Serial.setTimeout()

Description

Serial.setTimeout() sets the maximum milliseconds to wait for serial data when using Serial.readBytesUntil() or Serial.readBytes(). It defaults to 1000 milliseconds.

Serial.setTimeout() inherits from the Stream utility class.

Syntax


Serial.setTimeout(time)

Parameters

time : timeout duration in milliseconds (long).

Returns

None

See also

Serial
Stream
Stream.setTimeout()


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