private const int _RFIDCommunicationsTimeOut = 5000; // in msec. //************************************************************************************************/ /// <summary> Constructor for HWCRFIDRW. </summary> public HWCRFIDRW() { // Create instance of HWCRobotGantrySetup object -- carries setup information. _Setup = new HWCRFIDRWSetup(); // Load the setup information from the Registry. _Setup.LoadInformation(); // Re-save the setup information to the registry again...in case some new keys were created in // this version of software or new software installation,.... _Setup.SaveInformation(); // Create the status message. _StatusMessage = "Creating the HWCRFIDRW () class....Done."; }
//************************************************************************************************/ /// <summary> Destructor for HWCRFIDRW. </summary> public void Dispose() { // If serial port is open, close it first. if (_SerialPort != null) { if (_SerialPort.IsOpen) { _SerialPort.Close(); } } // De-allocate all memory allocated from the heap (with the "new" keyword). // The .NET garbage collector will purge it back to the stack and heap. _SerialPort = null; _ASCIIEncoder = null; _Setup = null; // Call the .NET garbage collector to purge memory back to stack and heap. GC.Collect(); }