Speed/Responsiveness of OSC over WiFi (Norns) vs USB

Monome
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Hi
Currently I’m keeping my Grid and Arc plugged into my Norns and when I want to control something on my computer (Kyma) I’m using a script on Norns to send OSC over WiFi. Would I get faster/better OSC data transfer if my Grid and Arc were plugged in via USB to my MacBook, using Serial-OSC direct?

I would try direct but I’m without my Kyma at moment so have no way of testing.

Thanks

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Yes. Another idea would be to use Ethernet rather than WiFi for communication with norns. You’d need an Ethernet to usb adapter.

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20 characters of thanks!

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Can you use the ethernet on the Pi rather than USB ethernet adapter?

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I would guess that stock Norns doesn’t have an ethernet port, but the shield (and possibly fates) does, so on a shield you could use the ethernet port but on a stock Norns an adaptor is needed.

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If you’re using a raspberry pi 3 or 4 series, yes. Norns doesn’t have an Ethernet port because it uses the compute module series with a custom PCB.

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I can recommend this USB Ethernet adaptor for norns (non-shield) folks. It can be found via multiple sellers online, often for a lower price than direct. I use this adaptor on my norns and it has been flawless over the last ~2 years.

As others above have indicated avoiding WiFi is likely desirable if sending a bunch of performance oriented controls via OSC. In the case of using Kyma + norns - the fastest, most reliable path would be OSC from norns => Paca[rana] directly over a wired ethernet connection (assuming one has their Paca[rana] connected over ethernet, which I find more convenient than using Firewire 800)

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Thanks. I’m needing to use OSCulator to do a bit of magic on the way in generally so direct to pacarana may not work. Perhaps I can revisit script to avoid needing it though. Cheers