uwcse.location.objects.sick
Class LMSSerialPortThread

java.lang.Object
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All Implemented Interfaces:

Runnable

public class LMSSerialPortThread

extends Thread

A Thread to initialize and then read streaming measured values from the serial port connected to an LMS200 laser range rinder. Each 180 degree scan produces 361 measurements at 0.5 degree increments. The reported values are distances in millimeters.

Version:

$Revision: 1.2 $

Author:

Jeffrey Hightower, Daniel Dunham

Field Summary
protected  boolean	m_flag
protected  ProducerConsumerQueue	m_valuesQueue

 

Fields inherited from class java.lang.Thread

MAX_PRIORITY, MIN_PRIORITY, NORM_PRIORITY

 

Constructor Summary

LMSSerialPortThread(javax.comm.SerialPort serialPort, ProducerConsumerQueue valuesQueue)           Create an LMS200 serial port thread.

 

Method Summary
void	run()
void	shutdown()           Signal the thread to stop executing.

 

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Thread

activeCount, checkAccess, countStackFrames, currentThread, destroy, dumpStack, enumerate, getContextClassLoader, getName, getPriority, getThreadGroup, holdsLock, interrupt, interrupted, isAlive, isDaemon, isInterrupted, join, join, join, resume, setContextClassLoader, setDaemon, setName, setPriority, sleep, sleep, start, stop, stop, suspend, toString, yield

 

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

 

Field Detail

m_valuesQueue

protected ProducerConsumerQueue m_valuesQueue

m_flag

protected volatile boolean m_flag

LMSSerialPortThread

public LMSSerialPortThread(javax.comm.SerialPort serialPort,
                           ProducerConsumerQueue valuesQueue)
                    throws IOException

Create an LMS200 serial port thread.

Parameters:

serialPort - must be a valid open serial port connected to a laser range finder at the proper baud rate.

Throws:

IOException

shutdown

public void shutdown()

Signal the thread to stop executing.

run

public void run()

Specified by:

run in interface Runnable

Overrides:

run in class Thread