/*
setup like this:
serial = new System.IO.Ports.SerialPort("COM1", (int)BaudRates.Baud115200);
            serial.DataReceived += new SerialDataReceivedEventHandler(serial_DataReceived);
            serial.Open();
*/

void serial_DataReceived(object sender, SerialDataReceivedEventArgs e)
            {
                Debug.Print("serial data received");
                Stream tmp = new MemoryStream();
                int byteRead = 0;
                while (serial.BytesToRead > 0)
                {
                    Byte b = (Byte)serial.ReadByte();
                    tmp.WriteByte(b);
                    tmp.Flush();
                    byteRead++;
                    Debug.Print("byte read: " + b);
                }

                Debug.Print("finished reading serial data!" + byteRead);
                Byte[] buffer = new Byte[byteRead];
                tmp.Seek(0, SeekOrigin.Begin);
                tmp.Read(buffer, 0, byteRead);
                foreach (Byte b in buffer)
                    Debug.Print("byte sent: " + b);

                Char[] ch = System.Text.Encoding.UTF8.GetChars(buffer);
                String st = new String(ch);
                Debug.Print(st);

            }