[PD] arduino - comport : baud 0 not valid

[Hans-Christoph Steiner]

On Oct 9, 2006, at 1:27 AM, Martin Peach wrote:

> tim wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I wanted to do some testing on win XP with the firmata firmware  
>> and the pduino patch
>> The arduino worked fine several times before.
>> Not sure it has something to do with it but the arduino now  
>> appears on COM10 instead of a lower port number, like it did before.
>> Arduino programmer connects to it without problem so I can upload  
>> the firmware.
>> But before, when the portnumber was lower, I could connect to it  
>> from pd too.
>> pd/pduino now for example also connects to COM4, without any error  
>> message, although that's not where the arduino is.
>> I cannot choose which com port arduino appears on.
>> I try to open COM10, because that's where arduino programmer  
>> connects to arduino, as I can select in the Tools menu.
>> in pd I get:
>> comport open 10, baud 0 not valid (args: [portnum] [baud])
>>
>
> Not sure because you have an older version of comport but it could  
> be that COM10 is port 9 for your comport. Also it's telling you to  
> create the comport with two arguments: try [comport 9 9600].
> Better to use the version in cvs which lets you send a [devices 
> ( message to get a list of the actual serial ports. I can send you  
> the dll if you're not into compiling.

The newer version is included in the latest test release:

http://at.or.at/hans/pd/installers.html

.hc

> Martin
>> sending |baud 9600( to comport doesn't help
>> restarting computer doesn't help
>> connecting to different usb port doesn't change anything.
>>
>> it's comport.dll from http://idmi.poly.edu/pdlab/Pd-0.39.2- 
>> extended-test5.exe
>>
>> also tried removing/changing some registry keys (renamed COM10 to  
>> COM5, removed COM4)
>> in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>HARDWARE>DEVICEMAP>SERIALCOMM
>> after disconnecting and reconnecting the arduino, \Device\VCP0  
>> REG_SZ COM10 appears again in regedit
>> how can I change COM10 to some lower port number?
>> (because I remeber when it worked it had lower port numbers, or is  
>> that superstition ?...)
>>
>> thanks
>> Tim
>>
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