u8 as default Serial Word

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 
 ### Changed
 
-- Use `u8` as default SPI Word type
+- Use `u8` as default SPI as Serial Word type
 
 ### Added
 - Added `Can` Controller Area Network traits.

src/serial/blocking.rs

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 //! Implementing that marker trait will opt in your type into a blanket implementation.
 
 /// Write half of a serial interface (blocking variant)
-pub trait Write<Word> {
+pub trait Write<Word = u8> {
     /// The type of error that can occur when writing
     type Error: crate::serial::Error;
 

src/serial/nb.rs

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 ///
 /// Some serial interfaces support different data sizes (8 bits, 9 bits, etc.);
 /// This can be encoded in this trait via the `Word` type parameter.
-pub trait Read<Word> {
+pub trait Read<Word = u8> {
     /// Read error
     type Error: crate::serial::Error;
 
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ impl<T: Read<Word>, Word> Read<Word> for &mut T {
 }
 
 /// Write half of a serial interface
-pub trait Write<Word> {
+pub trait Write<Word = u8> {
     /// Write error
     type Error: crate::serial::Error;