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= pyserial =

Encapsulates the access for the serial port. It provides backends for Python running on Windows, Linux, BSD (possibly any POSIX compliant system), Jython and IronPython (.NET and Mono), as stated in [[http://pyserial.sourceforge.net/]].

SlackBuild page [[http://slackbuilds.org/repository/14.0/python/pyserial/]].

== Setup port ==
chmod 666 /dev/ttyUSB0
stty -F /dev/ttyUSB0 raw speed 9600 -crtscts cs8 -parenb -cstopb


== Add a existing user to existing group ==

Add existing user tony to ftp supplementary/secondary group with the usermod command using the -a option ~ i.e. add the user to the supplemental group(s). Use only with -G option:

{{{#!highlight bash
usermod -a -G dialout userx
}}}

== SlackBuild for Slackware 14 (32 bit) ==

Run commands:
 * su
 * cd tmp
 * wget http://slackbuilds.org/slackbuilds/14.0/python/pyserial.tar.gz
 * tar xvzf pyserial.tar.gz
 * cd pyserial
 * wget http://pypi.python.org/packages/source/p/pyserial/pyserial-2.6.tar.gz
 * chmod 755 pyserial.SlackBuild
 * ./pyserial.SlackBuild
 * installpkg /tmp/pyserial-2.6-i486-1_SBo.tgz

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== SlackBuild for Slackware64 14 (64 bit) ==
Run commands:
 * su
 * cd tmp
 * wget http://slackbuilds.org/slackbuilds/14.0/python/pyserial.tar.gz
 * tar xvzf pyserial.tar.gz
 * cd pyserial
 * wget http://pypi.python.org/packages/source/p/pyserial/pyserial-2.6.tar.gz
 * chmod 755 pyserial.SlackBuild
 * ./pyserial.SlackBuild
 * installpkg /tmp/pyserial-2.6-x86_64-1_SBo.tgz 

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