See this text in portuguese here
The idea of this code is to show an easy way to “Makerize” your environment through the communication between Java and Arduino, for that some basic notions are necessary:
Arduino is an electronic prototyping platform, created in Italy, consisting basically of a microcontroller board, a typical language and programming with a development environment and support for the input and output of data and signals. It was created in 2005 with the objective of serving as a basis for low-cost projects, being simple enough to be used by amateur developers. It is quite flexible and does not require a profound mastery of electronics, which made it quite popular with artists and beginners, as well as experienced developers who do not have access to more complex platforms.
Serial communication makes it possible for the Arduino to communicate with a computer or other devices. All Arduino boards have at least one serial port (also known as UART or USART).
Communication takes place via digital pins 0 (RX) and 1 (TX), as well as a USB connection. In this way, if you use this functionality, pins 0 and 1 cannot be used as a digital input or output.
begin();
end();
available();
read();
flush();
print();
println();
write();JSSC is the Java library that we will use to double the computer communication with Arduino through the Serial port. It can be found on this website.
For the circuit, we will do at first something simple, a circuit that lights a led.
Arduino and led virtual sketch
After sending the C code to Arduino through the Arduino IDE and executing the code in Java through NetBeans, just choose the port where the Arduino is and control the Led.
Arduino control console integrated with JSSSC