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gregwar/php-serial
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This PHP class can be used to communicate with a serial port under Linux, OSX or Windows.

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php-serial
==========

[](#php-serial)

This PHP class can be used to communicate with a serial port under Linux, OSX or Windows.

This code is from  I just wanted to be able to use composer to install and use it.

###  Health Score

26

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LowBetter than 43% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity22

Limited adoption so far

Community12

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity41

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 66.7% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/ff07f4a09665104ac6c46056b35fd78a3ae78e55e6f7f31f1545654a75d8d6e5?d=identicon)[Gregwar](/maintainers/Gregwar)

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Top Contributors

[![Gregwar](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/367022?v=4)](https://github.com/Gregwar "Gregwar (6 commits)")[![rubberneck](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/335251?v=4)](https://github.com/rubberneck "rubberneck (3 commits)")

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