/** * SyncArduinoClock. * * portIndex must be set to the port connected to the Arduino * * The current time is sent in response to request message from Arduino * or by clicking the display window * * The time message is 11 ASCII text characters; a header (the letter 'T') * followed by the ten digit system time (unix time) */ import processing.serial.*; import java.util.Date; import java.util.Calendar; import java.util.GregorianCalendar; public static final short portIndex = 0; // select the com port, 0 is the first port public static final String TIME_HEADER = "T"; //header for arduino serial time message public static final char TIME_REQUEST = 7; // ASCII bell character public static final char LF = 10; // ASCII linefeed public static final char CR = 13; // ASCII linefeed Serial myPort; // Create object from Serial class void setup() { size(200, 200); println(Serial.list()); println(" Connecting to -> " + Serial.list()[portIndex]); myPort = new Serial(this,Serial.list()[portIndex], 9600); println(getTimeNow()); } void draw() { textSize(20); textAlign(CENTER); fill(0); text("Click to send\nTime Sync", 0, 75, 200, 175); if ( myPort.available() > 0) { // If data is available, char val = char(myPort.read()); // read it and store it in val if(val == TIME_REQUEST){ long t = getTimeNow(); sendTimeMessage(TIME_HEADER, t); } else { if(val == LF) ; //igonore else if(val == CR) println(); else print(val); // echo everying but time request } } } void mousePressed() { sendTimeMessage( TIME_HEADER, getTimeNow()); } void sendTimeMessage(String header, long time) { String timeStr = String.valueOf(time); myPort.write(header); // send header and time to arduino myPort.write(timeStr); myPort.write('\n'); } long getTimeNow(){ // java time is in ms, we want secs Date d = new Date(); Calendar cal = new GregorianCalendar(); long current = d.getTime()/1000; long timezone = cal.get(cal.ZONE_OFFSET)/1000; long daylight = cal.get(cal.DST_OFFSET)/1000; return current + timezone + daylight; }