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# Serial

![The Project Settings Serial Attributes.](/files/ej1jKVZ0r1brlcxK7g13)

The **Serial Settings** allow the user to manage the **Serial Connections** and cover the necessary data to provide functionality to the [**Serial Nodes**](/incari-studio/2022.2/toolbox/communication/serial.md).

**Serial Communication** in **Incari** is available as a plugin and is enabled as default. However, in the case that it is disabled in the **Plugins Editor**, it will not appear in the **Project Settings**. Please refer to the [**Plugins Editor**](/incari-studio/2022.2/modules/plugins/communication.md) to find out more information.

`Name` is an identifying name of a *Serial* connection chosen at the user's discretion.

`ChannelName (Linux)` is the serial or USB port that a *Serial* set-up is connected to on *Linux*. Naming conventions for serial ports in *Linux* look like: /dev/ttyUSB0, /dev/ttyS0, /dev/ttyS1, etc.

`ChannelName (Windows)` is the serial or USB port that a *Serial* set-up is connected to on *Windows*. In *Windows*, serial ports are known as *COM* ports. Naming conventions for *COM* ports in *Windows* look like: COM1, COM2, COM3, etc.

Furthermore, the `ChannelNames` can both be specified, in the case that the user's platform is different than the target platform. If there is no difference in platforms, only one `ChannelName` needs to be filled in.

`Baudrate` is the speed of the communication for a channel. More information about this metric can be found in the **External Links** section.

## See Also

* [**Serial Nodes**](/incari-studio/2022.2/toolbox/communication/serial.md)

## External Links

* More information on the [*Baud metric*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baud).