From abfa22f57202e264d6e7c3e60b049ac836b053a4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Hans-Christoph Steiner Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:52:17 +0000 Subject: updated install instructions to use Arduino 0018 svn path=/trunk/externals/hardware/arduino/; revision=13231 --- README.txt | 21 ++++++++++++--------- 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.txt b/README.txt index 2672fca..c4fe7c9 100644 --- a/README.txt +++ b/README.txt @@ -1,21 +1,24 @@ This package includes a Pd object and a matching Arduino firmware. It allows you to control the Arduino board from Pd without having to program in -Arduino's C++ +Arduino's C++. -To use it, first unzip the included Firmata-2.1 firmware and follow the README -included in there. Then you'll be able to choose firmware from Arduino -application, in the menu: File -> Open -> Examples -> Library-Firmata +To use it, first download and install Arduino 0018 or newer from +http://arduino.cc. When you run the Arduino program, then you'll be able to +choose firmware from Arduino application, in the menu: + + File -> Open -> Examples -> Library-Firmata Once you have uploaded a firmware to your Arduino board, open up arduino-test.pd in Pd, then choose your serial port with the [open( message. -For more on Arduino, go to: http://arduino.cc - -You can get more information about this firmware here: -http://www.arduino.cc/playground/Interfacing/Firmata +* for more on Arduino, go to: http://arduino.cc +* for more information about this firmware here: http://firmata.org WARNING! This version of the arduino object for Pd will only work with 2.1 -versions of Firmata. It will NOT work with older versions of the firmware! +versions of Firmata. It will not work with older versions of the firmware! + +(You can also optionally unzip the included Firmata-2.1 firmware and follow +the README included in there.) Hans-Christoph Steiner -- cgit v1.2.1