$AppMainBoard_Port = Win32::SerialPort->start ($app_cfgfile) @result=$AppMainBoard_Port->lookclear; print "Result: @result\n"; @result=$AppMainBoard_Port->purge_all; print "Result: @result\n"; for ($i=0 ;; ) { if ( $c = $AppMainBoard_Port -> input) { print "$c"; do_other-stuff; } }