# Help with code in the book Make: Getting Started with Arduino

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**Category:** Electronics (Arduino, etc.)\
**Created:** [June 17, 2026, 8:24pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/help-with-code-in-the-book-make-getting-started-with-arduino/48831 "2026-06-17T20:24:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![glv](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/glv/32/18785_2.png) [@glv](https://discourse.processing.org/u/glv)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2026, 5:49pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/help-with-code-in-the-book-make-getting-started-with-arduino/48831/17 "2026-06-24T17:49:29Z")

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> [@JTR](#):
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> `String feed = "http://makezine.com/feed/";`

I changed `http` to `https`:

`String feed = "https://makezine.com/feed/";`

It now works with _original code for this example_ and correction for `The type Serial is ambiguous`:

 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/processingfoundation1/original/3X/0/c/0c5e6be5b88fe87fb36196968a86e017004f5301.png)

There are 5 occurrences of _love_ (find on page) at that link so the 20 is correct!

I was using a VPN before and that generated other connection errors.

I commented this out for testing because I did not have Arduino code and it was blocking:  
` //port.write(cs); // send data to Arduino`

There is a link for “original code for this example” here:  
_[Type Serial is ambiguous - #4 by glv](https://discourse.processing.org/t/type-serial-is-ambiguous/43584/4)_

Seek and you shall find.

The above is on my W10 PC with Processing 4.5.2 and VPN not used.

`:)`

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