Utility to receive raw data values from Arduino and print them to stdout

catserial.py

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+#!/usr/bin/python -u
+#
+# catserial.py
+#
+# Utility to receive raw data values from Arduino and print them to stdout
+#
+
+import serial
+import sys
+
+# Serial port of arduino
+#port = '/dev/ttyAMA0'
+port = '/dev/serial0'
+
+# Main
+def main():
+  # Open serial line
+  ser = serial.Serial(port, 9600)
+  if not ser.isOpen():
+    print "Unable to open serial port %s" % port
+    sys.exit(1)
+  # set data mode
+  ser.write(b'C\r\n')
+  ser.write(b'D\r\n')
+  while(1==1):
+    # Read line from arduino and print it
+    line = ser.readline()
+    line = line.strip()
+    print(line)
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+  main()