/// <summary>
/// Finds the appropriate WritePrinthead method and returns the converted GCode output.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="printheadModel"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public string SetWritePrinthead(PrintheadModel printheadModel)
{
string convertedGCode = "";
try
{
switch (printheadModel.PrintheadType)
{
case PrintheadType.Motorized:
convertedGCode = _writeSetPrintheadModel.WriteSetMotorDrivenPrinthead(printheadModel);
break;
case PrintheadType.Valve:
convertedGCode = _writeSetPrintheadModel.WriteSetValvePrinthead(printheadModel);
break;
case PrintheadType.Custom:
//To Do:
break;
case PrintheadType.Unset:
//To Do: Stop everything something's wrong
break;
default:
//To Do: Stop everything something's wrong
break;
}
}
catch when(printheadModel == null) //Catch unset Printhead.
{
//This should have been caught earlier.
convertedGCode = "";
}
/// <summary>
/// Takes manual input parameters for a set of valve printhead command and outputs the command to the serial port.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="printheadName"></param>
public void ProcessManualSetValvePrintheadCommand(string printheadName)
{
try
{
List <string> outgoingMessagesList = new List <string>();
PrintheadModel printheadModel = _printerModel.FindPrinthead(printheadName);
ValvePrintheadTypeModel valvePrintheadTypeModel = (ValvePrintheadTypeModel)printheadModel.PrintheadTypeModel;
string setPrintheadString = _writeSetPrintheadModel.WriteSetValvePrinthead(valvePrintheadTypeModel.AttachedValveGPIOPinModel.PinID);
outgoingMessagesList.Add(setPrintheadString);
//Send GCode for the Z Axis attached to the Printhead.
AxisModel axisModel = printheadModel.AttachedZAxisModel;
int zAxisLimitPinID = (axisModel.AttachedLimitSwitchGPIOPinModel == null) ? GlobalValues.PinIDNull : axisModel.AttachedLimitSwitchGPIOPinModel.PinID;
string setAxisString = _writeSetAxisModel.WriteSetAxis(axisModel.AxisID, axisModel.AttachedMotorStepGPIOPinModel.PinID, axisModel.AttachedMotorDirectionGPIOPinModel.PinID,
axisModel.StepPulseTime, zAxisLimitPinID, axisModel.MaxSpeed, axisModel.MaxAcceleration, axisModel.MmPerStep);
outgoingMessagesList.Add(SerialMessageCharacters.SerialCommandSetCharacter + "RetractZ");
outgoingMessagesList.Add(setAxisString);
_serialCommunicationOutgoingMessagesModel.QueueNextProspectiveOutgoingMessage(outgoingMessagesList);
}
catch (NullReferenceException e)
{
_errorListViewModel.AddError("", "Printhead or z actuator needs to be set in Printer Settings before setting printhead in Control Menu.");
}
catch
{
_errorListViewModel.AddError("", "Unknown error while setting valve printhead.");
}
}