/// <summary>
/// Adds a pattern of pulses and blanks to the output buffer
/// </summary>
/// <param name="codec">The codec used for the buffer composition</param>
internal void Append(InfraredCodecBase codec)
{
//check whether the last accessed codec is the same
if (this._lastCodec != codec)
{
//reset the buffer counter
this._outputCount = 0;
this._lastCodec = codec;
}
//calculate the new count of the outgoing data
int newCount = this._outputCount + codec.TotalPulseCount;
//resize the output buffer, if won't fit the newer data
if (this._outputBuffer.Length < newCount)
{
var buffer = new ushort[newCount + 100];
Array.Copy(
this._outputBuffer,
buffer,
this._outputBuffer.Length);
this._outputBuffer = buffer;
}
/**
* N = TotalPulseCount
* offset: 0 +1 +2 +3 ... N-2 N-1 N
* ---------------------------------------------
* ##| | | | | | | |###
* ---------------------------------------------
* ____________ logic bit ______________
**/
const ushort Blank = 0;
int blankFirst = this._outputCount + codec.InitialPulseCount;
int blankLast = newCount - codec.FinalPulseCount - 1;
//append pulses and blanks to the buffer
while (this._outputCount < newCount)
{
ushort pattern = (this._outputCount >= blankFirst && this._outputCount <= blankLast)
? Blank
: codec.PulseMask;
this._outputBuffer[_outputCount++] = pattern;
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Send the overall output buffer composed so far
/// </summary>
/// <param name="codec">The codec used for the buffer composition</param>
internal void Send(InfraredCodecBase codec)
{
//open the SPI using the specified configuration
using (var spi = new SPI(codec.Config))
{
//enable the physical transmitter driver
this._enable.Write(true);
//shift out the whole buffer
spi.WriteRead(
this._outputBuffer,
0,
this._outputCount,
null,
0,
0,
0);
//shut down the physical driver
this._enable.Write(false);
}
this._lastCodec = null;
}