Only speeds up to 9600 baud work Serial.available() doesn't work Serial.read() will wait until data arrives Only data received while Serial.read() is being called will be received. Data received at other times will be lost, since the chip is not "listening". Is the article saying that it's safe …

Software Serial available() function

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