[PD-cvs] SF.net SVN: pure-data: [10082] trunk/externals/hardware/arduino/README

[eighthave at users.sourceforge.net]

Revision: 10082
          http://pure-data.svn.sourceforge.net/pure-data/?rev=10082&view=rev
Author:   eighthave
Date:     2008-06-24 10:30:22 -0700 (Tue, 24 Jun 2008)

Log Message:
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updated readme for release based on Firmata 2.0 protocol

Modified Paths:
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    trunk/externals/hardware/arduino/README

Modified: trunk/externals/hardware/arduino/README
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--- trunk/externals/hardware/arduino/README	2008-06-24 15:07:52 UTC (rev 10081)
+++ trunk/externals/hardware/arduino/README	2008-06-24 17:30:22 UTC (rev 10082)
@@ -3,13 +3,19 @@
 you to control the Arduino board from Pd without having to program in
 Arduino's C++
 
-To use it, open Pd_firmware in Arduino and upload it to the board.  Open up
+To use it, first unzip the included Firmata-2.0 firmware and follow the README
+included in there.  Then you'll be able to choose firmware from Arduino
+application, in File -> Open -> Library-Firmata menu.
+
+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
+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
 
-http://www.arduino.cc/playground/Interfacing/Sensorbox
+WARNING!  This version of the arduino object for Pd will only work with 2.0
+versions of Firmata.  It will NOT work with older versions of the firmware!
 
-Hans-Christoph Steiner <hans at at.or.at>
+Hans-Christoph Steiner <hans at eds.org>


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