/// EMBROIDOTRON SETUP /// import processing.serial.*; Serial arduino; int s1 = 0; int s2 = 0; /// DEBUGGING BOOLEANS //// boolean serialConnected = false; // for testing without connection to arduino set to false void setup() { size(800, 800); // SETUP EMBROIDERY COMMUNICATIONS if (serialConnected) { try { //// CHANGE PORT NAME TO UNO PORT ////// <------------------------------------------------ CHANGE HERE ---------------------- String portName = "COM9"; //////////////////////////////////////// //// SERIAL COMMUNICATION SETUP///////////// arduino = new Serial(this, portName, 115200); arduino.bufferUntil(10); } catch(Exception e) { println("ERROR WITH SERIAL CONNECTION: check that the device is connected properly and that you are using the correct port name"); println("See the portName variable (~line 55) to update port name"); exit(); } } } void draw() { // we draw a green circle on top of the current needle down fill(0, 255, 0); pushMatrix(); translate(width/2, height/2); ellipse(s1, s2, 3, 3); popMatrix(); if (serialConnected==false) { updatePoints(); delay(500); } } ////////////////////// SERIAL COMS HELPERS /////////////////////////////////////////// void serialEvent(Serial myPort) { if (serialConnected) { // read a byte from the serial port: String inBytes = arduino.readString(); if (inBytes.charAt(0) == 'U') { write(s1, s2); // send new coordinates to stepper motor updatePoints(); //update coordinates for next send } else { println(inBytes); } } } void updatePoints() { if (s1 < 600) { s1 += 4; } if (s1 < 600) { s2 += 4; } } void write(int s1, int s2) { String message = str(s1) + " " + str(s2) + "\n"; arduino.write(message); } ////////////////////// END SERIAL COMS HELPERS /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////