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How to Communicate using Serial I/O

In order to support serial communication, Vision Builder AI requires NI-VISA driver version 3.4.1 or later and a serial port.

Tip  Click Show Terminal to open the Serial Communication Terminal. The Serial Communication Terminal displays the data sent and received on the serial port. You can use the Serial Communication Terminal to debug serial communications in your inspection.

Note  The Serial Communication Terminal is not available to monitor serial commands on a remote targets.

Tip  To remove unwanted bytes from the serial line, Click Flush Port to clear the serial port before sending or receiving data.