arendst / Tasmota

Alternative firmware for ESP8266 and ESP32 based devices with easy configuration using webUI, OTA updates, automation using timers or rules, expandability and entirely local control over MQTT, HTTP, Serial or KNX. Full documentation at
https://tasmota.github.io/docs
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software serial #330

Closed aferraz closed 7 years ago

aferraz commented 7 years ago

@arendst, it's possible to add the ability to read from a serial port (software serial) ? For example use the sonoff or electrodragon to read from a modbus device like a Power Energy Meter

Thanks Alessandro

davidelang commented 7 years ago

the sonoff dual does use the serial port, so it is possible. The question is going to be how useful the code would be vs the size of the code. If it's a common device, it could be arguably useful enough to add the code to the common image.

If it's a less common device, it may still be possible to include the code contributed by someone if it's disabled by default (with an ifdef like other things are) k

davidelang commented 7 years ago

closing this issue as there has been no response. please re-open if you think this needs more discussion.