[Gambas-user] Get the object of a component by name.

[Jussi Lahtinen]

Or make the configurations static, along with boolean which tells if the
serial port is already opened.


Jussi

On Wed, Feb 24, 2016 at 1:07 AM, Jussi Lahtinen <jussi.lahtinen at ...626...>
wrote:

> I don't understand the problem. You have to instantiate the Firmata at
> least once, or it will have to be static class.
> Why don't you just make the declaration public?
>
>
> Jussi
>
> On Wed, Feb 24, 2016 at 12:47 AM, Matias De lellis <mati86_dl at ...1877...
> > wrote:
>
>> Hi Jussi
>>
>>
>>
>> > You don't have class named Firmata1?
>>
>> No.. The class is "Firmata", and the instance name in "Fimata1"
>>
>> > I think there is error in the documentation. I don't see Class having
>> instance method.
>>
>>
>> Maybe. I did not find example of this .. :S
>>
>> > Try:
>> > hFirmata = Object.New("Firmata")
>> >
>> > Name of the object can be passed as argument.
>>
>> No.. If I do this I make a new Firmata instance for each component
>> exucute that line .. I need to use the component that put as a control and
>> configure only once..
>>
>>
>> Consider than a new instance of firmata involves opening a new serial
>> port.. and this is not possible ..
>>
>> Regards
>>
>>
>> El Martes, 23 de febrero, 2016 19:19:40, Jussi Lahtinen <
>> jussi.lahtinen at ...626...> escribió:
>>
>>
>>
>> I think there is error in the documentation. I don't see Class having
>> instance method.
>>
>> Try:
>> hFirmata = Object.New("Firmata")
>>
>>
>> Name of the object can be passed as argument.
>>
>>
>> Jussi
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Feb 23, 2016 at 10:54 PM, Matias De lellis <
>> mati86_dl at ...1877...> wrote:
>>
>> Dear All,
>> >
>> >
>> >I'm starting a new project. In a few words is a set of controls to
>> interact with Arduino using the Firmata protocol[1].
>> >To understand better, in general the idea is inspired by Ctrlr[2] that
>> allows
>> >interact with MIDI controllers adding simple components in a form..
>> >
>> >
>> >I started implementing it like that
>> > * A global "Firmata" component with:
>> >
>> >   - A virtual "Firmata" control that Inherits SerialPort that is
>> responsible for the communication through the serial port. It is completely
>> configured graphically, and provides new functions (To send commands to
>> Arduino) and events (To notify arduino event to others Controls) to
>> interact with Arduino.
>> >
>> >   - Others controls Inherits UserControls. Eg: A FirmataSwitchButton to
>> show the status of a digital input, or FirmataProgressBar to show a Analog
>> Input.. Always responding to events of Firmata Control
>> >
>> >
>> >My idea is that it should be completely graphic, and the procedure would
>> be like this:
>> >
>> > 1. Add a Firmata control.
>> > 2. Configure the control: ¡NAME!(Eg: "Firmata1"), port, baud, etc..
>> > 3. Add FirmataSwitchButton.
>> > 4. Configure the FirmataSwitchButton: Digital Pin to represent, but
>> fundamentally the Firmata control used represented by the string property
>> as "Firmata1"..
>> >
>> >
>> >Now, through the name I need to get the object Firmata configured to
>> make controls interact with it.
>> >Why not make the controls inherit from Firmata? Because it would
>> configure all controls individually.. The idea is to set up once, to use
>> many.. ;)
>> >
>> >Anyone know how to do this?
>> >I found this[3], but it seems not work
>> >
>> >> Dim hFirmata As Firmata
>> >
>> >> hFirmata = Class["Firmata1"].Instance
>> >
>> >
>> >When running Gambas respond: "Is not a object".
>> >
>> >
>> >Regards,
>> >Matias.
>> >
>> >p.s: If this works could be extrapolated to MIDI fairly easy.. =)
>> >
>> >
>> >LINKS:
>> >
>> > [1] http://firmata.org/wiki/Main_Page
>> > [2] http://ctrlr.org/getting-started/
>> > [3] http://gambaswiki.org/wiki/comp/gb/class/instance
>> >
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