/// <summary>
/// This method is called to perform the actual actions on the controlled device.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="action">The name of the action to perform (see the experiment file)</param>
/// <param name="parameter">The action's parameter (see the experiment file)</param>
protected override void PerformAction(string action, OrderedStringPairCollection parameter)
{
switch (action)
{
case "InitializeMicroscope":
break;
case "BlueSignallight":
break;
default:
throw new Exception("This action is not implemented: " + action);
}
}
/// <summary>
/// This method has to return the meta data or the sensor.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="sensorName">The name of a sensor as included in <see cref="Sensors"/></param>
/// <returns>Meta data for the sensor</returns>
/// <remarks>
/// The meta data is stored in the result file and can be queued without decompressing the actual sensor data.
/// It's mainly used by the data visualization.
/// The field "Indicator" should hold a key to choose the right visualization backend.
/// Using "Timebase" (either "common" or "per well") and "Wells" (24 or 96) a generic backend can be used.
/// It's good practice to provide at least these three fields.
/// </remarks>
public override OrderedStringPairCollection GetMetaData(string sensor)
{
CheckSensor(sensor); // this breaks if the sensor is not defined
OrderedStringPairCollection metaData = new OrderedStringPairCollection();
switch (sensor)
{
case _TemperatureSensorName:
//metaData.Add("Indicator", "incubator temperature"); // name of the sensor
break;
default:
break;
}
return(metaData);
}
