Programming the Serial Port using C# (CSharp) on .NET PlatForm

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• The code uses the SerialPort class from System.IO.Ports namespace for communicating with external serial devices
• C# Code opens up a Serial port on Windows PC for communicating with an Arduino or Microcontroller board (MSP430 Launchpad/ATmega328P).
• C# Code transmits and receives data between PC and Arduino Micro Controller
• The code also shows how to control the RTS and DTR pins of the serial Port

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Online Tutorial

• Serial Programming tutorial using C sharp (C#) on Windows using .NET Platform

• .NET Serial Port Programming on Linux using C# (Csharp)

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Hardware Circuit

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Details about Repo

• Code can be compiled using

  • Microsoft Visual Studio Community

• Code will work with traditional serial ports as well USB Serial Converters.

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ScreenShot of the Program

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Devices used

• USB to Serial/RS232/RS485 Converter

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