Apologies being so new but stuggling to get a grip on a few things - I have some x y and z data coming in from a serial device on OS X - I can verify that this works ok from using Zterm and seeing data flowing in.
Initially all I need is for that data to be shown onscreen - I’v altered the serial port details and baud rate in the Serial Example and when I click the mouse the data onscreen varies and the led on my device flashes to show that communication is occuring.
I just need some pointers to alter the example to just show live data readout without having to click a mouse…
Stage 2 will be to use x y z data in a graphical fashion but thats not for today.
Can anyone easily tell me how alter the code to suit?
Yes… you should be able to do it quite easily as this:
In your setup() method, change
bSendSerialMessage = false;
to
bSendSerialMessage = true;
in the update() method, near the bottom, comment (or delete) the line
bSendSerialMessage = false;
you could also comment/delete the line from your mousePressed() method (so mousePressed() would be empty if you’re just using the code from serialExample)
Many thanks for that - now you’ve got me thinking…
My data coming in the serial contains various hex data - including x and y coordinates and z pressure - plus a constant address, stop bit and another string to show a release of touch…
Can I extract the bits I need and convert that into pointing commands do you think for cursor control etc?