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defining serial ports

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asked 2013-03-07 08:33:48 -0500

TJump
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For all my current drivers it seems they use 'ttyUSB#' for reading inputs (see example below)

def __init__(self, default_port='/dev/ttyUSB0'):

What are the definitions for reading other port types (especially UART)?

or, a link to a reference?

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answered 2013-03-07 08:42:38 -0500

dornhege

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It obviously depends on the device.

UARTs you'll usually find at /dev/ttyS*

Some devices as Hokuyos or newer Arduinos also show up at /dev/ttyACM*.

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This is good information. Are these and other different port address schemes documented somewhere? It would be good to know the reference.

TJump ( 2013-03-08 01:28:13 -0500 )edit

AFAIK not in general as it depends on the driver what devices that one brings up. There might be some official overview, though.

dornhege ( 2013-03-08 01:35:02 -0500 )edit

In most cases it's also quite simple to figure out: Check dmesg output before and after plugging a device. There should be some message with the /dev/... if there is one. This doesn't work with anything that is already connected to the system like a COM port.

dornhege ( 2013-03-08 01:36:24 -0500 )edit

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