gistfile1.js

var serialport = require('serialport');
var bindexof = require('buffer-indexof');
var ready = new Buffer("> ");

function die(err)
{
  console.log(err);
  process.exit(1);
}

var tested = 0;
serialport.list(function (err, ports) {
  if(err) return die(err);
  var com;
  ports.forEach(function(port) {
    if(port.pnpId.indexOf('Pinoccio') > -1 || port.manufacturer.indexOf('Pinoccio') > -1) com = port.comName;
  });
  if(!com) die("no scout found");
  console.log(com);
  serial = new serialport.SerialPort(com, {
    baudrate: 115200,
    buffersize: 16*1024
  });
  serial.on('open',function(err){
    if(err) die(err);
  }).on('error',function(err){
    console.error('serial error: ',err);
  }).on('data',function(buf){

    process.stdout.write(buf);
    if(tested) return;
    if(bindexof(buf,ready) != 0) return;
    tested = 1;
    serial.write(" print millis;\n");
    serial.write(" print millis;\n");
    serial.write(" print millis;\n");
  });
});