java.lang.RuntimeException: error inside Serial.<init>() COM ports appear busy
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             Integration and Hardware 
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              6 months ago    
            
 
           
             I dont know what this error means.  I have an arduino UNO attached to COM13...  the first time I run a processing sketch it works fine and makes a connection but if I stop it and hit play again I get the errors and they only go away with a reeboot.....
            
            
             This is putting me at a complete halt and I dont even know if its a processing issue, a java issue, or something corrupted in my win8 64bit PC....  
            
            
             It worked fine before but I spent the last 2 days trying to install bluetooth connectivity between arduino and processing....
            
            
             It never worked and just errored out a lot...  something may have gotten messed up on its own but I have no idea how to proceed....  any ideas??????  
            
            
             AVAILABLE SERIAL PORTS:
            
            
             Stable Library
            
            
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             Native lib Version = RXTX-2.1-7
            
            
             Java lib Version   = RXTX-2.1-7
            
            
             [0] "COM13"
            
            
             HAVE A LOOK AT THE LIST ABOVE AND SET THE RIGHT SERIAL PORT NUMBER IN THE CODE!
            
            
               -> Using port 0: COM13
            
            
             gnu.io.PortInUseException: Unknown Application
            
            
              at gnu.io.CommPortIdentifier.open(CommPortIdentifier.java:354)
            
            
              at processing.serial.Serial.<init>(Serial.java:178)
            
            
              at processing.serial.Serial.<init>(Serial.java:116)
            
            
              at Razor_AHRS_test.setup(Razor_AHRS_test.java:152)
            
            
              at processing.core.PApplet.handleDraw(PApplet.java:2241)
            
            
              at processing.opengl.PGL$PGLListener.display(PGL.java:3240)
            
            
              at jogamp.opengl.GLDrawableHelper.displayImpl(GLDrawableHelper.java:573)
            
            
              at jogamp.opengl.GLDrawableHelper.display(GLDrawableHelper.java:558)
            
            
              at javax.media.opengl.awt.GLCanvas$6.run(GLCanvas.java:1049)
            
            
              at jogamp.opengl.GLDrawableHelper.invokeGLImpl(GLDrawableHelper.java:1021)
            
            
              at jogamp.opengl.GLDrawableHelper.invokeGL(GLDrawableHelper.java:896)
            
            
              at javax.media.opengl.awt.GLCanvas$7.run(GLCanvas.java:1060)
            
            
              at java.awt.event.InvocationEvent.dispatch(InvocationEvent.java:199)
            
            
              at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEventImpl(EventQueue.java:666)
            
            
              at java.awt.EventQueue.access$400(EventQueue.java:81)
            
            
              at java.awt.EventQueue$2.run(EventQueue.java:627)
            
            
              at java.awt.EventQueue$2.run(EventQueue.java:625)
            
            
              at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
            
            
              at java.security.AccessControlContext$1.doIntersectionPrivilege(AccessControlContext.java:87)
            
            
              at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(EventQueue.java:636)
            
            
              at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(EventDispatchThread.java:269)
            
            
              at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(EventDispatchThread.java:184)
            
            
              at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(EventDispatchThread.java:174)
            
            
              at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:169)
            
            
              at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:161)
            
            
              at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(EventDispatchThread.java:122)
            
            
             Exception in thread "Animation Thread" java.lang.RuntimeException: java.lang.RuntimeException: Error inside Serial.<init>()
            
            
              at jogamp.common.awt.AWTEDTExecutor.invoke(AWTEDTExecutor.java:58)
            
            
              at jogamp.opengl.awt.AWTThreadingPlugin.invokeOnOpenGLThread(AWTThreadingPlugin.java:99)
            
            
              at jogamp.opengl.ThreadingImpl.invokeOnOpenGLThread(ThreadingImpl.java:205)
            
            
              at javax.media.opengl.Threading.invokeOnOpenGLThread(Threading.java:172)
            
            
              at javax.media.opengl.Threading.invoke(Threading.java:191)
            
            
              at javax.media.opengl.awt.GLCanvas.display(GLCanvas.java:461)
            
            
              at processing.opengl.PGL.requestDraw(PGL.java:1195)
            
            
              at processing.opengl.PGraphicsOpenGL.requestDraw(PGraphicsOpenGL.java:1550)
            
            
              at processing.core.PApplet.run(PApplet.java:2140)
            
            
              at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:662)
            
            
             Caused by: java.lang.RuntimeException: Error inside Serial.<init>()
            
            
              at processing.serial.Serial.errorMessage(Serial.java:666)
            
            
              at processing.serial.Serial.<init>(Serial.java:190)
            
            
              at processing.serial.Serial.<init>(Serial.java:116)
            
            
              at Razor_AHRS_test.setup(Razor_AHRS_test.java:152)
            
            
              at processing.core.PApplet.handleDraw(PApplet.java:2241)
            
            
              at processing.opengl.PGL$PGLListener.display(PGL.java:3240)
            
            
              at jogamp.opengl.GLDrawableHelper.displayImpl(GLDrawableHelper.java:573)
            
            
              at jogamp.opengl.GLDrawableHelper.display(GLDrawableHelper.java:558)
            
            
              at javax.media.opengl.awt.GLCanvas$6.run(GLCanvas.java:1049)
            
            
              at jogamp.opengl.GLDrawableHelper.invokeGLImpl(GLDrawableHelper.java:1021)
            
            
              at jogamp.opengl.GLDrawableHelper.invokeGL(GLDrawableHelper.java:896)
            
            
              at javax.media.opengl.awt.GLCanvas$7.run(GLCanvas.java:1060)
            
            
              at java.awt.event.InvocationEvent.dispatch(InvocationEvent.java:199)
            
            
              at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEventImpl(EventQueue.java:666)
            
            
              at java.awt.EventQueue.access$400(EventQueue.java:81)
            
            
              at java.awt.EventQueue$2.run(EventQueue.java:627)
            
            
              at java.awt.EventQueue$2.run(EventQueue.java:625)
            
            
              at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
            
            
              at java.security.AccessControlContext$1.doIntersectionPrivilege(AccessControlContext.java:87)
            
            
              at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(EventQueue.java:636)
            
            
              at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(EventDispatchThread.java:269)
            
            
              at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(EventDispatchThread.java:184)
            
            
              at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(EventDispatchThread.java:174)
            
            
              at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:169)
            
            
              at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:161)
            
            
              at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(EventDispatchThread.java:122)
            
             
              
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