public int SetBrightness(int NewBrightness)
{
if (DiscoMode == 0) //DiscoMode 0 means normal, DiscoMode 1 is disco
{ //If mode is not zero, brightness is irrelivent.
if (NewBrightness == 0)
{
Send(codes["Off"]);
}
else if (NewBrightness == 1)
{
Send(codes["Night"]);
}
else if (NewBrightness >= 2)
{
if (ColourChangePending)
{
this.SetColour(Colour);
}
Send(new byte[3] {
codes["On"][0], 0x4E, BitConverter.GetBytes(NewBrightness)[0]
}); //Change Brightness
}
else
{
Log.WriteLine("Illegal brighness change detected. Brightness cannot be a negative number. Continuing without throwing error.")
}
}
else
{
BrightnessChangePending = true;//If something else changes that would cause this brightness change to be important (like it turns on
}
Brightness = NewBrightness;
return(Brightness);
}
private void SendMessageList()
{
//This function manages the message list and ensures all messages are sent
//in the most efficient and orderly fashion. It ensures some commands do
//not interrupt others, and that all commands are sent in the correct order
//with minimum delay
//--------------------------------------------------------------------
//Opens a socket with the server
Log.WriteLine("trying to Connect");
System.Net.Sockets.UdpClient udpClient = new System.Net.Sockets.UdpClient(this.IP, this.port);
Log.WriteLine("Successfully Connected");
//delay is the time interval in between messages being set. It ensures the connection does not time out.
int delay = 0;
while (true)
{
//If tdhe delay is too lare, it resets the connection
if (delay >= 60000)
{
udpClient.Close();
udpClient = new System.Net.Sockets.UdpClient(this.IP, this.port);
delay = 0;
}
//If there is nothing in the mesaage list, it waits for a new message alert, which signals
//A new item in the message list
if (MessageList.Count == 0)
{
//Setting the delay
delay = WaitHandle.WaitAny(newMessageAlert);
}
//if there IS something in the list, it sends the bytes and removes the item.
else if (MessageList[0] != null)
{
this.SendSingleMessage(udpClient, MessageList[0]);
for (int i = 0; i < 2 && MessageList.Count < 2; i++)
{
//It is preferable to send the message 3 times. This ensures it will send it once, and then
//send it two more times if there are no other pending messages.
this.SendSingleMessage(udpClient, MessageList[0]);
}
MessageList.RemoveAt(0);
}
}
}
