CComm

CComm is a C++ class that is provided to simplify 825 serial and ethernet operations. CComm is a base class for the inherited classes CCommSerial (serial ports), CCommClient (TCP/IP client), and CCommServer (TCP/IP Server).

Member Functions

Send

virtual int Send(CCommConnection *pConnection, const uint8* data, int len)

Description

The Send method sends the specified data over the specified connection.

Return value

Send returns the number of characters sent if successful.

Process

void Process(void)

Description

The Process method must be called regularly for the communication channel to be serviced allowing any receive events to occur. This should usually be done in the app background event such as:

BACKGROUND_EVENT(Comm)
{
   if(pComm != NULL)
   {
      pComm->Process();
   }
}

AddRcvEvent

void AddRcvEvent(uint16 startchr, uint16 endchr, int (*pDataEvent)(CComm* pComm, CConnection *pConnnection, int nData, void* pUser), int nRawCnt = 0, void* pUser = NULL)
void AddRcvEvent(uint8 startchrs[], int startchrcnt, uint8 endchrs[], int endchrcnt, int (*pDataEvent)(CComm* pComm, CConnection *pConnnection, int nData, void* pUser), int nRawCnt = 0, void* pUser = NULL)
void AddRcvEvent(uint16 startchr, int (*pDataEvent)(CComm* pComm, CConnection *pConnnection, int nData, void* pUser), int nRawCnt = 0, void* pUser = NULL)

Description

Specifies a receive event (callback function) when after data is received based on the specified start, end chars, data count. A COMM_EVENT preprocessor define is provided to simply the event function declarations. If start character may be specified as START_CHR_ANY to start with any character. END_CHR_ANY for no specific end character. If fixed size raw data is to be received the nRawCnt value may be specified.

Example

CComm *pComm = NULL;
// pComm is a pointer that can point to a CCommSerial, CCommClient, or CCommServer instance

#define SERIAL 1
#define CLIENT 2
#define SERVER 3

void StartCommunications(int commTypeSelection)
{
   if(commTypeSelection == SERIAL)
   {
      int commPort = 2;
      CCommSerial *pSerial = new CCommSerial(commPort);
      pComm = pSerial;
   }
   else if(commTypeSelection == CLIENT)
   {
      string svrIP = "192.168.1.25";
      int svrPort = 8001;
      CCommClient *pClient = new CCommClient(svrIP, svrPort);
      pComm = pClient;
   }
   else if(commTypeSelection == SERVER)
   {
      int svrPort = 8001;
      CCommServer *pServer = new CCommServer(svrPort);
      pComm = pServer;
   }

   pComm->Open();

   // Now the app can call pComm->Send to send data without regard for whether it is serial or TCP/IP.

   pComm->AddRcvEvent(CHR_STX, CHR_ETX, CommEventDataMsg, 0, NULL);

}

void StopCommunications(void)
{ 
   if(pComm != NULL)
   {
       pComm->Close();
       delete pComm;
       pComm = NULL;
   }
}

COMM_EVENT(DataMsg)
{
   uint8* buf = pConnection->GetRcvBuffer();
   buf[pConnection->GetRcvPos() - 1] = '\0';

   printf("rcvd [%s]\r\n", buf);

   if(buf[1] == 'T') // Received <STX>T<ETX> return timeval
   {
       time_t tmval;
       time(&tmval);  // Get timeval

       char response[12];
       sprintf(response, "%d\n", tmval);
       // pConnection isn't important in the case of serial port, but if TCP/IP server it is important to send
       // the response to the connection that the message was received from.
       pComm->Send(pConnection, response, strlen(response);
    }


   return 0;
}

See Also

• CCommSerial
• CCommClient
• CCommServer