/// <summary>
/// try to connect to an attached serial device with a name that contains the given string in its device name
/// </summary>
/// <param name="name">substring of the device name of an attached device</param>
/// <returns>true if connection succeeded, else false</returns>
public async Task <bool> OpenSerialConnection(string name)
{
serialPort = null;
serialPort = await ss.GetSerialDeviceByNameAsync(name); //try to connect to serial device with given partial device name
//await getSerialDeviceByName("name"); //try to connect to serial device with given partial device name
ReadCancellationTokenSource = new CancellationTokenSource();
if (serialPort != null)
{
return(true);
}
else
{
return(false);
}
}