SerialPort.RtsEnable Property (System.IO.Ports)

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.NET Framework 3.5
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System.IO.Ports Namespace
SerialPort Class
SerialPort Properties

SerialPort..::.RtsEnable Property
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.NET Framework Class Library

SerialPort..::.RtsEnable Property

Gets or sets a value indicating whether the Request to Send (RTS) signal is enabled during serial communication.

Namespace: System.IO.Ports
Assembly: System (in System.dll)

Syntax

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'Usage

Dim instance As SerialPort
Dim value As Boolean

value = instance.RtsEnable

instance.RtsEnable = value

'Declaration

<BrowsableAttribute(True)> _
Public Property RtsEnable As Boolean

Property Value

Type: System..::.Boolean
true to enable Request to Transmit (RTS); otherwise, false. The default is false.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
InvalidOperationException	The value of the RtsEnable property was set or retrieved while the Handshake property is set to the RequestToSend value or the RequestToSendXOnXOff value.
IOException	The port is in an invalid state. - or - An attempt to set the state of the underlying port failed. For example, the parameters passed from this SerialPort object were invalid.

Exception

Condition

InvalidOperationException

The value of the RtsEnable property was set or retrieved while the Handshake property is set to the RequestToSend value or the RequestToSendXOnXOff value.

IOException

The port is in an invalid state.

- or -

An attempt to set the state of the underlying port failed. For example, the parameters passed from this SerialPort object were invalid.

Remarks

The Request to Transmit (RTS) signal is typically used in Request to Send/Clear to Send (RTS/CTS) hardware handshaking.

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98, Windows CE, Windows Mobile for Smartphone, Windows Mobile for Pocket PC

The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0

.NET Compact Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 2.0

Reference

SerialPort Class

SerialPort Members

System.IO.Ports Namespace