Arduino To Processing Error For Capactive Sensor

Processing Electronics (Arduino, etc.)
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Thank you.
So now I’m sending “int” instead of string through Arduino and processing is receiving int without any conversion. But same issue, drawing function now working

Arduino:

#include <CapacitiveSensor.h>

/*
 * CapitiveSense Library Demo Sketch
 * Paul Badger 2008
 * Uses a high value resistor e.g. 10 megohm between send pin and receive pin
 * Resistor effects sensitivity, experiment with values, 50 kilohm - 50 megohm. Larger resistor values yield larger sensor values.
 * Receive pin is the sensor pin - try different amounts of foil/metal on this pin
 * Best results are obtained if sensor foil and wire is covered with an insulator such as paper or plastic sheet
 */


CapacitiveSensor   cs_4_2 = CapacitiveSensor(4,2);        // 10 megohm resistor between pins 4 & 2, pin 2 is sensor pin, add wire, foil


void setup()                    
{

   cs_4_2.set_CS_AutocaL_Millis(0xFFFFFFFF);     // turn off autocalibrate on channel 1 - just as an example
   Serial.begin(9600);

}

void loop()                    
{
    int start = millis();
    int total1 =  cs_4_2.capacitiveSensor(30);
  

    //Serial.println(millis() - start);        // check on performance in milliseconds
    //Serial.println("\t");                    // tab character for debug window spacing

    Serial.println(total1);                  // print sensor output 1
    Serial.println("\t");


    delay(1000);                             // arbitrary delay to limit data to serial port 
}

Processing Code

/**
 * Simple Read
 * 
 * Read data from the serial port and change the color of a rectangle
 * when a switch connected to a Wiring or Arduino board is pressed and released.
 * This example works with the Wiring / Arduino program that follows below.
 */


import processing.serial.*;

Serial myPort;  // Create object from Serial class
int val;      // Data received from the serial port

void setup() 
{
  size(200, 200);
  // I know that the first port in the serial list on my mac
  // is always my  FTDI adaptor, so I open Serial.list()[0].
  // On Windows machines, this generally opens COM1.
  // Open whatever port is the one you're using.
  String portName = Serial.list()[0];
  myPort = new Serial(this, portName, 9600);
}

void draw()
{
  if ( myPort.available() > 0) {  // If data is available,
    val = myPort.read();         // read it and store it in val
  }
  background(255);             // Set background to white
  if (val > 1000) {              // If the serial value is 0,
    fill(0);                   // set fill to black
  } 
  else {                       // If the serial value is not 0,
    fill(204);                 // set fill to light gray
  }
  rect(50, 50, 100, 100);
  println();
}

// Wiring / Arduino Code

// Code for sensing a switch status and writing the value to the serial port.

int switchPin = 4;                       // Switch connected to pin 4

void setup() {
  pinMode(switchPin, INPUT);             // Set pin 0 as an input
  Serial.begin(9600);                    // Start serial communication at 9600 bps
}

void loop() {
  if (digitalRead(switchPin) == HIGH) {  // If switch is ON,
    Serial.write(1);               // send 1 to Processing
  } else {                               // If the switch is not ON,
    Serial.write(0);               // send 0 to Processing
  }
  delay(100);                            // Wait 100 milliseconds
}
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