title: Reading from the serial port in C#
body: <p>I have tried using Readline() and data gets dropped, I tried using Read() but I am not sure how to have an error proof method of doing it, since I may get several packets one after another and I have no way of knowing that there is going to be another packet coming in. In between packets BytesToRead is 0, so I can't use it. When reading data to the buffer to you have a timer or put the thread to sleep to allow for all the packets to arrive?</p>
  
  <p>I am lost. Don't know what to try next.</p>
  
  <p>I should mention that I get no guarantee that the string coming off the serial port will be ended with \n or \r or \r\n. I simply need a fool proof way to read ALL the packets that will come from the scale when the user presses PRINT on it.</p>
  
  <p>Someone answered here with the idea I liked - waiting for a certain amount of time for all the packets, but they erased their answer. ANy chance you could re-post it?</p>