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user2348688
user2348688

Reputation: 153

NativeScript (Telerik) and Serial Port on Android

I need to utilize both a barcode scanner and a USB port on something handheld. I figure a small Android Tablet is my best option.

I've spent some time researching and I cannot find anyone who has implemented a NativeScript App w/ Serial Port communication on Android.

I am concerned this means it is not possible, or prohibited for some reason.

I have the Serial Communication functional right now using Nodejs and the serialport module via NPM.

Does anyone know if this module will work in a NativeScript app?

I am going to attempt to make this work over the weekend, but before I waste a lot of time I figured I would ask in case this is simply not possible -- I've chased simple bugs for days so I could waste a long time on something that's not possible. :)

Thanks for your help!

Upvotes: 1

Views: 1755

Answers (1)

Emil Oberg
Emil Oberg

Reputation: 4056

Anything you can do with a pure Java-only app (or Swift/Object C for iOS) you can do with NativeScript as you can access all the underlining APIs. This is one of (if not the) key differences between NativeScript and other technologies. See the NativeScript docs.

Most probably, you'll want to use some third party code to communicate with the serial device (such as usb-serial-for-android). Here's a great blog post on how to use third party code in your NativeScript app.

Upvotes: 3

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