DeviceConn, Proto Class |
A generic Brainboxes Device
Inheritance HierarchySystemObject
Brainboxes.IODeviceConn, Proto
Brainboxes.IOBBSerialPort
Brainboxes.IOEDDevice
Brainboxes.IOESDevice
Brainboxes.IODeviceConn, Proto
Brainboxes.IOBBSerialPort
Brainboxes.IOEDDevice
Brainboxes.IOESDevice
Namespace: Brainboxes.IO
Assembly: Brainboxes.IO (in Brainboxes.IO.dll) Version: 1.5.0.8
Syntaxpublic abstract class Device<Conn, Proto> : IDevice<Conn, Proto>, IDisposable where Conn : IConnection where Proto : IProtocol
Type Parameters
- Conn
- A class which implements IConnection
- Proto
- A class which implements IProtocol
The DeviceConn, Proto type exposes the following members.
Constructors| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
 | DeviceConn, Proto |
Default generic constructor
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| DeviceConn, Proto(Conn) |
Construct with connection
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| DeviceConn, Proto(Proto) |
Construct with protocol
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| DeviceConn, Proto(Conn, Proto) |
Construct with connection and protocol
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Properties| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
 | Connection |
The connection. If the connection is replaced and the previous connection was connected, the new connection will be connected too
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| IsAvailable |
Whether the connection to this Brainboxes Device is available, e.g. online or offline.
In case of network TCP connection: this is if the device is pingable on the network.
In case of serial connection: this is if the device COM port is listed on the system and not open by another process.
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| IsConnected |
Whether this Brainboxes Device instance has an active connection
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| Label |
User definable label for the Device to help identify when many devices / when debugging
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| Protocol |
Marking as virtual allows it to be overridden in the child class
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Methods| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Connect |
Connect the Brainboxes Device
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 | Create |
Connects to the IP Address given and determines what kind of
Brainboxes Device is there, creates the object and returns it
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| Describe |
Give a complete summary of the Device
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| Disconnect |
Disconnect the Brainboxes Device
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| Dispose |
Dispose of this Brainboxes device
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| Equals | Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object. (Inherited from Object.) |
| GetHashCode | Serves as the default hash function. (Inherited from Object.) |
| GetType | Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.) |
| ToString |
Describe this Brainboxes Device
(Overrides ObjectToString.) |
Events| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
 | DeviceStatusChangedEvent |
Event When the status of the devices connection changes
for example goes from Disconnected to Connected
or from Available to Unavailable
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See Also