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Communicate with Arduino through Java Arduino can send message to the serial port, use Java to get the serial messages. Code on Arduino: void setup. Download Java serial communication library. For 32-bit machines (Windows, Mac OX, and Linux), download from here. Feb 13, 2015  A easy way to communicate between your Arduino and PC. Use the built-in serial port of an Arduino to communicate with a Java program. In this demo, a. Aug 02, 2014  Today I'm going to show you how you can use the Java RxTx library for Serial Communication with Arduino. This small java program is just to identify from which port your Arduino is connected to the PC. So this will be a good start if you are going to use RxTx library with Arduino. Serial communication over UART is still a widely used technology. The Raspberry Pi is a nice example of the typical use case for this kind of communication where a PC exchanges data with an embedded system for debugging purposes. The RXTX library enables access to serial interfaces in Java applications. 1) for netbeans code click on link 2) for arduino code click on below link 3) for RXTX comm driver. The official API for serial communication in Java is the JavaComm API. This API is not part of the standard Java 2 version. Instead, an implementation of the API has to be downloaded separately. Unfortunately, JavaComm has not received much attention. The Java Communications API (also known as javax.comm) provides applications access to RS-232 hardware (serial ports) and limited access to IEEE-1284 (parallel ports), SPP mode. Implementations of the API are currently available for Solaris SPARC, Solaris x86, and Linux x86.

I've been looking around for a Java API that can communicate with serial devices on Windows/Win32 but many of the APIs I've checked out are either for Linux, too outdated, or just had bad critics.

Can someone recommend one to me that they've tried or knows about that is easy to implement on Windows XP?

dsolimanoSteveSteve

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I started looking for the same thing couple weeks ago, and I've been very happy with the multi-platform RXTX library so far. Works with any Windows, Linux and OS X. Has a very clean, easy to understand API.

edit: RXTX is also open source.

Murat AyferMurat Ayfer

Without reservation, I recommend Java Serial Port from serialio.com; I had significant stability problems with the Sun, IBM and RxTx serial package. SerialPort has been rock solid in production 24/7 for over 5 years.

They support the standard Java serial API, as well as their own alternative proprietary one. I would stick with the standard API though, unless you really need something theirs has that the standard one doesn't, just to keep your options open.

Lawrence DolLawrence Dol

I've been using PureJavaComm for the last five years or so. It's actively maintained, and is a pure Java (via JNA) implementation. RXTX has let me down because of a lack of maintenance and numerous subtle problems.

Jason SJason S

Java is notorious for its flaky serial I/O support. At a previous job, we tried both RXTX and SerialIO for an application that streamed data at 56kbps from a Teknic servo controller, and found them to gobble up the CPU quite a bit. Perhaps for apps that don't require continuous streaming from a serial port, both of these libraries are good, but we didn't feel that streaming I/O from a serial port should be eating a sustained 15-30% of the CPU on the machine when it is much needed for other threads in the JVM that need to be responsive.

Instead, we created a server in C++ that would read the stream of data from the serial port on the servo, transform/packetize it and send it to our Java app in XML over a socket connection. The CPU load on the serial I/O server in C++? Barely creeping into 1% at its worst.

There are certain things Java does well - serial I/O, in my opinion, isn't one of them, depending on the type of application..

Ultimately, you should take even what I said with a grain of salt, and try both, RXTX and SerialIO (which is dirt cheap, like $50 or so for the java version) and if they meet your needs, go with it. Personally, I'd stick with SerialIO because it is supported and actively worked on. RXTX, not so much.

I've written an open-source Java library because none of the existing ones fit my needs (outdated, closed-source, hard to modify, un-maintained, ..).

It's called JSerial, it's MIT-licensed, and you can learn more here: https://github.com/thibautd/JSerial !

Currently only supports Windows, but I have plans for supporting Linux. You can easily modify the native part with the latest Visual Studio if you need.

Thibaut D.Thibaut D.

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Class SerialPort

public abstract class SerialPort

extends CommPort

An RS-232 serial communications port. SerialPort describes the low-level interface to a serial communications port made available by the underlying system. SerialPort defines the minimum required functionality for serial communications ports.

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Author:

Jagane Sundar

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CommPort, CommPortIdentifier

Field Summary
static int	DATABITS_5 5 data bit format.
static int	DATABITS_6 6 data bit format.
static int	DATABITS_7 7 data bit format.
static int	DATABITS_8 8 data bit format.
static int	FLOWCONTROL_NONE Flow control off.
static int	FLOWCONTROL_RTSCTS_IN RTS/CTS flow control on input.
static int	FLOWCONTROL_RTSCTS_OUT RTS/CTS flow control on output.
static int	FLOWCONTROL_XONXOFF_IN XON/XOFF flow control on input.
static int	FLOWCONTROL_XONXOFF_OUT XON/XOFF flow control on output.
static int	PARITY_EVEN EVEN parity scheme.
static int	PARITY_MARK MARK parity scheme.
static int	PARITY_NONE No parity bit.
static int	PARITY_ODD ODD parity scheme.
static int	PARITY_SPACE SPACE parity scheme.
static int	STOPBITS_1 Number of STOP bits - 1.
static int	STOPBITS_1_5 Number of STOP bits - 1-1/2.
static int	STOPBITS_2 Number of STOP bits - 2.

Fields inherited from class javax.comm.CommPort

name

Constructor Summary

SerialPort()

Method Summary
abstract void	addEventListener(SerialPortEventListener lsnr) Registers a SerialPortEventListener object to listen for SerialEvents.
abstract int	getBaudRate() Gets the currently configured baud rate.
abstract int	getDataBits() Gets the currently configured number of data bits.
abstract int	getFlowControlMode() Gets the currently configured flow control mode.
abstract int	getParity() Get the currently configured parity setting.
abstract int	getStopBits() Gets the currently defined stop bits.
abstract boolean	isCD() Gets the state of the CD (Carrier Detect) bit in the UART, if supported by the underlying implementation.
abstract boolean	isCTS() Gets the state of the CTS (Clear To Send) bit in the UART, if supported by the underlying implementation.
abstract boolean	isDSR() Gets the state of the DSR (Data Set Ready) bit in the UART, if supported by the underlying implementation.
abstract boolean	isDTR() Gets the state of the DTR (Data Terminal Ready) bit in the UART, if supported by the underlying implementation.
abstract boolean	isRI() Gets the state of the RI (Ring Indicator) bit in the UART, if supported by the underlying implementation.
abstract boolean	isRTS() Gets the state of the RTS (Request To Send) bit in the UART, if supported by the underlying implementation.
abstract void	notifyOnBreakInterrupt(boolean enable) Expresses interest in receiving notification when there is a break interrupt on the line.
abstract void	notifyOnCarrierDetect(boolean enable) Expresses interest in receiving notification when the CD (Carrier Detect) bit changes.
abstract void	notifyOnCTS(boolean enable) Expresses interest in receiving notification when the CTS (Clear To Send) bit changes.
abstract void	notifyOnDataAvailable(boolean enable) Expresses interest in receiving notification when input data is available.
abstract void	notifyOnDSR(boolean enable) Expresses interest in receiving notification when the DSR (Data Set Ready) bit changes.
abstract void	notifyOnFramingError(boolean enable) Expresses interest in receiving notification when there is a framing error.
abstract void	notifyOnOutputEmpty(boolean enable) Expresses interest in receiving notification when the output buffer is empty.
abstract void	notifyOnOverrunError(boolean enable) Expresses interest in receiving notification when there is an overrun error.
abstract void	notifyOnParityError(boolean enable) Expresses interest in receiving notification when there is a parity error.
abstract void	notifyOnRingIndicator(boolean enable) Expresses interest in receiving notification when the RI (Ring Indicator) bit changes.
abstract void	removeEventListener() Deregisters event listener registered using addEventListener.
abstract void	sendBreak(int millis) Sends a break of millis milliseconds duration.
abstract void	setDTR(boolean dtr) Sets or clears the DTR (Data Terminal Ready) bit in the UART, if supported by the underlying implementation.
abstract void	setFlowControlMode(int flowcontrol) Sets the flow control mode.
void	setRcvFifoTrigger(int trigger) Deprecated.This was advisory only.
abstract void	setRTS(boolean rts) Sets or clears the RTS (Request To Send) bit in the UART, if supported by the underlying implementation.
abstract void	setSerialPortParams(int baudrate, int dataBits, int stopBits, int parity) Sets serial port parameters.

Methods inherited from class javax.comm.CommPort

close, disableReceiveFraming, disableReceiveThreshold, disableReceiveTimeout, enableReceiveFraming, enableReceiveThreshold, enableReceiveTimeout, getInputBufferSize, getInputStream, getName, getOutputBufferSize, getOutputStream, getReceiveFramingByte, getReceiveThreshold, getReceiveTimeout, isReceiveFramingEnabled, isReceiveThresholdEnabled, isReceiveTimeoutEnabled, setInputBufferSize, setOutputBufferSize, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

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DATABITS_5

5 data bit format.

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DATABITS_6

6 data bit format.

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DATABITS_7

7 data bit format.

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DATABITS_8

8 data bit format.

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STOPBITS_1

Number of STOP bits - 1.

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STOPBITS_2

Number of STOP bits - 2.

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STOPBITS_1_5

Number of STOP bits - 1-1/2. Some UARTs permit 1-1/2 STOP bits only with 5 data bit format, but permit 1 or 2 STOP bits with any format.

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PARITY_NONE

No parity bit.

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PARITY_ODD

ODD parity scheme. The parity bit is added so there are an odd number of TRUE bits.

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PARITY_EVEN

EVEN parity scheme. The parity bit is added so there are an even number of TRUE bits.

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PARITY_MARK

MARK parity scheme.

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PARITY_SPACE

SPACE parity scheme.

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FLOWCONTROL_NONE

Flow control off.

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FLOWCONTROL_RTSCTS_IN

RTS/CTS flow control on input.

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FLOWCONTROL_RTSCTS_OUT

RTS/CTS flow control on output.

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FLOWCONTROL_XONXOFF_IN

XON/XOFF flow control on input.

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FLOWCONTROL_XONXOFF_OUT

XON/XOFF flow control on output.

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SerialPort

Method Detail

getBaudRate

Gets the currently configured baud rate.

Returns:

integer value indicating the baud rate

getDataBits

Gets the currently configured number of data bits.

Returns:

integer that can be equal to DATABITS_5, DATABITS_6, DATABITS_7, or DATABITS_8

getStopBits

Gets the currently defined stop bits.

Returns:

integer that can be equal to STOPBITS_1, STOPBITS_2, or STOPBITS_1_5

getParity

Get the currently configured parity setting.

Returns:

integer that can be equal to PARITY_NONE, PARITY_ODD, PARITY_EVEN, PARITY_MARK or PARITY_SPACE.

sendBreak

Sends a break of millis milliseconds duration. Note that it may not be possible to time the duration of the break under certain Operating Systems. Hence this parameter is advisory.

Parameters:

millis - duration of break to send

setFlowControlMode

Sets the flow control mode.

Parameters:

flowcontrol - Can be a bitmask combination of

• FLOWCONTROL_NONE: no flow control
• FLOWCONTROL_RTSCTS_IN: RTS/CTS (hardware) flow control for input
• FLOWCONTROL_RTSCTS_OUT: RTS/CTS (hardware) flow control for output
• FLOWCONTROL_XONXOFF_IN: XON/XOFF (software) flow control for input
• FLOWCONTROL_XONXOFF_OUT: XON/XOFF (software) flow control for output
  Throws:
  UnsupportedCommOperationException - if any of the flow control mode was not supported by the underline OS, or if input and output flow control are set to different values, i.e. one hardware and one software. The flow control mode will revert to the value before the call was made.

getFlowControlMode

Gets the currently configured flow control mode.

Returns:

an integer bitmask of the modes FLOWCONTROL_NONE, FLOWCONTROL_RTSCTS_IN, FLOWCONTROL_RTSCTS_OUT, FLOWCONTROL_XONXOFF_IN, and FLOWCONTROL_XONXOFF_OUT.

setRcvFifoTrigger

Deprecated.This was advisory only.

Set the Receive Fifo trigger level If the uart has a FIFO and if it can have programmable trigger levels, then this method will cause the uart to raise an interrupt after trigger bytes have been received.

Parameters:

trigger - level

setSerialPortParams

Sets serial port parameters.

Parameters:

baudrate - If the baudrate passed in by the application is unsupported by the driver, the driver will throw an UnsupportedCommOperationException

dataBits -

• DATABITS_5: 5 bits
• DATABITS_6: 6 bits
• DATABITS_7: 7 bits
• DATABITS_8: 8 bits

stopBits -

• STOPBITS_1: 1 stop bit
• STOPBITS_2: 2 stop bits
• STOPBITS_1_5: 1.5 stop bits

parity -

• PARITY_NONE: no parity
• PARITY_ODD: odd parity
• PARITY_EVEN: even parity
• PARITY_MARK: mark parity
• PARITY_SPACE: space parity

Throws:

UnsupportedCommOperationException - if any of the above parameters are specified incorrectly. All four of the parameters will revert to the values before the call was made.

DEFAULT: 9600 baud, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, no parity

setDTR

Sets or clears the DTR (Data Terminal Ready) bit in the UART, if supported by the underlying implementation.

Parameters:

dtr -

• true: set DTR
• false: clear DTR

isDTR

Gets the state of the DTR (Data Terminal Ready) bit in the UART, if supported by the underlying implementation.

setRTS

Sets or clears the RTS (Request To Send) bit in the UART, if supported by the underlying implementation.

Parameters:

rts -

• true: set RTS
• false: clear RTS

isRTS

Gets the state of the RTS (Request To Send) bit in the UART, if supported by the underlying implementation.

isCTS

Gets the state of the CTS (Clear To Send) bit in the UART, if supported by the underlying implementation.

isDSR

Gets the state of the DSR (Data Set Ready) bit in the UART, if supported by the underlying implementation.

isRI

Gets the state of the RI (Ring Indicator) bit in the UART, if supported by the underlying implementation.

isCD

Gets the state of the CD (Carrier Detect) bit in the UART, if supported by the underlying implementation.

addEventListener

Registers a SerialPortEventListener object to listen for SerialEvents. Interest in specific events may be expressed using the notifyOnXXX calls. The serialEvent method of SerialPortEventListener will be called with a SerialEvent object describing the event.

The current implementation only allows one listener per SerialPort. Once a listener is registered, subsequent call attempts to addEventListener will throw a TooManyListenersException without effecting the listener already registered.

All the events received by this listener are generated by one dedicated thread that belongs to the SerialPort object. After the port is closed, no more event will be generated. Another call to open() of the port's CommPortIdentifier object will return a new CommPort object, and the lsnr has to be added again to the new CommPort object to receive event from this port.

Parameters:

lsnr - The SerialPortEventListener object whose serialEvent method will be called with a SerialEvent describing the event.

Throws:

java.util.TooManyListenersException - If an initial attempt to attach a listener succeeds, subsequent attempts will throw TooManyListenersException without effecting the first listener.

removeEventListener

Deregisters event listener registered using addEventListener.

This is done automatically at port close.

notifyOnDataAvailable

Expresses interest in receiving notification when input data is available. This may be used to drive asynchronous input. When data is available in the input buffer, this event is propagated to the listener registered using addEventListener.

The event will be generated once when new data arrive at the serial port. Even if the user doesn't read the data, it won't be generated again until next time new data arrive.

Parameters:

enable -

• true: enable notification
• false: disable notification

notifyOnOutputEmpty

Expresses interest in receiving notification when the output buffer is empty. This may be used to drive asynchronous output. When the output buffer becomes empty, this event is propagated to the listener registered using addEventListener. The event will be generated after a write is completed, when the system buffer becomes empty again.

This notification is hardware dependent and may not be supported by all implementations.

Parameters:

enable -

• true: enable notification
• false: disable notification

notifyOnCTS

Expresses interest in receiving notification when the CTS (Clear To Send) bit changes.

This notification is hardware dependent and may not be supported by all implementations.

Parameters:

enable -

• true: enable notification
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notifyOnDSR

Expresses interest in receiving notification when the DSR (Data Set Ready) bit changes.

This notification is hardware dependent and may not be supported by all implementations.

Parameters:

enable -

• true: enable notification
• false: disable notification

notifyOnRingIndicator

Expresses interest in receiving notification when the RI (Ring Indicator) bit changes.

This notification is hardware dependent and may not be supported by all implementations.

Parameters:

enable -

• true: enable notification
• false: disable notification

notifyOnCarrierDetect

Expresses interest in receiving notification when the CD (Carrier Detect) bit changes.

This notification is hardware dependent and may not be supported by all implementations.

Parameters:

enable -

• true: enable notification
• false: disable notification

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notifyOnOverrunError

Expresses interest in receiving notification when there is an overrun error.

This notification is hardware dependent and may not be supported by all implementations.

Parameters:

enable -

• true: enable notification
• false: disable notification

notifyOnParityError

Expresses interest in receiving notification when there is a parity error.

This notification is hardware dependent and may not be supported by all implementations.

Parameters:

enable -

• true: enable notification
• false: disable notification

notifyOnFramingError

Expresses interest in receiving notification when there is a framing error.

This notification is hardware dependent and may not be supported by all implementations.

Parameters:

enable -

• true: enable notification
• false: disable notification

notifyOnBreakInterrupt

Expresses interest in receiving notification when there is a break interrupt on the line.

This notification is hardware dependent and may not be supported by all implementations.

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Parameters:

enable -

• true: enable notification
• false: disable notification

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