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blocks:drivers:serial [2026-03-15 18:32] – Added note on USB through player adminblocks:drivers:serial [2026-03-15 18:34] (current) – [Controlling devices with RS232/RS485 serial data] admin
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 some devices may only support control over a serial data (COM) port. Such devices can be controlled eirther through a USB-to-Serial device connected to a USB port on a PIXILAB Player or  through a TCP-to-serial data bridge, such as the [[https://www.moxa.com/product/NPort_5100A.htm|MOXA NPort]] series of interface modules. some devices may only support control over a serial data (COM) port. Such devices can be controlled eirther through a USB-to-Serial device connected to a USB port on a PIXILAB Player or  through a TCP-to-serial data bridge, such as the [[https://www.moxa.com/product/NPort_5100A.htm|MOXA NPort]] series of interface modules.
  
-:!: NOTE: While the method described here for controlling serial devices still work just fine, Blocks now also supports connecting serial devices through USB on any Display Spot running PIXILAB Player. See the user'guide for details.+:!: NOTE: While the method described here for controlling serial devices still work just fine, Blocks now also supports connecting serial devices through USB on any Display Spot running PIXILAB Player. See "Serial Port" under "Network Devices" in Blocks' User'Guide for details.
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