Recorder.cs

 
using RSI.RapidCode.dotNET;         // Import our RapidCode Library.
using NUnit.Framework;
using System;
 
#if DOXYGEN // RSI internal documentation use only
using RSI.RapidCode;
#endif
 
class Recorder_Sample : StaticMemoryTestBase
 
  {
    [Test]
    public void Recorder()
    {
      const int VALUES_PER_RECORD     = 2;    // How many values to store in each record.  
      const int RECORD_PERIOD_SAMPLES = 1;    // How often to record data. (samples between consecutive records)
      const int RECORD_TIME           = 250;  // How long to record. (in milliseconds)
      const int INPUT_INDEX           = 0;
 
      // Get the host controller addresses for the values we want to record         
      // Number of processed Recorders in the controller.
      controller.RecorderCountSet(1);
 
      controller.AxisCountSet(1);
      Axis axis = CreateAndReadyAxis(Constants.AXIS_NUMBER); // Helper function to setup an axis
 
      UInt64 userBufferAddress = controller.AddressGet(RSIControllerAddressType.RSIControllerAddressTypeUSER_BUFFER, 0); // Grabing an memory address to store a simulated IO point.
      // Instead of using physical IO we will use simulated IO using a memory address as simulated IO. See the IO sample apps to see how to use a physical IO instead. 
      IOPoint input = IOPoint.CreateDigitalInput(controller, userBufferAddress, INPUT_INDEX);    // Create a simulated IOpoint using userBuffer memory. 
 
      if (controller.RecorderEnabledGet() == true) // Check if the recorder is running already. If it is, stop it.
      {
        controller.RecorderStop();  // Stop recording.
        controller.RecorderReset(); // Reset controller.
      }
 
      controller.RecorderPeriodSet(RECORD_PERIOD_SAMPLES);                      // Configure recorder to record every 'n' samples (Every 'n' ms)
      controller.RecorderCircularBufferSet(false);                              // Do not use a circular buffer
      controller.RecorderDataCountSet(VALUES_PER_RECORD);                       // Configure the number of values for each record. (how many things to record)
      controller.RecorderDataAddressSet(0, axis.AddressGet(RSIAxisAddressType.RSIAxisAddressTypeACTUAL_POSITION)); // Configure the recoder to record values from this address (1st recorded address)
      controller.RecorderDataAddressSet(1, input.AddressGet());                 // Configure the recoder to record values from this address (2nd recorded address)
 
      controller.RecorderStart();                                               // Start recording.
      controller.OS.Sleep(RECORD_TIME);                                         // Put this thread to sleep for some milliseconds.
 
      int recordsAvailable = controller.RecorderRecordCountGet();               // find out how many records were recorded. (Get the number of records that are stored and ready for reading)
 
      Console.WriteLine("There are {0} Records available.", recordsAvailable);  // Print the number of records recorded.
 
      for (int i = 0; i < recordsAvailable; i++)                                // Check every record recorded.
      {
        controller.RecorderRecordDataRetrieve();                                // Retrieve one record of recorded data.
 
        double positionRecord = controller.RecorderRecordDataDoubleGet(0);      // Get the value from the 1st specified address. /use double 
        var digitalInputsValue = controller.RecorderRecordDataValueGet(1);      // Get the value from the 2nd specified address.
 
        if ((digitalInputsValue & input.MaskGet()) == input.MaskGet())          // We are checking to see if the digital input 1 bit changes. If it does then we record the position when that input went high. 
        {
          i = recordsAvailable;                                                 // break from loop.
          Console.WriteLine("Your encoder position was: " + positionRecord + " when the input triggered.");
        }
      }
 
      controller.RecorderStop();  // Stop recording.
      controller.RecorderReset(); // Reset controller.
    }
  }