ip_assigner.cs

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using System;
using System.Linq;
 
namespace examples
{
    public static partial class Examples
    {
 
        public static int IP_Assigner(gclib gclib, string serial_num, byte address)
        {
            bool controller_found = false;
            string[] requests;
            do //Loop while no requests are found.
            {
                Console.WriteLine("Searching...");
 
                //Listen for ~5 secods for controllers requesting IP addresses.
                requests = gclib.GIpRequests();
 
                foreach (string request in requests)
                {
                    Console.WriteLine(request);
                }
 
            } while (requests.Count() < 1);
 
            foreach (string request in requests)
            {
                string[] controller_params = request.Split(new string[] { ", " }, StringSplitOptions.None);
 
                //Parameters are ordered as:
                //[Model #], [Serial #], [MAC Address], [Connection Name], [IP Address]
 
                if (controller_params.Count() < 5)
                {
                    Console.WriteLine("Unexpected controller format");
                    return GALIL_EXAMPLE_ERROR;
                }
 
                string mac = controller_params[2];
                string ip = controller_params[4];
 
                //If controller contains the user entered serial number
                if (serial_num == controller_params[1])
                {
                    Console.WriteLine("Controller Match Found");
                    controller_found = true;
 
                    //Splits the found ip address into individual bytes
                    string[] ip_bytes = ip.Split('.');
 
                    //Rebuild the ip address using the user provided address as the last byte
                    string new_ip = $"{ip_bytes[0]}.{ip_bytes[1]}.{ip_bytes[2]}.{address}";
 
                    //Assign the new ip address to the controller
                    gclib.GAssign(new_ip, mac);
 
                    //Open a connection at the new ip address
                    gclib.GOpen(new_ip);
 
                    //Burns the newly assigned ip address to non-volatile EEPROM memory
                    gclib.GCommand("BN");
 
                    Console.WriteLine("IP Address assigned");
 
                    //Write the connection string to the console
                    Console.WriteLine(gclib.GInfo());
 
                    break;
                }
            }
 
            if (!controller_found)
                Console.Write("No controller matched the entered serial number");
 
            return GALIL_EXAMPLE_OK;
        }
    }
}