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# EspSoftwareSerial
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## Implementation of the Arduino software serial library for the ESP8266 / ESP32
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## Implementation of the Arduino software serial library for the ESP8266 / ESP32 family
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This fork implements interrupt service routine best practice.
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In the receive interrupt, instead of blocking for whole bytes
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interrupts in particular, this software serial adapter
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supports full duplex receive and send. At high bitrates (115200bps)
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send bit timing can be improved at the expense of blocking concurrent
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full duplex receives, with the ``SoftwareSerial::enableIntTx(false)`` function call.
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full duplex receives, with the
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`EspSoftwareSerial::UART::enableIntTx(false)` function call.
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The same functionality is given as the corresponding AVR library but
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several instances can be active at the same time. Speed up to 115200 baud
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is supported. Besides a constructor compatible to the AVR SoftwareSerial class,
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and updated constructor that takes no arguments exists, instead the ``begin()``
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and updated constructor that takes no arguments exists, instead the `begin()`
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function can handle the pin assignments and logic inversion.
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It also has optional input buffer capacity arguments for byte buffer and ISR bit buffer.
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This way, it is a better drop-in replacement for the hardware serial APIs on the ESP MCUs.
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lead to inevitable, but few, bit errors when having heavy data traffic
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at high baud rates.
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This library supports ESP8266, ESP32, ESP32-S2 and ESP32-C3 devices.
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## Resource optimization
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The memory footprint can be optimized to just fit the amount of expected
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incoming asynchronous data.
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For this, the ``SoftwareSerial`` constructor provides two arguments. First, the
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For this, the `EspSoftwareSerial::UART` constructor provides two arguments. First, the
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octet buffer capacity for assembled received octets can be set. Read calls are
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satisfied from this buffer, freeing it in return.
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Second, the signal edge detection buffer of 32bit fields can be resized.
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For the swsertest.ino example, this results in the following optimized
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constructor arguments to spend only the minimum RAM on buffers required:
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The octet buffer capacity (``bufCapacity``) is 93 (91 characters net plus two tolerance).
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The signal edge detection buffer capacity (``isrBufCapacity``) is 10, as each octet has
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10 bits on the wire, which are immediately received during the write, and each
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The octet buffer capacity (`bufCapacity`) is 95 (93 characters net plus two tolerance).
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The signal edge detection buffer capacity (`isrBufCapacity`) is 11, as each
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single octet can have up to 11 bits on the wire,
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which are immediately received during the write, and each
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write call causes the signal edge detection to promote the previously sent and
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received bits to the octet buffer.
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In a more generalized scenario, calculate the bits (use message size in octets
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times 10) that may be asynchronously received to determine the value for
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``isrBufCapacity`` in the constructor. Also use the number of received octets
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that must be buffered for reading as the value of ``bufCapacity``.
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`isrBufCapacity` in the constructor. Also use the number of received octets
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that must be buffered for reading as the value of `bufCapacity`.
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The more frequently your code calls write or read functions, the greater the
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chances are that you can reduce the ``isrBufCapacity`` footprint without losing data,
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chances are that you can reduce the `isrBufCapacity` footprint without losing data,
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and each time you call read to fetch from the octet buffer, you reduce the
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need for space there.
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## SoftwareSerialConfig and parity
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The configuration of the data stream is done via a ``SoftwareSerialConfig``
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argument to ``begin()``. Word lengths can be set to between 5 and 8 bits, parity
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## EspSoftwareSerial::Config and parity
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The configuration of the data stream is done via a `EspSoftwareSerial::Config`
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argument to `begin()`. Word lengths can be set to between 5 and 8 bits, parity
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can be N(one), O(dd) or E(ven) and 1 or 2 stop bits can be used. The default is
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``SWSERIAL_8N1`` using 8 bits, no parity and 1 stop bit but any combination can
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be used, e.g. ``SWSERIAL_7E2``. If using EVEN or ODD parity, any parity errors
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can be detected with the ``peekParityError()`` function. Note that parity
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checking must be done before ``read()``, as the parity information is removed
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from the buffer when reading the corresponding byte.
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`SWSERIAL_8N1` using 8 bits, no parity and 1 stop bit but any combination can
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be used, e.g. `SWSERIAL_7E2`. If using EVEN or ODD parity, any parity errors
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can be detected with the `readParity()` and `parityEven()` or `parityOdd()`
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functions respectively. Note that the result of `readParity()` always applies
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to the preceding `read()` or `peek()` call, and is undefined if they report
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no data or an error.
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To allow flexible 9-bit and data/addressing protocols, the additional parity
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modes MARK and SPACE are also available. Furthermore, the parity mode can be
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individually set in each call to ``write()``.
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individually set in each call to `write()`.
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This allows a simple implementation of protocols where the parity bit is used to
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distinguish between data and addresses/commands ("9-bit" protocols). First set
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up SoftwareSerial with parity mode SPACE, e.g. ``SWSERIAL_8S1``. This will add a
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up EspSoftwareSerial::UART with parity mode SPACE, e.g. `SWSERIAL_8S1`. This will add a
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parity bit to every byte sent, setting it to logical zero (SPACE parity).
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To detect incoming bytes with the parity bit set (MARK parity), use the
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``peekParityError()`` function. To send a byte with the parity bit set, just add
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``MARK`` as the second argument when writing, e.g. ``write(ch, MARK)``.
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`readParity()` function. To send a byte with the parity bit set, just add
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`MARK` as the second argument when writing, e.g. `write(ch, SWSERIAL_PARITY_MARK)`.
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## Checking for correct pin selection / configuration
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In general, most pins on the ESP8266 and ESP32 devices can be used by EspSoftwareSerial,
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however each device has a number of pins that have special functions or require careful
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handling to prevent undesirable situations, for example they are connected to the
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on-board SPI flash memory or they are used to determine boot and programming modes
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after powerup or brownouts. These pins are not able to be configured by this library.
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The exact list for each device can be found in the
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[ESP32 data sheet](https://www.espressif.com/sites/default/files/documentation/esp32_datasheet_en.pdf)
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in sections 2.2 (Pin Descriptions) and 2.4 (Strapping pins). There is a discussion
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dedicated to the use of GPIO12 in this
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[note about GPIO12](https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf/tree/release/v3.2/examples/storage/sd_card#note-about-gpio12).
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Refer to the `isValidPin()`, `isValidRxPin()` and `isValidTxPin()`
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functions in the `EspSoftwareSerial::GpioCapabilities` class for the GPIO restrictions
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enforced by this library by default.
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The easiest and safest method is to test the object returned at runtime, to see if
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it is valid. For example:
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```
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#include <SoftwareSerial.h>
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#define MYPORT_TX 12
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#define MYPORT_RX 13
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EspSoftwareSerial::UART myPort;
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[...]
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Serial.begin(115200); // Standard hardware serial port
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myPort.begin(38400, SWSERIAL_8N1, MYPORT_RX, MYPORT_TX, false);
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if (!myPort) { // If the object did not initialize, then its configuration is invalid
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Serial.println("Invalid EspSoftwareSerial pin configuration, check config");
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while (1) { // Don't continue with invalid configuration
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delay (1000);
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}
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}
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[...]
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```
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## Using and updating EspSoftwareSerial in the esp8266com/esp8266 Arduino build environment
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EspSoftwareSerial is both part of the BSP download for ESP8266 in Arduino,
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and it is set up as a Git submodule in the esp8266 source tree,
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specifically in ``.../esp8266/libraries/SoftwareSerial`` when using a Github
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specifically in `.../esp8266/libraries/SoftwareSerial` when using a Github
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repository clone in your Arduino sketchbook hardware directory.
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This supersedes any version of EspSoftwareSerial installed for instance via
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the Arduino library manager, it is not required to install EspSoftwareSerial
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@@ -109,7 +156,7 @@ The responsible maintainer of the esp8266 repository has kindly shared the
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following command line instructions to use, if one wishes to manually
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update EspSoftwareSerial to a newer release than pulled in via the ESP8266 Arduino BSP:
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To update esp8266/arduino SoftwareSerial submodule to lastest master:
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To update esp8266/arduino EspSoftwareSerial submodule to lastest master:
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Clean it (optional):
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```shell
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