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# Serial Start

## Overview

![The Serial Start Node.](/files/eyUVohkVZXLP7jJG9mZ3)

The **Serial Start Node** starts a **Serial** connection that has already been set up in [**Project Settings**](/incari-studio/2022.1/modules/project-settings.md#serial).

[**Scope**](https://github.com/cgi-studio-gmbh/incari-doc/blob/2022.1/toolbox/communication/overview.md#scopes): **Project**, **Scene**, **Function**, **Prefab**.

## Attributes

![The Serial Start Node Attributes.](/files/zwWlf9DCQoSbYDm4d1xq)

| Attribute       | Type          | Description                        |
| --------------- | ------------- | ---------------------------------- |
| `Configuration` | **Drop-down** | The desired **Serial** connection. |

## Inputs

| Input             | Type      | Description                                                           |
| ----------------- | --------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| *Pulse Input* (►) | **Pulse** | A standard **Input Pulse**, to trigger the execution of the **Node**. |

## Outputs

| Output             | Type      | Description                                                                                                                            |
| ------------------ | --------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| *Pulse Output* (►) | **Pulse** | A standard **Output Pulse**, to move onto the next **Node** along the **Logic Branch**, once this **Node** has finished its execution. |

## See Also

* [**Serial Send Packet**](/incari-studio/2022.1/toolbox/communication/serial/serialsendpacket.md)
* [**Serial Stop**](/incari-studio/2022.1/toolbox/communication/serial/serialstop.md)