From: Uwe Kubosch <uwe@...>
Date: 2013-01-10T03:51:11+09:00
Subject: Re: Ruby on Android - usb/serialport

On 2013-01-07, at 20:18, Scott Macri <lists@ruby-forum.com> wrote:

> I'm new to ruby and android.  I come from a Java background.  I'm going
> to attempt to create an android/ruby application to interface with my
> microcontroller (Adruino Uno).  Is this even possible with Ruby?  I
> recently discovered Ruboto, but not sure if it has the capability to
> access the usb/serialport on the android device (mobile phone).

Ruboto gives you access to the complete Android API, so if a Java Android app can access the serial port, so can a Ruboto Android app.

A bit of googling gave me this project:

http://code.google.com/p/android-serialport-api/

You should give it a try.


> I also found the serialport gem, which I think can be used to access
> serialports on my computer, but not sure if it would work on my android
> device.

Probably not.


> Any information is greatly appreciated.  Thanks.

You can get more information about Ruboto at http://ruboto.org/ and ask questions on the mailing list, IRC channel, or file an issue in the tracker:

https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/ruboto
irc://irc.freenode.net/ruboto
https://github.com/ruboto/ruboto/issues


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Uwe Kubosch
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