Name

serial_init — initializes serial port

Synopsis

#include <serial.h>   
void serial_init (void); 
void;
 

Arguments

void

no arguments

Description

Initializes the serial port hardware and the internal API state. Should be invoked before any other function in the serial module is invoked. The baudrate is set to 9600bps, by default.

Dependencies

ZKit-51-v664, ZKit-51-RD2 and ZKit-51 specific: The Serial module uses Timer 1 for baudrate generation. When the Serial module is initialized, the Timer 1 should not be used for other purposes.