void setup()

{
scannerSerialPort = new SerialPort("com1", 9600, Parity.None, 8, StopBits.On
e);
if (!scannerSerialPort.IsOpen)
{
scannerSerialPort.Open();
scannerSerialPort.DataReceived += new SerialDataReceivedEventHandler(sca
nnerSerialPort_DataReceived);
}
}
void scannerSerialPort_DataReceived(object sender, SerialDataReceivedEventArgs e
)
{
scan += scannerSerialPort.ReadExisting();
if (scan.EndsWith("\r\n")) {
scan = scan.Substring(0, scan.Length - 2);
//act on new value
UpdateDisplay(scan);
scan = "";
}
}