Question about using a Python serial port with Blender

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Hi,

I have a microcontroller I’m wanting to use as an external interface to Blender (game control w/display). I have it successfully communicating over the serial terminal in the Python console, but I am not aware how I am supposed to import the serial script into the code when I am in Blender itself. If I run this code in the Python console:

import serial
ser = serial.Serial(‘COM4’)
ser.write(“Hello”)
ser.close()

it works fine, and I receive the string on the microcontroller.
However, if I run it in Blender, I get an error that Blender cannot import the serial object. I have tried in both Blender 4.9 and 5.6.

I am experienced in programming, however I am new to Blender programming so if anyone could help I would appreciate it greatly.

Thanks in advance

2

if you’re using 2.5, possibly no serial module, or its named differently?

3

I downloaded the serial script off python.org, and used the Windows installer to install the script in the python directory under the root directory.

4

Perhaps Blender is looking at different Python? I know that in 2.5 it’s bundled rather than looking in root for it… Pretty interested in this for much the same reason!

5

Hi
I’m interested by this post. Has anyone new answers to it ?
I have a microcontroller and i want it to “play” the game i designed in BGE.