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Called when data is available. Use Serial.read() to capture this data.
void serialEvent() {
//statements
}For boards with additional serial ports (see the list of available serial ports for each board on the Serial main page):
void serialEvent1() {
//statements
}
void serialEvent2() {
//statements
}
void serialEvent3() {
//statements
}statements: any valid statements
Nothing
serialEvent() doesn’t work on the Leonardo, Micro, or Yún.
serialEvent() and serialEvent1() don’t work on the Arduino SAMD Boards
serialEvent(), serialEvent1()``serialEvent2(), and serialEvent3() don’t work on the Arduino Due.
EXAMPLE SerialEvent Tutorial
