Is it possible to use python to get True Full Duplex on a Serial port?

[Diez B. Roggisch]

Hendrik van Rooyen schrieb:
> On Friday 14 August 2009 14:13:46 greg wrote:
> 
>> You can't read and write with the same stdio file object
>> at the same time. Odd things tend to happen if you try.
>>
>> You need to open *two* file objects, one for reading
>> and one for writing:
>>
>>    fr = open("/dev/ttyS0","rb",0)
>>    fw = open("/dev/ttyS0","wb",0)
>>
>> and give fr to the reading thread and fw to the
>> writing thread.
> 
> Does this actually work without somehow falling foul of the fact that 
> the /dev/ttyS0 is only one thing?  - I know that there is no physical reason 
> for not being able to go in and out at the same time - in my embedded stuff I 
> do that routinely - but that is all assembler running on bare metal so it is  
> under my own control.
> 
>> You could also try avoiding file objects altogether
>> and use the raw system calls in the os module. Since
>> you're not using any buffering, there's little reason
>> to use the stdio layer. If you do that, you should be
>> able to use the same file descriptor for reading and
>> writing without any trouble.
> 
> Thanks for this - I now have my weekend cut out for me...

You should *really* just use pyserial. No hassle, instant satisfaction.

Diez