Why am I unable to use the SERIAL function to access my serial port when running Linux on a 64-bit platform?
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I want to use my serial port using the following command in MATLAB 7.0.1 (R14SP1):
s1 = serial ('/dev/ttys0')
I receive the following error message:
??? Error using ==> serial.serial
The serial port object is supported on the Windows, Solaris and Linux platforms only.
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MathWorks Support Team
on 27 Jun 2009
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This enhancement has been incorporated in Release 2009a (R2009a). For previous product releases, read below for any possible workarounds:
The ability to use the SERIAL function is not available on 64-bit Linux platforms with MATLAB.
To work around this issue you could write a MEX-file to access the serial port.
We have verified that there is a bug in MATLAB 7.0.1 in the text of the error message that appears. The error message does not distinguish between 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Linux. This error message has been fixed in Release 14 Service Pack 3 (R14SP3).
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