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Serial

## end()

#### Description

Disables serial communication, allowing the RX and TX pins to be used for general input and output. To re-enable serial communication, call Serial.begin().

#### Syntax

Serial.end()

Arduino Mega only:
Serial1.end()
Serial2.end()
Serial3.end()

#### Parameters

none

#### Returns

nothing

#### See also

- begin()
- end()
- available()
- read()
- peek()
- flush()
- print()
- println()
- write()
- SerialEvent()

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