public static void pingNode(mscl.WirelessNode node)
{
mscl.PingResponse response = node.ping();
if (response.success())
{
//get some details from the response
Console.WriteLine("Successfully pinged Node " + node.nodeAddress());
Console.WriteLine("Base Station RSSI: " + response.baseRssi());
Console.WriteLine("Node RSSI: " + response.nodeRssi());
//we can talk to the Node, so let's get some more info
Console.WriteLine("Node Information: ");
Console.WriteLine("Model Number: " + node.model());
Console.WriteLine("Serial: " + node.serial());
Console.WriteLine("Firmware: " + node.firmwareVersion());
}
else
{
//Note: In order to communicate with a Wireless Node, all of the following must be true:
// - The Node is powered on, and within range of the BaseStation
// - The Node is on the same frequency as the BaseStation
// - The Node is in Idle Mode (not sampling, and not sleeping)
// - The Node is on the same communication protocol as the BaseStation (LXRS vs LXRS+)
Console.WriteLine("Failed to ping Node " + node.nodeAddress() + ".");
}
}
static void Main(string[] args)
{
try
{
//create a Serial Connection with the specified COM Port, default baud rate of 921600
mscl.Connection connection = mscl.Connection.Serial(COM_PORT);
//create a BaseStation with the connection
mscl.BaseStation baseStation = new mscl.BaseStation(connection);
//create a WirelessNode with the BaseStation we created
mscl.WirelessNode node = new mscl.WirelessNode(NODE_ADDRESS, baseStation);
Console.WriteLine("Attempting to ping the Node...");
//ping the Node
mscl.PingResponse response = node.ping();
//if the ping response was a success
if (response.success())
{
Console.WriteLine("Successfully pinged Node " + NODE_ADDRESS);
Console.WriteLine("Base Station RSSI: " + response.baseRssi());
Console.WriteLine("Node RSSI: " + response.nodeRssi());
}
else
{
Console.WriteLine("Failed to ping Node " + NODE_ADDRESS);
}
}
catch (mscl.Error e)
{
Console.WriteLine("Error: " + e.Message);
}
Console.WriteLine("Press Enter to quit...");
Console.Read();
}
