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June 05, 2010, at 04:41 AM by Equipo Traduccion -
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 /* Processing code for this example */
  // Dimmer - sends bytes over a serial port
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 /* Código Processing para este ejemplo */
  // Atenuador - envía bytes a traves del puerto serie
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  // This example code is in the public domain.
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  // Este ejemplo es de dominio público.
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  println("Available serial ports:");
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  println("Puertos serie disponibles:");
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  // Uses the first port in this list (number 0).  Change this to
  // select the port corresponding to your Arduino board.  The last
  // parameter (e.g. 9600) is the speed of the communication.  It
  // has to correspond to the value passed to Serial.begin() in your
  // Arduino sketch.
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  // Utiliza el primer puerto disponible de la lista (numero 0).  Cambia esto para
  // seleccionar el puerto correspondiente a tu placa Arduino board.  El último
  // parámetro (ej. 9600) es la velocidad de la comunicación.  Debe
  // corresponder con el valor pasado a Serial.begin() en el
  // programa (sketch) Arduino.
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  // If you know the name of the port used by the Arduino board, you
  // can specify it directly like this.
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  // Si conoces el nombre del puerto usado por la placa Arduino, puedes
  // especificarlo directamente aquí si quieres.
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  // draw a gradient from black to white
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  // traza un gradiente de negro a blanco
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  // write the current X-position of the mouse to the serial port as
  // a single byte
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  // escribe la posición actual del ratón por el puerto serie
  // como un byte simple
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Código de Max

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image developed using Fritzing. For more circuit examples, see the Fritzing project page

Schematic

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imagen desarrollada utilizando Fritzing. Para mas circuitos de ejemplo, visita la página del proyecto Fritzing

Esquema

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Processing Code

Run the following sketch in Processing. It will send bytes out the serial port to the Arduino to dim the LED.

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Código para Processing

Ejecuta el siguiente programa (sketch) en Processing. Envía bytes por el puerto serie al Arduino para atenuar el LED.

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Examples > Communication

Dimmer

Demonstrates the sending data from the computer to the Arduino board, in this case to control the brightness of an LED. The data is sent in individual bytes, each of which ranges from 0 to 255. Arduino reads these bytes and uses them to set the brightness of the LED.

You can send bytes to the Arduino from any software that can access the computer serial port. Examples for Processing and Max/MSP version 5 are shown below.

Circuit

An LED connected to pin 9. use appropriate resistor as needed. For most common LEDs, you can usually do without the resistor, as the current output of the digital I/O pins is limited.

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Ejemplos > Comunicación

Atenuador (Dimmer)

Muestra el envío de datos desde el ordenador a la placa Arduino, en este caso para controlar el brillo de un LED. Los datos se envían en bytes individuales, cada uno de ellos oscila entre 0 y 255. Arduino lee estos bytes y los utiliza para ajustar el brillo de los LED.

Puedes enviar bytes al Arduino desde cualquier software que tenga acceso al puerto serie del ordenador. Puedes ver ejemplos para Processing y Max/MSP versión 5 mas abajo.

Circuito

Un LED conectado al pin 9 utilizando la resistencia adecuada, según sea necesario. Para la mayoría de los LEDs comunes, generalmente se puede prescindir de la resistencia, ya que la corriente de salida de los pines de E/S digitales es limitada.

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February 23, 2010, at 02:09 PM by Tom Igoe -
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 /*
   Dimmer
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 (:includeurl http://arduino.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/build/shared/examples/Communication/Dimmer/Dimmer.pde border=0:)

(:divend:)

Processing Code

Run the following sketch in Processing. It will send bytes out the serial port to the Arduino to dim the LED. 

 /* Processing code for this example */
  // Dimmer - sends bytes over a serial port
  // by David A. Mellis
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  Demonstrates the sending data from the computer to the Arduino board,
  in this case to control the brightness of an LED.  The data is sent
  in individual bytes, each of which ranges from 0 to 255.  Arduino
  reads these bytes and uses them to set the brightness of the LED.
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  // This example code is in the public domain.


  import processing.serial.*;
  Serial port;
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  The circuit:
  LED attached from digital pin 9 to ground.
  Serial connection to Processing, Max/MSP, or another serial application
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  void setup() {
  size(256, 150);
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  created 2006
  by David A. Mellis
  modified 14 Apr 2009
  by Tom Igoe and Scott Fitzgerald
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  println("Available serial ports:");
  println(Serial.list());
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  http://www.arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/Dimmer
to:
  // Uses the first port in this list (number 0).  Change this to
  // select the port corresponding to your Arduino board.  The last
  // parameter (e.g. 9600) is the speed of the communication.  It
  // has to correspond to the value passed to Serial.begin() in your
  // Arduino sketch.
  port = new Serial(this, Serial.list()[0], 9600);  
  
  // If you know the name of the port used by the Arduino board, you
  // can specify it directly like this.
  //port = new Serial(this, "COM1", 9600);
  }
  
  void draw() {
  // draw a gradient from black to white
  for (int i = 0; i < 256; i++) {
  stroke(i);
  line(i, 0, i, 150);
  }
  
  // write the current X-position of the mouse to the serial port as
  // a single byte
  port.write(mouseX);
  }
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 const int ledPin = 9;      // the pin that the LED is attached to


 void setup()
 {
   // initialize the serial communication:
   Serial.begin(9600);
   // initialize the ledPin as an output:
   pinMode(ledPin, OUTPUT);
 }


 void loop() {
   byte brightness;


   // check if data has been sent from the computer:
   if (Serial.available()) {
     // read the most recent byte (which will be from 0 to 255):
     brightness = Serial.read();
     // set the brightness of the LED:
     analogWrite(ledPin, brightness);
   }
 }

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Processing Code

Run the following sketch in Processing. It will send bytes out the serial port to the Arduino to dim the LED. 

 /* Processing code for this example */
  // Dimmer - sends bytes over a serial port
  // by David A. Mellis
  
  import processing.serial.*;
  Serial port;
  
  void setup() {
  size(256, 150);
  
  println("Available serial ports:");
  println(Serial.list());
  
  // Uses the first port in this list (number 0).  Change this to
  // select the port corresponding to your Arduino board.  The last
  // parameter (e.g. 9600) is the speed of the communication.  It
  // has to correspond to the value passed to Serial.begin() in your
  // Arduino sketch.
  port = new Serial(this, Serial.list()[0], 9600);  
  
  // If you know the name of the port used by the Arduino board, you
  // can specify it directly like this.
  //port = new Serial(this, "COM1", 9600);
  }
  
  void draw() {
  // draw a gradient from black to white
  for (int i = 0; i < 256; i++) {
  stroke(i);
  line(i, 0, i, 150);
  }
  
  // write the current X-position of the mouse to the serial port as
  // a single byte
  port.write(mouseX);
  }
  */

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image developed using Fritzing. For more circuit examples, see the Fritzing project page

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 /* Processing code for this example
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 /* Processing code for this example */
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[@ /* 

  Dimmer
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(:div class=code :) 

 /*
   Dimmer
  
  Demonstrates the sending data from the computer to the Arduino board,
  in this case to control the brightness of an LED.  The data is sent
  in individual bytes, each of which ranges from 0 to 255.  Arduino
  reads these bytes and uses them to set the brightness of the LED.
  
  The circuit:
  LED attached from digital pin 9 to ground.
  Serial connection to Processing, Max/MSP, or another serial application
  
  created 2006
  by David A. Mellis
  modified 14 Apr 2009
  by Tom Igoe and Scott Fitzgerald
  
  http://www.arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/Dimmer
  */
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 Demonstrates the sending data from the computer to the Arduino board,
 in this case to control the brightness of an LED.  The data is sent
 in individual bytes, each of which ranges from 0 to 255.  Arduino
 reads these bytes and uses them to set the brightness of the LED.
to:
 const int ledPin = 9;      // the pin that the LED is attached to
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 The circuit:
 LED attached from digital pin 9 to ground.
 Serial connection to Processing, Max/MSP, or another serial application
to:
 void setup()
 {
   // initialize the serial communication:
   Serial.begin(9600);
   // initialize the ledPin as an output:
   pinMode(ledPin, OUTPUT);
 }
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 created 2006
 by David A. Mellis
 modified 14 Apr 2009
 by Tom Igoe and Scott Fitzgerald
to:
 void loop() {
   byte brightness;
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 http://www.arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/Dimmer
 */

const int ledPin = 9; // the pin that the LED is attached to

void setup() { 

  // initialize the serial communication:
  Serial.begin(9600);
  // initialize the ledPin as an output:
  pinMode(ledPin, OUTPUT);

}

void loop() { 

  byte brightness;


  // check if data has been sent from the computer:
  if (Serial.available()) {
    // read the most recent byte (which will be from 0 to 255):
    brightness = Serial.read();
    // set the brightness of the LED:
    analogWrite(ledPin, brightness);
  }

}

@]

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   // check if data has been sent from the computer:
   if (Serial.available()) {
     // read the most recent byte (which will be from 0 to 255):
     brightness = Serial.read();
     // set the brightness of the LED:
     analogWrite(ledPin, brightness);
   }
 }

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// Dimmer - sends bytes over a serial port
// by David A. Mellis

import processing.serial.*;
Serial port;

void setup() {
  size(256, 150);

  println("Available serial ports:");
  println(Serial.list());

  // Uses the first port in this list (number 0).  Change this to
  // select the port corresponding to your Arduino board.  The last
  // parameter (e.g. 9600) is the speed of the communication.  It
  // has to correspond to the value passed to Serial.begin() in your
  // Arduino sketch.
  port = new Serial(this, Serial.list()[0], 9600);  

  // If you know the name of the port used by the Arduino board, you
  // can specify it directly like this.
  //port = new Serial(this, "COM1", 9600);
}

void draw() {
  // draw a gradient from black to white
  for (int i = 0; i < 256; i++) {
    stroke(i);
    line(i, 0, i, 150);
  }

  // write the current X-position of the mouse to the serial port as
  // a single byte
  port.write(mouseX);
}
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 /* Processing code for this example
  // Dimmer - sends bytes over a serial port
  // by David A. Mellis
  
  import processing.serial.*;
  Serial port;
  
  void setup() {
  size(256, 150);
  
  println("Available serial ports:");
  println(Serial.list());
  
  // Uses the first port in this list (number 0).  Change this to
  // select the port corresponding to your Arduino board.  The last
  // parameter (e.g. 9600) is the speed of the communication.  It
  // has to correspond to the value passed to Serial.begin() in your
  // Arduino sketch.
  port = new Serial(this, Serial.list()[0], 9600);  
  
  // If you know the name of the port used by the Arduino board, you
  // can specify it directly like this.
  //port = new Serial(this, "COM1", 9600);
  }
  
  void draw() {
  // draw a gradient from black to white
  for (int i = 0; i < 256; i++) {
  stroke(i);
  line(i, 0, i, 150);
  }
  
  // write the current X-position of the mouse to the serial port as
  // a single byte
  port.write(mouseX);
  }
  */

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June 25, 2009, at 05:20 PM by Tom Igoe -
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  1. define ledPin 9 // the pin that the LED is attached to
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const int ledPin = 9; // the pin that the LED is attached to

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An LED connected to pin 9 (use appropriate resistor as needed).

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An LED connected to pin 9. use appropriate resistor as needed. For most common LEDs, you can usually do without the resistor, as the current output of the digital I/O pins is limited.

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An LED connected to pin 9 (with appropriate resistor).

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An LED connected to pin 9 (use appropriate resistor as needed).

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April 15, 2009, at 04:52 PM by Tom Igoe -
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You can send bytes to the Arduino from any software that can access the computer serial port. Examples for Processing and Max/MSP version 5 are shown below.

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int ledPin = 9;

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/* 

  Dimmer


 Demonstrates the sending data from the computer to the Arduino board,
 in this case to control the brightness of an LED.  The data is sent
 in individual bytes, each of which ranges from 0 to 255.  Arduino
 reads these bytes and uses them to set the brightness of the LED.


 The circuit:
 LED attached from digital pin 9 to ground.
 Serial connection to Processing, Max/MSP, or another serial application


 created 2006
 by David A. Mellis
 modified 14 Apr 2009
 by Tom Igoe and Scott Fitzgerald


 http://www.arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/Dimmer
 */

  1. define ledPin 9 // the pin that the LED is attached to
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  // begin the serial communication
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  // initialize the serial communication:
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  // initialize the ledPin as an output:
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void loop() { 

  byte val;


  // check if data has been sent from the computer
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void loop() { 

  byte brightness;


  // check if data has been sent from the computer:
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    // read the most recent byte (which will be from 0 to 255)
    val = Serial.read();
    // set the brightness of the LED
    analogWrite(ledPin, val);
to:
    // read the most recent byte (which will be from 0 to 255):
    brightness = Serial.read();
    // set the brightness of the LED:
    analogWrite(ledPin, brightness);
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Run the following sketch in Processing. It will send bytes out the serial port to the Arduino to dim the LED.

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void setup() {

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void setup() {

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void draw() {

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void draw() {

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@]

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@]

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April 11, 2007, at 11:36 AM by David A. Mellis -
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Examples > Communication

Dimmer

Demonstrates the sending data from the computer to the Arduino board, in this case to control the brightness of an LED. The data is sent in individual bytes, each of which ranges from 0 to 255. Arduino reads these bytes and uses them to set the brightness of the LED.

Circuit

An LED connected to pin 9 (with appropriate resistor).

Code

int ledPin = 9;

void setup()
{
  // begin the serial communication
  Serial.begin(9600);
  pinMode(ledPin, OUTPUT);
}

void loop()
{
  byte val;

  // check if data has been sent from the computer
  if (Serial.available()) {
    // read the most recent byte (which will be from 0 to 255)
    val = Serial.read();
    // set the brightness of the LED
    analogWrite(ledPin, val);
  }
}

Processing Code

// Dimmer - sends bytes over a serial port
// by David A. Mellis

import processing.serial.*;

Serial port;

void setup()
{
  size(256, 150);

  println("Available serial ports:");
  println(Serial.list());

  // Uses the first port in this list (number 0).  Change this to
  // select the port corresponding to your Arduino board.  The last
  // parameter (e.g. 9600) is the speed of the communication.  It
  // has to correspond to the value passed to Serial.begin() in your
  // Arduino sketch.
  port = new Serial(this, Serial.list()[0], 9600);  

  // If you know the name of the port used by the Arduino board, you
  // can specify it directly like this.
  //port = new Serial(this, "COM1", 9600);
}

void draw()
{
  // draw a gradient from black to white
  for (int i = 0; i < 256; i++) {
    stroke(i);
    line(i, 0, i, 150);
  }

  // write the current X-position of the mouse to the serial port as
  // a single byte
  port.write(mouseX);
}
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