usb driver problem

[Thomas McGrath III]

I installed the FTDIUSBSerial drive and nothing changes.

I can see the /dev/cu.usbmodem1a21 in :
Arduino IDE
Terminal
Cornflake
Processing

But not in Livecode :
SerialTest
MakeBoard
Communicator
MyOwnTestStack

The Arduino Uno has a serial to usb chip on it so it doesn't use the FTDIUSBSerial driver. That has to be the problem. Maybe it is seen as a usb too soon by the computer and as such LC only sees a USB port and no serial port.

OK, if that's the case then what about shell commands? ANyone know of some simple shell commands to read the serial data that I am sending from the Arduino Uno????

That would help me test this out.
Thanks

-- Tom McGrath III
http://lazyriver.on-rev.com
3mcgrath at comcast.net

On Jan 18, 2011, at 5:55 PM, Thomas McGrath III wrote:

> Claudi,
> 
> yes and No. There is a driver that gets loaded on Leopard but it is not loaded in snow Leopard. They changed the way the Arduino Uno gets connected.
> 
> "Open up the serial monitor (or any other terminal program) and use single-keystroke commands to control stepper motor speed, direction, and power."
> 
> This is a snippet from a motor Controller board but the hint here is that the terminal program can access and send serial commands so maybe that is a way around this issue. 
> 
> The Snow Leopard way is that the Arduino shows up in Network Pane as a Modem. But it does not show up as one of the serial ports in Sarah's Serial Test project.
> 
> I can install the Leopard driver and try that and or try the direct terminal and see about that next.
> 
> 
> -- Tom McGrath III
> http://lazyriver.on-rev.com
> 3mcgrath at comcast.net
> 
> On Jan 18, 2011, at 5:06 AM, Claudi Cornaz wrote:
> 
>> Hi Thomas,
>> 
>> I just ordered a arduino yesterday and hope to have it tommorow.
>> I sure hope this can be solved. (Well I am very positive about that, one way or another, that's why I ordered one anyway)
>> 
>> I have been looking on the web. I guess you did this already but just in case, here are some links
>> http://www.patokeefe.com/archives/316
>> http://ricardo-dias.com/node/130
>> http://code.google.com/p/xcode-arduino-serial-communication/
>> 
>> and in the livecode forum there is a thread about the arduino and apparently mmiele got it working :
>> 
>> by mmiele » Sat Dec 06, 2008 10:25 am
>> 
>> I used MacOS Tiger and then Leopard. 
>> 
>> What you need is: 
>> 
>> 1 - download and install from the Arduino site (http://www.arduino.cc) the Arduino SDK. 
>> 
>> 2 - download and install from the Arduino site or the FTDI site (http://www.ftdichip.com) the driver to see the Arduino USB as a serial port. 
>> 
>> 3 - connect the arduino board to an USB port of your Mac. 
>> 
>> You will see is a new entry in the list of serial devices. 
>> You can get the list reading the "driverNames" property: ex. 
>> 
>> put the driverNames into field "serialPorts". 
>> 
>> You can get a useful stack to test serial communication at 
>> 
>> http://www.troz.net/Rev/tutorials.php 
>> 
>> The stack is SerialTest.rev
>> mmiele
>> 
>> Posts: 17
>> Joined: Sun Jan 21, 2007 12:25 pm
>> Location: Naples, Italy
>> 
>> 
>> this is from: http://forums.runrev.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=2419
>> 
>> I hope you can get it working quickly and otherwise I will join your efford as soon as my arduino arrives.
>> 
>> 
>> Best wishes,
>>  Claudi
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