remove WORD from Serial

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Changed
+
+ - `Serial` implements `Write<WORD>` and `Read<WORD>` for `WORD` simultaneously as `u8` and `u16`
+ - Add inherent impl of `read`/`write` methods on `Serial`
+
 ## [v0.23.0] - 2025-09-22
 
  - Implement `embedded_hal::i2c::I2c` for `I2cMasterDma` [#838]

examples/rtic-usart-shell-ssd1306.rs

@@ -110,8 +110,7 @@ mod usart_shell {
             Config::default().baudrate(115_200.bps()).wordlength_8(),
             &mut rcc,
         )
-        .unwrap()
-        .with_u8_data();
+        .unwrap();
         serial.listen(serial::Event::RxNotEmpty);
         // ushell
         let autocomplete = StaticAutocomplete(["clear", "help", "off", "on", "status"]);

examples/rtic-usart-shell.rs

@@ -77,8 +77,7 @@ mod usart_shell {
             Config::default().baudrate(115_200.bps()).wordlength_8(),
             &mut rcc,
         )
-        .unwrap()
-        .with_u8_data();
+        .unwrap();
         serial.listen(serial::Event::RxNotEmpty);
         // ushell
         let autocomplete = StaticAutocomplete(["clear", "help", "off", "on", "status"]);

examples/serial-9bit.rs

@@ -67,19 +67,17 @@ fn main() -> ! {
             Config::default().baudrate(9600.bps()).wordlength_9(),
             &mut rcc,
         )
-        .unwrap()
-        // Make this Serial object use u16s instead of u8s
-        .with_u16_data();
+        .unwrap();
 
     let (mut tx, mut rx) = serial.split();
 
     let nine_bit_integers: Range<u16> = 0x0..0x200;
 
     loop {
         for value in nine_bit_integers.clone() {
-            block!(tx.write(value)).unwrap();
+            block!(tx.write_u16(value)).unwrap();
             // Receive what we just sent
-            let received: u16 = block!(rx.read()).unwrap();
+            let received: u16 = block!(rx.read_u16()).unwrap();
 
             // Update LEDs to display what was received
             if ((received >> 5) & 1) == 1 {

src/prelude.rs

@@ -38,12 +38,8 @@
 //! ```
 pub use embedded_hal::delay::DelayNs as _;
 pub use embedded_hal_02::adc::OneShot as _embedded_hal_adc_OneShot;
-pub use embedded_hal_02::blocking::serial::Write as _embedded_hal_blocking_serial_Write;
-pub use embedded_hal_02::Capture as _embedded_hal_Capture;
 pub use embedded_hal_02::Pwm as _embedded_hal_Pwm;
 pub use embedded_hal_02::Qei as _embedded_hal_Qei;
-pub use embedded_hal_nb::serial::Read as _embedded_hal_serial_nb_Read;
-pub use embedded_hal_nb::serial::Write as _embedded_hal_serial_nb_Write;
 pub use fugit::ExtU32 as _fugit_ExtU32;
 pub use fugit::RateExtU32 as _fugit_RateExtU32;