com.sun.spot.peripheral.basestation
Class BaseStation

java.lang.Object
  java.lang.Thread
      com.sun.spot.peripheral.basestation.BaseStation

All Implemented Interfaces:

Runnable

public class BaseStation
extends Thread

This class implements a base station that allows a PC (the "host") to communicate to a standalone Spot ("the target") through a second Spot (the "base station") connected to the host via a test board and usb cable.

To use, write an application that launches the base station:

...
new BaseStation().initialize();
...

To write applications for the host, use the hostagent jar supplied in the devkit. Target Spots should be addressed directly from the host using their IEEE addresses. The target spots should address the base station's IEEE address - the host doesn't expose an address to the wider network.

This implementation also allows the host to communicate directly other application code running on the base station.

See "Spot Base Station.doc" for further guidance.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class java.lang.Thread

MAX_PRIORITY, MIN_PRIORITY, NORM_PRIORITY

Constructor Summary

BaseStation()

Method Summary

void	initialize() Launch the base station listener code that allows communication from host, via base station, to and from remote spots, and from the host directly to the base station. For Spots this diverts System.out to a sink (for EB40as, we assume that System.out is directed to the second serial port and so does not need to be redirected).
static void	main(String[] args) A main method that allows this class to be used as a startup class
void	run() Should not normally be called by user code - see initialize()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Thread

activeCount, currentThread, getName, getPriority, interrupt, isAlive, join, setPriority, sleep, start, toString, yield

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

BaseStation

public BaseStation()

Method Detail

main

public static void main(String[] args)
                 throws IOException

A main method that allows this class to be used as a startup class

Parameters:

args -

Throws:

IOException

initialize

public void initialize()
                throws IOException

Launch the base station listener code that allows communication from host, via base station, to and from remote spots, and from the host directly to the base station.

For Spots this diverts System.out to a sink (for EB40as, we assume that System.out is directed to the second serial port and so does not need to be redirected).

Throws:

IOException

run

public void run()

Should not normally be called by user code - see initialize()

Specified by:

run in interface Runnable

Overrides:

run in class Thread

Throws:

IOException

See Also:

Thread.start(), Runnable.run()