opening multiple simultaneous ports using Serial Macro Extensions plugin?

Posted by Bill Christens-Barry on Feb 17, 2011; 10:28pm
URL: http://imagej.273.s1.nabble.com/opening-multiple-simultaneous-ports-using-Serial-Macro-Extensions-plugin-tp3685652.html

I've been using RXTX and the Serial Macro Extensions plugin (at http://imagejdocu.tudor.lu/doku.php?id=plugin:utilities:serial_macro_extensions:start) in macros to communicate with serial devices, using syntax like:

    Ext.open(firstPort, 9600, "DATABITS_8 STOPBITS_1 PARITY_ODD");

Can I simultaneously have two ports open, a la:

    Ext.open(somePortSpecifier, 9600, "DATABITS_8 STOPBITS_1 PARITY_ODD");
    Ext.open(someOtherPortSpecifier, 9600, "DATABITS_8 STOPBITS_1 PARITY_ODD");

Do I first need to construct multiple instances, something like:

    Ext firstPort = new Ext();
    Ext secondPort = new Ext();

Thanks.

Bill Christens-Barry