tarm/serial

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1694 stars · 460 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

A Go library for reading and writing to serial ports as a stream of bytes with a consistent cross-platform API. It supports configurable baud rates, blocking and non-blocking reads, and concurrent read/write from multiple goroutines.

Use cases

• read and write to a serial port in Go
• communicate with an Arduino over USB serial
• talk to a device over a COM port on Windows
• cross-compile serial port code for Windows without cgo
• read data from a bluetooth serial port
• interface with embedded hardware via RS-232

When to choose

• you need simple serial port I/O in Go with minimal configuration
• you need the same serial API across Linux, macOS, and Windows
• you want to cross-compile for Windows from another platform

When to avoid

• you need configurable data bits, stop bits, parity, or flow control
• you need advanced serial features like line status signals or RS-485 support
• you need a library under active development with frequent updates

Facets

library · maturity maintenance

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