# Delay Reading Serial Port and Displaying Data

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**Category:** Electronics (Arduino, etc.)\
**Created:** [April 8, 2019, 5:59am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/delay-reading-serial-port-and-displaying-data/10071 "2019-04-08T05:59:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![jeremydouglass](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/jeremydouglass/32/20_2.png) [@jeremydouglass](https://discourse.processing.org/u/jeremydouglass)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2019, 4:34am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/delay-reading-serial-port-and-displaying-data/10071/2 "2019-04-10T04:34:34Z")

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I’m not a serial user, but this reminds me of an old @kfrajer answer about frame rate vs serial speed, and filling up the buffer.

- [Delay in Serial plot using Processing - Processing 2.x and 3.x Forum](https://forum.processing.org/two/discussion/comment/108440/#Comment_108440)

another possibly related past post:

> [@Using Serial data in real time?](https://discourse.processing.org/t/using-serial-data-in-real-time/5056/3):
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> Yes, of course, here is the code for Arduino IDE: /\* Arduino Starter Kit example Project 14 - Tweak the Arduino Logo This sketch is written to accompany Project 14 in the Arduino Starter Kit Parts required: - 10 kilohm potentiometer Software required: - Processing (3.0 or newer) http://processing.org - Active Internet connection created 18 Sep 2012 by Scott Fitzgerald http://www.arduino.cc/starterKit This example code is part of the public domain. \*/ void setup()…

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