// Creating the port button the screen, depending on the available port on the computer and the user chooses which port he's expecting
// to read from. Device Manager/ Ports/ should tell you what you should pick
private void CreateComPortsButtons()
{
// Get the ports from the Device Manager
string[] ports = SerialProtocol.GetAvailablePorts();
foreach (string port in ports)
{
// Create a button for each port
var radioButton = new RadioButton();
radioButton.Content = port;
radioButton.Margin = new Thickness(10, 0, 10, 0);
radioButton.Checked += RadioButtonOnChecked;
radioButton.GroupName = "Ports";
radioButton.IsChecked = false;
// Add it to the UI
mx_comPortsPanels.Children.Add(radioButton);
}
}
// call back function when the port desired is selected
private void RadioButtonOnChecked(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
RadioButton radioButton = sender as RadioButton;
// remove the buttons from the screen
// TODO: Delete those buttons from memory if not needed at all
mx_comPortsPanels.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
if (radioButton != null)
{
// open the serial port with the COM selected
m_serialProt = new SerialProtocol(radioButton.Content.ToString());
// create the timer that updates the location of the marker
m_uiTimer.Tick += (o, args) => UpdateMarkerOnTheMap();
// Set the timer interval in MS
m_uiTimer.Interval = new TimeSpan(0, 0, 0, 0, 900);
m_uiTimer.Start();
}
}