Description
Sets the data rate in bits per second (baud) for serial data transmission. For communicating with the computer, use one of these rates: 300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 14400, 19200, 28800, 38400, 57600, or 115200. You can, however, specify other rates - for example, to communicate over pins 0 and 1 with a component that requires a particular baud rate.
An optional second argument configures the data, parity, and stop bits. The default is 8 data bits, no parity, one stop bit.
Syntax
Serial.begin(speed)
Serial.begin(speed, config)
Arduino Mega only:
Serial1.begin(speed)
Serial2.begin(speed)
Serial3.begin(speed)
Serial1.begin(speed, config)
Serial2.begin(speed, config)
Serial3.begin(speed, config)
Parameters
speed
: in bits per second (baud) - long
config
: sets data, parity, and stop bits. Valid values are
SERIAL_5N1
SERIAL_6N1
SERIAL_7N1
SERIAL_8N1
(the default)
SERIAL_5N2
SERIAL_6N2
SERIAL_7N2
SERIAL_8N2
SERIAL_5E1
SERIAL_6E1
SERIAL_7E1
SERIAL_8E1
SERIAL_5E2
SERIAL_6E2
SERIAL_7E2
SERIAL_8E2
SERIAL_5O1
SERIAL_6O1
SERIAL_7O1
SERIAL_8O1
SERIAL_5O2
SERIAL_6O2
SERIAL_7O2
SERIAL_8O2
Returns
Nothing