// software serial : TX = digital pin 10, RX = digital pin 11 SoftwareSerial portOne(10,11);

Example

(:source lang=arduino tabwidth=4:)

1. include <SoftwareSerial.h>

// software serial : TX = digital pin 2, RX = digital pin 3 SoftwareSerial portOne(2, 3);

void setup() {

  // Start the hardware serial port
  Serial.begin(9600);

  // Start software serial port
  portOne.begin(9600);

}

void loop() {

  if (portOne.isListening()) {
   Serial.println("Port One is listening!"); 

} (:sourceend:)

SoftwareSerial: isListening()

Description

Tests to see if requested software serial port is actively listening.

Syntax

mySerial.isListening()

Parameters

none

Returns

boolean

See also

• SoftwareSerial()
• read()
• print()
• println()