Sensor Workshop at ITP

// Solar Cell - Light Meter 
// John Schimmel - http://www.base2john.com
// initial code by Tom Igoe

import processing.serial.*; 

Serial myPort;  // The serial port 
boolean firstContact = false;
int valueToGraph,xpos,i;
int pX, pY;
int zoom = 10; //actually controls the delay

void setup() { 
size(400,255);

doBackGround();


  // List all the available serial ports 
  println(Serial.list()); 

  // keyspan on my powerbook is in slot 3 or [2]
  myPort = new Serial(this, Serial.list()[2], 9600); 
  myPort.write(65);
} 

void draw() { 
  while (myPort.available() > 0) {
    processSerial();
    firstContact=true;
  }

  if (firstContact == false) {
    delay(300);
    myPort.write(65);
  }
} 

void drawGraph (int value) {
    stroke(0,255,0);
    strokeWeight(1);
    // draw the line:
    line(pX, pY, i, height-value);

  // at the edge of the screen, go back to the beginning:
  if (i >= width-2) {
    i = 0;
    pX = 0;
    doBackGround();
  } 
  else {
    pX = i;
    i++;
  }

 pY = height-value; //previous y.
}

void processSerial() {
// Expand array size to the number of bytes you expect 
  byte[] inBuffer = new byte[1]; 

    inBuffer = myPort.readBytes(); 
    myPort.readBytes(inBuffer); 
    if (inBuffer != null) { 
      String myString = new String(inBuffer);
      int value = int(myString); 
      //println(myString);
      drawGraph(value);
    } 
  delay(zoom);
  myPort.write(65); 

}

void doBackGround() {
//make a gradient white on top - black on bottom background
println("clear screen");
  for (int i=0;i<height;i++) {
    stroke(height-i);
    line(0,i,width,i);
  }

}