If you have trouble installing the p5 SerialControl program with windows
take the following steps:

Download and install this version of node.js

Once it is installed, open up a command prompt and type: npm install p5.serialserver

Once that is done, you now have to navigate to the directory where it was installed and start the serial server:
• cd node_modules cd p5.serialserver
• node startserver.js

Keep command prompt running.

Try one of the examples from the synthesis class or one of the examples here: https://github.com/vanevery/p5.serialport/tree/master/examples

In the sketches for p5 make sure to change the port to whatever your port is in the Arduino IDE (I.E. COM3).
That line is serial.open("NAMEOFYOURPORT");

Test and make sure it works!

More here: https://github.com/vanevery/p5.serialport/wiki

Resources:

• Detecting Serial Ports in windows from command prompt
• ITP Lab Serial: Input Arduino to p5
• ITP Lab Serial: Output p5 to Arduino
• ITP Lab Serial: Two way duplex communication
• ITP Lab Serial: Serial Communication with Nodejs