SerialPort: connect event

The connect event of the SerialPort interface is fired when the port connects to the device.

Description

More specifically, the connect event fires when the port becomes logically connected to the device after a user grants permission for a site to access the port following a Serial.requestPort() call:

• In the case of a wired serial port, this occurs when the port is physically connected to the device, for example via USB.
• In the case of a wireless serial port (for example, Bluetooth RFCOMM), this occurs when the port makes one or more active connections to the device (for example via Bluetooth L2CAP channels).

Bubbling

This event bubbles to the instance of Serial that returned this interface. The event.target property refers to the SerialPort object that bubbles up.

For more information, see Event bubbling.

Syntax

Use the event name in methods like addEventListener(), or set an event handler property.

addEventListener("connect", (event) => { })

onconnect = (event) => { }

Event type

A generic Event.

Examples

Notify when a specific port connects

The Serial.requestPort() method returns a Promise that resolves with a SerialPort chosen by the user.

// Prompt user to choose a serial port
const port = await navigator.serial.requestPort();

port.addEventListener("connect", (event) => {
  // notify that the chosen port is connected
});

Listening for any newly-connected ports

The connect event bubbles up to the Serial object where you can listen for any newly-connected ports.

navigator.serial.addEventListener("connect", (event) => {
  // notify that a new port is available
  // use `event.target` to refer to the newly-added port
});

Specifications

Browser compatibility

See also

• disconnect event