Thank you everyone.  

It's a pity that Virtual Serial Port hasn't been updated for years - it'd be exactly what I want, I think.  Most solutions seem to involve more command-line work than I'm comfortable with.  I might be able to cope with plugging in an Arduino, though.

If I have any breakthroughs, I'll let the forum know.

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@rikimazza

I know you have a workaround, but from this code the suggestion in freds post is correct - the code sends the values as often as the board can - way faster than you need. Adding a small delay in the Arduino code should remove the need to reset the actor, and reduce the work you are asking the computer to do. If you add delay(10); just before the final bracket it would stop for 10 milliseconds each time, and you would only be sending the message slightly less than 100 times a second.

and your question is....?

@kir said:

Still it took me a day and a half to figure this out with the help of @Juriaan, and the fix is only so-so. I wish Isadora would have a more integrated way to use Artnet or DMX.

Mark here. I just wanted to say I'm sorry you faced this frustration. The implementation of ArtNet is relatively basic, and we haven't put loads of energy into it because we don't have a sense that ArtNet is important for the bulk of Isadora users. Given that we have limited resources, we have to focus our energy towards the items that are most valuable to the most people.

That said, @DusX on the team uses ArtNet frequently so he is a fan, and this means you have someone who will push for a better implementation on the team. From my side, I want to see every feature in Isadora be as easy and robust as possible, beause every capability Isadora offers is increases its overall value. Please continue to offer your feedback. I and the team are listening, and we can revisit what your requests Isadora Werkstatt and see what can be done.

Best Wishes,
Mark

Hi,

This is a share. A patch that parses Global Positioning System Fix Data (GPS) coming into Isadora via serial port (bluetooth device). For anyone who wants to do urban adventure or gps drawing. OK it was popular quite a few years ago now - but everything has its revival like tie-dye t-shirts. It is well documented and shows how incoming serial data has been arranged through the 'text parser' to get usable flows of information.

Regards,
Bonemap

Bluetooth_GPS_SerialPort.zip