#------------------------------------------------------
#                serialRead.py
#    An example of reading data from the serial port 
#       (Data sent from the Arduino for example.)
#------------------------------------------------------

#!/usr/bin/env python

import time
import serial

ser = serial.Serial(            # Create and define a serial object "ser"
    port='/dev/ttyACM0',
    baudrate = 9600,
    parity=serial.PARITY_NONE,
    stopbits=serial.STOPBITS_ONE,
    bytesize=serial.EIGHTBITS,
    timeout=1
    )

while 1:
    r = ser.readline()           # Read a byte from the serial port
    conv = r.decode("utf-8")     # Convert the byte to a string
    conv = conv.strip('\n')      # Strip off the "\n" newline character
    print(conv)                  # Print the byte-to-string conversion