/*
* /// <summary>
* /// try to connect to an attached serial device with a name that contains the given string in its device name
* /// modifies the serialPort field (either succeeds or sets the field to null)
* /// </summary>
* /// <param name="name">substring of the device name of an attached device</param>
* private async Task getSerialDeviceByName(string name)
* {
*
* try
* {
* //find the/a usb serial device
* string aqs = SerialDevice.GetDeviceSelector();
* var devices = await DeviceInformation.FindAllAsync(aqs); //get array of attached serial devices
* var usbDevice = devices.FirstOrDefault(device => device.Name.ContainsIgnoringCase(name ?? "usb"));//search for device with given name
* this.serialPort = await SerialDevice.FromIdAsync(usbDevice.Id); //connect to device
*
* }
* catch (Exception ex)
* {
* //status.Text = ex.Message;
* serialPort = null;
* }
*
* }
*/
/// <summary>
/// update/refresh ListOfAttachedSerialDevices
/// </summary>
public async Task UpdateAttachedDevicesList()
{
ListOfAttachedSerialDevices = await ss.GetListOfAvailableSerialDevicesAsync();
//await getListOfAvailableSerialDevices();
}
