import java.io.*;
import java.util.*;
import javax.comm.*;
/**
*
* This bean provides some basic functions to implement full dulplex
* information exchange through the srial port.
*
*/
public class SerialBean
{
static String PortName;
CommPortIdentifier portId;
SerialPort serialPort;
static OutputStream out;
static InputStream in;
SerialBuffer SB;
ReadSerial RT;
/**
*
* Constructor
*
* @param PortID the ID of the serial to be used. 1 for COM1,
* 2 for COM2, etc.
*
*/
public SerialBean(int PortID)
{
PortName = "COM" + PortID;
}
/**
*
* This function initialize the serial port for communication. It startss a
* thread which consistently monitors the serial port. Any signal capturred
* from the serial port is stored into a buffer area.
*
*/
public int Initialize()
{
int InitSuccess = 1;
int InitFail = -1;
try
{
portId = CommPortIdentifier.getPortIdentifier(PortName);
try
{
serialPort = (SerialPort)
portId.open("Serial_Communication", 2000);
} catch (PortInUseException e)
{
return InitFail;
}
//Use InputStream in to read from the serial port, and OutputStream
//out to write to the serial port.
try
{
in = serialPort.getInputStream();
out = serialPort.getOutputStream();
} catch (IOException e)
{
return InitFail;
}
//Initialize the communication parameters to 9600, 8, 1, none.
try
{
serialPort.setSerialPortParams(9600,
SerialPort.DATABITS_8,
SerialPort.STOPBITS_1,
SerialPort.PARITY_NONE);
} catch (UnsupportedCommOperationException e)
{
return InitFail;
}
} catch (NoSuchPortException e)
{
return InitFail;
}
// when successfully open the serial port, create a new serial buffer,
// then create a thread that consistently accepts incoming signals from
// the serial port. Incoming signals are stored in the serial buffer.
SB = new SerialBuffer();
RT = new ReadSerial(SB, in);
RT.start();
// return success information
return InitSuccess;
}
/**
*
* This function returns a string with a certain length from the incomin
* messages.
*
* @param Length The length of the string to be returned.
*
*/
public String ReadPort(int Length)
{
String Msg;
Msg = SB.GetMsg(Length);
return Msg;
}
/**
*
* This function sends a message through the serial port.
*
* @param Msg The string to be sent.
*
*/
public void WritePort(String Msg)
{
int c;
try
{
for (int i = 0; i < Msg.length(); i++)
out.write(Msg.charAt(i));
} catch (IOException e) {}
}
/**
*
* This function closes the serial port in use.
*
*/
public void ClosePort()
{
RT.stop();
serialPort.close();
}
}