How to Utilize System.IO.Ports.SerialPort in a NET Maui

Hello

I am currently working on a Maui app that communicates with an Arduino board using a SerialPort. The code works perfectly in a console application, but when I tried running it in a Maui project, I encountered the following error: "CS1069: The 'SerialPort' constructor does not exist." I have attempted various solutions, but I am still unable to resolve this error.

Here's the relevant portion of my code:

using System;
using System.IO.Ports;
using System.Threading;
using Microsoft.Maui.Controls;

namespace ArduinoMessageReceiver
{
    public partial class MainPage : ContentPage
    {
        static SerialPort _serialPort;

        public MainPage()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
            _serialPort = new SerialPort(); // CS1069 error here
            _serialPort.PortName = "COM5";
            _serialPort.BaudRate = 9600;
            _serialPort.Open();
            while (true)
            {
                string a = _serialPort.ReadExisting();
                portMessage.Text += a;
                Thread.Sleep(200);
            }
        }
    }
}

I would greatly appreciate your expertise in helping me understand the cause of this error and finding a solution to make my SerialPort communication work in my Maui app.

If there are any specific libraries or workarounds that are compatible with Maui for serial communication, I would be grateful to know about them. Any suggestions, code examples, or insights would be immensely helpful to me in overcoming this challenge.

Thank you all for your time and support. I look forward to your valuable assistance.