system.serial.readBytesAsString

Description

Read numberOfBytes bytes from a serial port and convert them to a String. If a specific encoding is needed to match the source of the data, use system.serial.readBytes and use the desired encoding to decode the byte array returned.

Syntax

system.serial.readBytesAsString(port, numberOfBytes [, timeout])

Parameters

String port - The previously configured serial port to use.

int numberOfBytes - The number of bytes to read.

int timeout - Maximum amount of time, in milliseconds, to block before returning. Default is 5000. [optional]

Returns

String - A String created from the bytes read.

Scope

All