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Diff: Serial.h

Revision:
27:7110ebee3484
Parent:
21:3944f1e2fa4f
Child:
43:e2ed12d17f06
--- a/Serial.h	Fri Feb 11 10:33:02 2011 +0000
+++ b/Serial.h	Tue Nov 29 14:59:27 2011 +0000
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 /* mbed Microcontroller Library - Serial
- * Copyright (c) 2007-2009 ARM Limited. All rights reserved.
- * sford
+ * Copyright (c) 2007-2011 ARM Limited. All rights reserved.
  */ 
  
 #ifndef MBED_SERIAL_H
 #define MBED_SERIAL_H
 
+#include "device.h"
+
+#if DEVICE_SERIAL
+
 #include "platform.h"
 #include "PinNames.h"
 #include "PeripheralNames.h"
@@ -17,6 +20,9 @@
 /* Class: Serial
  *  A serial port (UART) for communication with other serial devices
  *
+ * Can be used for Full Duplex communication, or Simplex by specifying 
+ * one pin as NC (Not Connected)
+ *
  * Example:
  * > // Print "Hello World" to the PC
  * >
@@ -87,6 +93,10 @@
     /* Function: getc
      *  Read a character
      *
+     * Reads a character from the serial port. This will block until 
+     * a character is available. To see if a character is available, 
+     * see <readable>
+     *
      * Variables:
      *  returns - The character read from the serial port
      */
@@ -176,3 +186,4 @@
 
 #endif
 
+#endif