/// <summary>
        /// Saves a UscSettings object to a textfile.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="settings">The settings to read from.</param>
        /// <param name="sw">The file to write to.</param>
        public static void save(UscSettings settings, StreamWriter sw)
        {
            XmlWriter writer = XmlWriter.Create(sw);

            writer.Settings.Indent = true;
            writer.WriteComment("Pololu Maestro servo controller settings file, http://www.pololu.com/catalog/product/1350");
            writer.WriteStartElement("UscSettings");
            writer.WriteAttributeString("version", "1"); // XML file version, so that we can parse old XML types in the future
            writer.WriteElementString("NeverSuspend", settings.neverSuspend ? "true" : "false");
            writer.WriteElementString("SerialMode", settings.serialMode.ToString().Replace("SERIAL_MODE_", ""));
            writer.WriteElementString("FixedBaudRate", settings.fixedBaudRate.ToString());
            writer.WriteElementString("SerialTimeout", settings.serialTimeout.ToString());
            writer.WriteElementString("EnableCrc", settings.enableCrc ? "true" : "false");
            writer.WriteElementString("SerialDeviceNumber", settings.serialDeviceNumber.ToString());
            writer.WriteElementString("SerialMiniSscOffset", settings.miniSscOffset.ToString());

            if (settings.servoCount > 18)
            {
                writer.WriteElementString("EnablePullups", settings.enablePullups ? "true" : "false");
            }

            writer.WriteStartElement("Channels");

            // Attributes of the Channels tag
            if (settings.servoCount == 6)
            {
                writer.WriteAttributeString("ServosAvailable", settings.servosAvailable.ToString());
                writer.WriteAttributeString("ServoPeriod", settings.servoPeriod.ToString());
            }
            else
            {
                writer.WriteAttributeString("MiniMaestroServoPeriod", settings.miniMaestroServoPeriod.ToString());
                writer.WriteAttributeString("ServoMultiplier", settings.servoMultiplier.ToString());
            }
            writer.WriteComment("Period = " + (settings.periodInMicroseconds / 1000M).ToString() + " ms");

            for (byte i = 0; i < settings.servoCount; i++)
            {
                ChannelSetting setting = settings.channelSettings[i];
                writer.WriteComment("Channel " + i.ToString());
                writer.WriteStartElement("Channel");
                writer.WriteAttributeString("name", setting.name);
                writer.WriteAttributeString("mode", setting.mode.ToString());
                writer.WriteAttributeString("min", setting.minimum.ToString());
                writer.WriteAttributeString("max", setting.maximum.ToString());
                writer.WriteAttributeString("homemode", setting.homeMode.ToString());
                writer.WriteAttributeString("home", setting.home.ToString());
                writer.WriteAttributeString("speed", setting.speed.ToString());
                writer.WriteAttributeString("acceleration", setting.acceleration.ToString());
                writer.WriteAttributeString("neutral", setting.neutral.ToString());
                writer.WriteAttributeString("range", setting.range.ToString());
                writer.WriteEndElement();
            }
            writer.WriteEndElement();

            writer.WriteStartElement("Sequences");
            foreach (Sequence sequence in settings.sequences)
            {
                writer.WriteStartElement("Sequence");
                writer.WriteAttributeString("name", sequence.name);
                foreach (Frame frame in sequence.frames)
                {
                    frame.writeXml(writer);
                }
                writer.WriteEndElement();
            }
            writer.WriteEndElement(); // end sequences


            writer.WriteStartElement("Script");
            writer.WriteAttributeString("ScriptDone", settings.scriptDone ? "true" : "false");
            writer.WriteString(settings.script);
            writer.WriteEndElement(); // end script

            writer.WriteEndElement(); // End UscSettings tag.
        }
        /// <summary>
        /// Parses a saved configuration file and returns a UscSettings object.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="warnings">A list of warnings.  Whenever something goes
        /// wrong with the file loading, a warning will be added to this list.
        /// The warnings are not fatal; if the function returns it will return
        /// a valid UscSettings object.
        /// </param>
        /// <param name="sr">The file to read from.</param>
        /// <remarks>This function is messy.  Maybe I should have tried the XPath
        /// library.</remarks>
        public static UscSettings load(StreamReader sr, List <String> warnings)
        {
            XmlReader reader = XmlReader.Create(sr);

            UscSettings settings = new UscSettings();

            string script = "";

            // The x prefix means "came directly from XML"
            Dictionary <String, String> xParams = new Dictionary <string, string>();

            // Only read the data inside the UscSettings element.
            reader.ReadToFollowing("UscSettings");
            readAttributes(reader, xParams);
            reader = reader.ReadSubtree();

            // Check the version number
            if (!xParams.ContainsKey("version"))
            {
                warnings.Add("This file has no version number, so it might have been read incorrectly.");
            }
            else if (xParams["version"] != "1")
            {
                warnings.Add("Unrecognized settings file version \"" + xParams["version"] + "\".");
            }

            reader.Read(); // this is needed, otherwise the first tag inside uscSettings doesn't work work (not sure why)

            while (reader.Read())
            {
                if (reader.NodeType == XmlNodeType.Element && reader.Name == "Channels")
                {
                    // We found the Channels tag.

                    // Read the ServosAvailable and ServoPeriod attributes from it in to our collection.
                    readAttributes(reader, xParams);

                    // Make a reader that can only read the stuff inside the Channels tag.
                    var channelsReader = reader.ReadSubtree();

                    // For each Channel tag...
                    while (channelsReader.ReadToFollowing("Channel"))
                    {
                        // Read all the attributes.
                        Dictionary <String, String> xChannel = new Dictionary <string, string>();
                        readAttributes(channelsReader, xChannel);

                        // Transform the attributes in to a ChannelSetting object.
                        ChannelSetting cs = new ChannelSetting();
                        if (assertKey("name", xChannel, warnings))
                        {
                            cs.name = xChannel["name"];
                        }

                        if (assertKey("mode", xChannel, warnings))
                        {
                            switch (xChannel["mode"].ToLowerInvariant())
                            {
                            case "servomultiplied": cs.mode = ChannelMode.ServoMultiplied; break;

                            case "servo": cs.mode = ChannelMode.Servo; break;

                            case "input": cs.mode = ChannelMode.Input; break;

                            case "output": cs.mode = ChannelMode.Output; break;

                            default: warnings.Add("Invalid mode \"" + xChannel["mode"] + "\"."); break;
                            }
                        }

                        if (assertKey("homemode", xChannel, warnings))
                        {
                            switch (xChannel["homemode"].ToLowerInvariant())
                            {
                            case "goto": cs.homeMode = HomeMode.Goto; break;

                            case "off": cs.homeMode = HomeMode.Off; break;

                            case "ignore": cs.homeMode = HomeMode.Ignore; break;

                            default: warnings.Add("Invalid homemode \"" + xChannel["homemode"] + "\"."); break;
                            }
                        }

                        if (assertKey("min", xChannel, warnings))
                        {
                            parseU16(xChannel["min"], ref cs.minimum, "min", warnings);
                        }
                        if (assertKey("max", xChannel, warnings))
                        {
                            parseU16(xChannel["max"], ref cs.maximum, "max", warnings);
                        }
                        if (assertKey("home", xChannel, warnings))
                        {
                            parseU16(xChannel["home"], ref cs.home, "home", warnings);
                        }
                        if (assertKey("speed", xChannel, warnings))
                        {
                            parseU16(xChannel["speed"], ref cs.speed, "speed", warnings);
                        }
                        if (assertKey("acceleration", xChannel, warnings))
                        {
                            parseU8(xChannel["acceleration"], ref cs.acceleration, "acceleration", warnings);
                        }
                        if (assertKey("neutral", xChannel, warnings))
                        {
                            parseU16(xChannel["neutral"], ref cs.neutral, "neutral", warnings);
                        }
                        if (assertKey("range", xChannel, warnings))
                        {
                            parseU16(xChannel["range"], ref cs.range, "range", warnings);
                        }

                        settings.channelSettings.Add(cs);
                    }

                    if (channelsReader.ReadToFollowing("Channel"))
                    {
                        warnings.Add("More than " + settings.servoCount + " channel elements were found.  The extra elements have been discarded.");
                    }
                }
                else if (reader.NodeType == XmlNodeType.Element && reader.Name == "Sequences")
                {
                    // We found the Sequences tag.

                    // For each Sequence tag in this sequence...
                    var sequencesReader = reader.ReadSubtree();
                    while (sequencesReader.ReadToFollowing("Sequence"))
                    {
                        // Create a new sequence.
                        Sequence sequence = new Sequence();
                        settings.sequences.Add(sequence);

                        // Read the sequence tag attributes (should just be "name").
                        Dictionary <String, String> sequenceAttributes = new Dictionary <string, string>();
                        readAttributes(sequencesReader, sequenceAttributes);

                        if (sequenceAttributes.ContainsKey("name"))
                        {
                            sequence.name = sequenceAttributes["name"];
                        }
                        else
                        {
                            sequence.name = "Sequence " + settings.sequences.Count;
                            warnings.Add("No name found for sequence " + sequence.name + ".");
                        }

                        // For each frame tag in this sequence...
                        var framesReader = reader.ReadSubtree();
                        while (framesReader.ReadToFollowing("Frame"))
                        {
                            // Create a new frame.
                            Frame frame = new Frame();
                            sequence.frames.Add(frame);

                            // Read the frame attributes from XML (name, duration)
                            Dictionary <String, String> frameAttributes = new Dictionary <string, string>();
                            readAttributes(framesReader, frameAttributes);

                            if (frameAttributes.ContainsKey("name"))
                            {
                                frame.name = frameAttributes["name"];
                            }
                            else
                            {
                                frame.name = "Frame " + sequence.frames.Count;
                                warnings.Add("No name found for " + frame.name + " in sequence \"" + sequence.name + "\".");
                            }

                            if (frameAttributes.ContainsKey("duration"))
                            {
                                parseU16(frameAttributes["duration"], ref frame.length_ms,
                                         "Duration for frame \"" + frame.name + "\" in sequence \"" + sequence.name + "\".", warnings);
                            }
                            else
                            {
                                frame.name = "Frame " + sequence.frames.Count;
                                warnings.Add("No duration found for frame \"" + frame.name + "\" in sequence \"" + sequence.name + "\".");
                            }

                            frame.setTargetsFromString(reader.ReadElementContentAsString(), settings.servoCount);
                        }
                    }
                }
                else if (reader.NodeType == XmlNodeType.Element && reader.Name == "Script")
                {
                    // We found the <Script> tag.

                    // Get the ScriptDone attribute in to our dictionary.
                    readAttributes(reader, xParams);

                    // Read the script.
                    script = reader.ReadElementContentAsString();
                }
                else if (reader.NodeType == XmlNodeType.Element)
                {
                    // Read the miscellaneous parameters that come in element tags, like <NeverSuspend>false</NeverSuspend>.
                    try
                    {
                        xParams[reader.Name] = reader.ReadElementContentAsString();
                    }
                    catch (XmlException e)
                    {
                        warnings.Add("Unable to parse element \"" + reader.Name + "\": " + e.Message);
                    }
                }
            }
            reader.Dispose();

            //// Step 2: Put the data in to the settings object.

            try
            {
                settings.setAndCompileScript(script);
            }
            catch (Exception e)
            {
                warnings.Add("Error compiling script from XML file: " + e.Message);
                settings.scriptInconsistent = true;
            }

            if (assertKey("NeverSuspend", xParams, warnings))
            {
                parseBool(xParams["NeverSuspend"], ref settings.neverSuspend, "NeverSuspend", warnings);
            }

            if (assertKey("SerialMode", xParams, warnings))
            {
                switch (xParams["SerialMode"])
                {
                default: settings.serialMode = uscSerialMode.SERIAL_MODE_UART_DETECT_BAUD_RATE; break;

                case "UART_FIXED_BAUD_RATE": settings.serialMode = uscSerialMode.SERIAL_MODE_UART_FIXED_BAUD_RATE; break;

                case "USB_DUAL_PORT": settings.serialMode = uscSerialMode.SERIAL_MODE_USB_DUAL_PORT; break;

                case "USB_CHAINED": settings.serialMode = uscSerialMode.SERIAL_MODE_USB_CHAINED; break;
                }
            }

            if (assertKey("FixedBaudRate", xParams, warnings))
            {
                parseU32(xParams["FixedBaudRate"], ref settings.fixedBaudRate, "FixedBaudRate", warnings);
            }

            if (assertKey("SerialTimeout", xParams, warnings))
            {
                parseU16(xParams["SerialTimeout"], ref settings.serialTimeout, "SerialTimeout", warnings);
            }

            if (assertKey("EnableCrc", xParams, warnings))
            {
                parseBool(xParams["EnableCrc"], ref settings.enableCrc, "EnableCrc", warnings);
            }

            if (assertKey("SerialDeviceNumber", xParams, warnings))
            {
                parseU8(xParams["SerialDeviceNumber"], ref settings.serialDeviceNumber, "SerialDeviceNumber", warnings);
            }

            if (assertKey("SerialMiniSscOffset", xParams, warnings))
            {
                parseU8(xParams["SerialMiniSscOffset"], ref settings.miniSscOffset, "SerialMiniSscOffset", warnings);
            }

            if (assertKey("ScriptDone", xParams, warnings))
            {
                parseBool(xParams["ScriptDone"], ref settings.scriptDone, "ScriptDone", warnings);
            }

            // These parameters are optional because they don't apply to all Maestros.
            if (xParams.ContainsKey("ServosAvailable"))
            {
                parseU8(xParams["ServosAvailable"], ref settings.servosAvailable, "ServosAvailable", warnings);
            }

            if (xParams.ContainsKey("ServoPeriod"))
            {
                parseU8(xParams["ServoPeriod"], ref settings.servoPeriod, "ServoPeriod", warnings);
            }

            if (xParams.ContainsKey("EnablePullups"))
            {
                parseBool(xParams["EnablePullups"], ref settings.enablePullups, "EnablePullups", warnings);
            }

            if (xParams.ContainsKey("MiniMaestroServoPeriod"))
            {
                parseU32(xParams["MiniMaestroServoPeriod"], ref settings.miniMaestroServoPeriod, "MiniMaestroServoPeriod", warnings);
            }

            if (xParams.ContainsKey("ServoMultiplier"))
            {
                parseU16(xParams["ServoMultiplier"], ref settings.servoMultiplier, "ServoMultiplier", warnings);
            }

            return(settings);
        }
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        public void fixSettings(UscSettings settings, List<string> warnings)
        {
            // Discard extra channels if needed.
            if (settings.servoCount > this.servoCount)
            {
                warnings.Add("The settings loaded include settings for " + settings.servoCount + " channels, but this device has only " + this.servoCount + " channels.  The extra channel settings will be ignored.");
                settings.channelSettings.RemoveRange(this.servoCount, settings.servoCount - this.servoCount);
            }

            // Add channels if needed.
            if (settings.servoCount < this.servoCount)
            {
                warnings.Add("The settings loaded include settings for only " + settings.servoCount + " channels, but this device has " + this.servoCount + " channels.  The other channels will be initialized with default settings.");
                while(settings.servoCount < this.servoCount)
                {
                    ChannelSetting cs = new ChannelSetting();
                    if (this.microMaestro && settings.servosAvailable <= settings.servoCount)
                    {
                        cs.mode = ChannelMode.Input;
                    }
                    settings.channelSettings.Add(cs);
                }
            }

            // Prevent users from experiencing the bug with Ignore mode in Micro Maestro v1.00.
            if (settings.servoCount == 6 && firmwareVersionMajor <= 1 && firmwareVersionMinor == 0)
            {
                bool servoIgnoreWarningShown = false;

                foreach (ChannelSetting setting in settings.channelSettings)
                {
                    if ((setting.mode == ChannelMode.Servo) && setting.homeMode == HomeMode.Ignore)
                    {
                        setting.homeMode = HomeMode.Off;

                        if (!servoIgnoreWarningShown)
                        {
                            warnings.Add("Ignore mode does not work for servo channels on the Micro Maestro 6-Channel Servo Controller firmware versions prior to 1.01.\nYour channels will be changed to Off mode.\nVisit Pololu.com for a firmware upgrade.");
                            servoIgnoreWarningShown = true;
                        }
                    }
                }
            }

            // Set homeMode to ignore for inputs (silently, because it's not the user's fault).
            foreach (ChannelSetting cs in settings.channelSettings)
            {
                switch (cs.mode)
                {
                    case ChannelMode.Input:
                    {
                        cs.homeMode = HomeMode.Ignore;
                        cs.minimum = 0;
                        cs.maximum = 1024; // Should probably be 1023, but this is the tradition from the Micro Maestros.
                        cs.speed = 0;
                        cs.acceleration = 0;
                        cs.neutral = 1024;
                        cs.range = 1905;
                        break;
                    }
                    case ChannelMode.Output:
                    {
                        cs.minimum = 3986;
                        cs.maximum = 8000;
                        cs.speed = 0;
                        cs.acceleration = 0;
                        cs.neutral = 6000;
                        cs.range = 1905;
                        break;
                    }
                }
            }

            if (settings.serialDeviceNumber >= 128)
            {
                settings.serialDeviceNumber = 12;
                warnings.Add("The serial device number must be less than 128.  It will be changed to 12.");
            }
        }
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        /// <summary>
        /// Gets a settings object, pulling some info from the registry and some from the device.
        /// If there is an inconsistency, a special flag is set.
        /// </summary>
        /// <returns></returns>
        public UscSettings getUscSettings()
        {
            var settings = new UscSettings();

            settings.serialMode = (uscSerialMode)getRawParameter(uscParameter.PARAMETER_SERIAL_MODE);
            settings.fixedBaudRate = convertSpbrgToBps(getRawParameter(uscParameter.PARAMETER_SERIAL_FIXED_BAUD_RATE));
            settings.enableCrc = getRawParameter(uscParameter.PARAMETER_SERIAL_ENABLE_CRC) != 0;
            settings.neverSuspend = getRawParameter(uscParameter.PARAMETER_SERIAL_NEVER_SUSPEND) != 0;
            settings.serialDeviceNumber = (byte)getRawParameter(uscParameter.PARAMETER_SERIAL_DEVICE_NUMBER);
            settings.miniSscOffset = (byte)getRawParameter(uscParameter.PARAMETER_SERIAL_MINI_SSC_OFFSET);
            settings.serialTimeout = getRawParameter(uscParameter.PARAMETER_SERIAL_TIMEOUT);
            settings.scriptDone = getRawParameter(uscParameter.PARAMETER_SCRIPT_DONE) != 0;

            if (servoCount == 6)
            {
                settings.servosAvailable = (byte)getRawParameter(uscParameter.PARAMETER_SERVOS_AVAILABLE);
                settings.servoPeriod = (byte)getRawParameter(uscParameter.PARAMETER_SERVO_PERIOD);
            }
            else
            {
                UInt32 tmp = (UInt32)(getRawParameter(uscParameter.PARAMETER_MINI_MAESTRO_SERVO_PERIOD_HU) << 8);
                tmp |= (byte)getRawParameter(uscParameter.PARAMETER_MINI_MAESTRO_SERVO_PERIOD_L);
                settings.miniMaestroServoPeriod = tmp;

                settings.servoMultiplier = (ushort)(getRawParameter(uscParameter.PARAMETER_SERVO_MULTIPLIER) + 1);
            }

            if (servoCount > 18)
            {
                settings.enablePullups = getRawParameter(uscParameter.PARAMETER_ENABLE_PULLUPS) != 0;
            }

            byte ioMask = 0;
            byte outputMask = 0;
            byte[] channelModeBytes = new Byte[6];

            if (microMaestro)
            {
                ioMask = (byte)getRawParameter(uscParameter.PARAMETER_IO_MASK_C);
                outputMask = (byte)getRawParameter(uscParameter.PARAMETER_OUTPUT_MASK_C);
            }
            else
            {
                for (byte i = 0; i < 6; i++)
                {
                    channelModeBytes[i] = (byte)getRawParameter(uscParameter.PARAMETER_CHANNEL_MODES_0_3 + i);
                }
            }

            for (byte i = 0; i < servoCount; i++)
            {
                // Initialize the ChannelSettings objects and
                // set all parameters except name and mode.
                ChannelSetting setting = new ChannelSetting();

                if (microMaestro)
                {
                    byte bitmask = (byte)(1 << channelToPort(i));
                    if ((ioMask & bitmask) == 0)
                    {
                        setting.mode = ChannelMode.Servo;
                    }
                    else if ((outputMask & bitmask) == 0)
                    {
                        setting.mode = ChannelMode.Input;
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        setting.mode = ChannelMode.Output;
                    }
                }
                else
                {
                    setting.mode = (ChannelMode)((channelModeBytes[i >> 2] >> ((i & 3)<<1)) & 3);
                }

                ushort home = getRawParameter(specifyServo(uscParameter.PARAMETER_SERVO0_HOME, i));
                if (home == 0)
                {
                    setting.homeMode = HomeMode.Off;
                    setting.home = 0;
                }
                else if (home == 1)
                {
                    setting.homeMode = HomeMode.Ignore;
                    setting.home = 0;
                }
                else
                {
                    setting.homeMode = HomeMode.Goto;
                    setting.home = home;
                }

                setting.minimum = (ushort)(64 * getRawParameter(specifyServo(uscParameter.PARAMETER_SERVO0_MIN, i)));
                setting.maximum = (ushort)(64 * getRawParameter(specifyServo(uscParameter.PARAMETER_SERVO0_MAX, i)));
                setting.neutral = getRawParameter(specifyServo(uscParameter.PARAMETER_SERVO0_NEUTRAL, i));
                setting.range = (ushort)(127 * getRawParameter(specifyServo(uscParameter.PARAMETER_SERVO0_RANGE, i)));
                setting.speed = exponentialSpeedToNormalSpeed((byte)getRawParameter(specifyServo(uscParameter.PARAMETER_SERVO0_SPEED, i)));
                setting.acceleration = (byte)getRawParameter(specifyServo(uscParameter.PARAMETER_SERVO0_ACCELERATION, i));

                settings.channelSettings.Add(setting);
            }

            RegistryKey key = openRegistryKey();
            if (key != null)
            {
                // Get names for servos from the registry.
                for (byte i = 0; i < servoCount; i++)
                {
                    settings.channelSettings[i].name = (string)key.GetValue("servoName" + i.ToString("d2"), "");
                }

                // Get the script from the registry
                string script = (string)key.GetValue("script");
                if (script == null)
                    script = "";
                try
                {
                    // compile it to get the checksum
                    settings.setAndCompileScript(script);

                    BytecodeProgram program = settings.bytecodeProgram;
                    if (program.getByteList().Count > this.maxScriptLength)
                    {
                        throw new Exception();
                    }
                    if (program.getCRC() != (ushort)getRawParameter(uscParameter.PARAMETER_SCRIPT_CRC))
                    {
                        throw new Exception();
                    }
                }
                catch (Exception)
                {
                    // no script found or error compiling - leave script at ""
                    settings.scriptInconsistent = true;
                }

                // Get the sequences from the registry.
                settings.sequences = Sequencer.Sequence.readSequencesFromRegistry(key, servoCount);
            }

            return settings;
        }
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        /// <summary>
        /// Parses a saved configuration file and returns a UscSettings object.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="warnings">A list of warnings.  Whenever something goes
        /// wrong with the file loading, a warning will be added to this list.
        /// The warnings are not fatal; if the function returns it will return
        /// a valid UscSettings object.
        /// </param>
        /// <param name="sr">The file to read from.</param>
        /// <remarks>This function is messy.  Maybe I should have tried the XPath
        /// library.</remarks>
        public static UscSettings load(StreamReader sr, List<String> warnings)
        {
            XmlReader reader = XmlReader.Create(sr);

            UscSettings settings = new UscSettings();

            string script = "";

            // The x prefix means "came directly from XML"
            Dictionary<String, String> xParams = new Dictionary<string, string>();

            // Only read the data inside the UscSettings element.
            reader.ReadToFollowing("UscSettings");
            readAttributes(reader, xParams);
            reader = reader.ReadSubtree();

            // Check the version number
            if (!xParams.ContainsKey("version"))
            {
                warnings.Add("This file has no version number, so it might have been read incorrectly.");
            }
            else if (xParams["version"] != "1")
            {
                warnings.Add("Unrecognized settings file version \"" + xParams["version"] + "\".");
            }

            reader.Read(); // this is needed, otherwise the first tag inside uscSettings doesn't work work (not sure why)

            while (reader.Read())
            {
                if (reader.NodeType == XmlNodeType.Element && reader.Name == "Channels")
                {
                    // We found the Channels tag.

                    // Read the ServosAvailable and ServoPeriod attributes from it in to our collection.
                    readAttributes(reader, xParams);

                    // Make a reader that can only read the stuff inside the Channels tag.
                    var channelsReader = reader.ReadSubtree();

                    // For each Channel tag...
                    while(channelsReader.ReadToFollowing("Channel"))
                    {
                        // Read all the attributes.
                        Dictionary<String, String> xChannel = new Dictionary<string, string>();
                        readAttributes(channelsReader, xChannel);

                        // Transform the attributes in to a ChannelSetting object.
                        ChannelSetting cs = new ChannelSetting();
                        if (assertKey("name", xChannel, warnings))
                        {
                            cs.name = xChannel["name"];
                        }

                        if (assertKey("mode", xChannel, warnings))
                        {
                            switch (xChannel["mode"].ToLower())
                            {
                                case "servomultiplied": cs.mode = ChannelMode.ServoMultiplied; break;
                                case "servo": cs.mode = ChannelMode.Servo; break;
                                case "input": cs.mode = ChannelMode.Input; break;
                                case "output": cs.mode = ChannelMode.Output; break;
                                default: warnings.Add("Invalid mode \"" + xChannel["mode"] + "\"."); break;
                            }
                        }

                        if (assertKey("homemode", xChannel, warnings))
                        {
                            switch (xChannel["homemode"].ToLower())
                            {
                                case "goto": cs.homeMode = HomeMode.Goto; break;
                                case "off": cs.homeMode = HomeMode.Off; break;
                                case "ignore": cs.homeMode = HomeMode.Ignore; break;
                                default: warnings.Add("Invalid homemode \"" + xChannel["homemode"] + "\"."); break;
                            }
                        }

                        if (assertKey("min", xChannel, warnings)) { parseU16(xChannel["min"], ref cs.minimum, "min", warnings); }
                        if (assertKey("max", xChannel, warnings)) { parseU16(xChannel["max"], ref cs.maximum, "max", warnings); }
                        if (assertKey("home", xChannel, warnings)) { parseU16(xChannel["home"], ref cs.home, "home", warnings); }
                        if (assertKey("speed", xChannel, warnings)) { parseU16(xChannel["speed"], ref cs.speed, "speed", warnings); }
                        if (assertKey("acceleration", xChannel, warnings)) { parseU8(xChannel["acceleration"], ref cs.acceleration, "acceleration", warnings); }
                        if (assertKey("neutral", xChannel, warnings)) { parseU16(xChannel["neutral"], ref cs.neutral, "neutral", warnings); }
                        if (assertKey("range", xChannel, warnings)) { parseU16(xChannel["range"], ref cs.range, "range", warnings); }

                        settings.channelSettings.Add(cs);
                    }

                    if (channelsReader.ReadToFollowing("Channel"))
                    {
                        warnings.Add("More than " + settings.servoCount + " channel elements were found.  The extra elements have been discarded.");
                    }

                }
                else if (reader.NodeType == XmlNodeType.Element && reader.Name == "Sequences")
                {
                    // We found the Sequences tag.

                    // For each Sequence tag in this sequence...
                    var sequencesReader = reader.ReadSubtree();
                    while (sequencesReader.ReadToFollowing("Sequence"))
                    {
                        // Create a new sequence.
                        Sequence sequence = new Sequence();
                        settings.sequences.Add(sequence);

                        // Read the sequence tag attributes (should just be "name").
                        Dictionary<String, String> sequenceAttributes = new Dictionary<string, string>();
                        readAttributes(sequencesReader, sequenceAttributes);

                        if (sequenceAttributes.ContainsKey("name"))
                        {
                            sequence.name = sequenceAttributes["name"];
                        }
                        else
                        {
                            sequence.name = "Sequence " + settings.sequences.Count;
                            warnings.Add("No name found for sequence " + sequence.name + ".");
                        }

                        // For each frame tag in this sequence...
                        var framesReader = reader.ReadSubtree();
                        while (framesReader.ReadToFollowing("Frame"))
                        {
                            // Create a new frame.
                            Frame frame = new Frame();
                            sequence.frames.Add(frame);

                            // Read the frame attributes from XML (name, duration)
                            Dictionary<String, String> frameAttributes = new Dictionary<string, string>();
                            readAttributes(framesReader, frameAttributes);

                            if (frameAttributes.ContainsKey("name"))
                            {
                                frame.name = frameAttributes["name"];
                            }
                            else
                            {
                                frame.name = "Frame " + sequence.frames.Count;
                                warnings.Add("No name found for " + frame.name + " in sequence \"" + sequence.name + "\".");
                            }

                            if (frameAttributes.ContainsKey("duration"))
                            {
                                parseU16(frameAttributes["duration"], ref frame.length_ms,
                                    "Duration for frame \"" + frame.name + "\" in sequence \"" + sequence.name + "\".", warnings);
                            }
                            else
                            {
                                frame.name = "Frame " + sequence.frames.Count;
                                warnings.Add("No duration found for frame \"" + frame.name + "\" in sequence \"" + sequence.name + "\".");
                            }

                            frame.setTargetsFromString(reader.ReadElementContentAsString(), settings.servoCount);
                        }
                    }
                }
                else if (reader.NodeType == XmlNodeType.Element && reader.Name == "Script")
                {
                    // We found the <Script> tag.

                    // Get the ScriptDone attribute in to our dictionary.
                    readAttributes(reader, xParams);

                    // Read the script.
                    script = reader.ReadElementContentAsString();
                }
                else if (reader.NodeType == XmlNodeType.Element)
                {
                    // Read the miscellaneous parameters that come in element tags, like <NeverSuspend>false</NeverSuspend>.
                    try
                    {
                        xParams[reader.Name] = reader.ReadElementContentAsString();
                    }
                    catch (XmlException e)
                    {
                        warnings.Add("Unable to parse element \"" + reader.Name + "\": " + e.Message);
                    }
                }
            }
            reader.Close();

            //// Step 2: Put the data in to the settings object.

            try
            {
                settings.setAndCompileScript(script);
            }
            catch (Exception e)
            {
                warnings.Add("Error compiling script from XML file: " + e.Message);
                settings.scriptInconsistent = true;
            }

            if (assertKey("NeverSuspend", xParams, warnings))
            {
                parseBool(xParams["NeverSuspend"], ref settings.neverSuspend, "NeverSuspend", warnings);
            }

            if (assertKey("SerialMode", xParams, warnings))
            {
                switch (xParams["SerialMode"])
                {
                    default: settings.serialMode = uscSerialMode.SERIAL_MODE_UART_DETECT_BAUD_RATE; break;
                    case "UART_FIXED_BAUD_RATE": settings.serialMode = uscSerialMode.SERIAL_MODE_UART_FIXED_BAUD_RATE; break;
                    case "USB_DUAL_PORT": settings.serialMode = uscSerialMode.SERIAL_MODE_USB_DUAL_PORT; break;
                    case "USB_CHAINED": settings.serialMode = uscSerialMode.SERIAL_MODE_USB_CHAINED; break;
                }
            }

            if (assertKey("FixedBaudRate", xParams, warnings))
            {
                parseU32(xParams["FixedBaudRate"], ref settings.fixedBaudRate, "FixedBaudRate", warnings);
            }

            if (assertKey("SerialTimeout", xParams, warnings))
            {
                parseU16(xParams["SerialTimeout"], ref settings.serialTimeout, "SerialTimeout", warnings);
            }

            if (assertKey("EnableCrc", xParams, warnings))
            {
                parseBool(xParams["EnableCrc"], ref settings.enableCrc, "EnableCrc", warnings);
            }

            if (assertKey("SerialDeviceNumber", xParams, warnings))
            {
                parseU8(xParams["SerialDeviceNumber"], ref settings.serialDeviceNumber, "SerialDeviceNumber", warnings);
            }

            if (assertKey("SerialMiniSscOffset", xParams, warnings))
            {
                parseU8(xParams["SerialMiniSscOffset"], ref settings.miniSscOffset, "SerialMiniSscOffset", warnings);
            }

            if (assertKey("ScriptDone", xParams, warnings))
            {
                parseBool(xParams["ScriptDone"], ref settings.scriptDone, "ScriptDone", warnings);
            }

            // These parameters are optional because they don't apply to all Maestros.
            if (xParams.ContainsKey("ServosAvailable"))
            {
                parseU8(xParams["ServosAvailable"], ref settings.servosAvailable, "ServosAvailable", warnings);
            }

            if (xParams.ContainsKey("ServoPeriod"))
            {
                parseU8(xParams["ServoPeriod"], ref settings.servoPeriod, "ServoPeriod", warnings);
            }

            if (xParams.ContainsKey("EnablePullups"))
            {
                parseBool(xParams["EnablePullups"], ref settings.enablePullups, "EnablePullups", warnings);
            }

            if (xParams.ContainsKey("MiniMaestroServoPeriod"))
            {
                parseU32(xParams["MiniMaestroServoPeriod"], ref settings.miniMaestroServoPeriod, "MiniMaestroServoPeriod", warnings);
            }

            if (xParams.ContainsKey("ServoMultiplier"))
            {
                parseU16(xParams["ServoMultiplier"], ref settings.servoMultiplier, "ServoMultiplier", warnings);
            }

            return settings;
        }