// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Invoked whenever the SerialController gameobject is deactivated.
// It stops and destroys the thread that was reading from the serial device.
// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
public virtual void Shutdown()
{
// The serialThread reference should never be null at this point,
// unless an Exception happened in the OnEnable(), in which case I've
// no idea what face Unity will make.
if (serialThread != null)
{
serialThread.RequestStop();
serialThread = null;
}
if (thread != null)
{
thread.Join();
thread = null;
}
}
