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Ruby/SerialPort is a Ruby library that provides a class for using RS-232 serial ports.
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Current version
1.4.0
Total releases
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First release
2009-10-13
Latest release
2025-06-16
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Primary Language
C
Licenses
GPL-2
Average date of last 50 commits
2019-04-11
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bundler
>= 0
rake
>= 0
rake-compiler
>= 0.4.1
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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.

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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