Merge pull request firmata#203 from firmata/leonardo-serial-ready

wait for ATMega32u4 Serial port to connect. add not about using other…

Author: soundanalogous

examples/StandardFirmata/StandardFirmata.ino

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
   See file LICENSE.txt for further informations on licensing terms.
 
-  Last updated by Jeff Hoefs: May 17, 2015
+  Last updated by Jeff Hoefs: May 30, 2015
 */
 
 #include <Servo.h>
@@ -692,7 +692,16 @@ void setup()
   Firmata.attach(START_SYSEX, sysexCallback);
   Firmata.attach(SYSTEM_RESET, systemResetCallback);
 
+  // to use a port other than Serial, such as Serial1 on an Arduino Leonardo or Mega,
+  // Call begin(baud) on the alternate serial port and pass it to Firmata to begin like this:
+  // Serial1.begin(57600);
+  // Firmata.begin(Serial1);
+  // then comment out or remove lines 701 - 704 below
+
   Firmata.begin(57600);
+  while (!Serial) {
+    ; // wait for serial port to connect. Only needed for ATmega32u4-based boards (Leonardo, etc).
+  }
   systemResetCallback();  // reset to default config
 }