System.SerialPort Method

Gets the specified serial port on the user's machine. Specify the serial port either by its index or by path.

Syntax

*System.SerialPort Index

*System.SerialPort Path

Parameters
Index	Integer
Path	String

On Mac OS X and Linux, the path is the path to the device file corresponding to the serial device (e.g., /dev/ttyS0). On Windows, this can be the COM port you want to open, e.g.,

Serial1.SerialPort=System.SerialPort("COM1")