com.pi4j.io.serial

Class SerialFactory

java.lang.Object

com.pi4j.io.serial.SerialFactory

public class SerialFactory
extends Object

This factory class provide a static method to create new 'Serial' instances.

Before using the Pi4J library, you need to ensure that the Java VM in configured with access to the following system libraries:

• pi4j
• wiringPi

This library depends on the wiringPi native system library.
(developed by Gordon Henderson @ http://wiringpi.com/)

Author:

Robert Savage (http://www.savagehomeautomation.com)

See Also:

Serial, SerialDataEvent, SerialDataEventListener, http://www.pi4j.com/

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static Serial	createInstance() Create New Serial instance
static ExecutorServiceFactory	getExecutorServiceFactory() Return instance of ExecutorServiceFactory.
static boolean	isShutdown() This method returns TRUE if the serial controller has been shutdown.
static void	setExecutorServiceFactory(ExecutorServiceFactory executorServiceFactory) Sets default ExecutorServiceFactory.
static void	shutdown() This method can be called to forcefully shutdown all serial port monitoring, listening, and task threads/executors.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

createInstance

public static Serial createInstance()

Create New Serial instance

Returns:

Return a new Serial implementation instance.

getExecutorServiceFactory

public static ExecutorServiceFactory getExecutorServiceFactory()

Return instance of ExecutorServiceFactory.

Note: .

Returns:

Return a new GpioController impl instance.

setExecutorServiceFactory

public static void setExecutorServiceFactory(ExecutorServiceFactory executorServiceFactory)

Sets default ExecutorServiceFactory.

Parameters:

executorServiceFactory - service factory instance

isShutdown

public static boolean isShutdown()

This method returns TRUE if the serial controller has been shutdown.

Returns:

shutdown state

shutdown

public static void shutdown()

This method can be called to forcefully shutdown all serial port monitoring, listening, and task threads/executors.