First off I used a code from Examples > SerialRecord> Send multiple values to connect a potentiometer to processing. 

 

 

So, this code wasn’t uploading to my Arduino at first and I was extremely confused as to why. I reset my Arduino and checked my code with a fellow and still nothing was working. I change my Arduino to one that Professor Margret had and it was till not working. So far, it wasn’t the Arduino nor the code. We thought perhaps the serial monitor was running on another app on my computer so I closed all my tabs and we checked the settings of my laptop to see if serial was running anywhere. It was not. finally I decided to do a full reboot of my laptop and re connect the Arduino to see if something would happen and still, nothing was uploading to the Arduino. Then I noticed that the USB to USBC adaptor that I had to check out of the ER (because I forgot mine at the dorms) said “NO ARDUINO” in all caps and red on a label it had on the back. After changing the adaptor, everything uploaded perfectly! The lesson here is always read the fine print because this mistake significantly set me back and I should’ve noticed sooner. 

 

Then, I used an example from class in processing when we learned to connect the potentiometer and properly use the serial code values to check to see if everything was working properly. 

 

import processing.serial.*;
import osteele.processing.SerialRecord.*;

Serial serialPort;
SerialRecord serialRecord;

void setup() {
size(600, 600);

String serialPortName = SerialUtils.findArduinoPort();
serialPort = new Serial(this, serialPortName, 9600);
serialRecord = new SerialRecord(this, serialPort, 1);
}

void draw() {
background(255);

serialRecord.read();
int value = serialRecord.get();
float in= map(value, 0, width, 0, 1023);
float move = in;

fill(0);
beginShape();
vertex(300, 100);

// try adding/subtracting move for various parameters
bezierVertex(241, 104, 241, 104, 200, 140);
bezierVertex(100 + move, 300, 100 + move, 300, 300, 500);
bezierVertex(500 – move, 300, 500 – move, 300, 400, 140);
bezierVertex(359, 104, 359, 104, 300, 100);
endShape(CLOSE);
}

The video I chose to modify in processing was this video of me petting a horse: 

import processing.serial.*;
import osteele.processing.SerialRecord.*;

Serial serialPort;
SerialRecord serialRecord;

import processing.video.*;
Movie myMovie;

void setup() {
size(600, 600);

String serialPortName = SerialUtils.findArduinoPort();
serialPort = new Serial(this, serialPortName, 9600);
serialRecord = new SerialRecord(this, serialPort, 1);

background(0);
size(512, 288);
myMovie = new Movie(this, “jing’an.mp4”);
myMovie.loop();
}

void movieEvent(Movie movie) {
myMovie.read();
}

void draw() {
image(myMovie, 0, 0);

serialRecord.read();
int value = serialRecord.get();

float newSpeed = map(value, 0, width, 0.1, 5);
myMovie.speed(newSpeed);

}

Final Product

Reflection

Overall, I think that my ideas and my creativity for this recitation was lacking. We’ve used the serial monitor from the potentiometer very frequently and I think it would’ve been more beneficial for me to try something new with perhaps a different sensor or switch. I also never really figured out the rotation of the video but I thought it looked very artistic as it was (like I felt like it was the kind of video that you would find projected at a museum). I want to experiment more with the video tool in processing since I think that it has potential for something more creative and unique than just a simple potentiometer imputing serial values.