// // Provides a way to test clearing and querying the size of the serial output buffer. // // USAGE: // // 1. Connect a serial device to your host computer. E.g. an Arduino could be used. It will be able // to receive data without any specific sketch loaded. // 2. Run this example // 3. Observe the output - it reports how many bytes are waiting to be sent to the connected device // 4. Press the Return key to make the example clear the output buffer. You should see the number // of bytes queued to send momentarily drop to 0 // 5. Try passing different values for the buffer-size argument to see how that affects the speed // and saturation point of the output buffer // 6. Press Ctrl+D (Unix) or Ctrl+Z (Win) to quit // use std::error::Error; use std::io::{self, Read}; use std::panic::panic_any; use std::sync::mpsc; use std::thread; use std::time::Duration; use clap::{Arg, ArgMatches, Command}; use serialport::ClearBuffer; const DEFAULT_BLOCK_SIZE: &str = "128"; fn main() { let block_size_help = format!( "The size in bytes of the block of data to write to the port (default: {} bytes)", DEFAULT_BLOCK_SIZE ); let matches = Command::new("Serialport Example - Clear Output Buffer") .about("Reports how many bytes are waiting to be read and allows the user to clear the output buffer") .disable_version_flag(true) .arg(Arg::new("port") .help("The device path to a serial port") .use_value_delimiter(false) .required(true)) .arg(Arg::new("baud") .help("The baud rate to connect at") .use_value_delimiter(false) .required(true)) .arg(Arg::new("block-size") .help(Some(block_size_help.as_str())) .use_value_delimiter(false) .default_value(DEFAULT_BLOCK_SIZE)) .get_matches(); let port_name = matches.value_of("port").unwrap(); let baud_rate = matches.value_of("baud").unwrap(); let block_size = ArgMatches::value_of_t(&matches, "block-size").unwrap_or_else(|e| e.exit()); let exit_code = match run(port_name, baud_rate, block_size) { Ok(_) => 0, Err(e) => { println!("Error: {}", e); 1 } }; std::process::exit(exit_code); } fn run(port_name: &str, baud_rate: &str, block_size: usize) -> Result<(), Box> { let rate = baud_rate .parse::() .map_err(|_| format!("Invalid baud rate '{}' specified", baud_rate))?; let mut port = serialport::new(port_name, rate) .timeout(Duration::from_millis(10)) .open() .map_err(|ref e| format!("Port '{}' not available: {}", &port_name, e))?; let chan_clear_buf = input_service(); println!("Connected to {} at {} baud", &port_name, &baud_rate); println!("Ctrl+D (Unix) or Ctrl+Z (Win) to stop. Press Return to clear the buffer."); let block = vec![0; block_size]; // This loop writes the block repeatedly, as fast as possible, to try to saturate the // output buffer. If you don't see much data queued to send, try changing the block size. loop { match port.write_all(&block) { Ok(_) => (), Err(ref e) if e.kind() == io::ErrorKind::TimedOut => (), Err(e) => panic!("Error while writing data to the port: {}", e), }; match chan_clear_buf.try_recv() { Ok(_) => { println!("------------------------- Discarding buffer ------------------------- "); port.clear(ClearBuffer::Output) .expect("Failed to discard output buffer") } Err(mpsc::TryRecvError::Empty) => (), Err(mpsc::TryRecvError::Disconnected) => { println!("Stopping."); break; } } println!( "Bytes queued to send: {}", port.bytes_to_write().expect("Error calling bytes_to_write") ); } Ok(()) } fn input_service() -> mpsc::Receiver<()> { let (tx, rx) = mpsc::channel(); thread::spawn(move || { let mut buffer = [0; 32]; loop { // Block awaiting any user input match io::stdin().read(&mut buffer) { Ok(0) => { drop(tx); // EOF, drop the channel and stop the thread break; } Ok(_bytes_read) => tx.send(()).unwrap(), // Signal main to clear the buffer Err(e) => panic_any(e), } } }); rx }