Serial.setTimeout()
Description
Serial.setTimeout() sets the maximum milliseconds to wait for serial data. It defaults to 1000 milliseconds.
Serial.setTimeout() inherits from the Stream utility class.
Syntax
Serial.setTimeout(time)
Parameters
Serial: serial port object. See the list of available serial ports for each board on the Serial main page.
time: timeout duration in milliseconds. Allowed data types: long.
Returns
Nothing
Notes and Warnings
Serial functions that use the timeout value set via Serial.setTimeout():
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Serial.find() -
Serial.findUntil() -
Serial.parseInt() -
Serial.parseFloat() -
Serial.readBytes() -
Serial.readBytesUntil() -
Serial.readString() -
Serial.readStringUntil()
See also
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LANGUAGE stream
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LANGUAGE stream.setTimeout()