Phidget

EventDispatcher

Phidget

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Base Phidget class from which all specific device classes inherit. See the programming manual for more specific API details, supported functionality, units, etc.

Summary

Phidget	Base Phidget class from which all specific device classes inherit.
Events	Events supported by all Phidgets.
Functions
open	Opens a Phidget.
close	Closes a Phidget.
Properties
Type	Gets the type (class) of a Phidget.
Name	Gets the specific name of a Phidget.
Label	Gets the Label of a Phidget.
Version	Gets the firwmare version of a Phidget.
serialNumber	Gets the unique serial number of a Phidget.
isAttached	Gets the attached state of a Phidget.
Address	Gets the server address.
Port	Gets the server port.
Label	Sets the Label.

Events

Events supported by all Phidgets. Pass these constants to the addEventListener() function when adding event listeners to a Phidget object.

PhidgetEvent.CONNECT	server connect
PhidgetEvent.DISCONNECT	server disconnect
PhidgetEvent.ATTACH	phidget attach
PhidgetEvent.DETACH	phidget detach
PhidgetErrorEvent.ERROR	asynchronous error

Functions

open

public function open( address: String,
port: Number,
password: String = null,
serialNumber: int = com.phidgets.Constants.PUNK_INT,
label: String = null ):void

Opens a Phidget.

Parameters

address	address of the webservice. This can be ‘localhost’ when running from a single computer.
port	port of the webservice. This is 5001 by default.
password	password of the webservice. This is optional and doesn’t need to be specified for unsecured webservices.
serialNumber	serial number of the phidget to open. This is optional and if not specified, the first available phidget will be opened.

close

public function close():void

Closes a Phidget. This closes the connection to a Phidget, and to the server.

Properties

Type

public function get Type():String

Gets the type (class) of a Phidget.

Name

public function get Name():String

Gets the specific name of a Phidget.

Label

public function get Label():String

Gets the Label of a Phidget.

Version

public function get Version():int

Gets the firwmare version of a Phidget.

serialNumber

public function get serialNumber():int

Gets the unique serial number of a Phidget.

isAttached

public function get isAttached ():Boolean

Gets the attached state of a Phidget.

Address

public function get Address():String

Gets the server address.

Port

public function get Port():int

Gets the server port.

Label

public function set Label( str: String ):void

Sets the Label. Note that this is only supported on some systems.