Showing posts with label Serial. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Serial. Show all posts

Thursday, December 3, 2015

AltSoftSerial Library for Arduino Boards

AltSoftSerial is a software emulated serial library for Arduino boards, using hardware timers for improved compatibility.


AltSoftSerial is particularly useful when simultaneous data flows are needed. It is capable of running up to 57600 baud on 16 MHz AVR with up to 9 µs interrupt latency from other libraries. Slower baud rates are recommended when other code may delay AltSoftSerial's interrupt response by more than 9 µs.

AltSoftSerial Library can be installed to Arduino IDE using Library Manager.

Wednesday, September 16, 2015

Java/JavaFX/jSSC control Arduino + 8x8 LED Matrix

It's a example to control Arduino Uno + 8x8 LED Matrix, from USB connected PC running Windows 10, programmed with Java + JavaFX + jSSC(java-simple-serial-connector).



Arduino Side:

Connection between Arduino Uno and 8x8 LED:


UnoSerialInMatrix.ino
// 2-dimensional array of row pin numbers:
const int row[8] = {
  2, 7, 19, 5, 13, 18, 12, 16
};

// 2-dimensional array of column pin numbers:
const int col[8] = {
  6, 11, 10, 3, 17, 4, 8, 9
};

// 2-dimensional array of pixels:
int pixels[8][8];

int incomingByte = 0;

void setup() {
  // initialize the I/O pins as outputs
  // iterate over the pins:
  for (int thisPin = 0; thisPin < 8; thisPin++) {
    // initialize the output pins:
    pinMode(col[thisPin], OUTPUT);
    pinMode(row[thisPin], OUTPUT);
    // take the col pins (i.e. the cathodes) high to ensure that
    // the LEDS are off:
    digitalWrite(col[thisPin], HIGH);
  }

  clearScr();

  Serial.begin(9600);
  
}

void loop() {
  if (Serial.available() > 0) {
    incomingByte = Serial.read();
    doProcess(incomingByte);
  }
  
  // draw the screen:
  refreshScreen();

}

const int SYNC_WORD = 0xFF;
const int ST_0_IDLE = 0;
const int ST_1_WAITX = 1;
const int ST_2_WAITY = 2;
const int ST_3_WAITB = 3;
int prc_State = ST_0_IDLE;
int dotX, dotY, dotB;

void doProcess(int b){
  switch(prc_State){
    case ST_0_IDLE:
        if(b == SYNC_WORD){
          prc_State = ST_1_WAITX;
          Serial.println("1");
        }
        break;
    case ST_1_WAITX:
        dotX = b;
        prc_State = ST_2_WAITY;
        Serial.println("2");
        break;
    case ST_2_WAITY:
        dotY = b;
        prc_State = ST_3_WAITB;
        Serial.println("3");
        break;
    case ST_3_WAITB:

        if(b == 1){
          pixels[dotY][dotX] = LOW;
        }else{
          pixels[dotY][dotX] = HIGH;
        }

        prc_State = ST_0_IDLE;
        Serial.println("0");
        break;
    default:
        prc_State = ST_0_IDLE;
  }
}

void clearScr(){
  for (int x = 0; x < 8; x++) {
    for (int y = 0; y < 8; y++) {
      pixels[x][y] = HIGH;
    }
  }
}

void refreshScreen() {
  // iterate over the rows (anodes):
  for (int thisRow = 0; thisRow < 8; thisRow++) {
    // take the row pin (anode) high:
    digitalWrite(row[thisRow], HIGH);
    // iterate over the cols (cathodes):
    for (int thisCol = 0; thisCol < 8; thisCol++) {
      // get the state of the current pixel;
      int thisPixel = pixels[thisRow][thisCol];
      // when the row is HIGH and the col is LOW,
      // the LED where they meet turns on:
      digitalWrite(col[thisCol], thisPixel);
      // turn the pixel off:
      if (thisPixel == LOW) {
        digitalWrite(col[thisCol], HIGH);
      }
    }
    // take the row pin low to turn off the whole row:
    digitalWrite(row[thisRow], LOW);
  }
}

PC Side:

Before start, you have to Prepare jSSC on your NetBeans project.

JavaFX_Matrix.java
package javafx_matrix;

import java.util.logging.Level;
import java.util.logging.Logger;
import javafx.application.Application;
import javafx.application.Platform;
import javafx.beans.value.ChangeListener;
import javafx.beans.value.ObservableValue;
import javafx.collections.FXCollections;
import javafx.collections.ObservableList;
import javafx.event.ActionEvent;
import javafx.geometry.Insets;
import javafx.scene.Scene;
import javafx.scene.control.Button;
import javafx.scene.control.ComboBox;
import javafx.scene.control.Label;
import javafx.scene.control.RadioButton;
import javafx.scene.layout.BorderPane;
import javafx.scene.layout.HBox;
import javafx.scene.layout.VBox;
import javafx.scene.text.Font;
import javafx.stage.Stage;
import jssc.SerialPort;
import static jssc.SerialPort.MASK_RXCHAR;
import jssc.SerialPortEvent;
import jssc.SerialPortException;
import jssc.SerialPortList;

public class JavaFX_Matrix extends Application {
    
    final private int NUM_X = 8;
    final private int NUM_Y = 8;
    
    SerialPort arduinoPort = null;
    ObservableList<String> portList;

    @Override
    public void start(Stage primaryStage) {
        
        //ComboBox for port selection
        detectPort();
        final ComboBox comboBoxPorts = new ComboBox(portList);
        comboBoxPorts.valueProperty()
                .addListener(new ChangeListener<String>() {

            @Override
            public void changed(ObservableValue<? extends String> observable, 
                    String oldValue, String newValue) {

                System.out.println(newValue);
                disconnectArduino();
                connectArduino(newValue);
            }

        });
        
        //
        
        final Label label = new Label("arduino-er.blogspot.com");
        label.setFont(Font.font("Arial", 24));
        
        Button btnExit = new Button("Exit");
        btnExit.setOnAction((ActionEvent event) -> {
            Platform.exit();
        });

        VBox vBoxInfo = new VBox();
        vBoxInfo.getChildren().addAll(label, btnExit);
        
        //Matrix of RadioButton
        VBox vBoxMatrix = new VBox();
        vBoxMatrix.setPadding(new Insets(10, 10, 10, 10));

        for(int y=0; y<NUM_Y; y++){
            
            HBox box = new HBox();
            for(int x=0; x<NUM_X; x++){
                MatrixButton btn = new MatrixButton(x, y);
                box.getChildren().add(btn);
            }
            vBoxMatrix.getChildren().add(box);
            
        }
        
        vBoxMatrix.widthProperty().addListener(new ChangeListener<Number>(){

            @Override
            public void changed(ObservableValue<? extends Number> observable, Number oldValue, Number newValue) {
                comboBoxPorts.setPrefWidth((double)newValue);
                btnExit.setPrefWidth((double)newValue);
            }
        });

        BorderPane borderPane = new BorderPane();
        borderPane.setTop(comboBoxPorts);
        borderPane.setCenter(vBoxMatrix);
        borderPane.setBottom(vBoxInfo);

        Scene scene = new Scene(borderPane, 300, 250);

        primaryStage.setTitle("Arduino-er");
        primaryStage.setScene(scene);
        primaryStage.show();
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        launch(args);
    }
    
    @Override
    public void stop() throws Exception {
        disconnectArduino();
        super.stop();
    }
    
    private void detectPort(){
         
        portList = FXCollections.observableArrayList();
 
        String[] serialPortNames = SerialPortList.getPortNames();
        for(String name: serialPortNames){
            System.out.println(name);
            portList.add(name);
        }
    }
    
    public boolean connectArduino(String port){
        
        System.out.println("connectArduino");
        
        boolean success = false;
        SerialPort serialPort = new SerialPort(port);
        try {
            serialPort.openPort();
            serialPort.setParams(
                    SerialPort.BAUDRATE_9600,
                    SerialPort.DATABITS_8,
                    SerialPort.STOPBITS_1,
                    SerialPort.PARITY_NONE);
            serialPort.setEventsMask(MASK_RXCHAR);
            serialPort.addEventListener((SerialPortEvent serialPortEvent) -> {
                if(serialPortEvent.isRXCHAR()){            
                    //receive something for debug
                    try {
                        String st = serialPort.readString(serialPortEvent
                                .getEventValue());
                        System.out.println(st);
                        
                    } catch (SerialPortException ex) {
                        Logger.getLogger(JavaFX_Matrix.class.getName())
                                .log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
                    }
                    
                }
            });
            
            arduinoPort = serialPort;
            
            //Send dummy to clear buffer
            try {
                Thread.sleep(2000);
            } catch (InterruptedException ex) {
                Logger.getLogger(JavaFX_Matrix.class.getName())
                        .log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
            }
            sendDotArduino(0, 0, false);
            
            success = true;
        } catch (SerialPortException ex) {
            Logger.getLogger(JavaFX_Matrix.class.getName())
                    .log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
            System.out.println("SerialPortException: " + ex.toString());
        }

        return success;
    }
    
    public void disconnectArduino(){
        
        System.out.println("disconnectArduino()");
        if(arduinoPort != null){
            try {
                arduinoPort.removeEventListener();
                
                if(arduinoPort.isOpened()){
                    arduinoPort.closePort();
                }
                
                arduinoPort = null;
            } catch (SerialPortException ex) {
                Logger.getLogger(JavaFX_Matrix.class.getName())
                        .log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
            }
        }
    }
    
    public void sendDotArduino(int x, int y, boolean s){
        final byte SYNC_WORD = (byte)0xFF;
        if(arduinoPort != null){
            byte[] buffer = new byte[]{
                SYNC_WORD,
                (byte)x, 
                (byte)y, 
                (byte)(s ? 1 : 0)
            };

            try {
                arduinoPort.writeBytes(buffer);
            } catch (SerialPortException ex) {
                Logger.getLogger(JavaFX_Matrix.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
            }
        }
    }

    class MatrixButton extends RadioButton {

        public MatrixButton(int x, int y) {
            
            setOnAction((ActionEvent event) -> {
                
                RadioButton src = (RadioButton) event.getSource();    
                JavaFX_Matrix.this.sendDotArduino(x, y, src.isSelected());
                
            });
        }
    }

}


Next:
Raspberry Pi control Arduino + 8x8 LED Matrix, using Java/JavaFX/jSSC


- More example of Java/JavaFX/jSSC communicate with Arduino.

Sunday, September 13, 2015

Java + JavaFX + jSSC run on Raspberry Pi, control Arduino Uno

Last post show a example of Java + JavaFX + jSSC run on PC/Windows 10 developed in NetBeans IDE, to communicate with/control Arduino Uno. Here we remote run it on Raspberry Pi to communicate with/control Arduino Uno.

This video show how to create Remote Java SE Platform on NetBeans IDE run on Windows 10, and run it remotely on Raspberry Pi 2.


Host development platform:
OS: Windows 10
IDE: NetBeans IDE 8.0.2
Programming Language: Java + JavaFX + jSSC (refer last post Last Post)

Target platform:
Raspberry Pi 2
OS: Raspbian
IP: 192.168.1.110
Both Host development platform and Target platform in the same Network.

remark: due to something wrong on my Raspberry Pi 2 cannot detect monitor correctly, I have to edit /boot/config.txt to set framebuffer_width and framebuffer_height to 500x400. So the screen output may be differency to you.

Arduino Side:
Board: Arduino Uno
Connected to Raspberry Pi 2 with USB.
Program and Connection: (refer last post Last Post)


Related:
- Raspberry Pi control Arduino + 8x8 LED Matrix, using Java/JavaFX/jSSC

Friday, September 11, 2015

Bi-direction communication between Arduino and PC using Java + jSSC

This example show Bi-direction communication between Arduino Uno and PC using Java + javaFX + jSSC:
Arduino to PC: Arduino Uno analog input, display on JavaFX LineChart
PC to Arduino: Button to control Arduino Uno on-board LED


Before start, you have to Prepare jSSC on your NetBeans project.

Arduino side: AnalogInputToUSB.ino, run on Arduino Uno.
/*
 * AnalogInputUSB
 * Read analog input from analog pin 0
 * and send data to USB
 */

int ledPin = 13;
int analogPin = A0;
int analogValue = 0;

int incomingByte = 0;

void setup() {
  pinMode(ledPin, OUTPUT);
  Serial.begin(9600);
}

void loop() {

  if (Serial.available() > 0) {
    incomingByte = Serial.read();

    if(incomingByte & 0x01){
      digitalWrite(ledPin, HIGH);
    }else{
      digitalWrite(ledPin, LOW);
    }
  }
  
  analogValue = analogRead(analogPin);  //Read analog input
  analogValue = map(analogValue, 0, 1023, 0, 255);
  Serial.write(analogValue);            //write as byte, to USB

  delay(100);
}a

PC Side, JavaFX_jssc_Uno.java
/*
 * Example of using jSSC library to handle serial port
 * Receive number from Arduino via USB/Serial and display on Label
 */
package javafx_jssc_uno;

import java.util.logging.Level;
import java.util.logging.Logger;
import javafx.application.Application;
import javafx.application.Platform;
import javafx.beans.value.ChangeListener;
import javafx.beans.value.ObservableValue;
import javafx.collections.FXCollections;
import javafx.collections.ObservableList;
import javafx.event.ActionEvent;
import javafx.scene.Scene;
import javafx.scene.chart.LineChart;
import javafx.scene.chart.NumberAxis;
import javafx.scene.chart.XYChart;
import javafx.scene.control.Button;
import javafx.scene.control.ComboBox;
import javafx.scene.control.Label;
import javafx.scene.control.ToggleButton;
import javafx.scene.layout.StackPane;
import javafx.scene.layout.VBox;
import javafx.scene.text.Font;
import javafx.stage.Stage;
import jssc.SerialPort;
import static jssc.SerialPort.MASK_RXCHAR;
import jssc.SerialPortEvent;
import jssc.SerialPortException;
import jssc.SerialPortList;

public class JavaFX_jssc_Uno extends Application {
    
    SerialPort arduinoPort = null;
    ObservableList<String> portList;
    
    ToggleButton tbLED13;
    Label labelValue;
    final int NUM_OF_POINT = 50;
    XYChart.Series series;
     
    private void detectPort(){
         
        portList = FXCollections.observableArrayList();
 
        String[] serialPortNames = SerialPortList.getPortNames();
        for(String name: serialPortNames){
            System.out.println(name);
            portList.add(name);
        }
    }
    
    @Override
    public void start(Stage primaryStage) {
        
        labelValue = new Label();
        labelValue.setFont(new Font("Arial", 28));
        
        detectPort();
        final ComboBox comboBoxPorts = new ComboBox(portList);
        comboBoxPorts.valueProperty()
                .addListener(new ChangeListener<String>() {

            @Override
            public void changed(ObservableValue<? extends String> observable, 
                    String oldValue, String newValue) {

                System.out.println(newValue);
                disconnectArduino();
                connectArduino(newValue);
                
                tbLED13.setSelected(false);
            }

        });
        
        //Toggle Button to control LED on Arduino 
        tbLED13 = new ToggleButton("Arduino LED 13");
        tbLED13.setOnAction((ActionEvent event) -> {
            updateLED13();
        });
        
        //LineChart
        final NumberAxis xAxis = new NumberAxis();
        final NumberAxis yAxis = new NumberAxis();
        yAxis.setLabel("Voltage");
        
        final LineChart<Number,Number> lineChart = 
                new LineChart<>(xAxis,yAxis);
        lineChart.setTitle("Arduino Uno A0 Analog Input");
        series = new XYChart.Series();
        series.setName("A0 analog input");
        lineChart.getData().add(series);
        lineChart.setAnimated(false);
        
        //pre-load with dummy data
        for(int i=0; i<NUM_OF_POINT; i++){
            series.getData().add(new XYChart.Data(i, 0));
        }
        //
        
        VBox vBox = new VBox();
        vBox.getChildren().addAll(
                comboBoxPorts,  
                tbLED13, 
                labelValue, 
                lineChart);
        
        StackPane root = new StackPane();
        root.getChildren().add(vBox);
        
        Scene scene = new Scene(root, 500, 400);
        
        primaryStage.setTitle(
                "arduino-er.blogspot.com: Java + JavaFX + jSSC demo");
        primaryStage.setScene(scene);
        primaryStage.show();
    }
    
    private void updateLED13(){
        try {
            if(tbLED13.isSelected()){
                if(arduinoPort != null){
                    arduinoPort.writeByte((byte)0x01);
                    System.out.println("LED 13 ON");
                }else{
                    System.out.println("arduinoPort not connected!");
                }
            }else {
                if(arduinoPort != null){
                    arduinoPort.writeByte((byte)0x00);
                    System.out.println("LED 13 OFF");
                }else{
                    System.out.println("arduinoPort not connected!");
                }
            }
        }catch (SerialPortException ex) {
            Logger.getLogger(JavaFX_jssc_Uno.class.getName())
                    .log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
        }
    }
    
    public void shiftSeriesData(float newValue)
    {
        for(int i=0; i<NUM_OF_POINT-1; i++){
            XYChart.Data<String, Number> ShiftDataUp = 
                    (XYChart.Data<String, Number>)series.getData().get(i+1);
            Number shiftValue = ShiftDataUp.getYValue();
            XYChart.Data<String, Number> ShiftDataDn = 
                    (XYChart.Data<String, Number>)series.getData().get(i);
            ShiftDataDn.setYValue(shiftValue);
        }
        XYChart.Data<String, Number> lastData = 
            (XYChart.Data<String, Number>)series.getData().get(NUM_OF_POINT-1);
        lastData.setYValue(newValue);
    }

    public boolean connectArduino(String port){
        
        System.out.println("connectArduino");
        
        boolean success = false;
        SerialPort serialPort = new SerialPort(port);
        try {
            serialPort.openPort();
            serialPort.setParams(
                    SerialPort.BAUDRATE_9600,
                    SerialPort.DATABITS_8,
                    SerialPort.STOPBITS_1,
                    SerialPort.PARITY_NONE);
            serialPort.setEventsMask(MASK_RXCHAR);
            serialPort.addEventListener((SerialPortEvent serialPortEvent) -> {
                if(serialPortEvent.isRXCHAR()){
                    try {
                        
                        byte[] b = serialPort.readBytes();
                        int value = b[0] & 0xff;    //convert to int
                        String st = String.valueOf(value);

                        //Update label in ui thread
                        Platform.runLater(() -> {
                            labelValue.setText(st);
                            shiftSeriesData((float)value * 5/255); //in 5V scale
                        });
                        
                    } catch (SerialPortException ex) {
                        Logger.getLogger(JavaFX_jssc_Uno.class.getName())
                                .log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
                    }
                    
                }
            });
            
            arduinoPort = serialPort;
            success = true;
        } catch (SerialPortException ex) {
            Logger.getLogger(JavaFX_jssc_Uno.class.getName())
                    .log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
            System.out.println("SerialPortException: " + ex.toString());
        }

        return success;
    }
    
    public void disconnectArduino(){
        
        System.out.println("disconnectArduino()");
        if(arduinoPort != null){
            try {
                arduinoPort.removeEventListener();
                
                if(arduinoPort.isOpened()){
                    arduinoPort.closePort();
                }
                
                arduinoPort = null;
            } catch (SerialPortException ex) {
                Logger.getLogger(JavaFX_jssc_Uno.class.getName())
                        .log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
            }
        }
    }

    @Override
    public void stop() throws Exception {
        disconnectArduino();
        super.stop();
    }
            
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        launch(args);
    }
    
}


Connect a potentiometer in Arduino Uno side to set analog input A0.
Next:
- Run it remotely on Raspberry Pi 2.

Wednesday, September 9, 2015

JavaFX + jSSC - read byte from Arduino Uno, display in LineChart


Similar to last example "JavaFX + jSSC - read byte from Arduino Uno, read from Analog Input". This example plot the analog data in JavaFX LineChart. (This video show the effect of calling lineChart.setAnimated(false) and default true also.)


Before start, you have to Prepare jSSC on your NetBeans project.

JavaFX_jssc_Uno.java
/*
 * Example of using jSSC library to handle serial port
 * Receive number from Arduino via USB/Serial and display on Label
 */
package javafx_jssc_uno;

import java.util.logging.Level;
import java.util.logging.Logger;
import javafx.application.Application;
import javafx.application.Platform;
import javafx.beans.value.ChangeListener;
import javafx.beans.value.ObservableValue;
import javafx.collections.FXCollections;
import javafx.collections.ObservableList;
import javafx.scene.Scene;
import javafx.scene.chart.LineChart;
import javafx.scene.chart.NumberAxis;
import javafx.scene.chart.XYChart;
import javafx.scene.control.ComboBox;
import javafx.scene.control.Label;
import javafx.scene.layout.StackPane;
import javafx.scene.layout.VBox;
import javafx.scene.text.Font;
import javafx.stage.Stage;
import jssc.SerialPort;
import static jssc.SerialPort.MASK_RXCHAR;
import jssc.SerialPortEvent;
import jssc.SerialPortException;
import jssc.SerialPortList;

public class JavaFX_jssc_Uno extends Application {
    
    SerialPort arduinoPort = null;
    ObservableList<String> portList;
    
    Label labelValue;
    final int NUM_OF_POINT = 50;
    XYChart.Series series;
     
    private void detectPort(){
         
        portList = FXCollections.observableArrayList();
 
        String[] serialPortNames = SerialPortList.getPortNames();
        for(String name: serialPortNames){
            System.out.println(name);
            portList.add(name);
        }
    }
    
    @Override
    public void start(Stage primaryStage) {
        
        labelValue = new Label();
        labelValue.setFont(new Font("Arial", 28));
        
        detectPort();
        final ComboBox comboBoxPorts = new ComboBox(portList);
        comboBoxPorts.valueProperty()
                .addListener(new ChangeListener<String>() {

            @Override
            public void changed(ObservableValue<? extends String> observable, 
                    String oldValue, String newValue) {

                System.out.println(newValue);
                disconnectArduino();
                connectArduino(newValue);
            }

        });
        
        //LineChart
        final NumberAxis xAxis = new NumberAxis();
        final NumberAxis yAxis = new NumberAxis();
        yAxis.setLabel("Voltage");
        
        final LineChart<Number,Number> lineChart = 
                new LineChart<>(xAxis,yAxis);
        lineChart.setTitle("Arduino Uno A0 Analog Input");
        series = new XYChart.Series();
        series.setName("A0 analog input");
        lineChart.getData().add(series);
        lineChart.setAnimated(false);
        
        //pre-load with dummy data
        for(int i=0; i<NUM_OF_POINT; i++){
            series.getData().add(new XYChart.Data(i, 0));
        }
        //
        
        VBox vBox = new VBox();
        vBox.getChildren().addAll(
                comboBoxPorts, labelValue, lineChart);
        
        StackPane root = new StackPane();
        root.getChildren().add(vBox);
        
        Scene scene = new Scene(root, 500, 400);
        
        primaryStage.setTitle(
                "arduino-er.blogspot.com: Java + JavaFX + jSSC demo");
        primaryStage.setScene(scene);
        primaryStage.show();
    }
    
    public void shiftSeriesData(float newValue)
    {
        for(int i=0; i<NUM_OF_POINT-1; i++){
            XYChart.Data<String, Number> ShiftDataUp = 
                    (XYChart.Data<String, Number>)series.getData().get(i+1);
            Number shiftValue = ShiftDataUp.getYValue();
            XYChart.Data<String, Number> ShiftDataDn = 
                    (XYChart.Data<String, Number>)series.getData().get(i);
            ShiftDataDn.setYValue(shiftValue);
        }
        XYChart.Data<String, Number> lastData = 
            (XYChart.Data<String, Number>)series.getData().get(NUM_OF_POINT-1);
        lastData.setYValue(newValue);
    }

    public boolean connectArduino(String port){
        
        System.out.println("connectArduino");
        
        boolean success = false;
        SerialPort serialPort = new SerialPort(port);
        try {
            serialPort.openPort();
            serialPort.setParams(
                    SerialPort.BAUDRATE_9600,
                    SerialPort.DATABITS_8,
                    SerialPort.STOPBITS_1,
                    SerialPort.PARITY_NONE);
            serialPort.setEventsMask(MASK_RXCHAR);
            serialPort.addEventListener((SerialPortEvent serialPortEvent) -> {
                if(serialPortEvent.isRXCHAR()){
                    try {
                        
                        byte[] b = serialPort.readBytes();
                        int value = b[0] & 0xff;    //convert to int
                        String st = String.valueOf(value);

                        //Update label in ui thread
                        Platform.runLater(() -> {
                            labelValue.setText(st);
                            shiftSeriesData((float)value * 5/255); //in 5V scale
                        });
                        
                    } catch (SerialPortException ex) {
                        Logger.getLogger(JavaFX_jssc_Uno.class.getName())
                                .log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
                    }
                    
                }
            });
            
            arduinoPort = serialPort;
            success = true;
        } catch (SerialPortException ex) {
            Logger.getLogger(JavaFX_jssc_Uno.class.getName())
                    .log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
            System.out.println("SerialPortException: " + ex.toString());
        }

        return success;
    }
    
    public void disconnectArduino(){
        
        System.out.println("disconnectArduino()");
        if(arduinoPort != null){
            try {
                arduinoPort.removeEventListener();
                
                if(arduinoPort.isOpened()){
                    arduinoPort.closePort();
                }
                
            } catch (SerialPortException ex) {
                Logger.getLogger(JavaFX_jssc_Uno.class.getName())
                        .log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
            }
        }
    }

    @Override
    public void stop() throws Exception {
        disconnectArduino();
        super.stop();
    }
            
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        launch(args);
    }
    
}


For the Arduino Uno side and hardware connection, refer to last post "JavaFX + jSSC - read byte from Arduino Uno, read from Analog Input".

Next:
Bi-direction communication between Arduino and PC using Java + jSSC

Tuesday, September 8, 2015

Example of using jSSC, communicate between JavaFX and Arduino Uno via USB Serial port

Prepare a simple sketch run on Arduino Uno to send a counting number to serial port, tested on Windows 10.

BlinkUSB.ino
/*
 * Send number to Serial
 */
int i = 0;

// the setup function runs once when you press reset or power the board
void setup() {
  // initialize digital pin 13 as an output.
  pinMode(13, OUTPUT);
  Serial.begin(9600);
}

// the loop function runs over and over again forever
void loop() {

  Serial.print(i);
  i++;
  
  digitalWrite(13, HIGH);   // turn the LED on (HIGH is the voltage level)
  delay(1000);              // wait for a second
  digitalWrite(13, LOW);    // turn the LED off by making the voltage LOW
  delay(1000);              // wait for a second
}

Read last post to "Prepare jSSC - download and add library to NetBeans, and create project using jSSC library".

modify the java code, JavaFX_jssc_Uno.java
/*
 * Example of using jSSC library to handle serial port
 * Receive number from Arduino via USB/Serial and display on Label
 */
package javafx_jssc_uno;

import java.util.logging.Level;
import java.util.logging.Logger;
import javafx.application.Application;
import javafx.application.Platform;
import javafx.beans.value.ChangeListener;
import javafx.beans.value.ObservableValue;
import javafx.collections.FXCollections;
import javafx.collections.ObservableList;
import javafx.scene.Scene;
import javafx.scene.control.ComboBox;
import javafx.scene.control.Label;
import javafx.scene.layout.StackPane;
import javafx.scene.layout.VBox;
import javafx.stage.Stage;
import jssc.SerialPort;
import static jssc.SerialPort.MASK_RXCHAR;
import jssc.SerialPortEvent;
import jssc.SerialPortException;
import jssc.SerialPortList;

public class JavaFX_jssc_Uno extends Application {
    
    SerialPort arduinoPort = null;
    ObservableList<String> portList;
    
    Label labelValue;
     
    private void detectPort(){
         
        portList = FXCollections.observableArrayList();
 
        String[] serialPortNames = SerialPortList.getPortNames();
        for(String name: serialPortNames){
            System.out.println(name);
            portList.add(name);
        }
    }
    
    @Override
    public void start(Stage primaryStage) {
        
        labelValue = new Label();
        
        detectPort();
        final ComboBox comboBoxPorts = new ComboBox(portList);
        comboBoxPorts.valueProperty()
                .addListener(new ChangeListener<String>() {

            @Override
            public void changed(ObservableValue<? extends String> observable, 
                    String oldValue, String newValue) {

                System.out.println(newValue);
                disconnectArduino();
                connectArduino(newValue);
            }

        });
        
        VBox vBox = new VBox();
        vBox.getChildren().addAll(
                comboBoxPorts, labelValue);
        
        StackPane root = new StackPane();
        root.getChildren().add(vBox);
        
        Scene scene = new Scene(root, 300, 250);
        
        primaryStage.setTitle("Hello World!");
        primaryStage.setScene(scene);
        primaryStage.show();
    }

    public boolean connectArduino(String port){
        
        System.out.println("connectArduino");
        
        boolean success = false;
        SerialPort serialPort = new SerialPort(port);
        try {
            serialPort.openPort();
            serialPort.setParams(
                    SerialPort.BAUDRATE_9600,
                    SerialPort.DATABITS_8,
                    SerialPort.STOPBITS_1,
                    SerialPort.PARITY_NONE);
            serialPort.setEventsMask(MASK_RXCHAR);
            serialPort.addEventListener((SerialPortEvent serialPortEvent) -> {
                if(serialPortEvent.isRXCHAR()){
                    try {
                        String st = serialPort.readString(serialPortEvent
                                .getEventValue());
                        System.out.println(st);
                        
                        //Update label in ui thread
                        Platform.runLater(() -> {
                            labelValue.setText(st);
                        });
                        
                    } catch (SerialPortException ex) {
                        Logger.getLogger(JavaFX_jssc_Uno.class.getName())
                                .log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
                    }
                    
                }
            });
            
            arduinoPort = serialPort;
            success = true;
        } catch (SerialPortException ex) {
            Logger.getLogger(JavaFX_jssc_Uno.class.getName())
                    .log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
            System.out.println("SerialPortException: " + ex.toString());
        }

        return success;
    }
    
    public void disconnectArduino(){
        
        System.out.println("disconnectArduino()");
        if(arduinoPort != null){
            try {
                arduinoPort.removeEventListener();
                
                if(arduinoPort.isOpened()){
                    arduinoPort.closePort();
                }
                
            } catch (SerialPortException ex) {
                Logger.getLogger(JavaFX_jssc_Uno.class.getName())
                        .log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
            }
        }
    }

    @Override
    public void stop() throws Exception {
        disconnectArduino();
        super.stop();
    }
            
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        launch(args);
    }
    
}



Next:
- JavaFX + jSSC - read byte from Arduino Uno, read from Analog Input

Prepare jSSC - download and add library to NetBeans, and create project using it.

jSSC (Java Simple Serial Connector) is a library for working with serial ports from Java. jSSC support Win32(Win98-Win8), Win64, Linux(x86, x86-64, ARM), Solaris(x86, x86-64), Mac OS X 10.5 and higher(x86, x86-64, PPC, PPC64)

link: https://code.google.com/p/java-simple-serial-connector/

Here show how to download and add library to NetBeans, and create NetBeans project using jSSC library. Next post will show a javaFX example to communicate with Arduino Uno via USB Serial.

Prepare jSSC - java serial port communication library - Download and add library to NetBeans


Prepare jSSC - Create NetBeans project using jSSC library



Example of using Java + jSSC:
- Example of using jSSC, communicate between JavaFX and Arduino Uno via USB Serial port
- JavaFX + jSSC - read byte from Arduino Uno, read from Analog Input
JavaFX + jSSC - read byte from Arduino Uno, display in LineChart
Bi-direction communication between Arduino and PC using Java + jSSC
Java + JavaFX + jSSC run on Raspberry Pi, control Arduino Uno
Java/JavaFX/jSSC control Arduino + 8x8 LED Matrix
- Raspberry Pi control Arduino + 8x8 LED Matrix, using Java/JavaFX/jSSC

Monday, April 13, 2015

Arduino Due muilt serial and serialEvent

Arduino Due have 4 hardware serial ports. This example show how to use two serial port together, Serial and Serial3. Serial connect to PC via USB, once data received from Serial, it will be transmitted out to Serial3. Once data received from Serial3, it will be transmitted to Serial.

int LED = 13;
boolean LEDst = false;

void setup() {
  Serial.begin(9600);
  Serial3.begin(9600);
  pinMode(LED, OUTPUT);
  digitalWrite(LED, LEDst);
}

void loop() {
  while (Serial.available() > 0) {
    char a = Serial.read();
    Serial3.write(a);
  }
  
  while (Serial3.available() > 0) {
    char a = Serial3.read();
    Serial.write(a);
    ToggleLED();
  }
}

void ToggleLED(){
  digitalWrite(LED, LEDst = !LEDst);
}

Connect a wire between TX3 and RX3 on Arduino Due board, such that anything type in Arduino IDE Serial Monitor will be sent to Serial, then to Serial3, and loop back to Serial3, and sent back to Serial, to Serial Monitor.
It's another version do the same thing, with serialEvent3() for Serial3.

SerialEvent occurs whenever a new data comes in the hardware serial RX.  This routine is run between each time loop() runs, so using delay inside loop can delay response.  Multiple bytes of data may be available. ~ reference: http://arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/SerialEvent

int LED = 13;
boolean LEDst = false;

void setup() {
  Serial.begin(9600);
  Serial3.begin(9600);
  pinMode(LED, OUTPUT);
  digitalWrite(LED, LEDst);
}

void loop() {
  while (Serial.available() > 0) {
    char a = Serial.read();
    Serial3.write(a);
  }
  
}

void serialEvent3() {
  while (Serial3.available() > 0) {
    char a = Serial3.read();
    Serial.write(a);
    ToggleLED();
  }
}

void ToggleLED(){
  digitalWrite(LED, LEDst = !LEDst);
}

Monday, April 6, 2015

Python auto detect Arduino connected serial port

This example TRY to detect Arduino Uno connected serial port automatically, such that no need to hard code "'ttyACM0", "'ttyACM1"... It run on both Python 2 and 3. I test it on Ubuntu Linux only. It's a trial experience only, not a complete solution.



PySerial (ref: http://pyserial.sourceforge.net/pyserial_api.html) provide a function serial.tools.list_ports.comports(), it return an iterable that yields tuples of three strings:
- port name as it can be passed to serial.Serial or serial.serial_for_url()
- description in human readable form
- sort of hardware ID. E.g. may contain VID:PID of USB-serial adapters.

Items are returned in no particular order. It may make sense to sort the items. Also note that the reported strings are different across platforms and operating systems, even for the same device.

To simplify, I assume the port name (eg. /dev/ttyACM0) is in the 1st item returned, and have not handle any other case.

As shown in the post "Get idVendor and idProduct of your Arduino/USB devices", we know VID:PID of Arduino Uno is 2341:0043. So we can compare it with what returned from serial.tools.list_ports.comports() to determine is it Arduino Uno. And for simplify also, I assume it's in VID:PID=2341:0043 format.

findUno.py
import serial.tools.list_ports
import sys
import atexit
import platform

print("=== Auto scan for Arduino Uno connected port===")
print("")
print(platform.system(), platform.release())
print(platform.dist())
print("Python version " + platform.python_version())
print("")

def findArduinoUnoPort():
    portList = list(serial.tools.list_ports.comports())
    for port in portList:
        if "VID:PID=2341:0043" in port[0]\
            or "VID:PID=2341:0043" in port[1]\
            or "VID:PID=2341:0043" in port[2]:
            print(port)
            print(port[0])
            print(port[1])
            print(port[2])

            #please note: it is not sure [0]
            #returned port[] is no particular order
            #so, may be [1], [2]
            return port[0]

def doAtExit():
    if serialUno.isOpen():
        serialUno.close()
        print("Close serial")
        print("serialUno.isOpen() = " + str(serialUno.isOpen()))

atexit.register(doAtExit)

unoPort = findArduinoUnoPort()
if not unoPort:
    print("No Arduino Uno found")
    sys.exit("No Arduino Uno found - Exit")

print("Arduino Uno found: " + unoPort)
print()

serialUno = serial.Serial(unoPort, 9600)
print("serialUno.isOpen() = " + str(serialUno.isOpen()))

while True:
    while (serialUno.inWaiting()==0):
        pass
    valueRead = serialUno.readline(500)
    print(valueRead)



In Arduino Uno side, just a simple program to repeatly call Serial.println() for testing.
AnalogInSerialOut.ino
const int analogIn = A0;
int analogVal = 0;

void setup() {
  Serial.begin(9600);
}

void loop() {

  analogVal = analogRead(analogIn);
  Serial.println(analogVal);
  delay(1000);
}

Thursday, April 2, 2015

Python to plot graph of serial data from Arduino Uno analog input

It's a simple example to read analog input from Arduino Uno, send to PC via USB serial. In the PC side, running Python on Linux, plot the received serial graphically using matplotlib and drawnow library.




Arduino side:


AnalogInSerialOut.ino
const int analogIn = A0;
int analogVal = 0;

void setup() {
  Serial.begin(19200);
}

void loop() {

  analogVal = analogRead(analogIn);
  Serial.println(analogVal);
  delay(1000);
}

PC side running Python 2.7.6, plotArduino.py. It's the example code run in the demo video.
import serial
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
from drawnow import *

values = []

plt.ion()
cnt=0

serialArduino = serial.Serial('/dev/ttyACM0', 19200)

def plotValues():
    plt.title('Serial value from Arduino')
    plt.grid(True)
    plt.ylabel('Values')
    plt.plot(values, 'rx-', label='values')
    plt.legend(loc='upper right')

#pre-load dummy data
for i in range(0,26):
    values.append(0)
    
while True:
    while (serialArduino.inWaiting()==0):
        pass
    valueRead = serialArduino.readline()

    #check if valid value can be casted
    try:
        valueInInt = int(valueRead)
        print(valueInInt)
        if valueInInt <= 1024:
            if valueInInt >= 0:
                values.append(valueInInt)
                values.pop(0)
                drawnow(plotValues)
            else:
                print "Invalid! negative number"
        else:
            print "Invalid! too large"
    except ValueError:
        print "Invalid! cannot cast"
    



Modified version of plotArduino.py:
- It seem that 19200 baud is not stable in my unit, so change to 9600. (Have to modify Arduino side also)
- Add some line to indicate status.
- Add atexit handling.
- Make it work on both Python 2 and 3.

import serial
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
from drawnow import *
import atexit

values = []

plt.ion()
cnt=0

serialArduino = serial.Serial('/dev/ttyACM0', 9600)

def plotValues():
    plt.title('Serial value from Arduino')
    plt.grid(True)
    plt.ylabel('Values')
    plt.plot(values, 'rx-', label='values')
    plt.legend(loc='upper right')

def doAtExit():
    serialArduino.close()
    print("Close serial")
    print("serialArduino.isOpen() = " + str(serialArduino.isOpen()))

atexit.register(doAtExit)

print("serialArduino.isOpen() = " + str(serialArduino.isOpen()))

#pre-load dummy data
for i in range(0,26):
    values.append(0)
    
while True:
    while (serialArduino.inWaiting()==0):
        pass
    print("readline()")
    valueRead = serialArduino.readline(500)

    #check if valid value can be casted
    try:
        valueInInt = int(valueRead)
        print(valueInInt)
        if valueInInt <= 1024:
            if valueInInt >= 0:
                values.append(valueInInt)
                values.pop(0)
                drawnow(plotValues)
            else:
                print("Invalid! negative number")
        else:
            print("Invalid! too large")
    except ValueError:
        print("Invalid! cannot cast")




To install matplotlib, drawnow and pyserial:

for Python 2
$ sudo apt-get install python-matplotlib
$ sudo apt-get install python-pip
$ sudo pip install drawnow
$ sudo pip install pyserial

for Python 3
$ sudo apt-get install python3-matplotlib
$ sudo apt-get install python3-pip
$ sudo pip3 install drawnow
$ sudo pip3 install pyserial


Updated@2017-06-17:
It's a similarity example without using drawnow, tested on Raspberry Pi and PC/Ubuntu 17.04/Python 3.6 ~ Python run on Raspberry Pi (and PC running Ubuntu) to plot serial data from ESP8266/NodeMCU


Tuesday, November 4, 2014

Use jSSC (Java Simple Serial Connector) on Windows 8.1

jSSC (Java Simple Serial Connector) is a library for working with serial ports from Java. jSSC support Win32(Win98-Win8), Win64, Linux(x86, x86-64, ARM), Solaris(x86, x86-64), Mac OS X 10.5 and higher(x86, x86-64, PPC.

My old post show how to Install and test java-simple-serial-connector with Arduino, running on Ubuntu and Netbeans IDE.

This video show how to use jSSC on Windows 8.1/Nerbeans IDE. Basically it is the same, with different COM port assignment.


The Java code is listed here. It send a message to Arduino Esplora via USB Serial port, COM3, using jSSC library.

package java_testjssc;
 
import jssc.SerialPort;
import jssc.SerialPortException;
 
public class Java_testjSSC {
 
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        SerialPort serialPort = new SerialPort("COM3");
        try {
            System.out.println("Port opened: " + serialPort.openPort());
            System.out.println("Params setted: " 
                + serialPort.setParams(9600, 8, 1, 0));
            System.out.println("\"Hello World!!!\" successfully writen to port: " 
                + serialPort.writeBytes("Hello World!!!".getBytes()));
            System.out.println("Port closed: " 
                + serialPort.closePort());
        }
        catch (SerialPortException ex){
            System.out.println(ex);
        }
    }
     
}

The Arduino side code, refer to the post "Serial communication between Arduino Esplora and PC".



Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Arduino detect string command from serial port

This example receive char and detect command terminal '\n', and compare with predefined command ("LEDON" and "LEDOFF") with strcmp() function, to turn on/off Esplora's on-board LED accordingly.



serialReadCmd.ino
#include <Esplora.h>
#include <TFT.h>
#include <SPI.h>

int MAX_CMD_LENGTH = 10;
char cmd[10];
int cmdIndex;
char incomingByte;

void setup() {
  
    EsploraTFT.begin();  
    EsploraTFT.background(0,0,0);
    EsploraTFT.stroke(255,255,255);  //preset stroke color
     
    //Setup Serial Port with baud rate of 9600
    Serial.begin(9600);
    
    //indicate start
    Esplora.writeRGB(255, 255, 255);
    delay(250);
    Esplora.writeRGB(0, 0, 0);
    
    cmdIndex = 0;
    
}
 
void loop() {
    
    if (incomingByte=Serial.available()>0) {
      
      char byteIn = Serial.read();
      cmd[cmdIndex] = byteIn;
      
      if(byteIn=='\n'){
        //command finished
        cmd[cmdIndex] = '\0';
        Serial.println(cmd);
        cmdIndex = 0;
        
        if(strcmp(cmd, "LEDON")  == 0){
          Serial.println("Command received: LEDON");
          Esplora.writeRGB(255, 255, 255);
        }else if (strcmp(cmd, "LEDOFF")  == 0) {
          Serial.println("Command received: LEDOFF");
          Esplora.writeRGB(0, 0, 0);
        }else{
          Serial.println("Command received: unknown!");
        }
        
      }else{
        if(cmdIndex++ >= MAX_CMD_LENGTH){
          cmdIndex = 0;
        }
      }
    }
    
}


Monday, March 10, 2014

Arduino + Raspberry Pi + Node.js

Cross-post with Hello Raspberry Pi: Communication between RAspberry Pi and Arduino, using Node.js.

This example demonstrate how to send data between Raspberry Pi and Arduino Esplora board via USB, using Node.js.


Node.js script run on Raspberry Pi.
//To install 'serialport' locally, enter the command:
//$ npm install serialport
//Otherwise, Error: Cannot find module 'serialport' will reported

var SerialPort = require("serialport").SerialPort
var serialPort = new SerialPort('/dev/ttyACM0', 
    {   baudrate: 9600,
        dataBits: 8,
        parity: 'none',
        stopBits: 1,
        flowControl: false
    });

serialPort.on("open", function () {
    console.log('open');
    serialPort.on('data', function(data) {
        console.log('data received: ' + data);
        });
    serialPort.write("Hello from Raspberry Pi\n", function(err, results) {
        console.log('err ' + err);
        console.log('results ' + results);
        });
});

Arduino side, (same as in the post "Serial communication between Arduino Esplora and PC").
#include <Esplora.h>
#include <TFT.h>
#include <SPI.h>
 
int prevSw1 = HIGH;
int incomingByte = 0;
String charsIn = "";
char printout[20];  //max char to print: 20
  
void setup() {
   
    EsploraTFT.begin();  
    EsploraTFT.background(0,0,0);
    EsploraTFT.stroke(255,255,255);  //preset stroke color
      
    //Setup Serial Port with baud rate of 9600
    Serial.begin(9600);
     
    //indicate start
    Esplora.writeRGB(255, 255, 255);
    delay(250);
    Esplora.writeRGB(0, 0, 0);
     
}
  
void loop() {
    int sw1 = Esplora.readButton(SWITCH_1);
    if(sw1 != prevSw1){
      if(sw1 == LOW){
        Serial.println("Hello from Arduino Esplora");
      }
      prevSw1 = sw1;
    }
     
    while (Serial.available()) {
      char charRead = Serial.read();
      charsIn.concat(charRead);
    }
    if(charsIn != ""){
      Serial.println("How are you, " + charsIn);
      charsIn.toCharArray(printout, 21);
      EsploraTFT.background(0,0,0);
      EsploraTFT.text(printout, 0, 10);
      charsIn = "";
    }
}

Monday, March 3, 2014

Install and test java-simple-serial-connector with Arduino, on Ubuntu

As the new Arduino 1.5.6 BETA replaced RXTX library with JSSC (https://code.google.com/p/java-simple-serial-connector/), this video show how to install JSSC and setup on Netbeans, build a Hello World run on Ubuntu Linux, to send data to Arduino Esplora board. Actually the setup steps and example code follow https://code.google.com/p/java-simple-serial-connector/wiki/jSSC_Start_Working.


The last version of jSSC can be downloaded here: http://code.google.com/p/java-simple-serial-connector/downloads/list

In order to work on Ubuntu, modify the example code to change SerialPort to "/dev/ttyACM0".

package java_testjssc;

import jssc.SerialPort;
import jssc.SerialPortException;

public class Java_testjSSC {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        SerialPort serialPort = new SerialPort("/dev/ttyACM0");
        try {
            System.out.println("Port opened: " + serialPort.openPort());
            System.out.println("Params setted: " + serialPort.setParams(9600, 8, 1, 0));
            System.out.println("\"Hello World!!!\" successfully writen to port: " + serialPort.writeBytes("Hello World!!!".getBytes()));
            System.out.println("Port closed: " + serialPort.closePort());
        }
        catch (SerialPortException ex){
            System.out.println(ex);
        }
    }
    
}

The Arduino side code, refer to the post "Serial communication between Arduino Esplora and PC".

Next: A simple Java application using java-simple-serial-connector library (jSSC) , with JavaFX user interface, send bytes to Arduino Esplora via USB.

Related: Use jSSC (Java Simple Serial Connector) on Windows 8.1

Monday, January 27, 2014

Serial communication between Arduino and PC using C with termios

This example show how to implement Serial communication using C language with termios.h. It run on Ubuntu, and send and receive data to and from Arduino Esplora connected with USB cable.


The C program, testTermios.c, in Ubuntu side copy from example in http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Serial_Programming/Serial_Linux#termios, it is a simple terminal program with termios.h.
#include <string.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <fcntl.h>
#include <termios.h>
 
int main(int argc,char** argv)
{
 struct termios tio;
 struct termios stdio;
 struct termios old_stdio;
 int tty_fd;
 
 unsigned char c='D';
 tcgetattr(STDOUT_FILENO,&old_stdio);
 
 printf("Please start with %s /dev/ttyS1 (for example)\n",argv[0]);
 memset(&stdio,0,sizeof(stdio));
 stdio.c_iflag=0;
 stdio.c_oflag=0;
 stdio.c_cflag=0;
 stdio.c_lflag=0;
 stdio.c_cc[VMIN]=1;
 stdio.c_cc[VTIME]=0;
 tcsetattr(STDOUT_FILENO,TCSANOW,&stdio);
 tcsetattr(STDOUT_FILENO,TCSAFLUSH,&stdio);
 fcntl(STDIN_FILENO, F_SETFL, O_NONBLOCK); // make the reads non-blocking
 
 memset(&tio,0,sizeof(tio));
 tio.c_iflag=0;
 tio.c_oflag=0;
 tio.c_cflag=CS8|CREAD|CLOCAL; // 8n1, see termios.h for more information
 tio.c_lflag=0;
 tio.c_cc[VMIN]=1;
 tio.c_cc[VTIME]=5;
 
 tty_fd=open(argv[1], O_RDWR | O_NONBLOCK);
 cfsetospeed(&tio,B115200); // 115200 baud
 cfsetispeed(&tio,B115200); // 115200 baud
 
 tcsetattr(tty_fd,TCSANOW,&tio);
 while (c!='q')
 {
  if (read(tty_fd,&c,1)>0)        write(STDOUT_FILENO,&c,1);
  // if new data is available on the serial port, print it out
  if (read(STDIN_FILENO,&c,1)>0)  write(tty_fd,&c,1);
  // if new data is available on the console, send it to the serial port
 }
 
 close(tty_fd);
 tcsetattr(STDOUT_FILENO,TCSANOW,&old_stdio);
 
 return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}

Compile it with the command:
$ gcc testTermios.c -o testTermios

To run it with specified device port, run the command dmesg to check the Arduino Esplora connected post:
$ dmesg

It's ttyACM0 in my case.

Run:
$ ./testTermios /dev/ttyACM0

Press any key will send to ttyACM0, press 'q' to quit.

In Arduino Esplora side, testSerial.ino. (It is same as the example in "Serial communication between Arduino Esplora and PC", using Arduino IDE's Serial Monitor.)
#include <Esplora.h>
#include <TFT.h>
#include <SPI.h>

int prevSw1 = HIGH;
int incomingByte = 0;
String charsIn = "";
char printout[20];  //max char to print: 20
 
void setup() {
  
    EsploraTFT.begin();  
    EsploraTFT.background(0,0,0);
    EsploraTFT.stroke(255,255,255);  //preset stroke color
     
    //Setup Serial Port with baud rate of 9600
    Serial.begin(9600);
    
    //indicate start
    Esplora.writeRGB(255, 255, 255);
    delay(250);
    Esplora.writeRGB(0, 0, 0);
    
}
 
void loop() {
    int sw1 = Esplora.readButton(SWITCH_1);
    if(sw1 != prevSw1){
      if(sw1 == LOW){
        Serial.println("Hello from Arduino Esplora");
      }
      prevSw1 = sw1;
    }
    
    while (Serial.available()) {
      char charRead = Serial.read();
      charsIn.concat(charRead);
    }
    if(charsIn != ""){
      Serial.println("How are you, " + charsIn);
      charsIn.toCharArray(printout, 21);
      EsploraTFT.background(0,0,0);
      EsploraTFT.text(printout, 0, 10);
      charsIn = "";
    }
}


Next:
- Send data to Arduino from Linux PC, program in C with GUI of GTK+3, as ColorChooser

Saturday, January 25, 2014

Serial communication between Arduino Esplora and PC

This example show bi-direction serial communication between Arduino Esplora and PC. In PC side, the Serial Monitor can be used as terminal to send data to and receive data from Arduino Esplora.


Arduino Esplora sample code:
#include <Esplora.h>
#include <TFT.h>
#include <SPI.h>

int prevSw1 = HIGH;
int incomingByte = 0;
String charsIn = "";
char printout[20];  //max char to print: 20
 
void setup() {
  
    EsploraTFT.begin();  
    EsploraTFT.background(0,0,0);
    EsploraTFT.stroke(255,255,255);  //preset stroke color
     
    //Setup Serial Port with baud rate of 9600
    Serial.begin(9600);
    
    //indicate start
    Esplora.writeRGB(255, 255, 255);
    delay(250);
    Esplora.writeRGB(0, 0, 0);
    
}
 
void loop() {
    int sw1 = Esplora.readButton(SWITCH_1);
    if(sw1 != prevSw1){
      if(sw1 == LOW){
        Serial.println("Hello from Arduino Esplora");
      }
      prevSw1 = sw1;
    }
    
    while (Serial.available()) {
      char charRead = Serial.read();
      charsIn.concat(charRead);
    }
    if(charsIn != ""){
      Serial.println("How are you, " + charsIn);
      charsIn.toCharArray(printout, 21);
      EsploraTFT.background(0,0,0);
      EsploraTFT.text(printout, 0, 10);
      charsIn = "";
    }
}

Related:
Serial communication between Arduino and PC using C with termios

Thursday, March 21, 2013

Read byte from Serial port and set pin

This code run on Arduino Due, read byte from Serial port, and set LED pin HIGH/LOW according.


int led = 13;
int incomingByte = 0;

void setup() {
    pinMode(led, OUTPUT);
    
    //Setup Serial Port with baud rate of 115200
    Serial.begin(115200);
    Serial.println("Press H to turn LED ON");
    Serial.println("Press L to turn LED OFF");
}

void loop() {
    if (Serial.available() > 0) {
        // read the incoming byte:
        incomingByte = Serial.read();
    
        if(incomingByte == 'H'){
            digitalWrite(led, HIGH);
            Serial.println("LED ON");
        }else if(incomingByte == 'L'){
            digitalWrite(led, LOW);
            Serial.println("LED OFF");
        }else{
            Serial.println("invalid!");
        }
      
    }
}