private float[] GetDistancesFromSimulator()
{
ValueSet valuesToSend = new ValueSet {
{ "LIDAR", "" }
};
ValueSet dataReceived = Task.Run(() => _simulatorCommunication.RequestDataAsync(valuesToSend)).GetAwaiter().GetResult(); //TODO: (ref. issue #4) This is a temporary hack that blocks the async method. WARNING MAY CAUSE ISSUES!. See if Read() can be rewritten to be async. See Figure 7 "The Thread Pool Hack" on https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/mt238404.aspx
return(dataReceived["DATA"] as float[]);
}
public VehicleDataPacket Read()
{
ValueSet valuesToSend = new ValueSet();
valuesToSend.Add("ADDRESS", (int)_simulatedDevice);
valuesToSend.Add("REQUEST", "");
ValueSet dataReceived = Task.Run(() => _simulatorCommunication.RequestDataAsync(valuesToSend)).GetAwaiter().GetResult(); //TODO: (ref. issue #4) This is a temporary hack that blocks the async method. WARNING MAY CAUSE ISSUES!. See if Read() can be rewritten to be async. See Figure 7 "The Thread Pool Hack" on https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/mt238404.aspx
NewDataReceived?.Invoke(this, EventArgs.Empty);
return(ConvertData(dataReceived));
}
