sleddogsoftwaredevelopment / blink1

Interfacing for Blink(1)

Blink

.NET framework for Blink(1)

Ideas from the originial implementation of ManagedBlink1, but based on direct HID interaction instead of using the supplied C++ dll.

Supports more features than the official library, with a focus on abstracting hardware knowledge away.

blink1's Issues

Add full support for mk3

Current version released on NuGet allows all new mk3 units to be recognized as a mk2 unit, which it's really as it should be

Test mk2 specific functionality

Check features that are enabled/disabled with the mk2 device.

Fails to load properly System.CoreEx has been deprecated/removed

System.CoreEx was apparently deprecated/removed from Rx. and merged into System.Reactive, but when I try to compile a simple new Sleddog.Blink1.Blink1() it says

The type 'Notification`1' is required here and is unavailable. You must add a reference to assembly 'System.CoreEx, Version=1.0.2856.104, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35'.

HidApi.Net 0.2.0

Hi,

I'm the author of HidApi.Net. Thank you for using my new library, it's great to see that it seems to work for you 👍 .

I just published release version 0.2.0 which should support connecting to a device given it's serial number. Unfortunately I don't own a HID device which provides a serial number. From your code it looks like the "blink1" provides a serial number.

It would be absolutely awesome if you could test if a connection to the "blink1" is possible using the newly created constructor and report back if it is working.

Thanks again for trusting my library. Any feedback is very welcome.

Test blink(1) with mk2 code in the repo

Ensure that functionality in the old device is still valid after pushing in the mk2 changes.

.NET 6 support?

.NET has had major releases since this libraries support of .NET 4, will the library be updated? .NET runs on all three major OS’s now too.

Solve issue with serial number reading

Serial reader seems to work for one device but gives an invalid serial for another device...might be a flaw in the hex-code parts of the reading

System.Reactive version mismatch

It appears the current latest version of the NuGet package (2.0.2) has a dependency on System.Reactive (>= 4.1.2) as can be seen here: https://www.nuget.org/packages/Sleddog.Blink1/2.0.2

However, the dll itself has a dependency on System.Reactive (>= 4.2.0) as can be seen here:

blink1/src/Sleddog.Blink1/packages.config

Line 5 in 5ef8078

<package id="System.Reactive" version="4.2.0" targetFramework="net472" />

This causes a runtime exception to be thrown when attempting to invoke the library.

Workaround: explicitly add System.Reactive 4.2.0 to the project.

Coding example

Would it be possible to provide a small example of how to use the component?

Warnings when added the NET 5.0 project

Warning NU1701: Package 'hidlibrary 3.3.24' was restored using '.NETFramework,Version=v4.6.1, .NETFramework,Version=v4.6.2, .NETFramework,Version=v4.7, .NETFramework,Version=v4.7.1, .NETFramework,Version=v4.7.2, .NETFramework,Version=v4.8' instead of the project target framework 'net5.0'. This package may not be fully compatible with your project. (NU1701)

Warning NU1701: Package 'Sleddog.Blink1 2.0.3' was restored using '.NETFramework,Version=v4.6.1, .NETFramework,Version=v4.6.2, .NETFramework,Version=v4.7, .NETFramework,Version=v4.7.1, .NETFramework,Version=v4.7.2, .NETFramework,Version=v4.8' instead of the project target framework 'net5.0'. This package may not be fully compatible with your project. (NU1701) (AutomationHost)

Any chance 5.0 support is on your radar? Got my devices today!

Reactive version issue on using Blink() method

I'm quite new into C# programming and using Github but I wanted to give it a try to utilize my 2 Blink1 Mk2's in an own written application.

When I want to use the Blink() method I experience the following error (in Dutch):
"System.IO.FileNotFoundException: 'Kan bestand of assembly System.Reactive.Linq, Version=2.2.5.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35 of een van de afhankelijkheden hiervan niet laden. Het systeem kan het opgegeven bestand niet vinden.'"
Translated to English it says it can't find the assembly System.Reactive.Linq, Version=2.2.5.0. Reactive seems to have version 4.0.30319 at this moment?

I don't know how to solve this issue actually and hoping to get some help in here.

Remove dependency to hidlibrary

It appears that https://github.com/mikeobrien/HidLibrary have moved into "abandonware" so it would make sense to do my own implementation.

IBlink has Dispose() but doesn't implement IDisposable

https://github.com/SleddogSoftwareDevelopment/blink1/blob/master/src/Sleddog.Blink1/IBlink1.cs

Sleddog.Blink1.Blink1Connector.Scan() used to return a type that implements IDisposable and the method is carried forward but it doesn't actually implement it.

Simple Example

Is there a simple c# example anywhere just to turn on the LED?

Add option for connecting to a given device

Based on a serial number it should be possible to get a single device...either from the enumerator or the ctor.

I would probably make more sense if you can instantiate a new device directly...how would it work if several devices are connected?

Check serialnumber reading

Needs to ensure that serialnumber reading works 100% for blink(1) and blink(1)mk2 since the mk2 doesn't support the same command.

Encapsulate API in tests for future development

The API should probably be verified by a test of some sort to ensure when the SemVer should change