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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, <
[hidden email]>
>> <
[hidden email]> wrote:
>>
>>> 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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