Due to the ease of communication via the serial and USB connections on Arduino and compatible boards, controlling them is a breeze from many different platforms - and can also provide a great bridge between hardware and PCs as demonstrated by Eric Bruno. Not entirely satisfied with the original tutorial, Eric describes for us how to control an Arduino from a PC running java.
His example describes how to control a digital output pin which is connected to an external mains-controlling device, however this demonstrates how serial data from the java app can be sent to and from the Arduino for control, and of course receving data from the Arduino for analysis.
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