# Data logging via uart **URL:** \ **Category:** Logstash\ **Created:** [September 4, 2017, 10:59am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/data-logging-via-uart/99281 "2017-09-04T10:59:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Nivetha\_Sukumar](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/nivetha_sukumar/32/21793_2.png) [@Nivetha\_Sukumar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Nivetha_Sukumar)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2017, 10:59am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/data-logging-via-uart/99281/1 "2017-09-04T10:59:12Z")
I am new to Logstash. I would like to log the real time Bluetooth packets using Logstash and analyse it using elastic search. As of now, I use a serial terminal program called Real term to log the data. Can I use logstash to listen to the serial data and ingest the hex values. Please let me know if logstash can be used for this application. I have attached my sample log file [logs](https://www.dropbox.com/s/warafrrxw2dvqxx/sample?dl=0) here. Thanks, Nivetha ---
**Author:** ![magnusbaeck](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/magnusbaeck/32/44943_2.png) [@magnusbaeck](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/magnusbaeck)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2017, 7:33pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/data-logging-via-uart/99281/2 "2017-09-06T19:33:01Z")
I don't think there's a standard input plugin that would allow you to do this, but you could certainly write your own. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2017, 7:33pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/data-logging-via-uart/99281/3 "2017-10-04T19:33:40Z")
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