Random Serial Port Communication Setup

This function initializes a serial communication connection using the PySerial library, generates a random delay time, sends a random byte of data to the serial port, and finally closes the serial connection.

Technology Stack : PySerial

Code Type : Function

Code Difficulty : Intermediate

                
                    
import serial
import random

def random_serial_port_setup(port_name, baudrate):
    # Initialize serial communication
    ser = serial.Serial(port_name, baudrate)
    
    # Generate a random delay to send data
    delay = random.randint(1, 5)
    
    # Send random data to the serial port
    ser.write(random.randint(0, 255).to_bytes(1, 'big'))
    
    # Close the serial connection
    ser.close()