/// <summary> Connects a device. </summary>
/// <param name="serialNo"> The serial no. </param>
private void ConnectDevice(string serialNo)
{
// unload device if not desired type
if (_genericDevice != null)
{
if (_genericDevice.CoreDevice.DeviceID == serialNo)
{
return;
}
DisconnectDevice();
}
// create new device
IGenericCoreDeviceCLI device = DeviceFactory.CreateDevice(serialNo);
GenericDeviceHolder devices = new GenericDeviceHolder(device);
_genericDevice = devices[1];
if (_genericDevice == null)
{
MessageBox.Show("Unknown Device Type");
return;
}
// connect device
try
{
_genericDevice.CoreDevice.Connect(serialNo);
// wait for settings to be initialized
_genericDevice.Device.WaitForSettingsInitialized(5000);
}
catch (DeviceException ex)
{
MessageBox.Show(ex.Message);
return;
}
// create view via factory
// get factory
IUIFactory factory = DeviceManager.GetUIFactory(_genericDevice.CoreDevice.DeviceID);
// create and initialize view model for device
IDeviceViewModel viewModel = factory.CreateViewModel(DisplayTypeEnum.Full, _genericDevice);
viewModel.Initialize();
// create view and attach to our display
_contentControl.Content = factory.CreateLargeView(viewModel);
}