// created on 11/3/2005 at 4:04 AM
using System;
using System.Runtime.Remoting;
using System.Runtime.Remoting.Channels;
using System.Runtime.Remoting.Channels.Tcp;

namespace ModbusSharp {

	class InstrumentBus : MarshalByRefObject {
	
		private int comport;
		private int baudrate;
		
		public InstrumentBus(int c, int b) {
			comport = c;
			baudrate = b;
		}
		
		public int Init() {
					
			// TODO: connect to com port using linux or windows drivers
			// TODO: try-catch block for handling I/O failure
	 		
			Console.WriteLine("Instrument Bus started on COM Port {0}\n", comport); 
	
			// TODO: define error codes
			return 1;
	
		}
	
		byte[] ReadRegisters (byte address, byte startingregister, byte registercount){
			// TODO: read an array of modbus registers
			return null;

		// TODO: add all modbus functions (write register, force coil etc.)
		}
	}
}