Serial - Can I Use Serial Component to Read from a USB Device?

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Maybe you can try my extension. It works for several serial adapters with different chips and for Arduino clones. Please report if you find it useful or if you have any problems. More information can be found here:

Using serial with FTDI

One problem with the built in serial component is that it does not include d2xx.jar needed for communication with FTDI usb to serial converter. If you connect this device you get an error “Java Lang.NoClassDefFoundError: Failed resolution of Lcom/ftdi/j2xx/D2xxManager”. I guess this is from the PhysicaloidLibrary. It is the same problem with the com.pavitra.5.aix that make use of the PhysicaloidLibrary. If this is solved, then some of the Arduino clones can be used with App Inventor. A better …