[PD] about [serial] object -OSX PD

[slimboyfatboyslim]

martin pichlmair wrote:

>
> concerning keyspan i'ld like to mention that there are cheaper 
> comports out there. and the one i bought does not misbehave as bad as 
> the keyspan thing does. e.g. it does not appear as a new device in 
> /dev every time.
>
> that just has to be said on the mailing list so that it is found in 
> the archives (and your brains :)
>
> if someone's interested i can look up the model that i use at home in 
> the evening and post it.
>
> you may also try my slightly altered comport object (a newer version 
> than the one annie uses). it's attached. i did not test it enough yet, 
> so any comments are welcome. it might as well not work at all. the 
> major change is that it creates the object despite the /dev it 
> searches is not found. you might then use the "device 
> /dev/ttySverylongkeyspannumberstuff" message to attach it to your 
> comport (that you find out via the terminal).
>
> lg
> martin
>
>
>
> On Nov 24, 2004, at 13:03, slimboyfatboyslim wrote:
>
>> hi,
>>
>> Koray Tahiroglu wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Hello,
>>> I tried comport 0 as well, it gave me the same error, PD cannot see 
>>> comport object as an external.
>>
>>
>>
>> did you plug ur keyspan cable? did you check ur /dev directory? Is 
>> there sth called tty.USA19QW181P1.1?
>>
>>> Are you also using Mac OSX? I placed the comport.pd_darwin file 
>>> under extra folder.
>>>
>> Which version of PD? The new old w/o wish shell or w/ wish shell?
>>
>>> comport 0 9600
>>> ... couldn't create
>>>
>>> I am using PD, and now I am trying to use keyspan-bstamp with PD.
>>>
>>> I guess, there might be something with the comport.pd_darwin 
>>> compiled file.
>>
>>
>> There're some other people using that, I don't think there's any problem
>>
>>>
>>> Are you using PD under macOSX, and same compiled filer works?
>>
>>
>> yup, it does
>>
>>>
>>> cheers,
>>> Koray.
>>>
>>>
>>>     when I compile he object, I've set comport 0 for the keyspan, so
>>>     try comport 0
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>         /dev/ttyS1 seems like a windows file structure, I have tried
>>>         all the ports but it doesn't see the keysapan-basicstamp. On
>>>         the other hand I have Max/msp Runtime in the same computer and
>>>         it can communicate with basicstamp.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>     /dev/ttyS1 is linux serial port, I don't know if it's the same as
>>>     Windows,
>>>
>>>     so you mean you want to use the comport object in Max also? In
>>>     Max, there's a serial object from Jeremy Bernstein but I never try
>>>     it, ask Max list instead.
>>>
>>>
>>>         It might be comport.pd_darwin not a proper compiled extra file.
>>>         do you have any idea, what is wrong?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>     in you osx /dev, if you correct install the keyspan, there should
>>>     /dev/key.US18..... (sth like that), comport 0 belongs to that port.
>>>
>>>
>>>         cheers,
>>>         Koray
>>>
>>>     cheers,
>>>     SFS
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>         On Nov 23, 2004, at 16:48, slimboyfatboyslim wrote:
>>>
>>>             hi,
>>>
>>>             I'm not sure which serial external you're talking but I've
>>>             got the comport object for osx, here's the link
>>>
>>>             http://www.slimboyfatboyslim.org/gl.html
>>>
>>>             (scroll down to the bottom)
>>>
>>>             Cheers,
>>>             SFS
>>>
>>>         -----------------
>>>         M.Koray Tahiroglu
>>>         DA student/researcher
>>>         Media Lab,
>>>         University of Art and Design Helsinki, TaiK
>>>         Hameentie 135C 00560 Helsinki Finland
>>>         http://mlab.uiah.fi/~korayt/
>>>         tel: +358 40 754 8449
>>>         fax: +358 9 75630 555
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -----------------
>>> M.Koray Tahiroglu
>>> DA student/researcher
>>> Media Lab,
>>> University of Art and Design Helsinki, TaiK
>>> Hameentie 135C 00560 Helsinki Finland
>>> http://mlab.uiah.fi/~korayt/
>>> tel: +358 40 754 8449
>>> fax: +358 9 75630 555
>>>
>>
>>
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>
nice, dr.martins, the keyspan is sooooooooooooo expensive, please do 
send us the brandname, the price and where did you get the cable.

Cheers,
SFS