// The main program loop, this is to control the validator, it polls at
// a value set in this class (pollTimer).
void MainLoop()
{
btnRun.Enabled = false;
Validator.CommandStructure.ComPort = Global.ComPort;
Validator.CommandStructure.SSPAddress = Global.SSPAddress;
Validator.CommandStructure.Timeout = 3000;
// connect to the validator
if (ConnectToValidator())
{
Running = true;
textBox1.AppendText("\r\nPoll Loop\r\n*********************************\r\n");
btnHalt.Enabled = true;
}
while (Running)
{
// if the poll fails, try to reconnect
if (!Validator.DoPoll(textBox1))
{
textBox1.AppendText("Poll failed, attempting to reconnect...\r\n");
Connected = false;
ConnectionThread = new Thread(ConnectToValidatorThreaded);
ConnectionThread.Start();
while (!Connected)
{
if (ConnectionFail)
{
textBox1.AppendText("Failed to reconnect to validator\r\n");
return;
}
Application.DoEvents();
}
textBox1.AppendText("Reconnected successfully\r\n");
}
timer1.Enabled = true;
// update form
UpdateUI();
// setup dynamic elements of win form once
if (!FormSetup)
{
SetupFormLayout();
FormSetup = true;
}
while (timer1.Enabled)
{
Application.DoEvents();
Thread.Sleep(1); // Yield to free up CPU
}
}
//close com port and threads
Validator.SSPComms.CloseComPort();
btnRun.Enabled = true;
btnHalt.Enabled = false;
}
// The main program loop, this is to control the validator, it polls at
// a value set in this class (pollTimer).
public void MainLoop()
{
Enabled = true;
// Connect to the validators
ConnectToNoteValidator(textBox1);
ConnectToHopper(textBox1);
// Enable the validators
Validator.EnableValidator(textBox1);
Hopper.EnableValidator(textBox1);
// While either one is still running
while (!CHelpers.Shutdown)
{
// Setup form layout on first run
if (!FormSetup)
{
SetupFormLayout();
FormSetup = true;
}
// If the hopper is supposed to be running but the poll fails
if (hopperRunning && !Hopper.DoPoll(textBox1))
{
textBox1.AppendText("Lost connection to SMART Hopper\r\n");
hopperRunning = false;
// If the other device has also stopped, close the port
if (!validatorRunning)
{
LibraryHandler.ClosePort();
}
// Create a reconnection thread, this allows this loop to continue executing
// and polling the other validator
Thread t = new Thread(ReconnectHopper);
t.Start();
}
// If the validator is supposed to be running but the poll fails
if (validatorRunning && !Validator.DoPoll(textBox1))
{
textBox1.AppendText("Lost connection to note validator\r\n");
validatorRunning = false;
// If the other device has also stopped, close the port
if (!hopperRunning)
{
LibraryHandler.ClosePort();
}
// Create a reconnection thread, this allows this loop to continue executing
// and polling the other validator
Thread t = new Thread(ReconnectValidator);
t.Start();
}
UpdateUI();
timer1.Enabled = true;
while (timer1.Enabled)
{
Application.DoEvents();
}
}
LibraryHandler.ClosePort();
btnRun.Enabled = true;
btnHalt.Enabled = false;
}