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MyInstrument.m
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MyInstrument.m
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			classdef MyInstrument < dynamicprops & MyInputHandler

			% Access for these variables is 'protected' and in addition
			% granted to MyInputHandler in order to use ConstructionParser
			properties (GetAccess=public, SetAccess=?MyInputHandler)
			% name is sometimes used as identifier in listeners callbacks, so
			% it should not be changed after instrument object is initiated
			name='';
			interface='';
			address='';
			end

			properties (Access=public)
			Device %Device communication object
			Trace %MyTrace object for storing data
			end

			properties (GetAccess=public, SetAccess=protected)
			idn_str=''; % identification string
			end

			properties (Constant=true)
			% Default parameters for device connection
			DEFAULT_INP_BUFF_SIZE = 1e7; % buffer size bytes
			DEFAULT_OUT_BUFF_SIZE = 1e7; % buffer size bytes
			DEFAULT_TIMEOUT = 10; % Timeout in s
			end

			events
			NewData
			PropertyRead
			end

			methods (Access=protected)
			% This function is overloaded to add more parameters to the parser
			function p = createConstructionParser(this)
			p=inputParser();
			addRequired(p,'interface',@ischar);
			addRequired(p,'address',@ischar);
			addParameter(p,'name','',@ischar);
			this.ConstructionParser=p;
			end
			end

			methods (Access=public)
			function this=MyInstrument(interface, address, varargin)
			% Parse input arguments with ConstructionParser and load values
			% into class properties
			this@MyInputHandler(interface,address,varargin{:});

			% Create an empty trace
			this.Trace=MyTrace();

			% Create dummy device object that supports properties
			this.Device=struct();
			this.Device.Status='not connected';

			% Interface and address can correspond to an entry in the list
			% of local instruments. Read this entry in such case.
			if strcmpi(interface, 'instr_list')
			% load the InstrumentList structure
			InstrumentList = getLocalSettings('InstrumentList');
			% In this case 'address' is the instrument name in
			% the list
			instr_name = address;
			if ~isfield(InstrumentList, instr_name)
			error('%s is not a field of InstrumentList',...
			instr_name);
			end
			if ~isfield(InstrumentList.(instr_name), 'interface')
			error(['InstrumentList entry ', instr_name,...
			' has no ''interface'' field']);
			else
			this.interface = InstrumentList.(instr_name).interface;
			end
			if ~isfield(InstrumentList.(instr_name), 'address')
			error(['InstrumentList entry ', instr_name,...
			' has no ''address'' field']);
			else
			this.address = InstrumentList.(instr_name).address;
			end
			% Assign name automatically, but not overwrite if
			% already specified
			if isempty(this.name)
			this.name = instr_name;
			end
			end

			% Connecting device creates a communication object,
			% but does not attempt communication
			connectDevice(this);
			end

			function delete(this)
			%Closes the connection to the device
			closeDevice(this);
			%Deletes the device object
			try
			delete(this.Device);
			catch
			warning('Device object cannot be deleted')
			end
			end

			%Triggers event for acquired data
			function triggerNewData(this,varargin)
			EventData = MyNewDataEvent();
			EventData.Instr=this;
			% An option to suppress collection of new header so that
			% NewData can be used to transfer previously acquired trace
			% to Daq
			EventData.no_new_header=false;
			if length(varargin)>=1
			if strcmpi(varargin{1},'no_new_header')
			EventData.no_new_header=true;
			else
			warning(['Keyword %s is unrecognized. Use ',...
			'''no_new_header'' to suppress header ',...
			'collection.'],varargin{1});
			end
			end
			notify(this,'NewData',EventData);
			end

			%Triggers event for property read from device
			function triggerPropertyRead(this)
			notify(this,'PropertyRead')
			end

			% Read all the relevant instrument properties and return as a
			% MyMetadata object.
			% Dummy method that needs to be re-defined by a parent class
			function Hdr=readHeader(this)
			Hdr=MyMetadata();
			% Generate valid field name from instrument name if present and
			% class name otherwise
			if ~isempty(this.name)
			field_name=genvarname(this.name);
			else
			field_name=class(this);
			end
			addField(Hdr, field_name);
			% Add identification string as parameter
			addParam(Hdr, field_name, 'idn', this.idn_str);
			end


			%% Connect, open, configure, identificate and close the device
			% Connects to the device, explicit indication of interface and
			% address is for ability to handle instr_list as interface
			function connectDevice(this)
			int_list={'constructor','visa','tcpip','serial'};
			if ~ismember(lower(this.interface), int_list)
			warning(['Device is not connected, unknown interface ',...
			this.interface,'. Valid interfaces are ',...
			'''constructor'', ''visa'', ''tcpip'' and ''serial'''])
			return
			end
			try
			switch lower(this.interface)
			% Use 'constructor' interface to connect device with
			% more that one parameter, specifying its address
			case 'constructor'
			% in this case the 'address' is a command
			% (ObjectConstructorName), e.g. as returned by the
			% instrhwinfo, that creates communication object
			% when executed
			this.Device=eval(this.address);
			case 'visa'
			% visa brand is 'ni' by default
			this.Device=visa('ni', this.address);
			case 'tcpip'
			% Works only with default socket. Use 'constructor'
			% if socket or other options need to be specified
			this.Device=tcpip(this.address);
			case 'serial'
			this.Device=serial(this.address);
			otherwise
			error('Unknown interface');
			end
			configureDeviceDefault(this);
			catch
			warning(['Device is not connected, ',...
			'error while creating communication object.']);
			end
			end

			% Opens the device if it is not open. Does not throw error if
			% device is already open for communication with another object, but
			% tries to close existing connections instead.
			function openDevice(this)
			if ~isopen(this)
			try
			fopen(this.Device);
			catch
			% try to find and close all the devices with the same
			% VISA resource name
			try
			instr_list=instrfind('RsrcName',this.Device.RsrcName);
			fclose(instr_list);
			fopen(this.Device);
			warning('Multiple instrument objects of address %s exist',...
			this.address);
			catch
			error('Could not open device')
			end
			end
			end
			end

			% Closes the connection to the device
			function closeDevice(this)
			if isopen(this)
			fclose(this.Device);
			end
			end

			function configureDeviceDefault(this)
			dev_prop_list = properties(this.Device);
			if ismember('OutputBufferSize',dev_prop_list)
			this.Device.OutputBufferSize = this.DEFAULT_OUT_BUFF_SIZE;
			end
			if ismember('InputBufferSize',dev_prop_list)
			this.Device.InputBufferSize = this.DEFAULT_INP_BUFF_SIZE;
			end
			if ismember('Timeout',dev_prop_list)
			this.Device.Timeout = this.DEFAULT_TIMEOUT;
			end
			end

			% Checks if the connection to the device is open
			function bool=isopen(this)
			try
			bool=strcmp(this.Device.Status, 'open');
			catch
			warning('Cannot access device Status property');
			bool=false;
			end
			end

			%% Identification
			% Attempt communication and identification of the device
			function [str, msg]=idn(this)
			was_open=isopen(this);
			try
			openDevice(this);
			[str,~,msg]=query(this.Device,'*IDN?');
			catch ErrorMessage
			str='';
			msg=ErrorMessage.message;
			end
			% Remove carriage return and new line symbols from the string
			newline_smb={sprintf('\n'),sprintf('\r')}; %#ok<SPRINTFN>
			str=replace(str, newline_smb,' ');
			this.idn_str=str;
			% Leave device in the state it was in the beginning
			if ~was_open
			try
			closeDevice(this);
			catch
			end
			end
			end

			end
			end

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