public void listenToSerial()
{
Console.WriteLine("start thread");
while (_continue)
{
try
{
string message = port.ReadLine();
Console.WriteLine("MESSAGE IS: " + message[0]);
// Change color:
if (message[0] == '0' || message[0] == '1' || message[0] == '2' || message[0] == '3')
{
char currColor = message[0];
//Console.WriteLine("msg: " + currColor);
if (currColor != prevColor)
{
prevColor = currColor;
int colorNum = currColor - '0';
drawController.ColorChangeFlag(colorNum);
soundController.TriggerColorEffect(colorNum);
}
//Console.WriteLine(message);
}
// Change background:
else if (message[0] == '5')
{
TimeSpan timeDiff = DateTime.Now - lastTime;
if (timeDiff.TotalMilliseconds > 1000)
{
drawController.CycleBackgrounds();
soundController.TriggerBackgroundEffect();
lastTime = DateTime.Now;
}
}
}
catch (Exception e)
{
}
}
}
