Serial and Debug Logging

The puara-module library provides a simple interface for serial communication, allowing you to send data and receive commands via the serial port.

Starting Serial Listening

Serial listening is started automatically when you call puara.start(). You can also start it manually:

bool success = puara.start_serial_listening();

Returns: true if serial listening was successfully started, false otherwise.

When serial listening is active, the device will listen for incoming commands on the serial port, allowing you to interact with and configure the device via a serial terminal.

Sending Serial Data

You can send data over the serial port using the send_serial_data() method:

puara.send_serial_data("Hello, world!");

Monitor Types

You can specify the serial monitor type when calling the start() method:

// Use JTAG monitor with debug-level logging
puara.start(PuaraAPI::JTAG_MONITOR, ESP_LOG_DEBUG);

Available Monitors

Monitor	Description
`PuaraAPI::UART_MONITOR`	Standard UART serial monitor (default).
`PuaraAPI::JTAG_MONITOR`	JTAG-based debugging monitor.
`PuaraAPI::USB_MONITOR`	USB serial monitor.

Debug Levels

The second parameter of start() sets the ESP-IDF logging level:

Level	Description
`ESP_LOG_NONE`	No logging output.
`ESP_LOG_ERROR`	Only error messages.
`ESP_LOG_WARN`	Warnings and errors (default).
`ESP_LOG_INFO`	Informational messages, warnings, and errors.
`ESP_LOG_DEBUG`	Debug messages and all above.
`ESP_LOG_VERBOSE`	All messages including verbose output.