/// <summary>
/// CreateMccBoard does the detection and creation
/// of the MccBoard object and stores it in the
/// static variable.
/// </summary>
private void CreateMccBoard()
{
//If the board has already been created, just return
//with no further processing
if (MCCDaq._board != null)
{
return;
}
//Figure out the number of boards that
//have been installed
//Get the max number of boards
Int32 maxBoards = GlobalConfig.NumBoards;
//If the number isn't at least one, throw an Exception
if (maxBoards < 1)
{
throw new System.ApplicationException("Could not find MCC DAQ Boards installed.");
}
//Iterate through the boards and take the first
//one that works
for (Int32 i = 0; i < maxBoards; i++)
{
//Attempt to make the MccBoard
MccBoard board = new MccBoard(i);
//If the Board doesn't appear to exist, continue
ErrorInfo ei = board.FlashLED();
if (ei.Value == ErrorInfo.ErrorCode.BadBoard)
{
continue;
}
//Save the board as the member variable and break
MCCDaq._board = board;
break;
}
}
