Pyserial is a Windows application for accessing the serial port on a desktop computer or a laptop. It is written purely in Python. There are options to operate with or without the receive timeout.

Installation

You can start the included executable file to begin integrating the package. It is necessary to have Python already installed in the operating system to set up this module. Additionally, the Java Communications extension is required for the proper functioning.

Brief description

This program provides users access to all serial connections on the PC. It supports different byte sizes and stop bits. Moreover, it is possible to control the parity while executing the Request to Send and Clear to Send commands.

There is an application programming interface with reading and writing capabilities. The port is set up strictly for binary transmission. No NULL stripping or CR-LF translation is allowed. This feature makes the module universally compatible.

You can use the included input-output library for configuring advanced serial port settings. Technical documentation and extensive instruction manuals are available online.

Features

free to download and use;
offers you instruments for interacting with the serial port;
runs on the Python platform;
there is an included API that can read and write data;
it is possible to configure internal serial port parameters;
compatible with all modern versions of Windows.