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[SoftwareSerial] Enable rx-only or tx-only mode
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Description
I've been in several projects, where i've run out of available pins/interrups, but i've only needed RX or TX (not both), because i've used one-way communication. Can you please add some way to use only one pin like this?:
```cpp
#define DISABLED -1
SoftwareSerial myRXSerial(10, DISABLED); // RX, TX
SoftwareSerial myTXSerial(DISABLED, 11); // TX only does not need interrupts at all!
```
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Research direction
Start by locating the SoftwareSerial implementation and inspecting how its RX and TX pins are handled, including the DISABLED value shown in the examples. Confirm the expected behavior for RX-only and TX-only instances, then add coverage showing that each one-way construction works without requiring the unused pin or interrupt path.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- embedded-iot
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100