Examples

| Serial Output by BARRAGAN <http://barraganstudio.com> Demonstrates how to send data using the serial port. A computer running a Processing program receives the data from the serial port and fills a rectangle according to the value received. created 13 May 2004 revised 29 April 2007 |

    // Serial Output
    // by BARRAGAN <http://barraganstudio.com>

    int switchpin = 0;  // switch connected to pin 0

    void setup() {
      pinMode(switchpin, INPUT);  // pin 0 as INPUT
      Serial.begin(9600);         // start serial communication at 9600bps
    }

    void loop() {
      if(digitalRead(switchpin) == HIGH)  // if switch is ON
      {
        Serial.print(1, BYTE);                  // send 1 to Processing
      }else{
        Serial.print(0, BYTE);                  // otherwise send 0 to Processing
      }
      delay(100);                         // wait 100ms
    }

    /* Processing code for this example

    // switch serial
    // by BARRAGAN <http://barraganstudio.com>

    // Demonstrates how to read data from the Wiring I/O board, in order
    // to fill a rectangle on the screen using a lighter color when a switch
    // connected to the Wiring I/O board is pressed, and fill it with darker
    // color when the switch is released.

    // created 13 May 2004
    // revised 29 April 2007

    import processing.serial.*;

    Serial port;  // create serial port object
    int val;      // variable to receive data from the serial port

    void setup()
    {
      size(200, 200);
      noStroke();
      frameRate(10);

      // List all the available serial ports in the output pane.
      // You will need to choose the port that the Wiring board is
      // connected to from this list. The first port in the list is
      // port #0 and the third port in the list is port #2.
      println(Serial.list());

      // Open the port that the Wiring board is connected to (in this case #2)
      // Make sure to open the port at the same speed Wiring is using (9600bps)
      port = new Serial(this, Serial.list()[2], 9600);
    }

    void draw()
    {
      if( 0 < port.available() )  // if data is available to read
      {
        val = port.read();        // read it and store it in 'val'
      }

      background(#222222);        // clear background

      if( val == 0 )              // if 0 was received
      {
        fill(#666660);            // set fill color
      }else{
        fill(#CCCCC0);            // set fill to a different color
      }

      rect(50, 50, 100, 100);     // draw square
    }

    */

|  | Circuit schematics: the button is connected to Wiring digital pin 0.