//private WUData _LastReadWUData;
//public WUData LastReadWattData
//{
// get { return _LastReadWUData; }
// set { _LastReadWUData = value; }
//}
#endregion
#region Public Methods
/// <summary> Connect to the WattsUp and start recording. Returns true on success, else false </summary>
public bool Start(out string err)
{
err = string.Empty;
// LastReadWattData = new WUData();
if (AvailablePorts.Count() > 0)
{
//Set the default port to the first available open port in the computer
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(this.Port))
{
this.Port = AvailablePorts.FirstOrDefault();
}
try
{
//Initialize the serial port
this.sp = new SerialPort(this.Port, this.BAUD, System.IO.Ports.Parity.None, this.DATABITS);
this.sp.DataReceived += new SerialDataReceivedEventHandler(this.sp_DataReceived);
//Open the serial port, set a read timeout on the serial port,
//ans then command the WattsUp to return data for the specified internal sampling rate.
this.sp.Open();
if (this.sp.IsOpen)
{
this.sp.ReadTimeout = this.READTIMEOUT;
if (this.Write(WUCommands.ExternalModeStartString + this.InternalSamplingRate.ToString() + WUCommands.ExternalModeEndString) == "")
{
return(false);
}
return(true);
}
return(false);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
err = ex.Message;
return(false);
}
}
else
{
err = "No open serial port found!!!";
return(false);
}
}