Strobe_Example.cs

C# example for using the Strobe device

 
using System;
using VIB_NET;
 
namespace CSharp
{
    class Strobe_Example
    {
        public static void Strobe()
        {
            Console.Clear();
 
            try
            {
                // Create device objects with the 'using' statement so they get closed automatically:
                using (VIB_NET.Strobe strobe = new VIB_NET.Strobe())
                using (VIB_NET.Multiplexer multiplexer = new VIB_NET.Multiplexer())
                {
                    // Open the first available Strobe device
                    strobe.Open(0);
 
                    // Open the Multiplexer device
                    multiplexer.Open();
 
                     // Initialisation of the strobe unit
                    strobe.Init(true);
                    Console.WriteLine("\nStrobe initialised");
 
                    // Set strobe limits
                    Console.WriteLine("\nMin Off Time: " + strobe.SetLimits(0, 24, 0, 1000, 0, 1000).ToString());
 
                    // Get strobe values
                    Console.WriteLine("\nMax Current: " + strobe.MaxCurrent.ToString());
                    Console.WriteLine("\nMax On Time: " + strobe.MaxOnTime.ToString());
                    Console.WriteLine("\nMin Off Time: " + strobe.MinOffTime.ToString());
                
                    // Get current
                    Console.WriteLine("\nCurrent: " + strobe.Current.ToString());
 
                    // Get ON time
                    Console.WriteLine("\nOn Time: " + strobe.OnTime.ToString());
 
                    // Get trigger delay
                    Console.WriteLine("\nTrigger Delay: " + strobe.TriggerDelay.ToString());
 
                    // Get trigger mode
                    Console.WriteLine("\nTrigger Mode: " + strobe.TriggerMode.ToString());
 
                    // Get trigger source
                    Console.WriteLine("\nTrigger Source: " + strobe.TriggerSource.ToString());
 
                    // Get trigger source invert
                    Console.WriteLine("\nTrigger Source Invert: " + strobe.TriggerSourceInvert.ToString());
 
                    // Get trigger voltage
                    Console.WriteLine("\nTrigger Voltage: " + strobe.Voltage.ToString());
 
                    // Deactivate validation for current
                    strobe.Validate = false;
 
                    // Set current
                    strobe.Current = 500;
 
                    // Activate validation for current
                    strobe.Validate = true;
 
                    // Set current
                    strobe.Current = 500;
 
                    // Set ON time
                    strobe.OnTime = 100;
 
                    // Set trigger delay
                    strobe.TriggerDelay = 10;
 
                    // Set trigger mode
                    // Pay attention to set the trigger mode to HARDWARE before you set the trigger source and the trigger source invert
                    strobe.TriggerMode = VIB_NET.Strobe.eSTROBE_MODE.HARDWARE_EDGE;
 
                    // Get new trigger mode
                    Console.WriteLine("\nNew Trigger Mode: " + strobe.TriggerMode.ToString());
 
                    // Connect the trigger signal from digital input 0 throuhg the Multiplexer
                    strobe.TriggerSource = VIB_NET.Strobe.eSTROBE_SOURCE.MUX_OUT0;
                    multiplexer.ConnectOutput(0, VIB_NET.Multiplexer.eMUX_SOURCE.DIG_IN0);
 
                    // Set trigger source invert
                    strobe.TriggerSourceInvert = false;
 
                    // Get new values:
                    Console.WriteLine("\n\nNew Values: ");
                    Console.WriteLine("\nCurrent: " + strobe.Current.ToString());
                    Console.WriteLine("\nOn Time: " + strobe.OnTime.ToString());
                    Console.WriteLine("\nTrigger Delay: " + strobe.TriggerDelay.ToString());
                    Console.WriteLine("\nTrigger Mode: " + strobe.TriggerMode.ToString());
                    Console.WriteLine("\nTrigger Source: " + strobe.TriggerSource.ToString());
                    Console.WriteLine("\nTrigger Source Invert: " + strobe.TriggerSourceInvert.ToString());
                    Console.WriteLine("\nTrigger Voltage: " + strobe.Voltage.ToString());
 
                    // Trigger the strobe by Software
                    strobe.TriggerMode = VIB_NET.Strobe.eSTROBE_MODE.SOFTWARE_EDGE;
                    Console.WriteLine("\nNew Trigger Mode: " + strobe.TriggerMode.ToString());
                    strobe.SwTrigger = true;
                    Console.WriteLine("\nSoftware Trigger");
                    strobe.SwTrigger = false;
                    strobe.TriggerMode = VIB_NET.Strobe.eSTROBE_MODE.HARDWARE_EDGE;
                    Console.WriteLine("\nNew Trigger Mode: " + strobe.TriggerMode.ToString());
                    strobe.TriggerSource = VIB_NET.Strobe.eSTROBE_SOURCE.MUX_OUT0;
                    strobe.TriggerSourceInvert = false;
 
                } // Close all devices
            }
            catch (System.Exception e)
            {
                Console.WriteLine(e.Message);
            }
 
            Console.WriteLine("\nPress enter to proceed...");
            System.Console.ReadLine();
        }
    }
}