Does the SERIAL library work for window 7 64bits operating system ?

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Does the SERIAL library work for window 7 64bits operating system ?

in Core Library Questions • 5 months ago

Hi there guys I have been trying some simple programs to test the serial feature of the processing language and all I got from the program is an error: "Serial does not run in 64 bit mode".

Is the serial library available on 64 bits yet?

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PhiLho

Re: Does the SERIAL library work for window 7 64bits operating system ?

5 months ago

Apparently not... But for what I know (not much about Serial, actually), the system isn't the real problem. The problem is that you try to run Processing with a 64-bit Java. Which isn't really necessary, unless you have mad memory requirements. So, try with a 32-bit Java (you can have both on your system, actually! but only the last installed one is on the path, of course).

Feedback is welcome, to know if my advice makes sense...

pablichje..

Re: Does the SERIAL library work for window 7 64bits operating system ?

5 months ago

Hi Philho thanks for answer me I did what you told me and I could get rid of the error about the 64 bits issue. Now the problem is that when I execute the instruction Serial.list() to see the states of the ports in my computer it does not return anything but a NULL pointer. Seems like the java virtual machine is unable to communicate with the window operating system. I am going to try connecting the arduino to the PC and then try to open the assigned port to the Arduino to see what's happening.

Any suggestion will help

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