/// <summary> converts a part (telegram head) of the byte array into C# types for further usage </summary>
/// <param name="theData"> the byte array </param>
/// <param name="length"> the length of the telegram </param>
/// <param name="offset"> offset needed to convert the data </param>
/// <returns> object of type "TelegramHead" for further usage (displaying on the UI) </returns>
private TelegramHead readOutTelegramHead(S7DataConverter theData, int length, ref int offset)
{
// read telegram-header
UInt16 telID = 0;
UInt16 telStatus = 0;
UInt32 telNumber = 0;
DateTime telSendTime = new DateTime(2004, 12, 3);
Int16 telNumberRecords = 0;
offset = theData.GetValue(offset, S7Types.WORD, ref telID);
offset = theData.GetValue(offset, S7Types.WORD, ref telStatus);
offset = theData.GetValue(offset, S7Types.DWORD, ref telNumber);
offset = theData.GetValue(offset, S7Types.DATE_AND_TIME, ref telSendTime);
offset = theData.GetValue(offset, S7Types.INT, ref telNumberRecords);
return(new TelegramHead(length, telID, telStatus, telNumber, telSendTime, telNumberRecords));
}
/// <summary> converts a part (measured data) of the byte array into C# types for further usage </summary>
/// <param name="theData"> the byte array </param>
/// <param name="telNumberRecords"> the number of records (delivered via the telegram head) </param>
/// <param name="offset"> offset needed to convert the data </param>
/// <param name="measHeadVisu"> the head data for visualization </param>
/// <param name="measDataVisu"> the measured data for visualization </param>
/// <remarks> NOTE: this method also fills the data into the meant (transient) DB; the insertion of the data
/// into the persistent storage has to be done in calling function! </remarks>
private void readOutData(S7DataConverter theData, int telNumberRecords, ref int offset,
out MeasuredHead measHeadVisu, out MeasuredData measDataVisu)
{
Int16 headDataH_ID = 0;
DateTime headDataMeasureTime = new DateTime(2004, 12, 3);
float headDataPressure = 0;
float headDataEnergy = 0;
string headDataDescription = "";
Int16 dataMeasurepointIndex = 0;
float dataTemperature = 0;
float dataPressure = 0;
float dataFlow = 0;
float dataHumidity = 0;
string dataDescription = "";
MeasuredHead measHead = null;
MeasuredData measData = null;
measHeadVisu = null;
measDataVisu = null;
for (int i = 0; i < telNumberRecords; i++)
{
// read data-header
offset = theData.GetValue(offset, S7Types.INT, ref headDataH_ID);
offset = theData.GetValue(offset, S7Types.DATE_AND_TIME, ref headDataMeasureTime);
offset = theData.GetValue(offset, S7Types.REAL, ref headDataPressure);
offset = theData.GetValue(offset, S7Types.REAL, ref headDataEnergy);
offset = theData.GetValue(offset, S7Types.STRING, ref headDataDescription);
// adjust offset manually! The string has 10 characters.
offset += 10;
System.Int32 h_idx = 0;
measHead = new MeasuredHead(headDataH_ID, headDataMeasureTime,
headDataPressure, headDataEnergy,
headDataDescription);
// Now add the row
h_idx = addRowsHeater(measHead);
// read measured data
// there are 8 measurementpoints
for (int j = 0; j < 8; j++)
{
offset = theData.GetValue(offset, S7Types.INT, ref dataMeasurepointIndex);
offset = theData.GetValue(offset, S7Types.REAL, ref dataTemperature);
offset = theData.GetValue(offset, S7Types.REAL, ref dataPressure);
offset = theData.GetValue(offset, S7Types.REAL, ref dataFlow);
offset = theData.GetValue(offset, S7Types.REAL, ref dataHumidity);
offset = theData.GetValue(offset, S7Types.STRING, ref dataDescription);
// adjust offset manually! The string has 10 characters.
offset += 10;
measData = new MeasuredData(dataMeasurepointIndex,
dataTemperature, dataPressure, dataFlow,
dataHumidity, dataDescription);
// all data is collected -> add the row
addRowsMeasure(h_idx, measData);
if (i == 0 && j == 0)
{
measHeadVisu = measHead.Clone();
measDataVisu = measData.Clone();
}
}
}
}