avrora.sim.platform
Class Platform

java.lang.Object
  avrora.sim.platform.Platform

Direct Known Subclasses:

DefaultPlatform, Mica2, Seres

public abstract class Platform

extends java.lang.Object

The Platform interface represents both a microcontroller instance and the devices connected to it. These two things together describe a node and its capabilities.

Field Summary

protected java.util.HashMap	devices
protected Microcontroller	mcu

Constructor Summary

protected

Platform(Microcontroller m)

Method Summary

protected void	addDevice(java.lang.String name, java.lang.Object o) The addDevice() method is used by subclasses of Platform to add external devices that are connected to the microcontroller.
java.lang.Object	getDevice(java.lang.String name) The getDevice() method looks up a device attached to this platform.
Microcontroller	getMicrocontroller() The getMicrocontroller() method returns a reference to the microcontroller that is driving this platform.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

mcu

protected final Microcontroller mcu

devices

protected final java.util.HashMap devices

Constructor Detail

Platform

protected Platform(Microcontroller m)

Method Detail

getMicrocontroller

public Microcontroller getMicrocontroller()

The getMicrocontroller() method returns a reference to the microcontroller that is driving this platform.

Returns:

a reference to the microcontroller in this platform

addDevice

protected void addDevice(java.lang.String name,
                         java.lang.Object o)

The addDevice() method is used by subclasses of Platform to add external devices that are connected to the microcontroller.

Parameters:

name - the name of the device as a string

o - the object representing the device

getDevice

public java.lang.Object getDevice(java.lang.String name)

The getDevice() method looks up a device attached to this platform. This device might be a radio, a sensor, etc.

Parameters:

name - the name of the device as a string

Returns:

an object representing the device if it exists; null otherwise