I'm trying to change the transmit port using either SoftwareSerial or AltSoftSerial, but am not having any luck at all. SoftwareSerial works when I transmit out pin 1 - I can see the TX LED blink, the values printed in Serial Monitor, and am also able receive the data on the other end (an Arduino Me…

SoftwareSerial/AltSoftSerial using different ports

MorganS October 11, 2017, 4:42am 2

Why would you use software serial on a MEGA which has 4 hardware serial ports?

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