serial monitor input without hitting send ?

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Is it possible to input a keypress through serial monitor without hitting send ?
I'm using a wiimote control through glovpie to emulate keyboard presses. I was hoping to get "realtime" inputs without having to hit "send" after each entry.
I've seen used after some commands... I've messed around but can't get away from hitting send each time.
Any help would be great.
Thanks.

Here is the sketch...

////////////////////
const int dirpin = 2;
const int steppin = 12;
int incomingByte; 
void setup() 
{
  Serial.begin(9600);
  pinMode(dirpin, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(steppin, OUTPUT); 
}

void loop() {
  if (Serial.available() > 0) {
    incomingByte = Serial.read();
    if(incomingByte == 'i') 
    ii();
    if(incomingByte == 'j') 
    jj(); 
    if(incomingByte == 'k') 
    kk(); 
    if(incomingByte == 'm') 
    mm();
  }
}

//////////////////////////////
void ii ()
{
  int i;
  digitalWrite(dirpin, LOW);//forward    
  delay(1);
  for (i = 0; i<1600; i++)
  {
    digitalWrite(steppin, LOW);  
    digitalWrite(steppin, HIGH); 
    delayMicroseconds(200);
  }                              
}
/////////////////////////////////
void mm ()
{
  int i;
  digitalWrite(dirpin, HIGH);//backward    
  delay(1);
  for (i = 0; i<1600; i++)
  {
    digitalWrite(steppin, LOW);  
    digitalWrite(steppin, HIGH); 
    delayMicroseconds(200);
  }                              
}
///////////////////////////////////
void jj ()
{
  int i;
  digitalWrite(dirpin, LOW);    
  delay(1);
  for (i = 0; i<800; i++)
  {
    digitalWrite(steppin, LOW);  
    digitalWrite(steppin, HIGH); 
    delayMicroseconds(1800);
  }                              
}
////////////////////////////////////
void kk ()
{
  int i;
  digitalWrite(dirpin, HIGH);    
  delay(1);
  for (i = 0; i<800; i++)
  {
    digitalWrite(steppin, LOW);  
    digitalWrite(steppin, HIGH); 
    delayMicroseconds(1800);
  }                              
}
/////////////////////////////////////

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2

I suspect you will be better served with a different terminal application. My personal favourite is Terminal by Br@y++.

3

Sweet ! I didn't know you could run an outside terminal. Clearly I'm just getting my feet wet here. I downloaded it and will search for a way to do it. The on-board terminal on the arduino ide is pretty waifish compared to this new one !! Thanks for the tip !

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That's why it's called 'Serial Monitor', not 'Terminal'. It's really just there for debugging purposes.