static int NumberOfCharacters = 32; // 16 + 16
#endregion Fields
#region Methods
public static void Main(string[] args)
{
while (true) {
/*try {
Console.WriteLine ("Insert number of characters(default 32), empty to use default:");
String _numberOfCharacters = Console.ReadLine ();
if (_numberOfCharacters != String.Empty) {
NumberOfCharacters = int.Parse (_numberOfCharacters);
}*/
try {
Console.WriteLine ("Insert frametime in ms(default 110), empty to use default:");
String _FrameTime = Console.ReadLine ();
if (_FrameTime != String.Empty) {
FrameTime = int.Parse (_FrameTime);
}
Console.WriteLine ("Message to send here: ");
String MessageToSend = Console.ReadLine ();
//Trim string if it is too long
if (MessageToSend.Length > NumberOfCharacters) {
MessageToSend.Remove (NumberOfCharacters - 1);
}
using (SerialPortDisposable mySerialPort = new SerialPortDisposable(ComPort)) {
lock (mySerialPort) {
mySerialPort.OpenPort ();
StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder ();
while (true) {
//Start sequence
for (int h = 0; h < MessageToSend.Length; h++) {
sb.Clear ();
sb.Append (MessageToSend.Substring(MessageToSend.Length-h)).Append (' ', NumberOfCharacters - h);
mySerialPort.SendFunc (sb.ToString());
WriteScreen (sb.ToString(), mySerialPort.ReadFunc (), 2, NumberOfCharacters / 2);
Thread.Sleep (FrameTime);
}
//Main sequence
for (int i = 0; i < NumberOfCharacters-MessageToSend.Length+1; i++) {
sb.Clear ();
sb.Append (' ', i).Append (MessageToSend).Append (' ', NumberOfCharacters - MessageToSend.Length - i);
mySerialPort.SendFunc (sb.ToString());
WriteScreen (sb.ToString(), mySerialPort.ReadFunc (), 2, NumberOfCharacters / 2);
Thread.Sleep (FrameTime);
}
//End sequence
for (int k = 1; k <= MessageToSend.Length; k++) {
sb.Clear ();
String Word2 = MessageToSend.Remove (MessageToSend.Length - k);
sb.Append (' ', NumberOfCharacters - Word2.Length).Append (Word2);
mySerialPort.SendFunc (sb.ToString());
WriteScreen (sb.ToString(), mySerialPort.ReadFunc (), 2, NumberOfCharacters / 2);
Thread.Sleep (FrameTime);
}
}
mySerialPort.Close ();
}
}
} catch (Exception ex) {
Console.WriteLine (ex.ToString());
} finally {
}
}
}
public static void Main(string[] args)
{
while (true)
{
/*try {
* Console.WriteLine ("Insert number of characters(default 32), empty to use default:");
* String _numberOfCharacters = Console.ReadLine ();
* if (_numberOfCharacters != String.Empty) {
* NumberOfCharacters = int.Parse (_numberOfCharacters);
* }*/
try {
Console.WriteLine("Insert frametime in ms(default 110), empty to use default:");
String _FrameTime = Console.ReadLine();
if (_FrameTime != String.Empty)
{
FrameTime = int.Parse(_FrameTime);
}
Console.WriteLine("Message to send here: ");
String MessageToSend = Console.ReadLine();
//Trim string if it is too long
if (MessageToSend.Length > NumberOfCharacters)
{
MessageToSend.Remove(NumberOfCharacters - 1);
}
using (SerialPortDisposable mySerialPort = new SerialPortDisposable(ComPort)) {
lock (mySerialPort) {
mySerialPort.OpenPort();
StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
while (true)
{
//Start sequence
for (int h = 0; h < MessageToSend.Length; h++)
{
sb.Clear();
sb.Append(MessageToSend.Substring(MessageToSend.Length - h)).Append(' ', NumberOfCharacters - h);
mySerialPort.SendFunc(sb.ToString());
WriteScreen(sb.ToString(), mySerialPort.ReadFunc(), 2, NumberOfCharacters / 2);
Thread.Sleep(FrameTime);
}
//Main sequence
for (int i = 0; i < NumberOfCharacters - MessageToSend.Length + 1; i++)
{
sb.Clear();
sb.Append(' ', i).Append(MessageToSend).Append(' ', NumberOfCharacters - MessageToSend.Length - i);
mySerialPort.SendFunc(sb.ToString());
WriteScreen(sb.ToString(), mySerialPort.ReadFunc(), 2, NumberOfCharacters / 2);
Thread.Sleep(FrameTime);
}
//End sequence
for (int k = 1; k <= MessageToSend.Length; k++)
{
sb.Clear();
String Word2 = MessageToSend.Remove(MessageToSend.Length - k);
sb.Append(' ', NumberOfCharacters - Word2.Length).Append(Word2);
mySerialPort.SendFunc(sb.ToString());
WriteScreen(sb.ToString(), mySerialPort.ReadFunc(), 2, NumberOfCharacters / 2);
Thread.Sleep(FrameTime);
}
}
mySerialPort.Close();
}
}
} catch (Exception ex) {
Console.WriteLine(ex.ToString());
} finally {
}
}
}