import serial
ser = serial.Serial(0) # open first serial port
print ser.portstr # check which port was really used
ser.write("hello") # write a string
ser.close() # close port
I have not used pyserial but based on the API documentation at https://pyserial.readthedocs.io/en/latest/shortintro.html it seems like a very nice interface. It might be worth double-checking the specification for AT commands of the device/radio/whatever you are dealing with.
Specifically, some require some period of silence before and/or after the AT command for it to enter into command mode. I have encountered some which do not like reads of the response without some delay first.
import time
import serial
# configure the serial connections (the parameters differs on the device you are connecting to)
ser = serial.Serial(
port='/dev/ttyUSB1',
baudrate=9600,
parity=serial.PARITY_ODD,
stopbits=serial.STOPBITS_TWO,
bytesize=serial.SEVENBITS
)
ser.isOpen()
print 'Enter your commands below.\r\nInsert "exit" to leave the application.'
input=1
while 1 :
# get keyboard input
input = raw_input(">> ")
# Python 3 users
# input = input(">> ")
if input == 'exit':
ser.close()
exit()
else:
# send the character to the device
# (note that I happend a \r\n carriage return and line feed to the characters - this is requested by my device)
ser.write(input + '\r\n')
out = ''
# let's wait one second before reading output (let's give device time to answer)
time.sleep(1)
while ser.inWaiting() > 0:
out += ser.read(1)
if out != '':
print ">>" + out