ScanDeviceManager Connect

Connects to a device. The calling thread will be blocked, until a connection is established or fails.

public void Connect(string deviceUniqueName)

Return value

void

Parameters

string

deviceUniqueName

Unique name of the device

Exceptions

DeviceNotFoundException	Throws when the device with the given name is not found
DeviceAlreadyInUseException	Throws when the device is already connected to another client
DeviceCommunicationFailureException	Throws when the communication with the device is failed
DeviceFailureException	Throws when the device failed to connect due to unknown reason

Example

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try
{
    scanDeviceManager.Connect((comboBox_Devices.SelectedItem as Device).DeviceUniqueName);
}

#region Exceptions
catch (DeviceNotFoundException)
{
    MessageBox.Show("Device could not be found", "Custom Canvas");
}
catch (DeviceAlreadyInUseException)
{
    MessageBox.Show("Device is already in use. Please try after sometime", "Custom Canvas");
}
catch (DeviceCommunicationFailureException ex3)
{
    MessageBox.Show("Communication with the device failed. Please try after sometime.\nMessage: " + ex3.DeviceMessage, "Custom Canvas");
}
catch (DeviceFailureException ex4)
{
    MessageBox.Show("Failed to connect with the device.\nMessage: " + ex4.DeviceMessage, "Custom Canvas");
}
#endregion