# Problem: RPi + node-red-node-serialport + FTDI dropping complete TX Message randomly

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/problem-rpi-node-red-node-serialport-ftdi-dropping-complete-tx-message-randomly/99161>\
**Category:** Hardware\
**Created:** [25 September 2025 15:12 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/problem-rpi-node-red-node-serialport-ftdi-dropping-complete-tx-message-randomly/99161 "2025-09-25T15:12:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![RedTom](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/redtom/32/88014_2.png) [@RedTom](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/RedTom)\
**Post date:** [26 September 2025 18:25 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/problem-rpi-node-red-node-serialport-ftdi-dropping-complete-tx-message-randomly/99161/21 "2025-09-26T18:25:00Z")

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Try to isolate the problem,

make a loop test at the device side, connect the FTDI tx signal to the FTDI rx signal,  
disconnect the FTDI rx signal from the uC.

try to run a loop test python script,  
then you have only the Raspi OS -\> USB -\> FTDI

prepare python virtuel enviroment

linux

```auto
cd testdir 
python -m venv virtenv
source virtenv/bin/activate
pip install pyserial

```

the run

```auto
./testserial1

```

file testserial1

```auto
#!virtenv/bin/python
import serial
import time
from datetime import datetime

# timeout in sec
ser = serial.Serial('/dev/ttyUSB0', 115200, timeout=3.0, parity=serial.PARITY_NONE)

count=0;
txs=""

while(1):
	ts=datetime.now().strftime('%H:%M:%S.%f')[:-3]
	count=count+1
	txs=f'{count:06d} test\n\r'
	txb=txs.encode('utf-8')
	print(f'{ts} tx:{txb}')
	ser.write(txb)
	rxb=ser.read(len(txs))
	ts=datetime.now().strftime('%H:%M:%S.%f')[:-3]
	print(f'{ts} rx:{rxb}')
	if(rxb!=txb):
		print(f'Error rx:{rxb}')
	time.sleep(0.1)

ser.close()

```

output will be

```auto
(virtenv) fischer@raspberrypi:~/work/python $ ./testserial1.py
20:16:52.507 tx:b'000001 test\n\r'
20:16:52.521 rx:b'000001 test\n\r'
20:16:52.621 tx:b'000002 test\n\r'
20:16:52.633 rx:b'000002 test\n\r'
20:16:52.733 tx:b'000003 test\n\r'
20:16:52.745 rx:b'000003 test\n\r'
20:16:52.845 tx:b'000004 test\n\r'
20:16:52.857 rx:b'000004 test\n\r'
20:16:52.957 tx:b'000005 test\n\r'
20:16:52.969 rx:b'000005 test\n\r'
20:16:53.069 tx:b'000006 test\n\r'
20:16:53.081 rx:b'000006 test\n\r'
20:16:53.181 tx:b'000007 test\n\r'
20:16:53.193 rx:b'000007 test\n\r'
20:16:53.293 tx:b'000008 test\n\r' // !!! here bridge removed !!!
20:16:56.296 rx:b''
Error rx:b''
20:16:56.396 tx:b'000009 test\n\r'
20:16:59.399 rx:b''
Error rx:b''
20:16:59.500 tx:b'000010 test\n\r'

```

tested on a PI4 with FTDI serial cable TX and RX bridged

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/1X/d073cd938eafa2e558d7c2cd59003b3ef4963033.png) [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [25 November 2025 18:25 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/problem-rpi-node-red-node-serialport-ftdi-dropping-complete-tx-message-randomly/99161/22 "2025-11-25T18:25:18Z")

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