Serial Ports

serial

Medium RiskCategory: Device AccessView Official Docs↗

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Install Warning

"Access serial ports."

Technical Context

Provides access to the chrome.serial API for communicating with devices connected via serial ports. This is commonly used for Arduino programming, industrial equipment, and legacy hardware.

What This Means For You

The extension can communicate with devices connected through serial ports, like Arduino boards or scientific instruments. This is essential for hardware development tools.

Related APIs

This permission enables access to these Chrome APIs:

chrome.serial

Common Use Cases

✓Arduino IDEs
✓Hardware debugging
✓Industrial tools

How to Declare in manifest.json

Add the "serial" permission to your extension manifest:

{
  "manifest_version": 3,
  "name": "My Extension",
  "permissions": [
    "serial"
  ]
}

What Users Will See

When users install your extension, Chrome will display this warning:

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This extension can:

"Access serial ports."

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