flush

Flush serial port buffers

Syntax

flush(device)

flush(device,"input")

flush(device,"output")

flush(device) flushes all data from both the input and output buffers of the specified serial port.

flush(device,"input") flushes only the input buffer of the specified serial port.

flush(device,"output") flushes only the output buffer of the specified serial port.

Use the default to flush both serial port buffers.

s = serialport("COM3",9600);
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flush(s);

Serial port, specified as a serialport object.

Example: serialport()