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Ruby/SerialPort is a Ruby library that provides a class for using RS-232 serial ports.
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Downloads
455,691
Stars
244
Forks
56
Watchers
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 Releases
Current version
1.3.2
Total releases
14
First release
2009-10-13
Latest release
2021-09-29
 Issues
Open Issues
29
Closed Issues
24
Total Issues
53
Issue Closure Rate
45%
 Pull Requests
Open Pull Requests
5
Closed Pull Requests
7
Merged Pull Requests
11
Pull Request Acceptance Rate
47%
 Development
Primary Language
C
Licenses
GPL-2
Average date of last 50 commits
2013-09-16
Reverse Dependencies
119

 Dependencies

Development

bundler
>= 0
rake
>= 0
rake-compiler
>= 0.4.1
 Project Readme

Ruby/SerialPort

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Description

Ruby/SerialPort is a Ruby library that provides a class for using RS-232 serial ports. This class also contains low-level functions to check and set the current state of the signals on the line.

The native Windows version of this library supports the Microsoft Visual C++, Borland C++, and MinGW compilers.

There is an alternative gem with MRI, JRuby, and Rubinius support. See below.

Installation

Install the gem as normal: sudo gem install serialport

Testing

Use Ruby's version of miniterm: ruby test/miniterm.rb

API

See http://rubydoc.info/gems/serialport/SerialPort or run yard

Issues

See https://github.com/hparra/ruby-serialport/issues

Alternatives

The Hybrid Group's MRI, JRuby, & Rubinius compatible rubyserial gem may provide improved compatibilty in modern environments.

License

GPL

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