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+// A general definition for the required UART functionality.
+// This will be used to gain platform abstraction.
+
+#ifndef _UART_H
+#define _UART_H
+
+// data types
+
+typedef void* tUartHandle;
+#define INVALID_UART_HANDLE (tUartHandle)-1
+
+typedef enum
+{
+        eNOPARITY,
+        eODDPARITY, 
+        eEVENPARITY,
+        eMARKPARITY,
+        eSPACEPARITY,
+} tParity;
+
+typedef enum
+{
+        eONESTOPBIT,
+        eONE5STOPBITS,
+        eTWOSTOPBITS,
+} tStopBits;
+
+
+// prototypes
+
+tUartHandle UartOpen(   // returns NULL on error
+        char* szPortName);  // COMx for windows
+
+bool UartConfig(         // returns true on success, false on error
+        tUartHandle handle,  // the handle returned from UartOpen()
+        long lBaudRate,      // must be one of the "standard" baudrates
+        tParity nParity,     // what kind of parity
+        tStopBits nStopBits, // how many stop bits
+        int nByteSize);      // size of the "payload", can be 5 to 8
+
+long UartWrite(           // returns how much data was actually transmitted
+        tUartHandle handle,   // the handle returned from UartOpen()
+        unsigned char* pData, // pointer to the data to be transmitted
+        long lSize);          // how many bytes
+
+long UartRead(              // returns how much data was actually received
+        tUartHandle handle,     // the handle returned from UartOpen()
+        unsigned char* pBuffer, // pointer to the destination
+        long lSize);            // how many bytes to read (pBuffer must have enough room)
+
+
+void UartClose(tUartHandle handle);
+
+
+
+#endif // _UART_H
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