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## SoftwareSerial(rxPin, txPin)

#### Description

A call to SoftwareSerial(rxPin, txPin) creates a new SoftwareSerial object, whose name you need to provide as in the example below. You still need to call SoftwareSerial.begin().

#### Parameters

rxPin: the pin on which to receive serial data

txPin: the pin on which to transmit serial data

#### Example

    #define rxPin 2
    #define txPin 3

    // set up a new serial port
    SoftwareSerial mySerial =  SoftwareSerial(rxPin, txPin);

#### See also

- SoftwareSerial.begin()
- SoftwareSerial.read()
- SoftwareSerial.print()
- SoftwareSerial.println()

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