There are 11 command line options for SerialApp. If none are specified the default values in the table below are used.
They are optional but:
If a different value is required, all parameters up to it must be specified.
eg SerialApp 2 2 9600 will perform the test as a loopback with COM2 with defaults except BAUD rate is 9600.
Notes:
| No. | Command line Parameter | Default Value | Comment |
| 1 | Write Port | 1 | By default both read and write ports are same |
| 2 | Read Port | 1 | If only one parameter, or second = first, then Read Port = Write Port (Loopback) |
| 3 | BAUD Rate | 115200 | |
| 4 | Maximum Paceket Size | 8 | |
| 5 | Minimum Packet Size | 8 | |
| 6 | Test Time | INFINITE | Not yet used |
| 7 | Write Timeout | 3333 | Can be INIFINITE Enter value > 10000 |
| 8 | Read Timeout | 3333 | Can be INIFINITE Enter value > 10000 |
| 9 | Max Read Loop Time | 20000 | Read loops until required number of bytes is read. |
| Each individual read may timout, in which case it loops again | |||
| If though the looping exceeeds this time , a software timeout happens | |||
| The read is aborted | |||
| 10 | Read Auto Mode | FALSE | MAX_DWORD, MAX_DWORD Option is used for Read Timeout |
| See http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-US/library/ee488247(v=winembedded.60).aspx | |||
| 11 | Abort on Error | FALSE | See fAbortOnError at http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-US/library/ee484401(v=winembedded.60).aspx |
| Also defined in header file: | |||
| MESSAGE | The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.ABCDEFGHIJKLMabcdefghijklm0123456789 | ||
| DEFAULT_COM_PORT | L"$device\\COM1" | ||
| MAX_PACKET_SIZE | (strlen(MESSAGE)) | Limit to Maximum Paceket Size | |
| DEFAULT_DISPLAYPERIOD | 5000 | Time between message updates | |