Applescript Read Serial Port

Use the serial port through USB to send data between Arduino and Mac. Display song, artist and use joystick input for controls. Step 1: Interact with Spotify.

We can use any one of them for serial communication but sometimes we require to create our own custom serial application for communication. In windows, it is easy to create the custom serial application using the win32 API.In this blog post, we will learn serial port programming using the Win32 API.

In Windows, serial port programming is very easy, MSDN provide all the required win32 API information which require for the serial port programming.You can also see the below articles that how to change the properties of com-port like baud rate, parity using the Windows API.Finding COM port Number of a DeviceIn windows, the serial device will display in com port section of device manager with name as COM1, COM2, COM3, COM4. Generally, COM1 and COM2 refer to the hardware serial ports present in the PC and another com port number is export when any serial device or USB to serial device attached to PC. It also possible that com id could be virtual ( for example static virtual com port).In my laptop, I have attached an Arduino board (Atmega 2560) and its COM id would be shown in com port section (Control Panel Device Manager Ports).Compilers and IDE’s usedHere I have used Visual Studio 2013. You can also use MinGW (Minimalist GNU for Windows) an Open Source programming tool.

Here I am assuming that you know how to create the console application using the visual studio and familiar with win32 API.Opening a Serial PortIn Windows using the CreateFile, we can open the serial port. The CreateFile is a Win32 API that creates or opens a file or I/O device.

YDLU 15-Jul-16 6:0815-Jul-16 6:08Hi:In module 'UpdateBaudRateCollection' of SerialPortManager.cs, where the property or field of 'dwSettableBaud' and 'commProp' come from?So, dump all of fields using following debugging code:serialPort.GetType.GetField(BindingFlags.NonPublic BindingFlags.Instance).ToList.ForEach(f = Debug.WriteLine(f.Name));None of those field on 'SerialPort'?Could you help us, how you add those fields into 'SerialPort'?ThanksLuFound answer, COMMPROP structure. Listed dwSettableBaud.Thanks. So, with RS232, you must know the settings you need to talk to the other device, RS232 is a wire / voltage standard with a set of options.Thus if you have the wrong port speed, number of data bits or stop bits or anything else set wrong, then the data is and should be giberish.There are also many devices that communicate as bytes of data (not human readable anyways) so it's something you have to do some research on.Most use 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, and no flow control, and then you just have to guess the speed.I just setup a scale that uses 7 data bits, 1 stop bit at 9600 bps. The manual said 8 data bits (manuals can be wrong)Hope this helps.

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Member 12363554 2-Mar-16 22:002-Mar-16 22:00Hi, i'm trying to use this app to receive data from a bluetooth device but no data received, it looks like some configuration is missed because the bluetooth protocol of the device:Bluetooth protocol of the device:- baudRate = 38400- dataBits = 8- Parity = None- stopBits = 11/ the App send 'P' to the device = bluetooth connexion established ( P is a command )2/ the device send the data then 'R' ( 12 block of data )3/ the App close with 'F'the question is how to send command to the device ( its the only way to receive data ). Any idea please?? I am also not getting any data coming through the monitor. I tried running through visual studio 2013 in both debug and compiling a build version. I am using windows 8.1 for the test pc. The device I am sending the data from is a arduino on COM5 at 9600 baud.

From my understanding the settings for the arduino are:Baud Rate: 9600Data Bits: 8Parity: noneStop Bits: oneedit: Also, when I run the program through VS as either debug or release, the program will pop up with the fields populated including the correct COM5 port selected but wont do anything. When I try to open the program directly from the debug folder, I can see the process running in task manager but the GUI never comes up.edit2: I also tried using the precompiled one you have available and that one has the same issue as in the first edit.