uart-16550

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A low-level driver for 16550 UART devices, commonly used for serial ports in kernel development.

# Cargo.toml
[dependencies]
uart_16550 = "0.5.0"

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uart-16550

networkingrustv0.5.0

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SerialPort

✓ use uart_16550::SerialPort;

Initializes a 16550 UART serial port at address 0x3F8 and sends a byte.

use uart_16550::SerialPort; use std::sync::Mutex; fn main() { let mut port = unsafe { SerialPort::new(0x3F8) }; port.init(); port.send(b'H'); }

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Known issues

gotchaRequires unsafe code for direct hardware access; incorrect base address can cause system instability.

fix

Ensure the base address matches your hardware configuration and use only in appropriate contexts (e.g., kernel or bare-metal).

affects: >=0.1.0

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0.5.0latest on crates.io

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