Serial communications python library for ESP8266

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Enzo Pontone asked 5 years ago

Hi,
I need to send/receive small files (a few hundreds bytes at most) by serial interface with another device. Is there any python library to do this easily?
Thanks.

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Sara Santos Staff answered 5 years ago

Hi.
To read bytes by serial you can use the UART class: https://docs.micropython.org/en/latest/library/machine.UART.html
However, I’m not sure if it is suitable for your application.
Regards,
Sara

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Enzo Pontone answered 5 years ago

Hi Sara,
I saw it but they say “Availability: WiPy”: I have a node MCU 8266.
It seems strange to me that noone needed such a basic function and no general purpose serial com library exists.
Have a nice day.
Enzo

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Sara Santos Staff answered 5 years ago

Yes, it says WiPy, but if you try to import the UART module with the ESP8266, it imports successfully and creates a UART object.
So, I guess it works.
Regards,
Sara