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UWP Bluetooth Low Energy Application Disconnects Early

So I am designing an application for windows laptops to connect to a custom designed pressure sensor. The application pairs to the device and then receives notifications from the device every 10 ms. Then for some reason the communication stops. I know it is a problem with my application and not with the device, because when I connect to my phone, I do not have this problem.
Here is the main page where I create the devicewatcher and discover the device:
using System;
using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.IO;
using System.Linq;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices.WindowsRuntime;
using Windows.Foundation;
using Windows.Foundation.Collections;
using Windows.UI.Core;
using Windows.UI.Xaml;
using Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls;
using Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.Primitives;
using Windows.UI.Xaml.Data;
using Windows.UI.Xaml.Input;
using Windows.UI.Xaml.Media;
using Windows.UI.Xaml.Navigation;
using Windows.Devices.Bluetooth;
using Windows.Devices.Enumeration;
// The Blank Page item template is documented at https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=402352&clcid=0x409
namespace BLEInterfaceTest
{
/// <summary>
/// An empty page that can be used on its own or navigated to within a Frame.
/// </summary>
public sealed partial class MainPage : Page
{
private DeviceWatcher deviceWatcher;
private ObservableCollection<DeviceInformation> deviceList = new ObservableCollection<DeviceInformation>();
public MainPage()
{
this.InitializeComponent();
}
protected override void OnNavigatedTo(NavigationEventArgs e)
{
this.DataContext = deviceList;
deviceListView.ItemsSource = deviceList;
deviceWatcher = DeviceInformation.CreateWatcher(
"System.ItemNameDisplay:~~\"Button\"",
new string[] {
"System.Devices.Aep.DeviceAddress",
"System.Devices.Aep.IsConnected" },
DeviceInformationKind.AssociationEndpoint);
deviceWatcher.Added += DeviceWatcher_Added;
deviceWatcher.Removed += DeviceWatcher_Removed;
deviceWatcher.Start();
base.OnNavigatedTo(e);
SystemNavigationManager.GetForCurrentView().AppViewBackButtonVisibility =
AppViewBackButtonVisibility.Collapsed;
}
protected override void OnNavigatedFrom(NavigationEventArgs e)
{
deviceWatcher.Stop();
base.OnNavigatedFrom(e);
}
private async void DeviceWatcher_Removed(DeviceWatcher sender, DeviceInformationUpdate args)
{
var toRemove = (from a in deviceList where a.Id == args.Id select a).FirstOrDefault();
if (toRemove != null)
{
await this.Dispatcher.RunAsync(
Windows.UI.Core.CoreDispatcherPriority.Normal,
() => { deviceList.Remove(toRemove); });
}
}
private async void DeviceWatcher_Added(DeviceWatcher sender, DeviceInformation args)
{
await this.Dispatcher.RunAsync(
Windows.UI.Core.CoreDispatcherPriority.Normal,
() => { deviceList.Add(args); });
}
private void deviceListView_ItemClick(object sender, ItemClickEventArgs e)
{
this.Frame.Navigate(typeof(DevicePage), e.ClickedItem);
}
}
}'
This next code is the page where the pressure sensor is connected to and where data is read from the device.
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
using System.IO;
using System.Linq;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices.WindowsRuntime;
using Windows.Foundation;
using Windows.Foundation.Collections;
using Windows.UI.Core;
using Windows.UI.Xaml;
using Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls;
using Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.Primitives;
using Windows.UI.Xaml.Data;
using Windows.UI.Xaml.Input;
using Windows.UI.Xaml.Media;
using Windows.UI.Xaml.Navigation;
using Windows.UI.Popups;
using Windows.Devices.Bluetooth.GenericAttributeProfile;
using Windows.Devices.Bluetooth;
using Windows.Devices.Enumeration;
using Windows.Storage.Pickers;
using Windows.Storage;
using Windows.Storage.Streams;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using Windows.ApplicationModel.Background;
// The Blank Page item template is documented at https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=234238
namespace BLEInterfaceTest
{
/// <summary>
/// An empty page that can be used on its own or navigated to within a Frame.
/// </summary>
public sealed partial class DevicePage : Page
{
private DeviceInformation device { get; set; }
private PressureSensor pSensor { get; set; }
public static DateTime startTime { get; set; }
public ObservableCollection<DataPoint> PressureData = new ObservableCollection<DataPoint>();
public static ObservableCollection<DataPoint> inbetween;
private static TextBox txtP;
private BluetoothLEDevice leDevice;
private DispatcherTimer timer = new DispatcherTimer();
private int packetNum = 0;
public DevicePage()
{
this.InitializeComponent();
SystemNavigationManager.GetForCurrentView().BackRequested += DevicePage_BackRequested;
txtP = txtValue1;
inbetween = PressureData;
}
public static void ChangeText(string text)
{
txtP.Text = text;
}
private async void InitializePressureSensor(GattDeviceService service)
{
pSensor = new PressureSensor(service, SensorUUIDs.PressureSensorUuid);
await pSensor.EnableNotifications();
btnStart.IsEnabled = true;
}
private async void StartRecievingData()
{
try
{
leDevice = await BluetoothLEDevice.FromIdAsync(device.Id);
string selector = "(System.DeviceInterface.Bluetooth.DeviceAddress:=\"" +
leDevice.BluetoothAddress.ToString("X") + "\")";
var services = await leDevice.GetGattServicesAsync(BluetoothCacheMode.Uncached);
foreach (var service in services.Services)
{
if (service.Uuid.ToString() == SensorUUIDs.ButtonSensorServiceUuid)
{
InitializePressureSensor(service);
}
}
timer.Interval = new TimeSpan(0, 0, 0, 0, 1);
timer.Tick += Timer_Tick1;
startTime = DateTime.Now;
timer.Start();
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
var messageDialog = new MessageDialog("An error has occured Please try again. \n" + ex.Message, "Error!");
}
}
public async void UpdateAllData()
{
while (pSensor != null && pSensor.MorePacketsAvailable)
{
int[] values = await pSensor.GetPressure();
int packetNumber = values[0];
if (packetNumber > packetNum)
{
packetNum = packetNumber;
txtValue1.Text = Convert.ToString(values[1]);
txtValue2.Text = Convert.ToString(values[5]);
for (int i = 1; i < 5; i++)
{
PressureData.Add(new DataPoint(DateTime.Now - startTime, packetNumber, ((i-1)*2.5 + 10*packetNumber), values[i], values[i + 4]));
}
}
}
}
private void Timer_Tick1(object sender, object e)
{
UpdateAllData();
}
private async void PairToDevice()
{
if (device.Pairing.CanPair)
{
var customPairing = device.Pairing.Custom;
customPairing.PairingRequested += CustomPairing_PairingRequested;
var result = await customPairing.PairAsync(DevicePairingKinds.ConfirmOnly);
customPairing.PairingRequested -= CustomPairing_PairingRequested;
if ((result.Status == DevicePairingResultStatus.Paired) || (result.Status == DevicePairingResultStatus.AlreadyPaired))
{
/*while (device.Pairing.IsPaired == false)
{
device = await DeviceInformation.CreateFromIdAsync(device.Id);
}*/
StartRecievingData();
}
}
else if (device.Pairing.IsPaired)
{
StartRecievingData();
}
}
private void CustomPairing_PairingRequested(DeviceInformationCustomPairing sender, DevicePairingRequestedEventArgs args)
{
args.Accept();
}
protected override void OnNavigatedTo(NavigationEventArgs e)
{
btnSave.Content = "Save";
btnStop.IsEnabled = false;
btnStart.IsEnabled = false;
this.DataContext = PressureData;
device = (DeviceInformation)e.Parameter;
PairToDevice();
//StartRecievingData();
base.OnNavigatedTo(e);
Frame rootFrame = Window.Current.Content as Frame;
if (rootFrame.CanGoBack)
{
SystemNavigationManager.GetForCurrentView().AppViewBackButtonVisibility =
AppViewBackButtonVisibility.Visible;
}
}
private void DevicePage_BackRequested(object sender, BackRequestedEventArgs eventArgs)
{
Frame rootFrame = Window.Current.Content as Frame;
if (rootFrame == null)
{
return;
}
// Navigate back if possible, and if the event has already been handled
if (rootFrame.CanGoBack && eventArgs.Handled ==false)
{
eventArgs.Handled = true;
rootFrame.GoBack();
}
}
private async void btnSave_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
timer.Stop();
var picker = new FileSavePicker();
picker.SuggestedStartLocation = PickerLocationId.DocumentsLibrary;
picker.FileTypeChoices.Add("CSV", new List<string>() { ".csv" });
StorageFile file = await picker.PickSaveFileAsync();
if (file != null)
{
var stream = await file.OpenAsync(FileAccessMode.ReadWrite);
using (IOutputStream outputStream = stream.GetOutputStreamAt(0))
{
using (var writer = new DataWriter(outputStream))
{
foreach (DataPoint p in PressureData)
{
string text = p.TimeStamp.ToString() + "," + p.PacketNumber.ToString() + "," + p.InternalTimestamp.ToString() + "," + p.PressureValue1.ToString() + "," + p.PressureValue2.ToString() + "\n";
writer.WriteString(text);
}
await writer.StoreAsync();
await writer.FlushAsync();
}
}
stream.Dispose();
}
}
private async void btnStart_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
if (pSensor != null)
{
btnStop.IsEnabled = true;
btnStart.IsEnabled = false;
startTime = DateTime.Now;
if (pSensor != null)
{
await pSensor.BeginCollecting();
}
}
}
private async void btnStop_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
btnStart.IsEnabled = true;
btnStop.IsEnabled = false;
if (pSensor != null)
{
await pSensor.StopCollecting();
}
}
}
}
Here is where I define my SensorBase and PressureSensor class that handles the device connection:
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using Windows.Devices.Bluetooth;
using Windows.Devices.Bluetooth.GenericAttributeProfile;
using Windows.Storage.Streams;
using Windows.Devices.Enumeration;
namespace BLEInterfaceTest
{
public static class SensorUUIDs
{
private static readonly string _packetUuid = "0000a043-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb";
private static readonly string _buttonSensorServiceUuid = "0000a042-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb";
private static readonly string _sensorStateUuid = "0000a044-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb";
public static string PressureSensorUuid
{
get { return _packetUuid; }
}
public static string ButtonSensorServiceUuid
{
get { return _buttonSensorServiceUuid; }
}
public static string SensorStateUuid
{
get { return _sensorStateUuid; }
}
}
public class SensorBase : IDisposable
{
protected GattDeviceService deviceService;
protected string sensorDataUuid;
protected Queue<byte[]> fifoBuffer;
protected bool isNotificationSupported = false;
public bool newData = false;
private GattCharacteristic dataCharacteristic;
public SensorBase(GattDeviceService dataService, string sensorDataUuid)
{
this.deviceService = dataService;
this.sensorDataUuid = sensorDataUuid;
fifoBuffer = new Queue<byte[]>(20);
}
public bool MorePacketsAvailable
{
get
{
if (fifoBuffer.Count > 0)
{
return true;
}
else
{
return false;
}
}
}
public virtual async Task EnableNotifications()
{
GattCharacteristicsResult result = await deviceService.GetCharacteristicsAsync();
foreach (var test in result.Characteristics)
{
string t = test.Uuid.ToString();
}
isNotificationSupported = true;
dataCharacteristic = (await deviceService.GetCharacteristicsForUuidAsync(
new Guid(sensorDataUuid))).Characteristics[0];
dataCharacteristic.ValueChanged += dataCharacteristic_ValueChanged;
GattCommunicationStatus status = await dataCharacteristic.WriteClientCharacteristicConfigurationDescriptorAsync(
GattClientCharacteristicConfigurationDescriptorValue.Notify);
var currentDescriptorValue = await dataCharacteristic.ReadClientCharacteristicConfigurationDescriptorAsync();
if (currentDescriptorValue.Status != GattCommunicationStatus.Success
|| currentDescriptorValue.ClientCharacteristicConfigurationDescriptor != GattClientCharacteristicConfigurationDescriptorValue.Notify)
{
GattCommunicationStatus status2 = await dataCharacteristic.WriteClientCharacteristicConfigurationDescriptorAsync(
GattClientCharacteristicConfigurationDescriptorValue.Notify);
}
}
public virtual async Task DisableNotifications()
{
newData = false;
isNotificationSupported = false;
dataCharacteristic = (await deviceService.GetCharacteristicsForUuidAsync(
new Guid(sensorDataUuid))).Characteristics[0];
dataCharacteristic.ValueChanged -= dataCharacteristic_ValueChanged;
GattCommunicationStatus status = await dataCharacteristic.WriteClientCharacteristicConfigurationDescriptorAsync(GattClientCharacteristicConfigurationDescriptorValue.None);
}
protected async Task<byte[]> ReadValue()
{
if (!isNotificationSupported)
{
if (dataCharacteristic == null)
{
dataCharacteristic = (await deviceService.GetCharacteristicsForUuidAsync(
new Guid(sensorDataUuid))).Characteristics[0];
}
GattReadResult readResult = await dataCharacteristic.ReadValueAsync();
byte[] data = new byte[readResult.Value.Length];
DataReader.FromBuffer(readResult.Value).ReadBytes(data);
fifoBuffer.Enqueue(data);
}
return fifoBuffer.Dequeue();
}
protected async Task WriteByteArray(string characteristicUuid, byte[] value)
{
GattCharacteristic writeCharacteristic = (await deviceService.GetCharacteristicsForUuidAsync(
new Guid(characteristicUuid))).Characteristics[0];
var writer = new DataWriter();
writer.WriteBytes(value);
var res = await writeCharacteristic.WriteValueAsync(writer.DetachBuffer(), GattWriteOption.WriteWithoutResponse);
}
private void dataCharacteristic_ValueChanged(GattCharacteristic sender, GattValueChangedEventArgs args)
{
byte[] data = new byte[args.CharacteristicValue.Length];
DataReader.FromBuffer(args.CharacteristicValue).ReadBytes(data);
fifoBuffer.Enqueue(data);
newData = true;
}
public async void Dispose()
{
await DisableNotifications();
}
}
public class PressureSensor: SensorBase
{
public PressureSensor(GattDeviceService dataService, string sensorDataUuid)
: base(dataService, sensorDataUuid)
{
}
public async Task BeginCollecting()
{
await WriteByteArray(SensorUUIDs.SensorStateUuid, new byte[] { 0x01 });
}
public async Task<int[]> GetPressure()
{
byte[] data = await ReadValue();
if (data != null)
{
int[] values = new int[9];
values[0] = (int)BitConverter.ToInt32(data, 0);
for (int i = 1; i < values.Length; i++)
{
values[i] = (int)BitConverter.ToInt16(data, 2 * i + 2);
}
return values;
}
else
{
return new int[] { 0 };
}
}
public async Task StopCollecting()
{
await WriteByteArray(SensorUUIDs.SensorStateUuid, new byte[] { 0x00 });
}
}
}
Here is the DataPoint Class that I use to organize the data received from the pressure sensor:
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
namespace BLEInterfaceTest
{
public class DataPoint : INotifyPropertyChanged
{
private TimeSpan _timestamp;
private int _packetNumber;
private double _internalTimestamp;
private int _pressure1;
private int _pressure2;
public event PropertyChangedEventHandler PropertyChanged;
public TimeSpan TimeStamp
{
get { return _timestamp; }
set
{
_timestamp = value;
this.NotifyPropertyChanged();
}
}
public int PacketNumber
{
get { return _packetNumber; }
set
{
_packetNumber = value;
this.NotifyPropertyChanged();
}
}
public double InternalTimestamp
{
get { return _internalTimestamp; }
set
{
_internalTimestamp = value;
this.NotifyPropertyChanged();
}
}
public int PressureValue1
{
get { return _pressure1; }
set
{
_pressure1 = value;
this.NotifyPropertyChanged();
}
}
public int PressureValue2
{
get { return _pressure2; }
set
{
_pressure2 = value;
this.NotifyPropertyChanged();
}
}
public DataPoint(TimeSpan time,int packetNumber, double internalTimestamp, int pressure1, int pressure2)
{
_timestamp = time;
_packetNumber = packetNumber;
_internalTimestamp = internalTimestamp;
_pressure1 = pressure1;
_pressure2 = pressure2;
}
private void NotifyPropertyChanged([CallerMemberName] string propertyName = "")
{
if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(propertyName))
{
PropertyChanged(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs(propertyName));
}
}
}
}
I have researched this extensively, and all I could find was help on how to initiate a disconnection. I have the opposite problem. One page I found stated that the problem might be caused by the device not properly storing the bonding state, but I have checked that and I did initialize the device to save the bonding state.
Interestingly if I do not pair the device to the computer before trying to read information from it then I do not have the problem. The connection never randomly stops. But when I do this, the computer does not receive every packet of data sent from the sensor device. It will receive one or two packets and then skip five or six packets. If I pair the device then I will receive every packet but the connection will randomly cut off.
So my question is two fold, I guess. How do I stop the connection from cutting off when the device is paired? Or alternatively, is there a way to allow the application to receive every packet of data when it is not paired?
UPDATE
I realized I should include more information on my sensor peripheral in case the error is in that code. I am currently designing a rapid prototyping of this sensor before I move on to designing the embedded version. To do this, I am using the BLE Nano 1 from RedBearLabs as a user friendly prototype. I am programing this device with the online MBED compiler. I have included the nRF51822 and BLE_API libraries to handle the bluetooth low energy communication.
UPDATE 2
So after more research into what is causing the problem, I have found that the disconnection occurs when a connection interval and a generation 2 garbage collection occur at the same time. In UWP the garbage collector can pause the UI Thread for generation 2 collections. (see here)
My thought is that if the thread is paused at the beginning of a connection interval, then the central is not able to initiate the connection with the peripheral and the peripheral therefore thinks the client is no longer listening (see more about how BLE connections work).
I discovered this by finding out exactly what is necessary to get the connection back once it has randomly stopped. I started with the entire connection process and reduced it down to this:
public async Task ReconnectDevice()
{
GattCommunicationStatus status = await dataCharacteristic.WriteClientCharacteristicConfigurationDescriptorAsync(
GattClientCharacteristicConfigurationDescriptorValue.Notify);
await WriteByteArray(SensorUUIDs.SensorStateUuid, new byte[] { 0x01 });
}
Because my BluetoothLEDevice, GattService, and GattCharacteristic objects are not disposed, all I need to do is resubscribe to notifications and write a 1 to the device so that it begins collecting data again.
I have reduced my memory allocations in my application significantly since discovering this, and the time for a gen2 collection has decreased to an average of 5 ms. Also, the amount of time before the connection disconnects has increased to around 4-5 sec.
UWP has a GattCharacteristicNotificationTrigger for receiving notifications in a BackgroundTask, but I have never had much success at incorporating background tasks in UWP.
I think I will try next to incorporate the windows.devices into a WPF application where I think I will have a better chance at getting it working.

So, after a while of trying different ideas I have finally stumbled across a solution to my problem. I had to make 2 changes:
Used the unpaired connection instead of the paired connection. This solved the problem of the connection dropping suddenly.
Increased the connection interval to 40 ms. For some reason when I did this, I received all of the data and no longer had any problems. Anything below 40 ms causes information to be lost when communicating to a Windows device (I had to make this change on the C code running on my sensors.)
I have used the devices for about 2 months now after making this change and have had no problems at all.

I seems to me that these problems are related to the BluetoothCacheMode Enum.
This indicates whether certain Bluetooth API methods should operate on values cached in the system or
retrieve those values from the Bluetooth device.
Using BluetoothCacheMode.Uncached attribute allows the service to update the attributes when needed.
If the device is paired then the BluetoothCacheMode is not needed(I think BluetoothCacheMode.Cached is default).
In your code the line:
var services = await leDevice.GetGattServicesAsync(BluetoothCacheMode.Uncached);
Can be the cause of the connection lost if paired.
GetGattServicesAsync(), GetCharacteristicsAsync() and ReadValueAsync()
must have the attribute BluetoothCacheMode.Uncached when not paired, when paired default or BluetoothCacheMode.Cached.
See https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/dn263758.aspx.

C# WPF - Modify a ComboBox from a different class

I'm writing a small WPF application in C# using Kinect and COMs to communicate to an arduino.
I have a combobox where the user can choose the port that he wants to use, I have a watcher on my COMs and everytime a device is Plugged/Unplugged I want to refresh my combobox.
My problem is that the calling to the function is in another class so I have a thread error
Here is the portion of code that doesn't work :
namespace Microsoft.Samples.Kinect.SkeletonBasics
{
using System.IO;
using System.IO.Ports;
using System;
using System.Management;
using System.Windows;
using System.Windows.Media;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Windows.Controls;
using Microsoft.Kinect;
using Microsoft.Kinect.Toolkit;
public partial class MainWindow : Window
{
private WMIReceiveEvent receiveEvent = new WMIReceiveEvent();
internal static ComboBox comboBox; //Internal static variable so it can be used in static method
public MainWindow()
{
InitializeComponent();
}
private void WindowClosing(object sender, System.ComponentModel.CancelEventArgs e)
{
using (receiveEvent) {}
}
private void ComboBox_Loaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
comboBox = Com_ComboBox;
string[] ports = SerialPort.GetPortNames();
if (ports.Length == 0)
{
Default_Text.Content = "Aucun port détecté";
comboBox.IsHitTestVisible = false;
comboBox.Focusable = false;
}
else Default_Text.Content = "Arduino sur le port :";
comboBox.SelectedIndex = 0;
foreach (string port in ports)
{
comboBox.Items.Add(port);
}
}
internal static void Refresh_Coms() //I'm trying to call this function from the other class but I get a thread error
{
comboBox.Items.Clear();
ComboBoxItem Default_Text = (ComboBoxItem) comboBox.ItemContainerGenerator.ContainerFromIndex(0);
string[] ports = SerialPort.GetPortNames();
if (ports.Length == 0)
{
Default_Text.Content = "Aucun port détecté";
comboBox.IsHitTestVisible = false;
comboBox.Focusable = false;
comboBox.SelectedIndex = 0;
}
else Default_Text.Content = "Arduino sur le port :";
foreach (string port in ports)
{
comboBox.Items.Add(port);
}
}
private void ComboBox_SelectionChanged(object sender, SelectionChangedEventArgs e)
{
}
}
public class WMIReceiveEvent : IDisposable
{
private ManagementEventWatcher watcherAttach;
private ManagementEventWatcher watcherDetach;
public WMIReceiveEvent()
{
try
{
watcherAttach = new ManagementEventWatcher();
watcherAttach.EventArrived += Attaching;
watcherAttach.Query = new WqlEventQuery("SELECT * FROM Win32_DeviceChangeEvent WHERE EventType = 2");
watcherAttach.Start();
watcherDetach = new ManagementEventWatcher();
watcherDetach.EventArrived += Detaching;
watcherDetach.Query = new WqlEventQuery("SELECT * FROM Win32_DeviceChangeEvent WHERE EventType = 3");
watcherDetach.Start();
return;
}
catch (ManagementException err)
{
MessageBox.Show("An error occurred while trying to receive an event: " + err.Message);
}
}
public void Dispose()
{
try
{
watcherAttach.Stop();
watcherDetach.Stop();
watcherAttach.Dispose();
watcherDetach.Dispose();
}
catch
{
MessageBox.Show("An error occurred while trying to close COM event Handler");
}
}
void Attaching(object sender, EventArrivedEventArgs e)
{
if (sender != watcherAttach) return;
Console.WriteLine("Attaching");
MainWindow.Refresh_Coms(); //I can call the function but the thread can't modify the ComboBox
}
void Detaching(object sender, EventArrivedEventArgs e)
{
if (sender != watcherDetach) return;
Console.WriteLine("Detaching");
MainWindow.Refresh_Coms();
}
~WMIReceiveEvent()
{
this.Dispose();
}
}
}
I'm a little new to C#, I've searched on the web but I can't find an easy solution for doing that, can somebody help me please ?

Add SynchronizationContext to Your WMIReceiveEvent class, like:
public class WMIReceiveEvent : IDisposable
{
private readonly SynchronizationContext _syncContext;
public WMIReceiveEvent(SynchronizationContext syncContext)
{
_cyncContext = syncContext;
}
}
and wrap of calling MainWindow.Refresh_Coms(); with Send method of SynchronizationContext:
_syncContext.Send(o => MainWindow.Refresh_Coms(), null);
And last thing is creating Your WMIReceiveEvent class:
private WMIReceiveEvent receiveEvent = new WMIReceiveEvent(SynchronizationContext.Current);
More about SynchronizationContext.

C# .net Remoting Client/Server multithreading Chatroom

I am trying to get my Chat system to work. I have a Client/Server launch per an app. I have Client1 talking to Server 2 and Client2 to Server1 but I cannot figure out how to print the information being sent to the servers to the chat windows of their corresponding Clients.
ChatRoom
using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.Runtime.Remoting;
using System.Runtime.Remoting.Channels;
using System.Runtime.Remoting.Channels.Tcp;
using System.Runtime.Remoting.Channels.Http;
namespace ChatRoom
{
public class Class1:MarshalByRefObject
{
// initialize Arraylist to store users signed into chat room
private static ArrayList userNames = new ArrayList();
private static string chatWindow; // fuck u, now ye be a static var
public void sendMessage(string message)
{
Console.WriteLine(message);
//if (message != null)
// {
//add to chat window
chatWindow += message + Environment.NewLine;
//}
}
//public void test()
//{
// Console.WriteLine("pizza");
//}
public void addUserName(string UserName)
{
String test = UserName;
Console.WriteLine(test);
userNames.Add(test);
Console.WriteLine("0");
}
public void deleteUserName(string userName)
{
if (userName != null)
{
userNames.Remove(userName);
}
}
public ArrayList userList()
{
return userNames; // userNames
}
public string OutputWindow()
{
return chatWindow;
}
}
}
SERVER
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Runtime.Remoting;
using System.Runtime.Remoting.Channels;
using ChatRoom;
using System.Runtime.Remoting.Channels.Http;
using RemoteServer;
namespace RemoteServer
{
public partial class Form1 : Form
{
private int channelNum;
private static string temp;
public Form1()
{
InitializeComponent();
}
private void buttonConfirm_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
temp = textBoxPort.Text;
channelNum = Convert.ToInt32(temp);
HttpChannel ServerChannel = new HttpChannel(channelNum);
Console.WriteLine("httpChannel Set");
this.Close(); // close GUI
ChannelServices.RegisterChannel(ServerChannel, false);
Console.WriteLine("channel registered");
RemotingConfiguration.RegisterWellKnownServiceType(typeof(Class1), "ChatRoom",
WellKnownObjectMode.SingleCall);
Console.WriteLine("working");
Console.WriteLine("Port number is " + channelNum);
Console.ReadKey();
}
}
}
CLIENT
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using ChatRoom;
using RemoteServer;
using System.Collections;
using System.Runtime.Remoting;
using System.Runtime.Remoting.Channels;
using System.Runtime.Remoting.Channels.Http;
using System.Threading;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.Timers;
namespace ClientServerGui
{
public partial class Form1 : Form
{
private Class1 server;
private Thread thread;
//private Thread thread2;
//private HttpChannel ClientHttpChannel;
private string UserName;
public Form1()
{
InitializeComponent();
}
public static void Main(string[] args)
{
Application.EnableVisualStyles();
Application.SetCompatibleTextRenderingDefault(false);
Application.Run(new Form1());
}
private void logoutToolStripMenuItem_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
this.Close();
}
private void ConfigureServer(string port)
{
HttpClientChannel ClientChannel = new HttpClientChannel();
ChannelServices.RegisterChannel(ClientChannel, false);
RemotingConfiguration.RegisterWellKnownClientType(typeof(Class1), "http://localhost:"
+ textBoxPort.Text + "/ChatRoom");
}
private void buttonSend_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
//ArrayList displayUsers = server.userList();
//string send = textBoxSend.Text;
//textBoxChatWindowDisplay.Text += send;
//combine User's name with input text
string send = UserName + ": " + textBoxSend.Text;
while( textBoxSend.Text != "")
{
//send message
server.sendMessage(send);
//Clear and focus to start new message
textBoxSend.Clear();
buttonSend.Focus();
}
textBoxChatWindowDisplay.Text += send;
textBoxChatWindowDisplay.Text = server.OutputWindow();
//textBoxChatWindowDisplay.Text += "\n";
//listBoxUserList.Items.Clear();
// foreach (string x in displayUsers)
// {
// listBoxUserList.Items.Add(displayUsers);
// }
}
public void chatReloadTimer_Tick(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
textBoxChatWindowDisplay.Text = server.OutputWindow();
StartServer();
}
private void buttonConnect_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
//RemoteServer.Form1 port = new RemoteServer.Form1();
//string Serverport = port.ServerPort();
if (textBoxUserName.Text != "")
{
UserName = textBoxUserName.Text;
//ClientHttpChannel = new HttpChannel();
//ChannelServices.RegisterChannel(ClientHttpChannel, false);
if (textBoxPort.Text == "")
{
textBoxPort.Text = "9000";
}
//server1
ConfigureServer(textBoxPort.Text);
//server2
// ConfigureServer(Serverport);
server = new Class1();
//add user
server.addUserName(UserName);
//server.test();
//new thread
thread = new Thread(new ThreadStart(StartServer));
//start thread
thread.Start();
//new thread
//thread2 = new Thread(new ThreadStart(StartServer2));
//start thread
//thread2.Start();
buttonSend.Focus();
System.Windows.Forms.Timer chatReloadTimer = new System.Windows.Forms.Timer();
chatReloadTimer.Interval = (100); // .1 seconds refresh
chatReloadTimer.Tick += new EventHandler(chatReloadTimer_Tick);
chatReloadTimer.Start();
}
}
private void StartServer()
{
string currentChatWindow;
//set array list to capture people joining server
ArrayList usersArrayList = server.userList();
//** BAD FOR CHATROOM STYLE****
//if (listBoxUserList.ItemHeight > 0)//if not enmpy kill all
//{
// //empty listbox
this.Invoke(new MethodInvoker(delegate() { listBoxUserList.Items.Clear(); }));
//}
// Add all users to listbox
//while (usersAL != null)
//{
foreach (string x in usersArrayList)
{
//listBoxUserList.Items.Add(UserName);
this.Invoke(new MethodInvoker(delegate() { listBoxUserList.Items.Add(x); }));
}
//}
//display data to user
currentChatWindow = server.OutputWindow();
//textBoxChatWindowDisplay.Text = currentChatWindow;
this.Invoke(new MethodInvoker(delegate() { textBoxChatWindowDisplay.Text = currentChatWindow; }));
//listBoxUserList.Items.Add(
}
private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
//Boolean on = true;
Process start = new Process();
start.StartInfo.FileName = "RemoteServer";
start.Start();
MessageBox.Show("Continue?", "Continue", MessageBoxButtons.OKCancel);
//while (on == true)
//{
// Thread.Sleep(1);
// textBoxChatWindowDisplay.Text = server.OutputWindow();
//}
buttonSend.Focus();
}
}
}

How I do a function C# for i can receive messages from Server Chat in PC and Chat Client in Android device?

In my C # application Chat Client I don`t not know how to do a function to receive messages from the Chat Server in C # and presents them in a TextView Chat Client
I'm programming in Visual Studio in C # using Mono for Android.
The question is... How I do a function for i can receive messages from Chat Server in PC and Chat Client in Android device? When i use Chat Client in windows 7 works good but when i make for a android device i can`t receive mensages from Server Chat to Chat Client.
I think the problem as in public void RecievedMessage and private void UpdateTextbox.
Sorry, my bad english.
Thanks your atention.
The Source Code, Chat Client:
using System;
using Android.App;
using Android.Content;
using Android.Runtime;
using Android.Views;
using Android.Widget;
using Android.OS;
using Android.Widget.EditText;
using Android.Widget.Button;
using Android.Widget.TextView;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Text;
using System.Net;
using System.Net.Sockets;
using System.IO;
using System.Threading;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
namespace ChatClient_Android
{
[Activity(Label = "ChatClient_Android", MainLauncher = true, Icon = "#drawable/icon")]
public class MainChat : Activity
{
public delegate void OnRecievedMessage(string message);
public MainChat form;
const int WM_VSCROLL = 0x115;
const int SB_BOTTOM = 7;
string msgrecebida;
protected override void OnCreate(Bundle bundle)
{
base.OnCreate(bundle);
SetContentView(Resource.Layout.Main);
Button enviar = FindViewById<Button>(Resource.Id.btenviar);
Button ligar = FindViewById<Button>(Resource.Id.btligar);
TextView text1 = FindViewById<TextView>(Resource.Id.text1);
EditText text2 = FindViewById<EditText>(Resource.Id.text2);
//Conexão com o servidor
ligar.Click += delegate
{
Connect();
ligar.Enabled = false;
text1.Text = "Connected";
};
enviar.Click += delegate
{
if (text2.Text != "")
{
if (text2.Text.ToLower().StartsWith("/"))
{
text2.Text = "";
}
else
{
SendMessage("MSG :" + text2.Text);
text2.Text = "";
}
}
};
}
private void Invoke(OnRecievedMessage onRecievedMessage, string message)
{
throw new NotImplementedException();
}
public bool InvokeRequired { get; set; }
public void RecievedMessage(string message)
{
if (InvokeRequired)
{
this.Invoke(new OnRecievedMessage(RecievedMessage), message);
}
else
{
UpdateTextbox(message);
}
}
private void UpdateTextbox(string text)
{
msgrecebida += "\r\n";
msgrecebida += text;
}
//Interligações Classes MainChat & Connection
public void Disconnected(string reason)
{
form.Disconnected(reason);
}
//TCP Connection
public StreamWriter Outgoing;
private StreamReader Incoming;
private TcpClient Connection;
private Thread Messages;
private IPAddress IP;
//public string host;
//public string nick;
//MainChat m_ParentForm;
bool isConnected;
//Função Conectar
public void Connect()
{
try
{
IP = IPAddress.Parse("10.0.2.2");
Connection = new TcpClient();
Connection.Connect(IP, 1986);
Outgoing = new StreamWriter(Connection.GetStream());
Outgoing.WriteLine("EcoDuty");
Outgoing.Flush();
//m_ParentForm.Vis(true);
Messages = new Thread(new ThreadStart(this.Communication));
Messages.Start();
}
catch (Exception e) { Disconnected(e.Message); }
}
private void Communication()
{
Incoming = new StreamReader(Connection.GetStream());
string check = Incoming.ReadLine();
if (check[0] == '1')
{
//m_ParentForm.Vis(true);
isConnected = true;
}
else
{
string Reason = "Disconnected: ";
Reason += check.Substring(2, check.Length - 2);
Disconnected(Reason);
return;
}
while (isConnected == true)
{
try
{
ServerMessage(Incoming.ReadLine());
}
catch (Exception e)
{
if (isConnected == true)
{
Disconnected("Connection to server lost");
Console.WriteLine("Connection Lost: " + e.ToString());
}
break;
}
}
}
private void ServerMessage(string message)
{
try
{
RecievedMessage(message);
}
catch { }
}
public void CloseConnection()
{
isConnected = false;
Incoming.Close();
Outgoing.Close();
Connection.Close();
Messages.Abort();
}
public void SendMessage(string message)
{
Outgoing.WriteLine(message);
Outgoing.Flush();
}
}
}

It looks to me like (one) problem is that you are trying to access text1 as if it is a field or property when it is a local variable declared in onCreate. You either need to push text1 up a level in scope, or grab a new reference to it in RecievedMessage. This is not a problem with Android, specifically, but is a difference with how the code is set up with Mono for Android.
Typically, when working with Winforms in Windows, you'll be working in a partial class with all your controls defined in the designer.cs file as fields. But in your Mono code, you are binding to TextViews instead, and in your OnCreate instead of at instance scope. When you copy/pasted your code, you likely didn't account for that difference.
As an aside, I highly doubt that the user32.dll function you are importing is going to do anything useful on Android. Unless the Mono folks are doing something magical, the win32 API will not be available on Android.

MORPG Server not catching disconnection

Ok, simple problem hopefully.
I have started to make a simple server for a simple MORPG game im making, the client connected, and then disconnects, simple, the server catches the new client, but doesn't catch when it disconnects, whats wrong?
Im hoping its something stupidly obvious.
Here's my server code:
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Net.Sockets;
using System.IO;
using System.Threading;
namespace ChaWilPeiBle
{
public partial class MainForm : Form
{
public bool ServerON = false;
public TcpListener ServerL;
public int ServerLoad = 2;
public string ServerINFtxt = "";
public ASCIIEncoding AE = new ASCIIEncoding();
public MainForm()
{
InitializeComponent();
}
private void LBL_SS_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
}
private void MainForm_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
LBL_SS.ForeColor = Color.Red;
}
public void AddH(string S)
{
ServerINFtxt += S;
}
public void Server()
{
try
{
ServerL = new TcpListener(47);
ServerL.Start();
AddH("\nServer Started On Port 47");
}
catch(Exception e)
{
MessageBox.Show("Error starting Server.__________________\n"+e.ToString());
}
while (true)
{
TcpClient TCPC;
TCPC = ServerL.AcceptTcpClient();
if (ServerLoad < 100)
{
Thread T = new Thread(HandleClient);
T.Start((object)TCPC);
}
else
{
byte[] BYTES = AE.GetBytes("NoAccess:Full");
NetworkStream NS = TCPC.GetStream();
NS.Write(BYTES, 0, BYTES.Length);
}
}
}
public void HandleClient(object C)
{
ServerLoad++;
TcpClient Client = (TcpClient)C;
NetworkStream NS = Client.GetStream();
AddH("Client Connected.\nServer Load: " + ServerLoad);
Thread T = new Thread(ReadClient);
T.Start(C);
try
{
while (true) { NS.Write(AE.GetBytes(""), 0, AE.GetBytes("").Length); }
}
catch { }
ServerLoad--;
AddH("Client Disconnected.\nServer Load: " + ServerLoad);
}
public void ReadClient(object C)
{
//TcpClient Client = (TcpClient)C;
}
private void startStopToolStripMenuItem_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
LBL_SS.Text = "Server On";
LBL_SS.ForeColor = Color.Green;
if (ServerON == false)
{
Thread T = new Thread(Server);
T.Start();
}
ServerON = true;
}
private void Update_Tick(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
ServerINF.Text = ServerINFtxt;
PB_SL.Value = ServerLoad;
}
}
}

If you make a blocking call to read on a network stream and it returns 0 bytes as the length that it read it means that your client has disconnected. You will not get an exception until you try write to this connection. That's my best guess as to what is happening.