ptolemy.actor.lib.jjs.modules.IMUSensor

Class SerialPortController

java.lang.Object

ptolemy.actor.lib.jjs.modules.IMUSensor.SerialPortController

public class SerialPortController
extends java.lang.Object

This class provides a set of functions for use with an IMUSensor accessor from within Ptolemy II. This thread keeps an object of type ReaderM that starts a thread and continuously reads from the serial port that the sensor is connected on.

Since:

Ptolemy II 11.0

Version:

$Id$, $Id$

Author:

Hunter Massey and Rajesh Kuni

See Also:

ReaderM

Pt.AcceptedRating:

Pt.ProposedRating:

Yellow Hunter

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
SerialPortController() Base constructor.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
int[]	getSample() Grab the latest unread sample from the buffer and return it.
void	start(int x) Starts a serial port connection with comm port with number x (ex: COM8).
void	stop() Stops the reading ReaderM thread and terminates the serial connection.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

SerialPortController

public SerialPortController()

Base constructor. No input values

Method Detail

start

public void start(int x)

Starts a serial port connection with comm port with number x (ex: COM8).

Parameters:

x - The serial port number to connect to

getSample

public int[] getSample()

Grab the latest unread sample from the buffer and return it. Returns latest sample upon call if read index has caught up to write index.

Returns:

The latest unread sample, or the latest read sample if write index = read index in buffer

stop

public void stop()

Stops the reading ReaderM thread and terminates the serial connection.