public byte[] ReadData(int Length)
{
byte[] Data = new byte[Length];
byte[] Header = { (byte)'S', (byte)(Length / 256), (byte)(Length & 255) };
lock (FT245RLocker)
{
if (FT245R != null)
{
try
{
uint Dummy = 0;
FT245R.CharReceived -= new EventHandler <EventArgs>(FT245R_CharReceived);
FT245R.Write(Header, 3, ref Dummy);
uint BytesRead = 0;
FT245R.Read(Data, ((uint)Length), ref BytesRead);
FT245R.CharReceived += new EventHandler <EventArgs>(FT245R_CharReceived);
}
catch { Close(); }
}
}
return(Data);
}
/// <summary>
/// Sends a clear data buffer command to the Ledstrip controller
/// </summary>
public void ClearData()
{
lock (FT245RLocker)
{
if (FT245R != null)
{
try
{
uint Dummy = 0;
FT245R.Write(new byte[] { (byte)'C' }, 1, ref Dummy);
}
catch { Close(); }
}
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Sends a display data command to the ledstrip controller.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="Length">The length of the data to be displayed.</param>
public void DisplayData(int Length)
{
lock (FT245RLocker)
{
if (FT245R != null)
{
try
{
uint Dummy = 0;
FT245R.Write(new byte[] { (byte)'O', (byte)(Length / 256), (byte)(Length & 255) }, 3, ref Dummy);
}
catch { Close(); }
}
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Sends the specified data to the ledstripn controller.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="Data">The data.</param>
public void SetData(byte[] Data)
{
byte[] Header = { (byte)'R', (byte)(Data.Length / 256), (byte)(Data.Length & 255) };
lock (FT245RLocker)
{
if (FT245R != null)
{
try
{
uint Dummy = 0;
FT245R.Write(Header, 3, ref Dummy);
FT245R.Write(Data, Data.Length, ref Dummy);
}
catch { Close(); }
}
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Packs the specified data using a IFF like compression and send the data to the ledstrip controller.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="Data">The data.</param>
public void SetPackedData(byte[] Data)
{
int DataPos = 0;
//Calc number of bytes to pack. Truncate data to a length which is divideable by 3.
int DataLength = Data.Length;
if (DataLength % 3 != 0)
{
DataLength -= (DataLength % 3);
}
//Create array for packed data (I hope the calc für the max size of the packed data is correct)
byte[] Packed = new byte[(int)(DataLength + ((double)DataLength / 127) + 2)];
int PackedPos = 3;
int BlockStartPos = 0;
byte BlockSize = 0;
while (DataPos < DataLength)
{
BlockStartPos = PackedPos++; //Store startpos of block
Packed[PackedPos++] = Data[DataPos++]; //Get first 3 bytes
Packed[PackedPos++] = Data[DataPos++];
Packed[PackedPos++] = Data[DataPos++];
BlockSize = 1;
if (DataPos >= DataLength)
{
//reached the end of the data
Packed[BlockStartPos] = BlockSize; //Set the size of the block (1 triplet)
}
else
{
//not yet the end of the data
//Check if the next bytes are the same as the first 3 bytes
if (Packed[BlockStartPos + 1] != Data[DataPos] || Packed[BlockStartPos + 2] != Data[DataPos + 1] || Packed[BlockStartPos + 3] != Data[DataPos + 2])
{
//Data is different, build block of org data
while (BlockSize < 127 && DataPos < DataLength && ((DataPos >= DataLength - 3) || (Data[DataPos] != Data[DataPos + 3] || Data[DataPos + 1] != Data[DataPos + 4] || Data[DataPos + 2] != Data[DataPos + 5])))
{
Packed[PackedPos++] = Data[DataPos++]; //Get next 3 bytes
Packed[PackedPos++] = Data[DataPos++];
Packed[PackedPos++] = Data[DataPos++];
BlockSize++;
}
Packed[BlockStartPos] = BlockSize; //Set the number of triplets for the block
}
else
{
//Data is the same, build block of packed data
while (BlockSize < 127 && DataPos < DataLength && Packed[BlockStartPos + 1] == Data[DataPos] && Packed[BlockStartPos + 2] == Data[DataPos + 1] && Packed[BlockStartPos + 3] == Data[DataPos + 2])
{
DataPos += 3;
BlockSize++;
}
Packed[BlockStartPos] = (byte)(BlockSize + 128); //Set the number of repetions for the block, add 128 to mark the packed data
}
}
}
Packed[PackedPos++] = 0; //Add 0 byte to mark the end of the data
byte[] Header = { (byte)'P', (byte)(PackedPos / 256), (byte)(PackedPos & 255) };
lock (FT245RLocker)
{
if (FT245R != null)
{
try
{
uint Dummy = 0;
FT245R.Write(Header, 3, ref Dummy);
FT245R.Write(Data, Data.Length, ref Dummy);
}
catch { Close(); }
}
}
}
