Embedded systems – Henry Poon's Blog https://blog.henrypoon.com Sun, 25 Aug 2019 23:47:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 83044199 Java Serial Programming https://blog.henrypoon.com/blog/2010/10/11/java-serial-programming/ https://blog.henrypoon.com/blog/2010/10/11/java-serial-programming/#comments Tue, 12 Oct 2010 00:35:19 +0000 http://henrypoon.mooo.com/blog/java-serial-programming After fiddling with using the Serial Monitor on the Arduino IDE for serial communication inputs, I thought it was very useful to set up my own program to achieve the serial communication so that I didn’t have to rely on the Serial Monitor for it.  I came across a serial communication API called JavaComm (more info in the link below).  Only its 2.0 version will run on Windows, but there is a 3.0 version that is available for Linux users.  The article discusses how to use the library to achieve serial communication, and has a lot of example code to follow.  The PDF in the other link below has information on how to use the JavaComm API, and the information there is presented a little better than Wiki pages, since Wiki pages seem to be loaded with technical information that beginners (like me), can’t really follow too well.

Link: http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Serial_Programming/Serial_Java

Link: http://java.sun.com/developer/Books/javaprogramming/cookbook/11.pdf

]]> https://blog.henrypoon.com/blog/2010/10/11/java-serial-programming/feed/ 4 429 Arduino Microcontroller Tutorial https://blog.henrypoon.com/blog/2010/07/23/arduino-microcontroller-tutorial/ https://blog.henrypoon.com/blog/2010/07/23/arduino-microcontroller-tutorial/#respond Sat, 24 Jul 2010 04:36:23 +0000 http://henrypoon.mooo.com/blog/arduino-microcontroller-tutorial A beginner’s guide on how to use the Arduino Microcontroller.  It goes through the basics of plugging it into the computer, writing simple microcontroller code and then uploading that code to the Microcontroller.  It also has a small beginner’s tutorial on C, which is the programming language that the Arduino uses.

http://www.ladyada.net/learn/arduino/

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