SerialPortController

java.lang.Object
- ptolemy.actor.lib.jjs.modules.IMUSensor.SerialPortController

```
public class SerialPortController
extends java.lang.Object
```
This class provides a set of functions for use with an IMUSensor accessor from within Ptolemy II. This thread keeps an object of type ReaderM that starts a thread and continuously reads from the serial port that the sensor is connected on.

Since:

Ptolemy II 11.0

Version:

$Id$, $Id$

Author:

Hunter Massey and Rajesh Kuni

See Also:

ReaderM

Pt.AcceptedRating:

Pt.ProposedRating:

Yellow Hunter

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

SerialPortController()
Base constructor.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`int[]`	`getSample()`	Grab the latest unread sample from the buffer and return it.
`void`	`start(int x)`	Starts a serial port connection with comm port with number x (ex: COM8).
`void`	`stop()`	Stops the reading ReaderM thread and terminates the serial connection.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - SerialPortController
```
public SerialPortController()
```
    Base constructor. No input values
- Method Detail
  - start
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public void start(int x)
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    Starts a serial port connection with comm port with number x (ex: COM8).
    
    Parameters:
    
    x - The serial port number to connect to
  - getSample
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public int[] getSample()
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    Grab the latest unread sample from the buffer and return it. Returns latest sample upon call if read index has caught up to write index.
    
    Returns:
    
    The latest unread sample, or the latest read sample if write index = read index in buffer
  - stop
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public void stop()
```
    Stops the reading ReaderM thread and terminates the serial connection.