Copyright © 2013, Marshmallow Laser Feast
This is the source code for our LASER FOREST project https://vimeo.com/64652497 https://vimeo.com/64662736 https://vimeo.com/67980452
The source code is released as is, warts and all, with all last minute fixes hacked together on the plane / train, or 4am the night before opening etc.
Current version built on OSX 10.12.5
Written mainly in C++ with openFrameworks (current version built with v0.10.0 - at the time it was the current master in github)
Uses SuperCollider for audio synthesis
Requires D2xx FTDI drivers for RS485 comms. v1.2.2 included in repo. (do not use the latest version (1.4.4) - I think it's less stable)Alternatively download from http://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/D2XX.htm. You need to open the disk image then do what it says in the readme. When copying the dylib from the source folder you might need to change the path to reflect the latest operating system.
Next you need to copy ftdi/ftd2xx.cfg to /usr/local/lib. It's a config file for how the driver works, forcing the driver to reset the serial device when it reopens it. Not 100% sure we need this but it can't hurt.
In order for them to work, you need to disable your own FTDI drivers - you can install D2xxHelper in ftdi/installers or you can also do this manually on the command line by typing:
sudo kextunload -b com.apple.driver.AppleUSBFTDI
then to reload it, it's:
sudo kextload -b com.apple.driver.AppleUSBFTDI
This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
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