/// <summary>
/// Checks if lightning, disturbance or noise has been detected. This method can be used when polling the sensor, that is : not in IRQ mode.
/// <remarks>A separate event is thrown for each case.</remarks>
/// </summary>
/// <example> This sample shows how to use the Check() method
/// <code language="C#">
/// // ThunderClick board is inserted in Socket 1
/// _thunder = new ThunderClick(Hardware.SocketOne);
///
/// // Subscribe to events
/// _thunder.LightningDetected += TH_LightningDetected;
/// _thunder.DisturbanceDetected += TH_DisturbanceDetected;
/// _thunder.NoiseDetected += TH_NoiseDetected;
///
/// // Poll the board for events every 5 sec
/// while (true)
/// {
/// _thunder.Check();
/// Thread.Sleep(5000);
/// }
///
/// Thread.Sleep(Timeout.Infinite);
/// }
///
/// static void TH_NoiseDetected(object sender, EventArgs e)
/// {
/// Debug.Print("Noise detected");
/// }
///
/// static void TH_DisturbanceDetected(object sender, EventArgs e)
/// {
/// Debug.Print("Disturbance detected");
/// }
///
/// static void TH_LightningDetected(object sender, MikroBusNet.Events.LightningEventArgs e)
/// {
/// Debug.Print(DateTime.Now+" : lightning detected at " + e.Distance + " km, energy : " + e.Energy);
/// }
/// }
/// }
/// </code>
/// </example>
public void Check()
{
var source = GetRegister(0x03) & 0x0F;
switch (source)
{
case 8: // Lightning
var energyTmp = Energy();
if (energyTmp > 0)
{
LightningEventHandler lightEvent = LightningDetected;
lightEvent(this, new LightningEventArgs(Distance(), energyTmp));
}
break;
case 4: // Disturbance
EventHandler disturbEvent = DisturbanceDetected;
disturbEvent(this, null);
break;
case 1: // Noise
EventHandler noiseEvent = NoiseDetected;
noiseEvent(this, null);
break;
}
}
private void OnLightningEvent(LightningDetectorSPI sender, LightningEventArgs e)
{
if (onLightningEvent == null)
onLightningEvent = OnLightningEvent;
if (Program.CheckAndInvoke(LightningDetected, onLightningEvent, sender, e))
{
LightningDetected(sender, e);
if (onLightningEvent == null)
onLightningEvent = OnLightningEvent;
}
}