/** Starts the component. Detects ADC and will report error if this fails */
public void start() {
port = CIMPortManager.getInstance().getConnection(ADC_CIM_ID);
if (port != null) {
super.start();
AstericsErrorHandling.instance.reportInfo(this, "AnalogOutInstance started");
} else {
AstericsErrorHandling.instance.reportError(this, "Could not find DAC CIM");
}
}
/**
* Clips the input to the available range and transfers it to the CIM
*
* @param value the voltage value (0 to 240 representing 100mV steps)
* @param index the index of the output to set the value on
*/
public void processInput(int value, int index) {
int val = value;
if (val > 240) val = 240;
else if (val < 0) val = 0;
dacValues[index] = (byte) val;
if (port != null) {
CIMPortManager.getInstance()
.sendPacket(
port,
dacValues,
ADC_FEATURE_DAC_OUTPUT_VALUE,
CIMProtocolPacket.COMMAND_REQUEST_WRITE_FEATURE,
false);
}
}