VIBSystem_Example.cs

C# example for using the VIBSystem factory

 
using System;
using System.Collections;
using VIB_NET;
 
namespace CSharp
{
    class VIBSystem_Example
    {
        public static void VIBSystem()
        {
            Console.Clear();
            //acquire a new factory
            VIB_NET.VIBSystem pVIBSystem = new VIB_NET.VIBSystem();
            try
            {
                //get API version
                VIB_NET.VIBSystem.Version4Parts version = pVIBSystem.API_Version;
                System.Console.WriteLine("API version: " + version.ToString());
 
                //get VIB_NET version
                System.Console.WriteLine("VIB_NET version: " + pVIBSystem.VIB_NET_Version.ToString());
 
                //get version string
                System.Console.WriteLine("Version string:\n" + pVIBSystem.VersionString);
 
                //get system string
                System.Console.WriteLine("System string:\n" + pVIBSystem.SystemString);
 
                //get number of device types
                Int32 NumberOfDeviceTypes = pVIBSystem.NumberOfDeviceTypes;
                System.Console.WriteLine("Number of device types: " + NumberOfDeviceTypes.ToString());
 
                //get list of hardware devices
                ArrayList DeviceList = pVIBSystem.DeviceInfoList;
 
                //search for the led(s)
                foreach (DeviceInfo DevInfo in DeviceList)
                {
                    if (DevInfo != null)
                    {
                        if (DevInfo.Type == VIB_NET.eDEVICE_TYPE.LED)
                            System.Console.WriteLine("\nNumber of LED devices: " + DevInfo.NumberOfEntities.ToString());
                    }
                }
 
                //get device informations of led devices
                VIB_NET.DeviceInfo LedInfo = pVIBSystem.GetDeviceInfo(VIB_NET.eDEVICE_TYPE.LED);
                if(LedInfo != null)
                {
                    System.Console.WriteLine(LedInfo.Type + " has " + LedInfo.NumberOfEntities + " Entitie(s).");
                    
                    //open device: Led number 0
                    VIB_NET.Led pLed = (VIB_NET.Led)pVIBSystem.OpenDevice(VIB_NET.eDEVICE_TYPE.LED, 0);
                    //close device
                    if (pLed != null)
                    {
                        //Set Led 1 ON and all other OFF
                        pLed.Set(2, 255);
                        System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(1000);
                        //Set all Leds OFF
                        pLed.Set(0, 255);
 
                        // close Led device
                        pVIBSystem.CloseDevice(pLed);
                    }
                }
            }
            catch (System.Exception e)
            {
                Console.WriteLine(e.Message);
            }
            finally
            {
                //release factory
                pVIBSystem = null;
            }
            Console.WriteLine("\nPress enter to proceed...");
            System.Console.ReadLine();
        }
    }
}