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Hi,
Thanks for your e-mail, but I am not knowledgeable of the things to do.
See questions below:
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Schmid" <
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To: <
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Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2009 2:29 AM
Subject: Re: Serial IO in ImageJ
> Hi Bob,
>
> with Windows, I had no trouble to get RXTX running -
> put RXTXcomm.jar into Program Files\ImageJ\jre\lib\ext
> put rxtxSerial.dll into Program Files\ImageJ\jre\bin
BOB: I have tried to find, identify, and locate these files on the web
without success.
BOB: Are these single files?, directories?, several files?
BOB: Where do I find these files?
BOB: How many files are there? and what are their EXACT names?
BOB: There seem to be many files related to 'RXTX'.
>
> For IJSerial itself, see the eslide.net web site, it is simply an ImageJ
> plugin with an additional properties file. These two files should be in
> Program Files\ImageJ\plugins\Serial
BOB: I have tried to find, identify, and locate these files also on the web
without success.
BOB: Are these single files?, directories?, several files?
BOB: Where do I find these EXACT files?
BOB: How many files are there? and what are there EXACT names?
BOB: Also, where is deascription of the command syntax to use serial IO in
an ImageJ macro?
>
> On Mac OSX, there is a problem that is not correctly described in the
> documentation:
> Directory /var/lock must exist and have write permission for the user
> running ImageJ. RXTX creates lock files there to avoid different programs
> accessing the serial line at the same time. After a program crash it
> might be necessary to delete the lock file there to get it running again.
>
> Michael
> ________________________________________________________________
>
> On 29 Apr 2009, at 22:15, <
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> <
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>
>> I spent a whole day trying to figure out how to use it....with no luck.
>>
>> I am not a 'new age' programmer.
>> All these libraries, configurations, directory locations etc. make no
>> sense to me, and I am completely unable to understand them or use them.
>>
>> Bob
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Schmid"
>>
>>> Hi Bob,
>>>
>>> have a look at eSlide
>>>
>>>
http://www.eslide.net/ijstage.php>>>
>>> Michael
>>> _____________________________________________________________
>>>
>>> On Wed, April 29, 2009 21:50, Boris Epstein wrote:
>>>> Bob G wrote:
>>>>> Hi there,
>>>>> I need the ability to send and receive characters using serial IO
>>>>> from within an ImageJ macro under Windows.
>>>>> I used to be able to do this many years ago using NIHImage on the
>>>>> Mac.
>>>>>
>>>>> Does anyone know of a serial IO plug-in or something similar?
>>>>>
>>>>> I have not been able to figure out what to do with, or to make
>>>>> sense
>>>>> out of, any of the plug-ins or libraries I have found on the
>>>>> internet.
>>>>>
>>>>> I am not capable of Java programming.
>>>>> I can only do macro programming.
>>>>>
>>>>> Alternately, perhaps someone could write such a plug-in for me for
>>>>> a
>>>>> contracting fee.
>>>>>
>>>>> Any help on this is greatly appreciated.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>> Bob
>>>>> (619)445-5156
>>>>> (619)445-5201 Fax
>>>>> (619)987-5927 Cell
>>>>>
>>>> Bob,
>>>>
>>>> What sort of I/O is this? What is it used for?
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> *Boris Epstein
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