Added Serial port check to all examples using Serial statements in the setup

build/shared/examples/04.Communication/ASCIITable/ASCIITable.ino

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
  
  created 2006
  by Nicholas Zambetti 
- modified 30 Aug 2011
+ modified 2 Apr 2012
  by Tom Igoe
  
  This example code is in the public domain.
@@ -19,10 +19,11 @@
  <http://www.zambetti.com> 
  
  */
-void setup() 
+void setup() { 
-{ 
+ //Initialize serial and wait for port to open:
   Serial.begin(9600); 
-
+  while (!Serial) ;
+  
   // prints title with ending line break 
   Serial.println("ASCII Table ~ Character Map"); 
 } 
@@ -33,8 +34,7 @@ int thisByte = 33;
 // for example. '!' is the same as 33, so you could also use this:
 //int thisByte = '!';  
 
-void loop() 
+void loop() { 
-{ 
   // prints value unaltered, i.e. the raw binary version of the 
   // byte. The serial monitor interprets all bytes as 
   // ASCII, so 33, the first number,  will show up as '!' 

build/shared/examples/04.Communication/SerialCallResponseASCII/SerialCallResponseASCII.ino

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
  
  Created 26 Sept. 2005
  by Tom Igoe
- modified 26 Oct 2011
+ modified 2 Apr 2012
  by Tom Igoe and Scott Fitzgerald
  
  This example code is in the public domain.
@@ -35,8 +35,10 @@ int inByte = 0;         // incoming serial byte
 
 void setup()
 {
-  // start serial port at 9600 bps:
+  // start serial port at 9600 bps and wait for port to open:
   Serial.begin(9600);
+  while (!Serial) ;
+  
   pinMode(2, INPUT);   // digital sensor is on digital pin 2
   establishContact();  // send a byte to establish contact until receiver responds 
 }

build/shared/examples/08.Strings/CharacterAnalysis/CharacterAnalysis.ino

@@ -5,14 +5,16 @@
  Send any byte and the sketch will tell you about it.
  
  created 29 Nov 2010
+ modified 2 Apr 2012
  by Tom Igoe
  
  This example code is in the public domain.
  */
 
 void setup() {
-  // Open serial communications:
+  // Open serial communications and wait for port to open:
   Serial.begin(9600);
+  while(!Serial) ;
 
   // send an intro:
   Serial.println("send any byte and I'll tell you everything I can about it");

build/shared/examples/08.Strings/StringAdditionOperator/StringAdditionOperator.ino

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  You can also add several different data types to string, as shown here:
  
  created 27 July 2010
- modified 30 Aug 2011
+ modified 2 Apr 2012
  by Tom Igoe
  
  http://arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/StringAdditionOperator
@@ -17,7 +17,10 @@
 String stringOne, stringTwo, stringThree;
 
 void setup() {
+  // initialize serial and wait for port to open:
   Serial.begin(9600);
+  while (!Serial) ;
+  
   stringOne = String("stringThree = ");
   stringTwo = String("this string");
   stringThree = String ();

build/shared/examples/08.Strings/StringAppendOperator/StringAppendOperator.ino

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  Examples of how to append different data types to strings
  
  created 27 July 2010
- modified 30 Aug 2011
+ modified 2 Apr 2012
  by Tom Igoe
  
  http://arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/StringAppendOperator
@@ -14,7 +14,10 @@
 String stringOne, stringTwo;
 
 void setup() {
+ // Open serial communications and wait for port to open:
   Serial.begin(9600);
+  while(!Serial) ;
+
   stringOne = String("Sensor ");
   stringTwo = String("value");
   Serial.println("\n\nAppending to a string:");

build/shared/examples/08.Strings/StringCaseChanges/StringCaseChanges.ino

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
  Examples of how to change the case of a string
  
  created 27 July 2010
+ modified 2 Apr 2012
  by Tom Igoe
  
  http://arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/StringCaseChanges
@@ -12,7 +13,10 @@
  */
 
 void setup() {
+ // Open serial communications and wait for port to open:
   Serial.begin(9600);
+  while(!Serial) ;
+
   Serial.println("\n\nString  case changes:");
 }
 

build/shared/examples/08.Strings/StringCharacters/StringCharacters.ino

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
  Examples of how to get and set characters of a String
  
  created 27 July 2010
+ modified 2 Apr 2012
  by Tom Igoe
  
  http://arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/StringCharacters
@@ -12,7 +13,10 @@
  */
 
 void setup() {
+  // Open serial communications and wait for port to open:
   Serial.begin(9600);
+  while(!Serial) ;
+
   Serial.println("\n\nString  charAt() and setCharAt():");
 }
 

build/shared/examples/08.Strings/StringComparisonOperators/StringComparisonOperators.ino

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  Examples of how to compare strings using the comparison operators
  
  created 27 July 2010
- modified 30 Aug 2011
+ modified 2 Apr 2012
  by Tom Igoe
  
  http://arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/StringComparisonOperators
@@ -15,7 +15,10 @@
 String stringOne, stringTwo;
 
 void setup() {
+ // Open serial communications and wait for port to open:
   Serial.begin(9600);
+  while(!Serial) ;
+
   stringOne = String("this");
   stringTwo = String("that");
   Serial.println("\n\nComparing Strings:");

build/shared/examples/08.Strings/StringIndexOf/StringIndexOf.ino

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
  Examples of how to evaluate, look for, and replace characters in a String
  
  created 27 July 2010
+ modified 2 Apr 2012
  by Tom Igoe
  
  http://arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/StringIndexOf
@@ -12,7 +13,10 @@
  */
 
 void setup() {
+ // Open serial communications and wait for port to open:
   Serial.begin(9600);
+  while(!Serial) ;
+
   Serial.println("\n\nString indexOf() and lastIndexOf()  functions:");
 
 }

build/shared/examples/08.Strings/StringLengthTrim/StringLengthTrim.ino

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
  Examples of how to use length() and trim() in a String
  
  created 27 July 2010
+ modified 2 Apr 2012
  by Tom Igoe
  
  http://arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/StringLengthTrim
@@ -12,7 +13,10 @@
  */
 
 void setup() {
+ // Open serial communications and wait for port to open:
   Serial.begin(9600);
+  while(!Serial) ;
+
   Serial.println("\n\nString  length() and trim():");
 }
 

build/shared/examples/08.Strings/StringReplace/StringReplace.ino

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
  Examples of how to replace characters or substrings of a string
  
  created 27 July 2010
+ modified 2 Apr 2012
  by Tom Igoe
  
  http://arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/StringReplace
@@ -12,7 +13,10 @@
  */
 
 void setup() {
+ // Open serial communications and wait for port to open:
   Serial.begin(9600);
+  while(!Serial) ;
+
   Serial.println("\n\nString  replace:");
 }
 

build/shared/examples/08.Strings/StringStartsWithEndsWith/StringStartsWithEndsWith.ino

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  Examples of how to use startsWith() and endsWith() in a String
  
  created 27 July 2010
- modified 30 Aug 2011
+ modified 2 Apr 2012
  by Tom Igoe
  
  http://arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/StringStartsWithEndsWith
@@ -13,7 +13,10 @@
  */
 
 void setup() {
+ // Open serial communications and wait for port to open:
   Serial.begin(9600);
+  while(!Serial) ;
+
   Serial.println("\n\nString startsWith() and endsWith():");
 
 }

build/shared/examples/08.Strings/StringSubstring/StringSubstring.ino

@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@
  
  Examples of how to use substring in a String
  
- created 27 July 2010, modified 1 April 2012
+ created 27 July 2010, 
- by Tom Igoe
+ modified 2 Apr 2012
+ by Zach Eveland
  
  http://arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/StringSubstring
  
@@ -14,8 +15,8 @@
 void setup() {
   Serial.begin(9600);
   // Wait for port to be opened:
-  while (!Serial)
+  while (!Serial) ;
-    ;
+  
   Serial.println("\n\nString  substring():");
 }
 
@@ -35,4 +36,4 @@ void loop() {
 
   // do nothing while true:
   while(true);
-}
+}

libraries/Ethernet/examples/ChatServer/ChatServer.ino

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
  
  created 18 Dec 2009
  by David A. Mellis
- modified 12 March 2012
+ modified 2 Apr 2012
  by Tom Igoe
  
  */
@@ -39,8 +39,10 @@ void setup() {
   Ethernet.begin(mac, ip, gateway, subnet);
   // start listening for clients
   server.begin();
-  // open the serial port
+ // Open serial communications and wait for port to open:
   Serial.begin(9600);
+  while(!Serial) ;
+
   Serial.print("Chat server address:");
   Serial.println(Ethernet.localIP());
 }

libraries/Ethernet/examples/DhcpAddressPrinter/DhcpAddressPrinter.ino

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
  * Ethernet shield attached to pins 10, 11, 12, 13
  
  created 12 April 2011
+ modified 2 Apr 2012
  by Tom Igoe
  
  */
@@ -27,8 +28,10 @@ byte mac[] = {
 EthernetClient client;
 
 void setup() {
-  // start the serial library:
+ // Open serial communications and wait for port to open:
   Serial.begin(9600);
+  while(!Serial) ;
+
   // start the Ethernet connection:
   if (Ethernet.begin(mac) == 0) {
     Serial.println("Failed to configure Ethernet using DHCP");

libraries/Ethernet/examples/DhcpChatServer/DhcpChatServer.ino

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
  * Ethernet shield attached to pins 10, 11, 12, 13
  
  created 21 May 2011
+ modified 2 Apr 2012
  by Tom Igoe
  Based on ChatServer example by David A. Mellis
  
@@ -34,8 +35,10 @@ EthernetServer server(23);
 boolean gotAMessage = false; // whether or not you got a message from the client yet
 
 void setup() {
-   // open the serial port
+  // Open serial communications and wait for port to open:
   Serial.begin(9600);
+  while(!Serial) ;
+
   // start the Ethernet connection:
   Serial.println("Trying to get an IP address using DHCP");
   if (Ethernet.begin(mac) == 0) {

libraries/Ethernet/examples/DnsWebClient/DnsWebClient.ino

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
  
  created 18 Dec 2009
  by David A. Mellis
- modified 12 April 2011
+ modified 2 Apr 2012
  by Tom Igoe, based on work by Adrian McEwen
  
  */
@@ -28,8 +28,10 @@ char serverName[] = "www.google.com";
 EthernetClient client;
 
 void setup() {
-  // start the serial library:
+ // Open serial communications and wait for port to open:
   Serial.begin(9600);
+  while(!Serial) ;
+
   // start the Ethernet connection:
   if (Ethernet.begin(mac) == 0) {
     Serial.println("Failed to configure Ethernet using DHCP");

libraries/Ethernet/examples/PachubeClient/PachubeClient.ino

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  * Ethernet shield attached to pins 10, 11, 12, 13
  
  created 15 March 2010
- updated 16 Mar 2012
+ modified 2 Apr 2012
  by Tom Igoe with input from Usman Haque and Joe Saavedra
  
 http://arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/PachubeClient
@@ -53,8 +53,10 @@ boolean lastConnected = false;                 // state of the connection last t
 const unsigned long postingInterval = 10*1000; //delay between updates to Pachube.com
 
 void setup() {
-  // start serial port:
+ // Open serial communications and wait for port to open:
   Serial.begin(9600);
+  while(!Serial) ;
+
  // start the Ethernet connection:
   if (Ethernet.begin(mac) == 0) {
     Serial.println("Failed to configure Ethernet using DHCP");

libraries/Ethernet/examples/PachubeClientString/PachubeClientString.ino

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
  * Ethernet shield attached to pins 10, 11, 12, 13
  
  created 15 March 2010
- updated 16 Mar 2012
+ modified 2 Apr 2012
  by Tom Igoe with input from Usman Haque and Joe Saavedra
  
  http://arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/PachubeClientString
@@ -55,8 +55,10 @@ boolean lastConnected = false;                 // state of the connection last t
 const unsigned long postingInterval = 10*1000;  //delay between updates to Pachube.com
 
 void setup() {
-  // start serial port:
+ // Open serial communications and wait for port to open:
   Serial.begin(9600);
+  while(!Serial) ;
+
   // give the ethernet module time to boot up:
   delay(1000);
   // start the Ethernet connection:

libraries/Ethernet/examples/TelnetClient/TelnetClient.ino

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
  * Ethernet shield attached to pins 10, 11, 12, 13
  
  created 14 Sep 2010
+ modified 2 Apr 2012
  by Tom Igoe
  
  */
@@ -38,8 +39,10 @@ EthernetClient client;
 void setup() {
   // start the Ethernet connection:
   Ethernet.begin(mac, ip);
-  // start the serial library:
+ // Open serial communications and wait for port to open:
   Serial.begin(9600);
+  while(!Serial) ;
+
   // give the Ethernet shield a second to initialize:
   delay(1000);
   Serial.println("connecting...");

libraries/Ethernet/examples/TwitterClient/TwitterClient.ino

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
  * Ethernet shield attached to pins 10, 11, 12, 13
  
  created 21 May 2011
+ modified 2 Apr 2012
  by Tom Igoe
  
  This code is in the public domain.
@@ -51,8 +52,10 @@ void setup() {
   currentLine.reserve(256);
   tweet.reserve(150);
 
-  // initialize serial:
+ // Open serial communications and wait for port to open:
   Serial.begin(9600);
+  while(!Serial) ;
+
   // attempt a DHCP connection:
   Serial.println("Attempting to get an IP address using DHCP:");
   if (!Ethernet.begin(mac)) {

libraries/Ethernet/examples/UdpNtpClient/UdpNtpClient.ino

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
  
  created 4 Sep 2010 
  by Michael Margolis
- modified 17 Sep 2010
+ modified 2 Apr 2012
  by Tom Igoe
  
  This code is in the public domain.
@@ -38,7 +38,9 @@ EthernetUDP Udp;
 
 void setup() 
 {
+ // Open serial communications and wait for port to open:
   Serial.begin(9600);
+  while(!Serial) ;
 
   // start Ethernet and UDP
   if (Ethernet.begin(mac) == 0) {

libraries/Ethernet/examples/WebClient/WebClient.ino

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
  * Ethernet shield attached to pins 10, 11, 12, 13
  
  created 18 Dec 2009
+ modified 2 Apr 2012
  by David A. Mellis
  
  */
@@ -26,8 +27,10 @@ IPAddress server(173,194,33,104); // Google
 EthernetClient client;
 
 void setup() {
-  // start the serial library:
+ // Open serial communications and wait for port to open:
   Serial.begin(9600);
+  while(!Serial) ;
+
   // start the Ethernet connection:
   if (Ethernet.begin(mac) == 0) {
     Serial.println("Failed to configure Ethernet using DHCP");

libraries/Ethernet/examples/WebServer/WebServer.ino

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
  
  created 18 Dec 2009
  by David A. Mellis
- modified 20 Mar 2012
+ modified 2 Apr 2012
  by Tom Igoe
  
  */
@@ -30,7 +30,10 @@ IPAddress ip(192,168,1, 177);
 EthernetServer server(80);
 
 void setup() {
+ // Open serial communications and wait for port to open:
   Serial.begin(9600);
+  while(!Serial) ;
+
   // start the Ethernet connection and the server:
   Ethernet.begin(mac, ip);
   server.begin();

libraries/SD/examples/CardInfo/CardInfo.ino

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  
  created  28 Mar 2011
  by Limor Fried 
- modified 16 Mar 2011
+ modified 2 Apr 2012
  by Tom Igoe
  */
  // include the SD library:
@@ -35,7 +35,10 @@ const int chipSelect = 4;
 
 void setup()
 {
+ // Open serial communications and wait for port to open:
   Serial.begin(9600);
+  while(!Serial) ;
+
   Serial.print("\nInitializing SD card...");
   // On the Ethernet Shield, CS is pin 4. It's set as an output by default.
   // Note that even if it's not used as the CS pin, the hardware SS pin 

libraries/SD/examples/Datalogger/Datalogger.ino

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  ** CS - pin 4
  
  created  24 Nov 2010
- updated 2 Dec 2010
+ modified 2 Apr 2012
  by Tom Igoe
  
  This example code is in the public domain.
@@ -30,7 +30,10 @@ const int chipSelect = 4;
 
 void setup()
 {
+ // Open serial communications and wait for port to open:
   Serial.begin(9600);
+  while(!Serial) ;
+
   Serial.print("Initializing SD card...");
   // make sure that the default chip select pin is set to
   // output, even if you don't use it:

libraries/SD/examples/DumpFile/DumpFile.ino

@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@
  ** CS - pin 4
  
  created  22 December 2010
+ by Limor Fried
+ modified 2 Apr 2012
+ by Tom Igoe
  
  This example code is in the public domain.
  	 
@@ -27,7 +30,10 @@ const int chipSelect = 4;
 
 void setup()
 {
+ // Open serial communications and wait for port to open:
   Serial.begin(9600);
+  while(!Serial) ;
+
   Serial.print("Initializing SD card...");
   // make sure that the default chip select pin is set to
   // output, even if you don't use it:

libraries/SD/examples/Files/Files.ino

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
  
  created   Nov 2010
  by David A. Mellis
- updated 2 Dec 2010
+ modified 2 Apr 2012
  by Tom Igoe
  
  This example code is in the public domain.
@@ -23,7 +23,10 @@ File myFile;
 
 void setup()
 {
+ // Open serial communications and wait for port to open:
   Serial.begin(9600);
+  while(!Serial) ;
+
   Serial.print("Initializing SD card...");
   // On the Ethernet Shield, CS is pin 4. It's set as an output by default.
   // Note that even if it's not used as the CS pin, the hardware SS pin 

libraries/SD/examples/ReadWrite/ReadWrite.ino

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
  
  created   Nov 2010
  by David A. Mellis
- updated 2 Dec 2010
+ modified 2 Apr 2012
  by Tom Igoe
  
  This example code is in the public domain.
@@ -24,7 +24,10 @@ File myFile;
 
 void setup()
 {
+ // Open serial communications and wait for port to open:
   Serial.begin(9600);
+  while(!Serial) ;
+
   Serial.print("Initializing SD card...");
   // On the Ethernet Shield, CS is pin 4. It's set as an output by default.
   // Note that even if it's not used as the CS pin, the hardware SS pin 

libraries/SD/examples/listfiles/listfiles.ino

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
  
  created   Nov 2010
  by David A. Mellis
- updated 2 Dec 2010
+ modified 2 Apr 2012
  by Tom Igoe
  
  This example code is in the public domain.
@@ -23,7 +23,10 @@ File root;
 
 void setup()
 {
+  // Open serial communications and wait for port to open:
   Serial.begin(9600);
+  while(!Serial) ;
+
   Serial.print("Initializing SD card...");
   // On the Ethernet Shield, CS is pin 4. It's set as an output by default.
   // Note that even if it's not used as the CS pin, the hardware SS pin 

libraries/SoftwareSerial/examples/SoftwareSerialExample/SoftwareSerialExample.ino

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
  * TX is digital pin 3 (connect to RX of other device)
  
  created back in the mists of time
+ modified 2 Apr 2012
  by Tom Igoe
  based on Mikal Hart's example
  
@@ -21,7 +22,10 @@ SoftwareSerial mySerial(2, 3); // RX, TX
 
 void setup()  
 {
-  Serial.begin(57600);
+ // Open serial communications and wait for port to open:
+  Serial.begin57600;
+  while(!Serial) ;
+  
   Serial.println("Goodnight moon!");
 
   // set the data rate for the SoftwareSerial port

libraries/SoftwareSerial/examples/TwoPortReceive/TwoPortReceive.ino

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
  * Second serial device's TX attached to digital pin 4, RX to pin 5
  
  created 18 Apr. 2011
+ modified 2 Apr 2012
  by Tom Igoe
  based on Mikal Hart's twoPortRXExample
  
@@ -33,8 +34,9 @@ SoftwareSerial portTwo(4, 5);
 
 void setup()
 {
-  // Start the hardware serial port
+ // Open serial communications and wait for port to open:
   Serial.begin(9600);
+  while(!Serial) ;
 
   // Start each software serial port
   portOne.begin(9600);