Serial.readBytesUntil()
Syntax
Serial.readBytesUntil(terminator, buffer, length)
Parameters
terminator:
buffer:
length:
Returns
Example
Javascript
const linuxduino = require('linuxduino');
// Testing Serial readBytesUntil, setTimeout
(async() => {
  // Wait for wasm file
  await linuxduino.ready;
  var buff = Buffer.alloc(100);
  // Open Serial port
  Serial = new linuxduino.Serial();
  Serial.begin("/dev/ttyUSB0", 115200);
    
  console.log("Write Something (reads until letter x or timeout of 5 sec)...");
  Serial.setTimeout(5000);  // Set timeout of 5 seconds
  // Clean buffer
  buff.fill(0);
  // Read bytes until x is found or timeout
  buff = Serial.readBytesUntil('x', buff, 100);
  console.log("Recieved = ", buff);
  Serial.end();
})();
Run it
sudo node serial_readBytesUntil.js
C++
#include "Linuxduino.h"
// Testing Serial readBytesUntil, setTimeout
int main(void) {
    char buff[100];
    // Open Serial
    Serial.begin("/dev/ttyUSB0", 115200);
    
    printf("Write Something (reads until letter x or timeout of 5 sec)...\n");
    Serial.setTimeout(5000);  // Set timeout of 5 seconds
    // Clean buffer
    for (int i = 0; i<10; i++) {
        buff[i] = 0;
    }
    // Read bytes until x is found or timeout
    Serial.readBytesUntil('x', buff, 100);
    buff[99] = 0;
    printf("Recieved = %s\n", buff);
    Serial.end();
    return 1;
}
Run it
g++ serial_readBytesUntil.cpp -o serial_readBytesUntil -llxduino
sudo ./serial_readBytesUntil