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Serial Communications Guide for CP210x

From Silicon Laboratories, Inc.
 

 

This document is intended for developers creating products based on the CP210x USB to UART Bridge Controller. It provides information about serial communications and how to obtain the port number for a specific CP210x device. Code samples are provided for opening, closing, configuring, reading, and writing to a COM port.

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