com.eurotech.framework.comm
Interface CommConnection

All Superinterfaces:

javax.microedition.io.Connection, javax.microedition.io.InputConnection, javax.microedition.io.OutputConnection, javax.microedition.io.StreamConnection

All Known Implementing Classes:

CommConnectionImpl

public interface CommConnection
extends javax.microedition.io.StreamConnection

This is the primary control class for a Serial port. An instance of this class may be operated on by more than one thread. Settings will be those of the last thread to successfully change each particular setting.

Code written to use a javax.comm.SerialPort object in a shared mode should make use of synchronization blocks where exclusive transactions are wanted. In most instances, both the OutputStream and the InputStream should be synchronized on, normally with the OutputStream being synchronized first.

 Example Code:
                try {
                        String uri = new CommURI.Builder("/dev/tty.PL2303-00001004")
                                                                                .withBaudRate(19200)
                                                                                .withDataBits(8)
                                                                                .withStopBits(1)
                                                                                .withParity(0)
                                                                                .withTimeout(2000)
                                                                                .build().toString();
                        CommConnection connOne = (CommConnection) CommTest.connectionFactory.createConnection(uri, 1, false);
                        assertNotNull(connOne);
                        uri = new CommURI.Builder("/dev/tty.PL2303-00002006")
                                                                                .withBaudRate(19200)
                                                                                .withDataBits(8)
                                                                                .withStopBits(1)
                                                                                .withParity(0)
                                                                                .withTimeout(2000)
                                                                                .build().toString();
                        CommConnection connTwo = (CommConnection) CommTest.connectionFactory.createConnection(uri, 1, false);
                        assertNotNull(connTwo);
                        
                        InputStream isOne = connOne.openInputStream();
                        OutputStream osOne = connOne.openOutputStream();
                        InputStream isTwo = connTwo.openInputStream();
                        OutputStream osTwo = connTwo.openOutputStream();
                        
                        assertNotNull(isOne);
                        assertNotNull(osOne);
                        assertNotNull(isTwo);
                        assertNotNull(osTwo);
                        
                        //write from one to two
                        byte[] array = "this is a message from one to two\n".getBytes();
                        osOne.write(array);
                        StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer();
                        int c;
                        while((c = isTwo.read()) != 0xa) {
                                //System.out.println("port 2: read byte: 0x" + Integer.toHexString(c) + " -> " + (char)c);
                                sb.append((char)c);
                        }
                        System.out.println("Port 2: Read from serial port two: " + sb.toString());
                        
                        array = "this is a message from two to one\n".getBytes();
                        osTwo.write(array);
                        sb = new StringBuffer();
                        while((c = isOne.read()) != 0xa) {
                                //System.out.println("port 1: read byte: 0x" + Integer.toHexString(c) + " -> " + (char)c);
                                sb.append((char)c);
                        }
                        System.out.println("Port 1: Read from serial port: " + sb.toString());
                        
                        isOne.close();
                        osOne.close();
                        isOne = null;
                        osOne = null;
                        isTwo.close();
                        osTwo.close();
                        isTwo = null;
                        osTwo = null;
                        connOne.close();
                        connOne = null;
                        connTwo.close();
                        connTwo = null;
                } catch (Exception e) {
                        e.printStackTrace();
                }
 

Note: avoid blocking read (InputStream.read()) if the InputStream can be closed on a different thread, in this case, the read will never exit and the thread will be blocked forever. It is preferable to test InputStream.available before InputStream.read():

                if (isOne.available() != 0) {
                        c = isOne.read();
                } else {
                try {
                        Thread.sleep(100);
                        continue;
                } catch (InterruptedException e) {
                        return;
                }

Method Summary

void	close()
byte[]	flushSerialBuffer() Reads all bytes that are waiting in the serial port buffer and returns them in an array.
CommURI	getURI() Returns the URI for this connection.
byte[]	sendCommand(byte[] command, int timeout) Sends and array of bytes to a CommConnection and returns an array of bytes that represents the 'response' to the command.
byte[]	sendCommand(byte[] command, int timeout, int demark)
void	sendMessage(byte[] message) Sends and array of bytes to a CommConnection

Methods inherited from interface javax.microedition.io.InputConnection

openDataInputStream, openInputStream

Methods inherited from interface javax.microedition.io.OutputConnection

openDataOutputStream, openOutputStream

Method Detail

getURI

CommURI getURI()

Returns the URI for this connection.

Returns:

this connection URI

sendMessage

void sendMessage(byte[] message)
                 throws EsfException,
                        IOException

Sends and array of bytes to a CommConnection

Parameters:

message - the array of bytes to send to the CommConnection

Throws:

EsfException

IOException

sendCommand

byte[] sendCommand(byte[] command,
                   int timeout)
                   throws EsfException,
                          IOException

Sends and array of bytes to a CommConnection and returns an array of bytes that represents the 'response' to the command. If the timeout is exceeded before any bytes are read on the InputStream null is returned. This is meant to be used in common command/response type situations when communicating with serial devices

Parameters:

command - the array of bytes to send to the CommConnection

timeout - the maximum length of time to wait before returning a null response in the event no response is ever returned.

Returns:

an array of bytes representing the response

Throws:

EsfException

IOException

sendCommand

byte[] sendCommand(byte[] command,
                   int timeout,
                   int demark)
                   throws EsfException,
                          IOException

Throws:

EsfException

IOException

flushSerialBuffer

byte[] flushSerialBuffer()
                         throws EsfException,
                                IOException

Reads all bytes that are waiting in the serial port buffer and returns them in an array. This can be used to read unsolicited messages from an attached serial device.

Returns:

the array of bytes buffered on the InputStream if any

Throws:

EsfException

IOException

close

void close()
           throws IOException

Specified by:

close in interface javax.microedition.io.Connection

Throws:

IOException