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Version: 7.x.x

InterByteTimeout Parser

new InterByteTimeout(options)

Emits data if there is a pause between packets for the specified amount of time.

A transform stream that emits data as a buffer after not recieving any bytes for the specified amount of time.

Arguments

  • options.interval: number the period of silence in milliseconds after which data is emited
  • options.maxBufferSize: number the maximum number of bytes after which data will be emited. Defaults to 65536.

Example​

const SerialPort = require('serialport')
const InterByteTimeout = require('@serialport/parser-inter-byte-timeout')
const port = new SerialPort('/dev/tty-usbserial1')
const parser = port.pipe(new InterByteTimeout({interval: 30}))
parser.on('data', console.log) // will emit data if there is a pause between packets of at least 30ms