#!/usr/bin/python


#################################################################
#
# Handles the communication between the driver _VMEmodule.so,
# the user interface (PythonShell.py) and TCP/IP (CommSocket.py)
#
# Michael Rissi 06/2009
#
#################################################################

import _VME
import threading
#import CommSocket
import PythonShell
import CommSocket
#mport CommServer
import GlobalVariables
import CommunicateWithVME
import ListenToArduino
import time
#connecting to the crates:
print "connecting to the crates..."
_VME.VME_Open()
_VME.V560_Open()
#_VME.V560_Print_Info()
_VME.V812_Open()

# clear the v560 scales:
_VME.V560_Clear_Scales(1)



GlobalVariables.UserInput = ''
print "start the shell... "
inputShell= PythonShell.InputShell()
#inputShell.daemon=True
inputShell.start()

# start the server:
print "start the server... "
commServer = CommSocket.CommServer(3492,5)
commServer.start()

print "start the parser..."
parseUserInput= CommunicateWithVME.ParseUserInput()
parseUserInput.start()

print "listening to Arduino..."
listenToArduino = ListenToArduino.ListenToArduino()
listenToArduino.start()
while(GlobalVariables.UserInput[1:]!="exit" and GlobalVariables.UserInput[1:] != "EXIT"):
    time.sleep(0.1)
    #do something
#    dummy=1

_VME.V812_Close()
_VME.V560_Close()
_VME.VME_Close()