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Serial.setTimeout()

Description

Sets the maximum milliseconds to wait for serial data when using Serial.readBytesUntil(), Serial.readBytes(), Serial.parseInt() or Serial.parseFloat(). It defaults to 1000 milliseconds.

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

Syntax

Serial.setTimeout(time)

Parameters

time : timeout duration in milliseconds (long).

Parameters

None

See also

• Stream
• Stream.setTimeout()

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