BaudRate Property

Sets and returns the baud rate communications parameter.

Syntax

[Visual Basic]
object.BaudRate [ = value ]

[C#]
object.BaudRate [ = value ]

[C++]
object->BaudRate [ = value ]

Parameters

object

An object expression that evaluates to a PortController object.

value

An Int32 representing the baud rate of the communications port.

Return Value

An Int32 representing the baud rate of the port.

Remarks

Valid baud rates are as follows:

• 110
• 300
• 600
• 1200
• 2400
• 4800
• 9600 (Default)
• 14400
• 19200
• 28800
• 38400
• 56000
• 57600
• 115200
• 128000
• 256000

Default

9600

Errors

Attempting to set BaudRate to an invalid value will cause PortController to throw an "Invalid argument" exception.

Example

[Visual Basic]
'Set baud rate
myPortController.BaudRate = 9600

'Get baud rate
Dim baudRate As Int32
baudRate = myPortController.BaudRate


[C#]
// Set baud rate
myPortController.BaudRate = 9600;

// Get baud rate
Int32 baudRate = myPortController.BaudRate;

[C++]
// Set baud rate
myPortController->BaudRate = 110;

// Get baud rate
Int32 baudRate = myPortController->BaudRate;

See Also