//the ignore connection flag with prevent reinitilization of the connection if the connection is not null
public void Start(bool ignoreconn)
{
if (connection != null && !ignoreconn)
{
Stop(false);
}
if (connection == null)
{
connection = new PanelConnection(connprop);
}
monitor_thread = GenerateMonitor();
monitor_thread.Start();
}
public void Stop(bool ignoreconn)
{
if (monitor_thread != null)
{
running = false;
while (monitor_thread.IsAlive)
{
;
}
}
if (connection != null && !ignoreconn)
{
while (connection.Busy)
{
;
}
connection.Stop();
connection = null;
}
}