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Comment on About by Light Controlled Radio Project | Ross Flight Sound

Light Controlled Radio Project | Ross Flight Sound — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 22:09:22 +0000

[...] specifically Ableton Live. I did some research and found a dedicated Max/MSP patch called Maxuino which enables direct communication with the Arduino board and my Max software. Next I built my [...]

Comment on Maxuino update v014 by Jenny

Jenny — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 21:20:49 +0000

Hi Chris, that solved the problem! Everything working great now. Many thanks!

Comment on Maxuino update v014 by maxuino

maxuino — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 03:01:32 +0000

Jenny, I would recommend switching to the no-gui version so you can just send the commands you need w/o needing to set the board type. Your load bang would do the right serial port name, then set your pin modes after a 5second or so pause (the port command resets the arduino). then you are off and running and only need the no-gui maxuino object in your patch. email me (chris – see the read.me) if you have more issues.
Chris

Comment on Maxuino update v014 by Jenny

Jenny — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 02:32:53 +0000

Hello,

Thank you so much for Maxuino–it’s an incredible contribution.

I have what is probably an extremely simple question, but I can’t seem to figure it out: is there a way to create a preset in the Maxuino GUI such that when my patch is loaded, it automatically selects the ArduinoMega board from the umenu (and, if necessary, bangs the “update” button for the correct port, which is always USBmodem and never Bluetooth, but sometimes it seems to matter whether I actually bang that message or not)?

The reason I want this preset to function is that I’m using Maxuino for a gallery installation (I built some interactive instruments fitted with LEDs whose on/off functions are determined by the instruments’ audio signals in MaxMSP), and the gallery needs to be able to turn the computer on and off each day, without me being there….and right now, the patch can’t simply load on restart with everything set up the way it needs to be (once it loads, one has to manually double-click the MaxuinoGUI object and manually select the correct Arduino board before the LEDs will function properly in my patch).

I’d really appreciate some advice on this! Perhaps I need to explore using the noGUI object?

Many thanks for this, and for your amazing software!
Jenny

Comment on Maxuino update v014 by Luke

Luke — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 16:40:04 +0000

Hello,
I am a little stuck in the initial stages! I have used previous versions of maxuino successfully, but I am currently unable to get any response from my Arduino Mega. When I open the Maxuino.maxhelp patch I am able to select the correct port, however when I attempt communication with the Arduino (setting pins etc.), there is no recognition (not even the RX light flashing). When I delve into the patch a bit more and get to the Maxuino gui window, I am able to get the RX light to flash, but again I am unable to get pin 13 to flash. I was wondering if you might have any ideas!
Thanks
Luke

Comment on Maxuino update v014 by maxuino

maxuino — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 18:45:37 +0000

Edd, that is a strange problem for sure. inside the maxuino no-gui sub patch there are several print boxes. can you turn them all on and then get your patch to do its startup routine so all the commands will print in the max window and I might be able to help catch the issue.

Comment on Maxuino update v014 by Edd

Edd — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 13:20:31 +0000

Hello

I’ve been using maxuino to build a midi keyboard powered by infra red sensors. Its going very well, but recently I added some buttons to it that communicate through the digital ins of an arduino mega. The pins work fine in the GUI and non-GUI test patches but when I start my patch they do not work. All the analogue ins and PWMs work fine and the only way to get the digital ins to work is to delete the Maxuino no-GUI object and put it back when the patch starts. Any ideas why this is?

Thanks a lot!

Comment on Maxuino update v014 by maxuino

maxuino — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 17:26:35 +0000

Hugh, the GUI and no GUI version differ in two ways:
– the gui version has a sexy interface that allows you to instantly start controlling the pins and modes on the arduino. It also can accept OSC formatted commands, thus allowing you to set the state of many pins in one single command. Also the GUI version has a max4live compatible patch. The issue is that at the moment there is an error in the digital input mode where any digital input signal then turns off that pin (the GUI has a feedback issue).
– the no gui version has a bit less overhead, and is fairly simple, but uses differently formatted commands (not OSC). if you are trying to quickly integrate arduino into an existing patch setup, all you need to grab from the nogui help patch is the serial port chooser, the pin mode section, and then whatever input or output you are looking for, combined with the no gui maxuino object.
Be sure to see the maxuino protocol page for details on how to talk to the GUI vs the noGUI versions.

Comment on Maxuino update v014 by Hugh Jones

Hugh Jones — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 17:13:44 +0000

Hello.

I have managed to get Maxuino 14 running nicely but only the no GUI version.

Can someone explain to me what the difference is between the GUI and no GUI versions?

Thanks!

Comment on Downloads by samhallettdotcom

samhallettdotcom — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 05:05:08 +0000

[...] http://www.maxuino.org/downloads [...]