'Processing' language and B4PPC

[enonod]

I am about to start on a project using Processing and Windows. It occured to me that it would be better suited if I could use the PPC and Basic4PPC but cannot find a PPC version of Processing. This is early days and I wonder if anybody has trodden this path or a similar one.

The main purpose is to interface an Arduino to the PPC (normally a PC) such that the serial data from the Arduino can be received via the USB (host) on the PPC (there may be other options if I could wire the 60 odd pins of the PPC connector) and use the data to provide input to either existing PPC software (unlikely) or a Basic4PPC program. [Edit] The project will produce an oscilloscope (of low quality) on the PPC using B4PPC and the data from the Arduino.

[EDIT2]Not very clear! I think in short I am saying I want to replace processing with Basic4PPC so that the 'Firmata' library will talk to Basic4PPC. Maybe that is clearer.
http://www.arduino.cc/playground/Interfacing/Processing

Any initial thoughts to get me communicating would be great, I hate serial and USB (probably because I have never mastered them in software).

 

[mjcoon]

... via the USB (host) on the PPC (there may be other options if I could wire the 60 odd pins of the PPC connector)

Good grief! My PPC has USB host (not common, I understand) but only ca. 26 (IIRC) pins on its connector. Wiring up one (actually several, for different purposes) was bad enough nevertheless...

Mike.

 

[enonod]

Ah! Blush blush.
My PPC also has 26 pins. I am not prone to exaggerating except in the fishy world!
Yes I have both a Host and a Slave cable so I can plug in memory sticks etc.
The only thing I require it seems is something that will permit the USB input to provide a virtual serial port, as does bluetooth.

Any thoughts anybody?

 

[enonod]

I have now found a driver here to produce a RS232 virtual port from USB
http://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/VCP/WinCE/CE4252/ARMv4VCPDriver.zip
I have followed instructions and changed idVendor and idProduct in the .inf file and placed both in the Windows directory.
On plugging in the Arduino to the Acer n310 host cable I was asked for the driver name and filled the dialog correctly, no errors ocurred, wow!

However, on looking at the System Information I find the entry but although it has the correct ID on the USB entry it says no device plugged in and no serial port appears (assuming it should be in the list). :BangHead:

Does anybody have any suggestions please?