s AutoUpdate function. Returns 8 digit number to represent an AutoUpdate version.
Serial_VersionAutoUpdate
Beep for Serial Data |
Use this function to troubleshoot the serial port and test scripting.
Beep for Serial Data [ Data beep: On/Off ]
Close Serial Port |
Closes a serial port with the specified name.
Close Serial Port [ Select ; Result (error) ; Port name ]
Open Serial Port |
Opens a serial port with this name and the specified parameters.
Open Serial Port [ Select ; Result (error) ; Port name ; Settings ;
File name ; Script name ; Resume paused script ;
No idle wait time ; Match string ]