What's the 'inverse' of console.log or print on the USB?

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Posted at 2020-04-05 by user106712

The 8266 is connected to a desktop on the USB port.

console.log or print would send a string out to the USB.

What is the default function to read from the same port, with data coming from the desktop?

[espruino-discuss]

Posted at 2020-04-06 by @gfwilliams

Serial1.on('data',......

Serial1.read() and Serial1.available() are available but handling the data as it comes is far preferable

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Posted at 2020-04-08 by user106712

Thanks @gfwilliams!

I am curious about the relationship between Serial1 and console. I still have an issue about getting some leading chars from console.log http://forum.espruino.com/conversations/345448.

Also, with Serial1.on('data' ...) I will only get data from the USB port IF the IDE is connected to port 23.

Nothing comes out when the IDE is disconnected.

Yet when I send from 8266 by console.log(), the IDE needs to be off or the data are collected there rather than going to the USB. Using print() or Serial1.print() does not change things.

Please elucidate.

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Posted at 2020-04-08 by Robin

Wed 2020.04.08

'the relationship between Serial1 and console'

https://www.espruino.com/Reference#t_l_console_log

https://www.espruino.com/Reference#Serial