Read Arduino serial port data using Python

readarduinoserial.ipynb

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    "import serial\n",
    "import time\n",
    "import string\n",
    "import numpy as np\n",
    "from matplotlib import pyplot as plt\n",
    "from matplotlib import style\n",
    "import matplotlib.animation as animation\n",
    "ser = serial.Serial('COM3', 9600)   #read data from port COM3, similar command in linux/ubuntu - COM3 gets replaced by /dev/ttyUSB0 equivalent"
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    "dataoutput = []\n",
    "while True:\n",
    "    ser.flushInput()\n",
    "    rs = []\n",
    "    read_serial = ser.readline()\n",
    "    read_serial_split = (str(read_serial)).split(\",\")\n",
    "    a1 = read_serial_split[1]    #index 0 contains the annoying b' - hence ignored\n",
    "    a2 = read_serial_split[2]\n",
    "    a3 = read_serial_split[3]\n",
    "    a4 = read_serial_split[4]\n",
    "    a5 = read_serial_split[5]\n",
    "    a6 = read_serial_split[6]\n",
    "    a7 = read_serial_split[7]\n",
    "    rs = [a1,a2,a3,a4,a5,a6,a7]\n",
    "    dataoutput.append(rs)\n",
    "    dtop = np.transpose(np.array(dataoutput,dtype=float))\n",
    "    #print(dtop[:,0])\n",
    "    np.savetxt('dtop.csv',np.transpose(dtop),delimiter=',')"
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