private static void IndicatorScannerSerialPort_DataReceived(object sender, SerialDataReceivedEventArgs e)
{
var strMessage = mIndicatorScannerSerialPort.ReadString();
if (strMessage == string.Empty || strMessage == null)
{
return;
}
Debug.Print("The type of data expected is: " + mMenu.DataRecieved.GetName());
Debug.Print("Data contents recieved from the Serial Port:\r\n" + strMessage);
switch (mMenu.DataRecieved)
{
case RecievedData.ScaleIndicator:
var objIndicatorData = new IndicatorData(strMessage);
if (objIndicatorData.HasValidDataString)
{
Debug.Print("Valid Data was sent from the Indicator...");
Settings.NetWeight = objIndicatorData.NetWeight;
if (mMenu.MenuSelection == MenuSelection.ViewPieceCount)
{
mMenu.DisplayInformation(Settings);
}
else
{
/*A new thread must be started in order for the WebGet function to work properly; otherwise WebGet(objIndicatorData) would just silently fail...
* http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/795829/Multithreading-with-Netduino-and-NET-Microframework
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZOrORB88-s */
var DataRequestThread = new Thread(delegate() { WebGet(objIndicatorData); });
DataRequestThread.Start();
}
}
break;
case RecievedData.ScannerJobAndSuffix:
Settings.JobNumber = strMessage;
Settings.StoreJobNumber();
mMenu.DataRecieved = RecievedData.None;
mMenu.DisplayInformation(Settings);
break;
case RecievedData.ScannerOperation:
Settings.Operation = strMessage;
Settings.StoreOperationNumber();
mMenu.DataRecieved = RecievedData.None;
mMenu.DisplayInformation(Settings);
break;
}
}