gclib  2.0.8
Communications API for Galil controllers and PLCs
vector_mode_example.cs
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10 using System;
11 using System.Linq;
12 
13 namespace examples
14 {
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27  {
35  public static int Main(string[] args)
36  {
37  gclib gclib = new gclib();
38  int rc = Examples.GALIL_EXAMPLE_OK;
39 
40  try
41  {
42  if (args.Count() != 2)
43  {
44  Console.WriteLine("Incorrect number of arguments provided");
45  Console.WriteLine("Usage: Vector_Example.exe <ADDRESS> <FILE>");
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47  Console.Write("\nPress any key to close the example");
48  Console.ReadKey();
50  }
51 
52  string file = args[1]; //Retrieve file from command line
53  string address = args[0]; //Retrieve address from command line
54  gclib.GOpen(address); //Open a connection at the provided address
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56  rc = Examples.Vector_Mode(gclib, file);
57  }
58  catch(Exception ex)
59  {
62  }
63  finally
64  {
65  gclib.GClose();
66  }
67 
68  Console.Write("\nPress any key to close the example");
69  Console.ReadKey();
70  return rc;
71  }
72  }
74 }
static void PrintError(gclib gclib, Exception ex)
Prints the exception to the console and queries the controller for the most recent error message.
Definition: examples.cs:39
Provides a class of shared constants and methods for gclib's example projects.
Definition: commands.cs:16
const int GALIL_EXAMPLE_OK
Examples success code.
Definition: examples.cs:29
const int GALIL_EXAMPLE_ERROR
Examples error code.
Definition: examples.cs:30
static int Main(string[] args)
Main function for the vector mode example.
Takes a path to a file at the command line holding vector commands for the controller....
void GOpen(string address)
Used to open a connection to Galil hardware.
Definition: gclib.cs:445
void GClose()
Used to close a connection to Galil hardware.
Definition: gclib.cs:239
Provides a class that binds to gclib's unmanaged dll. Wraps each call and provides a more user-friend...
Definition: gclib.cs:68
static int Vector_Mode(gclib gclib, string file)
Puts controller into Vector Mode and accepts a file defining vector points.
Definition: vector_mode.cs:45