read from usb-port (connected with arduino-board)

hi there,

its quiet simple with the serial object - just look for the help - and
for reading the ascii code
there is an object called itao which translate the ascii code into A-B
1-9 and so on - if you only
have two values its no problem - otherwise google for arduino meets
processing - there are
some samples which use processing to translate the ascii data - and with
udp library you can
send the data from processing to max - this is the way i did it when i
used more than one
sensor

greets georg

ivo schrieb:
> hi there.
>
> my 2nd entry.
> i try to read data from my usb-port, which is connected with an arduino board.
> to get into this "reading from arduino" i programmed the board like this:
>
>
> void setup()
> {
> Serial.begin(9600);
> }
> void loop()
> {
> Serial.println( char(65) );
> delay(1000);
> Serial.println( char(77) );
> delay(1000);
> }
>
>
> so every second i receive an issue either "M" or "A" (just to have 2 different values), which i can read on the serial monitor in arduino. but how can i receive those values in max? which object do i have to use?
>
> i have read about (in this forum as well) the simple message system and i have installed it. but doesnt it work without this?
> can't i handle the arduino board, like something that sends values via usbport, which i can read in max?
> i use a powerbook g4, Mac os X 10.4.3
>
>
> thank you for patience. i am relatively new to both programs
>
>
>