Brain Library + Adafruit Motor Shield Serial Conflict [SOLVED]

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I started off with the DCMotorTest example from the Adafruit motor shield library v2 and then added elements of the BrainSerialOut example from the arduino brain library. The motor shield code works fine on its own and the BrainSerialOut code works fine on its own as well.

When I combined the code from the two examples, the brain code no longer outputs data, but the servos still work.

Any help would be appreciated, I've been at this for hours and my mom says I have to come eat.

See my code below:

/* 
This is a test sketch for the Adafruit assembled Motor Shield for Arduino v2
It won't work with v1.x motor shields! Only for the v2's with built in PWM
control

For use with the Adafruit Motor Shield v2 
---->	http://www.adafruit.com/products/1438
*/

#include <Brain.h>
#include <Wire.h>
#include <Adafruit_MotorShield.h>
#include "utility/Adafruit_PWMServoDriver.h"

// Create the motor shield object with the default I2C address
Adafruit_MotorShield AFMS = Adafruit_MotorShield(); 
// Or, create it with a different I2C address (say for stacking)
// Adafruit_MotorShield AFMS = Adafruit_MotorShield(0x61); 

// Select which 'port' M1, M2, M3 or M4. In this case, M1
Adafruit_DCMotor *myMotor = AFMS.getMotor(1);
// You can also make another motor on port M2
//Adafruit_DCMotor *myOtherMotor = AFMS.getMotor(2);

Brain brain(Serial);

void setup() {
  Serial.begin(9600);  // set up Serial library at 9600 bps
  //Serial.println("Adafruit Motorshield v2 - DC Motor test!");

  AFMS.begin();  // create with the default frequency 1.6KHz
  //AFMS.begin(1000);  // OR with a different frequency, say 1KHz
  
  // Set the speed to start, from 0 (off) to 255 (max speed)
 
  
  
  myMotor->setSpeed(150);
  myMotor->run(FORWARD);
  // turn on motor
  myMotor->run(RELEASE);
}

void loop() {
  
  if (brain.update()) {
  		Serial.println(brain.readErrors());
		Serial.println(brain.readCSV());
	}


  
  
  
 
  
 uint8_t i;
  
 //Serial.print("tick");

  myMotor->run(FORWARD);
  for (i=0; i<255; i++) {
    myMotor->setSpeed(i);  
    delay(10);
  }
  for (i=255; i!=0; i--) {
    myMotor->setSpeed(i);  
    delay(10);
  }
  
 // Serial.print("tock");

  myMotor->run(BACKWARD);
  for (i=0; i<255; i++) {
    myMotor->setSpeed(i);  
    delay(10);
  }
  for (i=255; i!=0; i--) {
    myMotor->setSpeed(i);  
    delay(10);
  }

  //Serial.print("tech");
  myMotor->run(RELEASE);
  delay(1000);
}
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Got it to work now.

Here's my new code for reference sake:

/* 
This is a test sketch for the Adafruit assembled Motor Shield for Arduino v2
It won't work with v1.x motor shields! Only for the v2's with built in PWM
control

For use with the Adafruit Motor Shield v2 
---->	http://www.adafruit.com/products/1438
*/

#include <Brain.h>
#include <Wire.h>
#include <Adafruit_MotorShield.h>
#include "utility/Adafruit_PWMServoDriver.h"

// Create the motor shield object with the default I2C address
Adafruit_MotorShield AFMS = Adafruit_MotorShield(); 

// Select which 'port' M1, M2, M3 or M4. In this case, M1
Adafruit_DCMotor *myMotor = AFMS.getMotor(1);

//This is where inserted the arduino brain library
Brain brain(Serial);

void setup() {
  Serial.begin(9600);  // set up Serial library at 9600 bps
  //Serial.println("Adafruit Motorshield v2 - DC Motor test!");

  AFMS.begin();  // create with the default frequency 1.6KHz
  
 
}

void loop() {
  //read input from RX pin
  
  bool motor;
  motor = false;
  
  if ((brain.update()) && (motor == false)) {
  		Serial.println(brain.readErrors());
		//Serial.println(brain.readCSV());
                Serial.println(brain.printDebug());
                Serial.println(brain.signalStrengthOut());
                
                if (brain.signalStrengthOut()==200) {
                motor = true;
                
}
                 
	} else {
        myMotor->run(RELEASE);
}

if (motor == true) {
 int var = 0;
                while(var < 100){
                myMotor->setSpeed(150);
                myMotor->run(FORWARD);
                // turn on motor
               // myMotor->run(RELEASE);
  // do something repetitive 200 times
  var++;
 if (var == 100) {
 motor = false; 
 }
}
}

}




  
/*
 uint8_t i;
  
 //Serial.print("tick");

  myMotor->run(FORWARD);
  for (i=0; i<255; i++) {
    myMotor->setSpeed(i);  
    delay(10);
  }
  for (i=255; i!=0; i--) {
    myMotor->setSpeed(i);  
    delay(10);
  }
  
 // Serial.print("tock");

  myMotor->run(BACKWARD);
  for (i=0; i<255; i++) {
    myMotor->setSpeed(i);  
    delay(10);
  }
  for (i=255; i!=0; i--) {
    myMotor->setSpeed(i);  
    delay(10);
  }

  //Serial.print("tech");
  myMotor->run(RELEASE);
  delay(1000);
}
*/