cat command with timeout

[Ori Idan]

I have to read lines from serial port, I thought to read them using 'cat'
however, since the other unit connected to the serial port, might
malfunction and not send anything, I need a timeout to stop reading after
few seconds.
Does someone know of an alternative to cat with timeout?

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Ori Idan
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