Added serial port support

- complete restructure of codebase

Examples/ExampleScenarios.cs

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ using Microsoft.Win32;
 using MewtocolNet.ComCassette;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Net;
+using System.IO.Ports;
 
 namespace Examples;
 
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ public class ExampleScenarios {
     public void SetupLogger () {
 
         //attaching the logger
-        Logger.LogLevel = LogLevel.Error;
+        Logger.LogLevel = LogLevel.Verbose;
         Logger.OnNewLogMessage((date, level, msg) => {
 
             if (level == LogLevel.Error) Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.Red;
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ public class ExampleScenarios {
     public async Task RunDisposalAndDisconnectAsync () {
 
         //automatic disposal
-        using (var interf = new MewtocolInterface("192.168.115.210")) {
+        using (var interf = Mewtocol.Ethernet("192.168.115.210")) {
 
             await interf.ConnectAsync();
 
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ public class ExampleScenarios {
         Console.WriteLine("Disposed, closed connection");
 
         //manual close
-        var interf2 = new MewtocolInterface("192.168.115.210");
+        var interf2 = Mewtocol.Ethernet("192.168.115.210");
 
         await interf2.ConnectAsync();
 
@@ -77,7 +78,7 @@ public class ExampleScenarios {
     public async Task RunReadTest () {
 
         //setting up a new PLC interface and register collection
-        MewtocolInterface interf = new MewtocolInterface("192.168.115.210").WithPoller();
+        var interf = Mewtocol.Ethernet("192.168.115.210").WithPoller();
 
         //auto add all built registers to the interface 
         var builder = RegBuilder.ForInterface(interf);
@@ -147,20 +148,18 @@ public class ExampleScenarios {
 
     }
 
-    [Scenario("Test read speed 100 R registers")]
+    [Scenario("Test read speed TCP (n) R registers")]
-    public async Task ReadRSpeedTest() {
+    public async Task ReadRSpeedTest (string registerCount) {
 
         var preLogLevel = Logger.LogLevel;
         Logger.LogLevel = LogLevel.Critical;
 
         //setting up a new PLC interface and register collection
-        MewtocolInterface interf = new MewtocolInterface("192.168.115.210") {
+        using var interf = Mewtocol.Ethernet("192.168.115.210");
-            ConnectTimeout = 3000,
-        };
 
         //auto add all built registers to the interface 
         var builder = RegBuilder.ForInterface(interf);
-        for (int i = 0; i < 100; i++) {
+        for (int i = 0; i < int.Parse(registerCount); i++) {
 
             builder.FromPlcRegName($"R{i}A").Build();
 
@@ -169,6 +168,11 @@ public class ExampleScenarios {
         //connect
         await interf.ConnectAsync();
 
+        if(!interf.IsConnected) {
+            Console.WriteLine("Aborted, connection failed");
+            return;
+        }
+
         Console.WriteLine("Poller cycle started");
         var sw = Stopwatch.StartNew();
 
@@ -180,12 +184,75 @@ public class ExampleScenarios {
 
         Console.WriteLine($"Single frame excec time: {sw.ElapsedMilliseconds:N0}ms for {cmdCount} commands and {interf.Registers.Count()} R registers");
 
-        interf.Disconnect();
-
         await Task.Delay(1000);
 
     }
 
+    [Scenario("Test read speed Serial (n) R registers")]
+    public async Task ReadRSpeedTestSerial (string registerCount) {
+
+        var preLogLevel = Logger.LogLevel;
+        Logger.LogLevel = LogLevel.Critical;
+
+        //setting up a new PLC interface and register collection
+        //MewtocolInterfaceShared interf = Mewtocol.SerialAuto("COM4");
+        using var interf = Mewtocol.Serial("COM4", BaudRate._115200, DataBits.Eight, Parity.Odd, StopBits.One);
+
+        //auto add all built registers to the interface 
+        var builder = RegBuilder.ForInterface(interf);
+        for (int i = 0; i < int.Parse(registerCount); i++) {
+
+            builder.FromPlcRegName($"R{i}A").Build();
+
+        }
+
+        //connect
+        await interf.ConnectAsync();
+
+        if (!interf.IsConnected) {
+            Console.WriteLine("Aborted, connection failed");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        Console.WriteLine("Poller cycle started");
+        var sw = Stopwatch.StartNew();
+
+        int cmdCount = await interf.RunPollerCylceManual();
+
+        sw.Stop();
+
+        Console.WriteLine("Poller cycle finished");
+
+        Console.WriteLine($"Single frame excec time: {sw.ElapsedMilliseconds:N0}ms for {cmdCount} commands and {interf.Registers.Count()} R registers");
+
+    }
+
+    [Scenario("Test automatic serial port setup")]
+    public async Task TestAutoSerialSetup () {
+
+        var preLogLevel = Logger.LogLevel;
+        Logger.LogLevel = LogLevel.Critical;
+
+        //setting up a new PLC interface and register collection
+        var interf = Mewtocol.SerialAuto("COM4");
+
+        //connect
+        await interf.ConnectAsync();
+
+        if (!interf.IsConnected) {
+
+            Console.WriteLine("Aborted, connection failed");
+            return;
+
+        } else {
+
+            Console.WriteLine("Serial port settings found");
+
+        }
+
+
+    }
+
     [Scenario("Find all COM5 cassettes in the network")]
     public async Task FindCassettes () {
 
@@ -209,10 +276,10 @@ public class ExampleScenarios {
 
         }
 
-        await Task.Delay(5000);
-
         var found = casettes.FirstOrDefault(x => x.Endpoint.Address.ToString() == "10.237.191.75");
 
+        if (found == null) return;
+
         found.IPAddress = IPAddress.Parse($"192.168.1.{new Random().Next(20, 120)}");
         found.Name = $"Rand{new Random().Next(5, 15)}";
 

Examples/Program.cs

@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ class Program {
 
             if(foundAtt != null && foundAtt is ScenarioAttribute att) {
 
-                Console.WriteLine($"[{j + 1}] {method.Name}() - {att.Description}");
+                string paramsStr = string.Join(" ", method.GetParameters().Select(x => x.Name));
+                Console.WriteLine($"[{j + 1}] {method.Name}({paramsStr}) - {att.Description}");
                 invokeableMethods.Add(method);
 
                 j++;
@@ -78,6 +79,8 @@ class Program {
         var line = Console.ReadLine();
 
         var loggerMatch = Regex.Match(line, @"logger (?<level>[a-zA-Z]{0,})");
+        var splitInput = Regex.Split(line, " ");        
+
 
         if (loggerMatch.Success && Enum.TryParse<LogLevel>(loggerMatch.Groups["level"].Value, out var loglevel)) {
 
@@ -93,14 +96,27 @@ class Program {
 
             Console.Clear();
 
-        } else if (int.TryParse(line, out var lineNum)) {
+        } else if (int.TryParse(splitInput[0], out var lineNum)) {
 
             var index = Math.Clamp(lineNum - 1, 0, invokeableMethods.Count - 1);
 
-            var task = (Task)invokeableMethods.ElementAt(index).Invoke(ExampleSzenarios, null);
+            object[] invParams = null;
 
+            if(splitInput.Length > 1) {
+                invParams = splitInput.Skip(1).Cast<object>().ToArray();     
+            }
+
+            try {
+
+                var task = (Task)invokeableMethods.ElementAt(index).Invoke(ExampleSzenarios, invParams);
                 task.Wait();
 
+            } catch (TargetParameterCountException) {
+
+                Console.WriteLine("Missing parameters");
+            
+            }
+
             Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.Green;
             Console.WriteLine("The program ran to completition");
             Console.ResetColor();

MewtocolNet/CpuInfo.cs

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ namespace MewtocolNet {
     /// <summary>
     /// Contains information about the plc and its cpu
     /// </summary>
-    public partial class CpuInfo {
+    public struct CpuInfo {
 
         /// <summary>
         /// The cpu type of the plc

MewtocolNet/Extensions/AsyncExtensions.cs

@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ namespace MewtocolNet {
                 }
             }
 
+            if(task.IsCanceled) return default(T);  
+
             return task.Result;
 
         }

MewtocolNet/Extensions/SerialPortExtensions.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.IO.Ports;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace MewtocolNet {
+
+    internal static class SerialPortExtensions {
+
+        public async static Task WriteAsync (this SerialPort serialPort, byte[] buffer, int offset, int count) {
+
+            await serialPort.BaseStream.WriteAsync(buffer, 0, buffer.Length);
+
+        }
+
+        public async static Task ReadAsync (this SerialPort serialPort, byte[] buffer, int offset, int count) {
+            var bytesToRead = count;
+            var temp = new byte[count];
+
+            while (bytesToRead > 0) {
+                var readBytes = await serialPort.BaseStream.ReadAsync(temp, 0, bytesToRead);
+                Array.Copy(temp, 0, buffer, offset + count - bytesToRead, readBytes);
+                bytesToRead -= readBytes;
+            }
+        }
+
+        public async static Task<byte[]> ReadAsync (this SerialPort serialPort, int count) {
+            var buffer = new byte[count];
+            await serialPort.ReadAsync(buffer, 0, count);
+            return buffer;
+        }
+    
+    }
+
+}

MewtocolNet/Helpers/AsyncQueue.cs

@@ -1,15 +1,18 @@
 using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using System.Linq;
 
 namespace MewtocolNet.Queue {
 
-    internal class SerialQueue {
+    internal class AsyncQueue {
 
         readonly object _locker = new object();
         readonly WeakReference<Task> _lastTask = new WeakReference<Task>(null);
 
         internal Task<T> Enqueue<T>(Func<Task<T>> asyncFunction) {
             lock (_locker) {
+
                 Task lastTask;
                 Task<T> resultTask;
 
@@ -22,6 +25,7 @@ namespace MewtocolNet.Queue {
                 _lastTask.SetTarget(resultTask);
 
                 return resultTask;
+
             }
         }
 

MewtocolNet/IPlc.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace MewtocolNet {
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Provides a interface for Panasonic PLCs
+    /// </summary>
+    public interface IPlc : IDisposable {
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The current connection state of the interface
+        /// </summary>
+        bool IsConnected { get; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The current transmission speed in bytes per second
+        /// </summary>
+        int BytesPerSecondUpstream { get; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The current transmission speed in bytes per second
+        /// </summary>
+        int BytesPerSecondDownstream { get; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Current poller cycle duration
+        /// </summary>
+        int PollerCycleDurationMs { get; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Currently queued message count
+        /// </summary>
+        int QueuedMessages { get; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The registered data registers of the PLC
+        /// </summary>
+        IEnumerable<IRegister> Registers { get; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Generic information about the connected PLC
+        /// </summary>
+        PLCInfo PlcInfo { get; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The station number of the PLC
+        /// </summary>
+        int StationNumber { get; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The initial connection timeout in milliseconds
+        /// </summary>
+        int ConnectTimeout { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Tries to establish a connection with the device asynchronously
+        /// </summary>
+        Task ConnectAsync();
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Disconnects the devive from its current connection
+        /// </summary>
+        void Disconnect();
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Calculates the checksum automatically and sends a command to the PLC then awaits results
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="_msg">MEWTOCOL Formatted request string ex: %01#RT</param>
+        /// <param name="withTerminator">Append the checksum and bcc automatically</param>
+        /// <param name="timeoutMs">Timout to wait for a response</param>
+        /// <returns>Returns the result</returns>
+        Task<MewtocolFrameResponse> SendCommandAsync(string _msg, bool withTerminator = true, int timeoutMs = -1);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Use this to await the first poll iteration after connecting,
+        /// This also completes if the initial connection fails
+        /// </summary>
+        Task AwaitFirstDataAsync();
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Runs a single poller cycle manually,
+        /// useful if you want to use a custom update frequency
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns>The number of inidvidual mewtocol commands sent</returns>
+        Task<int> RunPollerCylceManual();
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the connection info string
+        /// </summary>
+        string GetConnectionInfo();
+
+    }
+
+}

MewtocolNet/IPlcEthernet.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+namespace MewtocolNet {
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Provides a interface for Panasonic PLCs over a ethernet connection
+    /// </summary>
+    public interface IPlcEthernet : IPlc {
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The current IP of the PLC connection
+        /// </summary>
+        string IpAddress { get; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The current port of the PLC connection
+        /// </summary>
+        int Port { get; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Attaches a poller to the interface
+        /// </summary>
+        public IPlcEthernet WithPoller();
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Configures the serial interface
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="_ip">IP adress of the PLC</param>
+        /// <param name="_port">Port of the PLC</param>
+        /// <param name="_station">Station Number of the PLC</param>
+        void ConfigureConnection(string _ip, int _port = 9094, int _station = 1);
+
+    }
+
+}

MewtocolNet/IPlcSerial.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.IO.Ports;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace MewtocolNet {
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Provides a interface for Panasonic PLCs over a serial port connection
+    /// </summary>
+    public interface IPlcSerial : IPlc {
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Port name of the serial port that this device is configured for
+        /// </summary>
+        string PortName { get; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The serial connection baud rate that this device is configured for
+        /// </summary>
+        int SerialBaudRate { get; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The serial connection data bits
+        /// </summary>
+        int SerialDataBits { get; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The serial connection parity
+        /// </summary>
+        Parity SerialParity { get; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The serial connection stop bits
+        /// </summary>
+        StopBits SerialStopBits { get; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Attaches a poller to the interface
+        /// </summary>
+        public IPlcSerial WithPoller();
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Sets up the connection settings for the device
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="_portName">Port name of COM port</param>
+        /// <param name="_baudRate">The serial connection baud rate</param>
+        /// <param name="_dataBits">The serial connection data bits</param>
+        /// <param name="_parity">The serial connection parity</param>
+        /// <param name="_stopBits">The serial connection stop bits</param>
+        /// <param name="_station">The station number of the PLC</param>
+        void ConfigureConnection(string _portName, int _baudRate = 19200, int _dataBits = 8, Parity _parity = Parity.Odd, StopBits _stopBits = StopBits.One, int _station = 1)
+
+    }
+
+}

MewtocolNet/InternalEnums/CommandState.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+namespace MewtocolNet {
+
+    internal enum CommandState {
+
+        Initial,
+        LineFeed,
+        RequestedNextFrame,
+        Complete
+
+    }
+
+}

MewtocolNet/Logging/Logger.cs

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ namespace MewtocolNet.Logging {
                 if (sender == null) {
                     LogInvoked?.Invoke(DateTime.Now, loglevel, message);
                 } else {
-                    LogInvoked?.Invoke(DateTime.Now, loglevel, $"[{sender.GetConnectionPortInfo()}] {message}");
+                    LogInvoked?.Invoke(DateTime.Now, loglevel, $"[{sender.GetConnectionInfo()}] {message}");
                 }
             }
 

MewtocolNet/Mewtocol.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.IO.Ports;
+using System.Text;
+
+namespace MewtocolNet {
+    
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Builder helper for mewtocol interfaces
+    /// </summary>
+    public static class Mewtocol {
+    
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Builds a ethernet based Mewtocol Interface
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="_ip"></param>
+        /// <param name="_port"></param>
+        /// <param name="_station"></param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        public static IPlcEthernet Ethernet (string _ip, int _port = 9094, int _station = 1) {
+
+            var instance = new MewtocolInterfaceTcp();
+            instance.ConfigureConnection(_ip, _port, _station);
+            return instance;
+
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Builds a serial port based Mewtocol Interface
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="_portName"></param>
+        /// <param name="_baudRate"></param>
+        /// <param name="_dataBits"></param>
+        /// <param name="_parity"></param>
+        /// <param name="_stopBits"></param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        public static IPlcSerial Serial (string _portName, BaudRate _baudRate = BaudRate._19200, DataBits _dataBits = DataBits.Eight, Parity _parity = Parity.Odd, StopBits _stopBits = StopBits.One, int _station = 1) {
+
+            var instance = new MewtocolInterfaceSerial();
+            instance.ConfigureConnection(_portName, (int)_baudRate, (int)_dataBits, _parity, _stopBits, _station);
+            return instance;
+
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Builds a serial mewtocol interface that finds the correct settings for the given port name automatically
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="_portName"></param>
+        /// <param name="_station"></param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        public static IPlcSerial SerialAuto (string _portName, int _station = 1) {
+
+            var instance = new MewtocolInterfaceSerial();
+            instance.ConfigureConnection(_portName, _station);
+            instance.ConfigureConnectionAuto();
+            return instance;
+
+        }
+
+    }
+
+}

MewtocolNet/MewtocolInterface.cs

@@ -1,18 +1,12 @@
-using MewtocolNet.Exceptions;
+using MewtocolNet.Logging;
-using MewtocolNet.Logging;
 using MewtocolNet.Queue;
-using MewtocolNet.RegisterAttributes;
 using MewtocolNet.Registers;
 using System;
-using System.Collections;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.ComponentModel;
-using System.ComponentModel.Design;
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
-using System.Net;
-using System.Net.Sockets;
 using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
 using System.Text;
 using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
@@ -20,177 +14,119 @@ using System.Threading.Tasks;
 
 namespace MewtocolNet {
 
-    /// <summary>
+    public partial class MewtocolInterface : IPlc, INotifyPropertyChanged, IDisposable {
-    /// The PLC com interface class
-    /// </summary>
-    public partial class MewtocolInterface : INotifyPropertyChanged, IDisposable {
 
-        /// <summary>
+        #region Private fields
-        /// Gets triggered when the PLC connection was established
+
-        /// </summary>
+        private protected Stream stream;
+
+        private int tcpMessagesSentThisCycle = 0;
+        private int pollerCycleDurationMs;
+        private volatile int queuedMessages;
+        private bool isConnected;
+        private PLCInfo plcInfo;
+        private protected int stationNumber;
+
+        private protected int bytesTotalCountedUpstream = 0;
+        private protected int bytesTotalCountedDownstream = 0;
+        private protected int cycleTimeMs = 25;
+        private protected int bytesPerSecondUpstream = 0;
+        private protected int bytesPerSecondDownstream = 0;
+
+        private protected AsyncQueue queue = new AsyncQueue();
+        private protected int RecBufferSize = 128;
+        private protected Stopwatch speedStopwatchUpstr;
+        private protected Stopwatch speedStopwatchDownstr;
+        private protected Task firstPollTask = new Task(() => { });
+
+        #endregion
+
+        #region Internal fields 
+
+        internal event Action PolledCycle;
+        internal volatile bool pollerTaskStopped = true;
+        internal volatile bool pollerFirstCycle;
+        internal bool usePoller = false;
+
+        internal List<BaseRegister> RegistersUnderlying { get; private set; } = new List<BaseRegister>();
+        internal IEnumerable<IRegisterInternal> RegistersInternal => RegistersUnderlying.Cast<IRegisterInternal>();
+
+        #endregion
+
+        #region Public Read Only Properties / Fields
+
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
         public event Action<PLCInfo> Connected;
 
-        /// <summary>
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
-        /// Gets triggered when the PLC connection was closed or lost
-        /// </summary>
         public event Action Disconnected;
 
-        /// <summary>
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
-        /// Gets triggered when a registered data register changes its value
-        /// </summary>
         public event Action<IRegister> RegisterChanged;
 
-        /// <summary>
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
-        /// Gets triggered when a property of the interface changes
-        /// </summary>
         public event PropertyChangedEventHandler PropertyChanged;
 
-        private int connectTimeout = 3000;
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
-        /// <summary>
+        public bool Disposed { get; private set; }
-        /// The initial connection timeout in milliseconds
-        /// </summary>
-        public int ConnectTimeout {
-            get { return connectTimeout; }
-            set { connectTimeout = value; }
-        }
 
-        private volatile int queuedMessages;
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
-        /// <summary>
+        public int QueuedMessages => queuedMessages;
-        /// Currently queued Messages
-        /// </summary>
-        public int QueuedMessages {
-            get => queuedMessages;
-        }
 
-        /// <summary>
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
-        /// The host ip endpoint, leave it null to use an automatic interface
-        /// </summary>
-        public IPEndPoint HostEndpoint { get; set; }
-
-        private bool isConnected;
-        /// <summary>
-        /// The current connection state of the interface
-        /// </summary>
         public bool IsConnected {
             get => isConnected;
-            private set {
+            private protected set {
                 isConnected = value;
-                PropertyChanged?.Invoke(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs(nameof(IsConnected)));
+                OnPropChange();
             }
         }
 
-        private bool disposed;
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
-        /// <summary>
-        /// True if the current interface was disposed
-        /// </summary>
-        public bool Disposed {
-            get { return disposed; }
-            private set { disposed = value; }
-        }
-
-
-        private PLCInfo plcInfo;
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Generic information about the connected PLC
-        /// </summary>
         public PLCInfo PlcInfo {
             get => plcInfo;
             private set {
                 plcInfo = value;
-                PropertyChanged?.Invoke(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs(nameof(PlcInfo)));
+                OnPropChange();
             }
         }
 
-        /// <summary>
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
-        /// The registered data registers of the PLC
-        /// </summary>
-        internal List<BaseRegister> RegistersUnderlying { get; private set; } = new List<BaseRegister>();
-
         public IEnumerable<IRegister> Registers => RegistersUnderlying.Cast<IRegister>();
 
-        internal IEnumerable<IRegisterInternal> RegistersInternal => RegistersUnderlying.Cast<IRegisterInternal>();
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
-
-        private string ip;
-        private int port;
-        private int stationNumber;
-        private int cycleTimeMs = 25;
-
-        private int bytesTotalCountedUpstream = 0;
-        private int bytesTotalCountedDownstream = 0;
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// The current IP of the PLC connection
-        /// </summary>
-        public string IpAddress => ip;
-        /// <summary>
-        /// The current port of the PLC connection
-        /// </summary>
-        public int Port => port;
-        /// <summary>
-        /// The station number of the PLC
-        /// </summary>
         public int StationNumber => stationNumber;
 
-        /// <summary>
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
-        /// The duration of the last message cycle
-        /// </summary>
-        public int CycleTimeMs {
-            get { return cycleTimeMs; }
-            private set {
-                cycleTimeMs = value;
-                PropertyChanged?.Invoke(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs(nameof(CycleTimeMs)));
-            }
-        }
-
-        private int bytesPerSecondUpstream = 0;
-        /// <summary>
-        /// The current transmission speed in bytes per second
-        /// </summary>
         public int BytesPerSecondUpstream {
             get { return bytesPerSecondUpstream; }
-            private set {
+            private protected set {
                 bytesPerSecondUpstream = value;
-                PropertyChanged?.Invoke(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs(nameof(BytesPerSecondUpstream)));
+                OnPropChange();
             }
         }
 
-        private int bytesPerSecondDownstream = 0;
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
-        /// <summary>
-        /// The current transmission speed in bytes per second
-        /// </summary>
         public int BytesPerSecondDownstream {
             get { return bytesPerSecondDownstream; }
-            private set {
+            private protected set {
                 bytesPerSecondDownstream = value;
-                PropertyChanged?.Invoke(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs(nameof(BytesPerSecondDownstream)));
+                OnPropChange();
             }
         }
 
-        internal NetworkStream stream;
+        #endregion
-        internal TcpClient client;
-        internal readonly SerialQueue queue = new SerialQueue();
-        private int RecBufferSize = 128;
-        internal int SendExceptionsInRow = 0;
-        internal bool ImportantTaskRunning = false;
 
-        private Stopwatch speedStopwatchUpstr;
+        #region Public read/write Properties / Fields
-        private Stopwatch speedStopwatchDownstr;
 
-        private Task firstPollTask = new Task(() => { });
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        public int ConnectTimeout { get; set; } = 3000;
 
-        #region Initialization
+        #endregion
 
-        /// <summary>
+        #region Methods
-        /// Builds a new Interfacer for a PLC
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="_ip">IP adress of the PLC</param>
-        /// <param name="_port">Port of the PLC</param>
-        /// <param name="_station">Station Number of the PLC</param>
-        public MewtocolInterface(string _ip, int _port = 9094, int _station = 1) {
 
-            ip = _ip;
+        private protected MewtocolInterface () {
-            port = _port;
-            stationNumber = _station;
 
             Connected += MewtocolInterface_Connected;
 
@@ -216,210 +152,60 @@ namespace MewtocolNet {
 
         }
         
-        #endregion
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        public virtual Task ConnectAsync () => throw new NotImplementedException();
 
-        #region Setup
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        public async Task AwaitFirstDataAsync() => await firstPollTask;
 
-        /// <summary>
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
-        /// Trys to connect to the PLC by the IP given in the constructor
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="OnConnected">
-        /// Gets called when a connection with a PLC was established
-        /// <para/>
-        /// If <see cref="WithPoller"/> is used it waits for the first data receive cycle to complete
-        /// </param>
-        /// <param name="OnFailed">Gets called when an error or timeout during connection occurs</param>
-        /// <returns></returns>
-        public async Task<MewtocolInterface> ConnectAsync(Action<PLCInfo> OnConnected = null, Action OnFailed = null) {
-
-            firstPollTask = new Task(() => { });
-
-            Logger.Log("Connecting to PLC...", LogLevel.Info, this);
-
-            var plcinf = await GetPLCInfoAsync();
-
-            if (plcinf != null) {
-
-                Logger.Log("Connected", LogLevel.Info, this);
-                Logger.Log($"\n\n{plcinf.ToString()}\n\n", LogLevel.Verbose, this);
-
-                Connected?.Invoke(plcinf);
-
-                if (!usePoller) {
-                    if (OnConnected != null) OnConnected(plcinf);
-                    firstPollTask.RunSynchronously();
-                    return this;
-                }
-
-                PolledCycle += OnPollCycleDone;
-                void OnPollCycleDone() {
-
-                    if (OnConnected != null) OnConnected(plcinf);
-                    firstPollTask.RunSynchronously();
-                    PolledCycle -= OnPollCycleDone;
-
-                }
-
-            } else {
-
-                if (OnFailed != null) {
-                    OnFailed();
-                    Disconnected?.Invoke();
-                    firstPollTask.RunSynchronously();
-                    Logger.Log("Initial connection failed", LogLevel.Info, this);
-                }
-
-            }
-
-            return this;
-
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Use this to await the first poll iteration after connecting,
-        /// This also completes if the initial connection fails
-        /// </summary>
-        public async Task AwaitFirstDataAsync () => await firstPollTask;
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Changes the connections parameters of the PLC, only applyable when the connection is offline
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="_ip">Ip adress</param>
-        /// <param name="_port">Port number</param>
-        /// <param name="_station">Station number</param>
-        public void ChangeConnectionSettings(string _ip, int _port, int _station = 1) {
-
-            if (IsConnected)
-                throw new Exception("Cannot change the connection settings while the PLC is connected");
-
-            ip = _ip;
-            port = _port;
-            stationNumber = _station;
-
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Closes the connection all cyclic polling 
-        /// </summary>
         public void Disconnect() {
 
-            if (!IsConnected)
+            if (!IsConnected) return;
-                return;
+
+            pollCycleTask.Wait();
 
             OnMajorSocketExceptionWhileConnected();
 
         }
 
-        /// <summary>
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
-        /// Attaches a poller to the interface that continously 
+        public void Dispose() {
-        /// polls the registered data registers and writes the values to them
-        /// </summary>
-        public MewtocolInterface WithPoller() {
 
-            usePoller = true;
+            if (Disposed) return;
-            return this;
+            Disconnect();
+            //GC.SuppressFinalize(this);
+            Disposed = true;
 
         }
 
-        #endregion
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        public virtual string GetConnectionInfo() => throw new NotImplementedException();
 
-        #region TCP connection state handling
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
-
+        public async Task<MewtocolFrameResponse> SendCommandAsync(string _msg, bool withTerminator = true, int timeoutMs = -1) {
-        private async Task ConnectTCP() {
-
-            if (!IPAddress.TryParse(ip, out var targetIP)) {
-                throw new ArgumentException("The IP adress of the PLC was no valid format");
-            }
-
-            try {
-
-                if (HostEndpoint != null) {
-
-                    client = new TcpClient(HostEndpoint) {
-                        ReceiveBufferSize = RecBufferSize,
-                        NoDelay = false,
-                    };
-                    var ep = (IPEndPoint)client.Client.LocalEndPoint;
-                    Logger.Log($"Connecting [MAN] endpoint: {ep.Address}:{ep.Port}", LogLevel.Verbose, this);
-
-                } else {
-
-                    client = new TcpClient() {
-                        ReceiveBufferSize = RecBufferSize,
-                        NoDelay = false,
-                        ExclusiveAddressUse = true,
-                    };
-
-                }
-
-                var result = client.BeginConnect(targetIP, port, null, null);
-                var success = result.AsyncWaitHandle.WaitOne(TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(ConnectTimeout));
-
-                if (!success || !client.Connected) {
-                    OnMajorSocketExceptionWhileConnecting();
-                    return;
-                }
-
-                if (HostEndpoint == null) {
-                    var ep = (IPEndPoint)client.Client.LocalEndPoint;
-                    Logger.Log($"Connecting [AUTO] endpoint: {ep.Address.MapToIPv4()}:{ep.Port}", LogLevel.Verbose, this);
-                }
-
-                stream = client.GetStream();
-                stream.ReadTimeout = 1000;
-
-                await Task.CompletedTask;
-
-            } catch (SocketException) {
-
-                OnMajorSocketExceptionWhileConnecting();
-
-            }
-
-        }
-
-        #endregion
-
-        #region Low level command handling
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Calculates the checksum automatically and sends a command to the PLC then awaits results
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="_msg">MEWTOCOL Formatted request string ex: %01#RT</param>
-        /// <param name="withTerminator">Append the checksum and bcc automatically</param>
-        /// <returns>Returns the result</returns>
-        public async Task<MewtocolFrameResponse> SendCommandAsync(string _msg, bool withTerminator = true) {
 
             //send request
             queuedMessages++;
-            var tempResponse = await queue.Enqueue(() => SendFrameAsync(_msg, withTerminator, withTerminator));
+
+            var tempResponse = queue.Enqueue(async () => await SendFrameAsync(_msg, withTerminator, withTerminator));
+
+            if (await Task.WhenAny(tempResponse, Task.Delay(timeoutMs)) != tempResponse) {
+                // timeout logic
+                return new MewtocolFrameResponse(403, "Timed out");
+            } 
 
             tcpMessagesSentThisCycle++;
             queuedMessages--;
 
-            return tempResponse;
+            return tempResponse.Result;
 
         }
 
-        private async Task<MewtocolFrameResponse> SendFrameAsync (string frame, bool useBcc = true, bool useCr = true) {
+        private protected async Task<MewtocolFrameResponse> SendFrameAsync (string frame, bool useBcc = true, bool useCr = true) {
 
             try {
 
-                //stop time
-                if (speedStopwatchUpstr == null) {
-                    speedStopwatchUpstr = Stopwatch.StartNew();
-                }
-
-                if (speedStopwatchUpstr.Elapsed.TotalSeconds >= 1) {
-                    speedStopwatchUpstr.Restart();
-                    bytesTotalCountedUpstream = 0;
-                }
-
-                const char CR = '\r';
-                const char DELIMITER = '&';
-
-                if (client == null || !client.Connected) await ConnectTCP();
-
                 if (useBcc)
                     frame = $"{frame.BuildBCCFrame()}";
 
@@ -428,82 +214,32 @@ namespace MewtocolNet {
 
                 //write inital command
                 byte[] writeBuffer = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(frame);
-                await stream.WriteAsync(writeBuffer, 0, writeBuffer.Length);
+                stream.Write(writeBuffer, 0, writeBuffer.Length);
-
-                //calc upstream speed
-                bytesTotalCountedUpstream += writeBuffer.Length;
-
-                var perSecUpstream = (double)((bytesTotalCountedUpstream / speedStopwatchUpstr.Elapsed.TotalMilliseconds) * 1000);
-                if (perSecUpstream <= 10000)
-                    BytesPerSecondUpstream = (int)Math.Round(perSecUpstream, MidpointRounding.AwayFromZero);
-
 
                 Logger.Log($"[---------CMD START--------]", LogLevel.Critical, this);
                 Logger.Log($"--> OUT MSG: {frame.Replace("\r", "(CR)")}", LogLevel.Critical, this);
 
-                //read
+                var readResult = await ReadCommandAsync();
-                List<byte> totalResponse = new List<byte>();
-                byte[] responseBuffer = new byte[512];
 
-                bool wasMultiFramedResponse = false;
+                //did not receive bytes but no errors, the com port was not configured right
-                CommandState cmdState = CommandState.Intial;
+                if (readResult.Item1.Length == 0) {
 
-                //read until command complete
+                    return new MewtocolFrameResponse(402, "Receive buffer was empty");
-                while (cmdState != CommandState.Complete) {
-
-                    //time measuring
-                    if (speedStopwatchDownstr == null) {
-                        speedStopwatchDownstr = Stopwatch.StartNew();
-                    }
-
-                    if (speedStopwatchDownstr.Elapsed.TotalSeconds >= 1) {
-                        speedStopwatchDownstr.Restart();
-                        bytesTotalCountedDownstream = 0;
-                    }
-
-                    responseBuffer = new byte[128];
-
-                    await stream.ReadAsync(responseBuffer, 0, responseBuffer.Length);
-
-                    bool terminatorReceived = responseBuffer.Any(x => x == (byte)CR);
-                    var delimiterTerminatorIdx = responseBuffer.SearchBytePattern(new byte[] { (byte)DELIMITER, (byte)CR });
-
-                    if (terminatorReceived && delimiterTerminatorIdx == -1) {
-                        cmdState = CommandState.Complete;
-                    } else if (delimiterTerminatorIdx != -1) {
-                        cmdState = CommandState.RequestedNextFrame;
-                    } else {
-                        cmdState = CommandState.LineFeed;
-                    }
-
-                    //log message parts
-                    var tempMsg = Encoding.UTF8.GetString(responseBuffer).Replace("\r", "(CR)");
-                    Logger.Log($">> IN PART: {tempMsg}, Command state: {cmdState}", LogLevel.Critical, this);
-
-                    //error response
-                    int errorCode = CheckForErrorMsg(tempMsg);
-                    if (errorCode != 0) return new MewtocolFrameResponse(errorCode);
-
-                    //add complete response to collector without empty bytes
-                    totalResponse.AddRange(responseBuffer.Where(x => x != (byte)0x0));
-
-                    //request next part of the command if the delimiter was received
-                    if (cmdState == CommandState.RequestedNextFrame) {
-
-                        Logger.Log($"Requesting next frame...", LogLevel.Critical, this);
-
-                        wasMultiFramedResponse = true;
-                        writeBuffer = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes("%01**&\r");
-                        await stream.WriteAsync(writeBuffer, 0, writeBuffer.Length);
-
-                    }
 
                 }
 
                 //build final result
-                string resString = Encoding.UTF8.GetString(totalResponse.ToArray());
+                string resString = Encoding.UTF8.GetString(readResult.Item1);
 
-                if (wasMultiFramedResponse) {
+                //check if the message had errors
+                //error response
+                var gotErrorcode = CheckForErrorMsg(resString);
+                if (gotErrorcode != 0) {
+                    return new MewtocolFrameResponse(gotErrorcode);
+                }
+
+                //was multiframed response
+                if (readResult.Item2) {
 
                     var split = resString.Split('&');
 
@@ -519,13 +255,6 @@ namespace MewtocolNet {
 
                 }
 
-                bytesTotalCountedDownstream += Encoding.ASCII.GetByteCount(resString);
-
-                var perSecDownstream = (double)((bytesTotalCountedDownstream / speedStopwatchDownstr.Elapsed.TotalMilliseconds) * 1000);
-
-                if (perSecUpstream <= 10000)
-                    BytesPerSecondDownstream = (int)Math.Round(perSecUpstream, MidpointRounding.AwayFromZero);
-
                 Logger.Log($"<-- IN MSG: {resString.Replace("\r", "(CR)")}", LogLevel.Critical, this);
                 Logger.Log($"Total bytes parsed: {resString.Length}", LogLevel.Critical, this);
                 Logger.Log($"[---------CMD END----------]", LogLevel.Critical, this);
@@ -540,7 +269,73 @@ namespace MewtocolNet {
 
         }
 
-        private int CheckForErrorMsg (string msg) {
+        private protected async Task<(byte[], bool)> ReadCommandAsync () {
+
+            //read total
+            List<byte> totalResponse = new List<byte>();
+            bool wasMultiFramedResponse = false;
+
+            try {
+
+                bool needsRead = false;
+
+                do {
+
+                    byte[] buffer = new byte[128];
+                    int bytesRead = await stream.ReadAsync(buffer, 0, buffer.Length);
+
+                    byte[] received = new byte[bytesRead];
+                    Buffer.BlockCopy(buffer, 0, received, 0, bytesRead);
+
+                    var commandRes = ParseBufferFrame(received);
+                    needsRead = commandRes == CommandState.LineFeed || commandRes == CommandState.RequestedNextFrame;
+
+                    var tempMsg = Encoding.UTF8.GetString(received).Replace("\r", "(CR)");
+                    Logger.Log($">> IN PART: {tempMsg}, Command state: {commandRes}", LogLevel.Critical, this);
+
+                    //add complete response to collector without empty bytes
+                    totalResponse.AddRange(received.Where(x => x != (byte)0x0));
+
+                    if (commandRes == CommandState.RequestedNextFrame) {
+
+                        //request next frame
+                        var writeBuffer = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes("%01**&\r");
+                        await stream.WriteAsync(writeBuffer, 0, writeBuffer.Length);
+                        wasMultiFramedResponse = true;
+
+                    }
+
+                } while (needsRead);
+
+            } catch (OperationCanceledException) { }
+
+            return (totalResponse.ToArray(), wasMultiFramedResponse);
+
+        }
+
+        private protected CommandState ParseBufferFrame(byte[] received) {
+
+            const char CR = '\r';
+            const char DELIMITER = '&';
+
+            CommandState cmdState;
+
+            bool terminatorReceived = received.Any(x => x == (byte)CR);
+            var delimiterTerminatorIdx = received.ToArray().SearchBytePattern(new byte[] { (byte)DELIMITER, (byte)CR });
+
+            if (terminatorReceived && delimiterTerminatorIdx == -1) {
+                cmdState = CommandState.Complete;
+            } else if (delimiterTerminatorIdx != -1) {
+                cmdState = CommandState.RequestedNextFrame;
+            } else {
+                cmdState = CommandState.LineFeed;
+            }
+
+            return cmdState;
+
+        }
+
+        private protected int CheckForErrorMsg (string msg) {
 
             //error catching
             Regex errorcheck = new Regex(@"\%[0-9]{2}\!([0-9]{2})", RegexOptions.IgnoreCase);
@@ -557,11 +352,7 @@ namespace MewtocolNet {
 
         }
 
-        #endregion
+        private protected void OnMajorSocketExceptionWhileConnecting() {
-
-        #region Disposing
-
-        private void OnMajorSocketExceptionWhileConnecting() {
 
             if (IsConnected) {
 
@@ -572,7 +363,7 @@ namespace MewtocolNet {
 
         }
 
-        private void OnMajorSocketExceptionWhileConnected() {
+        private protected void OnMajorSocketExceptionWhileConnected() {
 
             if (IsConnected) {
 
@@ -583,25 +374,30 @@ namespace MewtocolNet {
 
         }
 
+        private protected virtual void OnConnected (PLCInfo plcinf) {
 
-        /// <summary>
+            Logger.Log("Connected", LogLevel.Info, this);
-        /// Disposes the current interface and clears all its members
+            Logger.Log($"\n\n{plcinf.ToString()}\n\n", LogLevel.Verbose, this);
-        /// </summary>
-        public void Dispose() {
 
-            if (Disposed) return;
+            IsConnected = true;
 
-            Disconnect();
+            Connected?.Invoke(plcinf);
 
-            //GC.SuppressFinalize(this);
+            if (!usePoller) {
+                firstPollTask.RunSynchronously();
+            }
 
-            Disposed = true;
+            PolledCycle += OnPollCycleDone;
+            void OnPollCycleDone() {
+
+                firstPollTask.RunSynchronously();
+                PolledCycle -= OnPollCycleDone;
 
             }
 
-        private void OnDisconnect () {
+        }
 
-            if (IsConnected) {
+        private protected virtual void OnDisconnect () {
 
             BytesPerSecondDownstream = 0;
             BytesPerSecondUpstream = 0;
@@ -612,14 +408,10 @@ namespace MewtocolNet {
 
             Disconnected?.Invoke();
             KillPoller();
-                client.Close();
 
         }
 
-        }
+        private protected void ClearRegisterVals() {
-
-
-        private void ClearRegisterVals() {
 
             for (int i = 0; i < RegistersUnderlying.Count; i++) {
 
@@ -630,28 +422,7 @@ namespace MewtocolNet {
 
         }
 
-        #endregion
+        private protected void OnPropChange([CallerMemberName] string propertyName = null) {
-
-        #region Accessing Info 
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets the connection info string
-        /// </summary>
-        public string GetConnectionPortInfo() {
-
-            return $"{IpAddress}:{Port}";
-
-        }
-
-        #endregion
-
-        #region Property change evnts
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Triggers a property changed event
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="propertyName">Name of the property to trigger for</param>
-        private void OnPropChange ([CallerMemberName]string propertyName = null) {
 
             PropertyChanged?.Invoke(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs(propertyName));
 

MewtocolNet/MewtocolInterfaceRegisterHandling.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 using MewtocolNet.Exceptions;
 using MewtocolNet.Logging;
 using MewtocolNet.RegisterAttributes;
+using MewtocolNet.RegisterBuilding;
 using MewtocolNet.Registers;
 using System;
 using System.Collections;
@@ -12,24 +13,14 @@ using System.Text;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 
-namespace MewtocolNet
+namespace MewtocolNet {
-{
 
     /// <summary>
     /// The PLC com interface class
     /// </summary>
     public partial class MewtocolInterface {
 
-        internal event Action PolledCycle;
+        internal Task pollCycleTask;
-
-        internal volatile bool pollerTaskStopped = true;
-        internal volatile bool pollerFirstCycle;
-
-        internal bool usePoller = false;
-
-        private int tcpMessagesSentThisCycle = 0;
-
-        private int pollerCycleDurationMs;
 
         /// <summary>
         /// True if the poller is actvice (can be paused)
@@ -87,7 +78,8 @@ namespace MewtocolNet
 
             tcpMessagesSentThisCycle = 0;
 
-            await OnMultiFrameCycle();
+            pollCycleTask = OnMultiFrameCycle();
+            await pollCycleTask;
 
             return tcpMessagesSentThisCycle;
 
@@ -104,9 +96,10 @@ namespace MewtocolNet
 
                 tcpMessagesSentThisCycle = 0;
 
-                await OnMultiFrameCycle();
+                pollCycleTask = OnMultiFrameCycle();
+                await pollCycleTask;
 
-                if(!IsConnected) {
+                if (!IsConnected) {
                     pollerTaskStopped = true;
                     return;
                 }

MewtocolNet/MewtocolInterfaceRequests.cs

@@ -19,8 +19,9 @@ namespace MewtocolNet {
         /// Gets generic information about the PLC
         /// </summary>
         /// <returns>A PLCInfo class</returns>
-        public async Task<PLCInfo> GetPLCInfoAsync() {
+        public async Task<PLCInfo> GetPLCInfoAsync(int timeout = -1) {
-            var resu = await SendCommandAsync("%01#RT");
+
+            var resu = await SendCommandAsync("%01#RT", true, timeout);
             if (!resu.Success) return null;
 
             var reg = new Regex(@"\%([0-9]{2})\$RT([0-9]{2})([0-9]{2})([0-9]{2})([0-9]{2})([0-9]{2})([0-9]{2})([0-9]{4})..", RegexOptions.IgnoreCase);

MewtocolNet/MewtocolInterfaceSerial.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,260 @@
+using MewtocolNet.Logging;
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Diagnostics;
+using System.IO;
+using System.IO.Ports;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Net.Sockets;
+using System.Net;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using System.Threading;
+
+namespace MewtocolNet {
+    
+    public class MewtocolInterfaceSerial : MewtocolInterface, IPlcSerial {
+
+        private bool autoSerial;
+
+        //serial config
+        public string PortName { get; private set; }    
+        public int SerialBaudRate { get; private set; }    
+        public int SerialDataBits { get; private set; }    
+        public Parity SerialParity { get; private set; }    
+        public StopBits SerialStopBits { get; private set; }
+
+        //Serial
+        internal SerialPort serialClient;
+
+        internal MewtocolInterfaceSerial () : base() { }
+
+
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        public IPlcSerial WithPoller () {
+             
+            usePoller = true;
+            return this;
+
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        public override string GetConnectionInfo() {
+
+            StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
+
+            sb.Append($"{PortName}, ");
+            sb.Append($"{SerialBaudRate}, ");
+            sb.Append($"{SerialDataBits} ");
+
+            sb.Append($"{SerialParity.ToString().Substring(0, 1)} ");
+
+            switch (SerialStopBits) {
+                case StopBits.None:
+                sb.Append("0");
+                break;
+                case StopBits.One:
+                sb.Append("1");
+                break;
+                case StopBits.Two:
+                sb.Append("2");
+                break;
+                case StopBits.OnePointFive:
+                sb.Append("1.5");
+                break;
+            }
+
+            return sb.ToString();
+
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        public void ConfigureConnection (string _portName, int _baudRate = 19200, int _dataBits = 8, Parity _parity = Parity.Odd, StopBits _stopBits = StopBits.One, int _station = 1) {
+
+            PortName = _portName;
+            SerialBaudRate = _baudRate;
+            SerialDataBits = _dataBits;    
+            SerialParity = _parity;    
+            SerialStopBits = _stopBits;
+            stationNumber = _station;
+
+            OnSerialPropsChanged();
+            Disconnect();
+
+        }
+
+        internal void ConfigureConnectionAuto () {
+
+            autoSerial = true;
+
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        public override async Task ConnectAsync () {
+
+            try {
+
+                PLCInfo gotInfo = null;
+
+                if(autoSerial) {
+
+                    gotInfo = await TryConnectAsyncMulti();
+
+                } else {
+
+                    gotInfo = await TryConnectAsyncSingle(PortName, SerialBaudRate, SerialDataBits, SerialParity, SerialStopBits);
+
+                }
+
+                if(gotInfo != null) {
+
+                    OnConnected(gotInfo);
+
+                } else {
+
+                    Logger.Log("Initial connection failed", LogLevel.Info, this);
+                    OnMajorSocketExceptionWhileConnecting();
+
+                }
+
+                await Task.CompletedTask;
+
+            } catch (SocketException) {
+
+                OnMajorSocketExceptionWhileConnecting();
+
+            }
+
+        }
+
+        private async Task<PLCInfo> TryConnectAsyncMulti () {
+
+            var baudRates = Enum.GetValues(typeof(BaudRate)).Cast<BaudRate>();
+
+            //ordered by most commonly used
+            baudRates = new List<BaudRate> { 
+                //most common 3
+                BaudRate._19200,
+                BaudRate._115200,
+                BaudRate._9600,   
+                //others
+                BaudRate._1200,
+                BaudRate._2400,
+                BaudRate._4800,
+                BaudRate._38400,
+                BaudRate._57600,
+                BaudRate._230400, 
+            };
+
+            var dataBits = Enum.GetValues(typeof(DataBits)).Cast<DataBits>();
+            var parities = new List<Parity>() { Parity.None, Parity.Odd, Parity.Even, Parity.Mark };
+            var stopBits = new List<StopBits> { StopBits.One, StopBits.Two };
+
+            foreach (var baud in baudRates) {
+
+                foreach (var databit in dataBits) {
+
+                    foreach (var parity in parities) {
+
+                        foreach (var stopBit in stopBits) {
+
+                            var res = await TryConnectAsyncSingle(PortName, (int)baud, (int)databit, parity, stopBit);
+                            if(res != null) return res;
+
+                        }
+
+                    }
+
+                }
+
+            }
+
+            return null;
+
+        }
+
+        private async Task<PLCInfo> TryConnectAsyncSingle (string port, int baud, int dbits, Parity par, StopBits sbits) {
+
+            try {
+
+                serialClient = new SerialPort() {
+                    PortName = port,
+                    BaudRate = baud,
+                    DataBits = dbits,
+                    Parity = par,
+                    StopBits = sbits,
+                    ReadTimeout = 100,
+                    Handshake = Handshake.None
+                };
+
+                PortName = port;
+                SerialBaudRate = baud;
+                SerialDataBits = dbits;
+                SerialParity = par;
+                SerialStopBits = sbits;
+                OnSerialPropsChanged();
+
+                serialClient.Open();
+
+                if (!serialClient.IsOpen) {
+
+                    Logger.Log($"Failed to open [SERIAL]: {GetConnectionInfo()}", LogLevel.Verbose, this);
+                    return null;
+
+                }
+
+                stream = serialClient.BaseStream;
+
+                Logger.Log($"Opened [SERIAL]: {GetConnectionInfo()}", LogLevel.Verbose, this);
+
+                var plcinf = await GetPLCInfoAsync(100);
+
+                if (plcinf == null) CloseClient();
+
+                return plcinf;
+
+            } catch (UnauthorizedAccessException) {
+
+                Logger.Log($"The port {serialClient.PortName} is currently in use. Close all accessing applications first", LogLevel.Error, this);
+                return null;
+
+            }
+
+        }
+
+        private void CloseClient () {
+
+            if(serialClient.IsOpen) {
+
+                serialClient.Close();
+                Logger.Log($"Closed [SERIAL]", LogLevel.Verbose, this);
+
+            }
+            
+        }
+
+        private protected override void OnDisconnect() {
+
+            if (IsConnected) {
+
+                base.OnDisconnect();
+
+                CloseClient();
+
+            }
+
+        }
+
+        private void OnSerialPropsChanged () {
+
+            OnPropChange(nameof(PortName));
+            OnPropChange(nameof(SerialBaudRate));
+            OnPropChange(nameof(SerialDataBits));
+            OnPropChange(nameof(SerialParity));
+            OnPropChange(nameof(SerialStopBits));
+
+        }
+
+    }
+
+}

MewtocolNet/MewtocolInterfaceTcp.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,164 @@
+using MewtocolNet.Exceptions;
+using MewtocolNet.Logging;
+using MewtocolNet.Queue;
+using MewtocolNet.RegisterAttributes;
+using MewtocolNet.Registers;
+using System;
+using System.Collections;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.ComponentModel;
+using System.ComponentModel.Design;
+using System.Diagnostics;
+using System.IO;
+using System.IO.Ports;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Net;
+using System.Net.Sockets;
+using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace MewtocolNet {
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The PLC com interface class
+    /// </summary>
+    public class MewtocolInterfaceTcp : MewtocolInterface, IPlcEthernet {
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The host ip endpoint, leave it null to use an automatic interface
+        /// </summary>
+        public IPEndPoint HostEndpoint { get; set; }
+
+        //TCP
+        internal TcpClient client;
+
+        //tcp/ip config
+        private string ip;
+        private int port;
+
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        public string IpAddress => ip;
+
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        public int Port => port;
+
+        internal MewtocolInterfaceTcp () : base() { }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        public IPlcEthernet WithPoller () {
+
+            usePoller = true;   
+            return this;
+       
+        }
+
+        #region TCP connection state handling
+
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        public void ConfigureConnection (string _ip, int _port = 9094, int _station = 1) {
+
+            ip = _ip;
+            port = _port;
+            stationNumber = _station;
+
+            Disconnect();
+
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        public override async Task ConnectAsync () {
+
+            if (!IPAddress.TryParse(ip, out var targetIP)) {
+                throw new ArgumentException("The IP adress of the PLC was no valid format");
+            }
+
+            try {
+
+                if (HostEndpoint != null) {
+
+                    client = new TcpClient(HostEndpoint) {
+                        ReceiveBufferSize = RecBufferSize,
+                        NoDelay = false,
+                    };
+                    var ep = (IPEndPoint)client.Client.LocalEndPoint;
+                    Logger.Log($"Connecting [MAN] endpoint: {ep.Address}:{ep.Port}", LogLevel.Verbose, this);
+
+                } else {
+
+                    client = new TcpClient() {
+                        ReceiveBufferSize = RecBufferSize,
+                        NoDelay = false,
+                        ExclusiveAddressUse = true,
+                    };
+
+                }
+
+                var result = client.BeginConnect(targetIP, port, null, null);
+                var success = result.AsyncWaitHandle.WaitOne(TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(ConnectTimeout));
+
+                if (!success || !client.Connected) {
+                    OnMajorSocketExceptionWhileConnecting();
+                    return;
+                }
+
+                if (HostEndpoint == null) {
+                    var ep = (IPEndPoint)client.Client.LocalEndPoint;
+                    Logger.Log($"Connecting [AUTO] endpoint: {ep.Address.MapToIPv4()}:{ep.Port}", LogLevel.Verbose, this);
+                }
+
+                //get the stream
+                stream = client.GetStream();
+                stream.ReadTimeout = 1000;
+
+                //get plc info
+                var plcinf = await GetPLCInfoAsync();
+
+                if (plcinf != null) {
+
+                    OnConnected(plcinf);
+
+                } else {
+
+                    Logger.Log("Initial connection failed", LogLevel.Info, this);
+                    OnDisconnect();
+
+                }
+
+                await Task.CompletedTask;
+
+            } catch (SocketException) {
+
+                OnMajorSocketExceptionWhileConnecting();
+
+            }
+
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the connection info string
+        /// </summary>
+        public override string GetConnectionInfo() {
+
+            return $"{IpAddress}:{Port}";
+
+        }
+
+        private protected override void OnDisconnect() {
+
+            if (IsConnected) {
+
+                base.OnDisconnect();
+
+                client.Close();
+
+            }
+
+        }
+
+        #endregion
+
+    }
+
+}

MewtocolNet/MewtocolNet.csproj

@@ -23,4 +23,7 @@
 			<_Parameter1>MewtocolTests</_Parameter1>
 		</AssemblyAttribute>
 	</ItemGroup>
+	<ItemGroup>
+	  <PackageReference Include="System.IO.Ports" Version="7.0.0" />
+	</ItemGroup>
 </Project>

MewtocolNet/PLCMode.cs

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ namespace MewtocolNet {
     /// <summary>
     /// All modes
     /// </summary>
-    public class PLCMode {
+    public struct PLCMode {
 
         /// <summary>
         /// PLC is running

MewtocolNet/PublicEnums/BaudRate.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Text;
+
+namespace MewtocolNet {
+
+    public enum BaudRate {
+
+        _1200 = 1200,
+        _2400 = 2400,
+        _4800 = 4800,
+        _9600 = 9600,
+        _19200 = 19200,
+        _38400 = 38400,
+        _57600 = 57600,
+        _115200 = 115200,
+        _230400 = 230400,
+
+    }
+
+}

MewtocolNet/PublicEnums/BitCount.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-namespace MewtocolNet.RegisterAttributes {
+namespace MewtocolNet {
+
     /// <summary>
     /// The size of the bitwise register
     /// </summary>

MewtocolNet/PublicEnums/DataBits.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+namespace MewtocolNet {
+    public enum DataBits {
+
+        Seven = 7,
+        Eight = 8,
+
+    }
+
+}

MewtocolNet/PublicEnums/IOType.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+namespace MewtocolNet {
+
+    // this is just used as syntactic sugar,
+    // when creating registers that are R/X/Y typed you dont need the DT types
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The type of an input/output register
+    /// </summary>
+    public enum IOType {
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Physical input as a bool (Relay)
+        /// </summary>
+        X = 0,
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Physical output as a bool (Relay)
+        /// </summary>
+        Y = 1,
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Internal relay
+        /// </summary>
+        R = 2,
+
+    }
+
+}

MewtocolNet/PublicEnums/RegisterType.cs

@@ -34,27 +34,4 @@ namespace MewtocolNet {
 
     }
 
-    // this is just used as syntactic sugar,
-    // when creating registers that are R/X/Y typed you dont need the DT types
-
-    /// <summary>
-    /// The type of an input/output register
-    /// </summary>
-    public enum IOType {
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Physical input as a bool (Relay)
-        /// </summary>
-        X = 0,
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Physical output as a bool (Relay)
-        /// </summary>
-        Y = 1,
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Internal relay
-        /// </summary>
-        R = 2,
-
-    }
-
 }

MewtocolNet/RegisterBuilding/RegBuilder.cs

@@ -21,10 +21,18 @@ namespace MewtocolNet.RegisterBuilding {
 
         };
 
-        public static RegBuilder ForInterface (MewtocolInterface interf) {
+        public static RegBuilder ForInterface (IPlcEthernet interf) {
 
             var rb = new RegBuilder();
-            rb.forInterface = interf;
+            rb.forInterface = interf as MewtocolInterface;
+            return rb;
+
+        }
+
+        public static RegBuilder ForInterface(IPlcSerial interf) {
+
+            var rb = new RegBuilder();
+            rb.forInterface = interf as MewtocolInterface;
             return rb;
 
         }

MewtocolNet/RegisterBuilding/RegisterBuildInfo.cs

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ using System;
 using System.Collections;
 using System.Reflection;
 
-namespace MewtocolNet {
+namespace MewtocolNet.RegisterBuilding {
 
     internal struct RegisterBuildInfo {
 

MewtocolNet/Responses.cs

@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-namespace MewtocolNet {
-
-    /// <summary>
-    /// The formatted result of a ascii command
-    /// </summary>
-    public struct CommandResult {
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Success state of the message
-        /// </summary>
-        public bool Success { get; set; }
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Response text of the message
-        /// </summary>
-        public string Response { get; set; }
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Error code of the message
-        /// </summary>
-        public string Error { get; set; }
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Error text of the message
-        /// </summary>
-        public string ErrorDescription { get; set; }
-
-    }
-
-}

MewtocolNet/TCPMessageResult.cs

@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-namespace MewtocolNet {
-    internal enum TCPMessageResult {
-
-        Waiting,
-        Success,
-        NotConnected,
-        FailedWithException,
-        FailedLineFeed,
-
-    }
-
-    internal enum CommandState {
-
-        Intial,
-        LineFeed,
-        RequestedNextFrame,
-        Complete
-
-    }
-
-}

MewtocolTests/AutomatedPropertyRegisters.cs

@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ namespace MewtocolTests {
         [Fact(DisplayName = "Boolean R generation")]
         public void BooleanGen() {
 
-            var interf = new MewtocolInterface("192.168.0.1");
+            var interf = new MewtocolInterfaceShared("192.168.0.1");
             interf.WithRegisterCollection(new TestRegisterCollection()).WithPoller();
 
             var register = interf.GetRegister(nameof(TestRegisterCollection.TestBool1));
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ namespace MewtocolTests {
         [Fact(DisplayName = "Boolean input XD generation")]
         public void BooleanInputGen() {
 
-            var interf = new MewtocolInterface("192.168.0.1");
+            var interf = new MewtocolInterfaceShared("192.168.0.1");
             interf.WithRegisterCollection(new TestRegisterCollection()).WithPoller();
 
             var register = interf.GetRegister(nameof(TestRegisterCollection.TestBoolInputXD));
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ namespace MewtocolTests {
         [Fact(DisplayName = "Int16 generation")]
         public void Int16Gen() {
 
-            var interf = new MewtocolInterface("192.168.0.1");
+            var interf = new MewtocolInterfaceShared("192.168.0.1");
             interf.WithRegisterCollection(new TestRegisterCollection()).WithPoller();
 
             var register = interf.GetRegister(nameof(TestRegisterCollection.TestInt16));
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ namespace MewtocolTests {
         [Fact(DisplayName = "UInt16 generation")]
         public void UInt16Gen() {
 
-            var interf = new MewtocolInterface("192.168.0.1");
+            var interf = new MewtocolInterfaceShared("192.168.0.1");
             interf.WithRegisterCollection(new TestRegisterCollection()).WithPoller();
 
             var register = interf.GetRegister(nameof(TestRegisterCollection.TestUInt16));
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ namespace MewtocolTests {
         [Fact(DisplayName = "Int32 generation")]
         public void Int32Gen() {
 
-            var interf = new MewtocolInterface("192.168.0.1");
+            var interf = new MewtocolInterfaceShared("192.168.0.1");
             interf.WithRegisterCollection(new TestRegisterCollection()).WithPoller();
 
             var register = interf.GetRegister(nameof(TestRegisterCollection.TestInt32));
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ namespace MewtocolTests {
         [Fact(DisplayName = "UInt32 generation")]
         public void UInt32Gen() {
 
-            var interf = new MewtocolInterface("192.168.0.1");
+            var interf = new MewtocolInterfaceShared("192.168.0.1");
             interf.WithRegisterCollection(new TestRegisterCollection()).WithPoller();
 
             var register = interf.GetRegister(nameof(TestRegisterCollection.TestUInt32));
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ namespace MewtocolTests {
         [Fact(DisplayName = "Float32 generation")]
         public void Float32Gen() {
 
-            var interf = new MewtocolInterface("192.168.0.1");
+            var interf = new MewtocolInterfaceShared("192.168.0.1");
             interf.WithRegisterCollection(new TestRegisterCollection()).WithPoller();
 
             var register = interf.GetRegister(nameof(TestRegisterCollection.TestFloat32));
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ namespace MewtocolTests {
         [Fact(DisplayName = "TimeSpan generation")]
         public void TimespanGen() {
 
-            var interf = new MewtocolInterface("192.168.0.1");
+            var interf = new MewtocolInterfaceShared("192.168.0.1");
             interf.WithRegisterCollection(new TestRegisterCollection()).WithPoller();
 
             var register = interf.GetRegister(nameof(TestRegisterCollection.TestTime));

MewtocolTests/TestLivePLC.cs

@@ -73,9 +73,9 @@ namespace MewtocolTests
 
                 output.WriteLine($"Testing: {plc.PLCName}");
 
-                var cycleClient = new MewtocolInterface(plc.PLCIP, plc.PLCPort);
+                var cycleClient = new MewtocolInterfaceShared(plc.PLCIP, plc.PLCPort);
 
-                await cycleClient.ConnectAsync();
+                await cycleClient.ConnectAsyncOld();
 
                 Assert.True(cycleClient.IsConnected);
 
@@ -94,9 +94,9 @@ namespace MewtocolTests
 
                 output.WriteLine($"Testing: {plc.PLCName}\n");
 
-                var client = new MewtocolInterface(plc.PLCIP, plc.PLCPort);
+                var client = new MewtocolInterfaceShared(plc.PLCIP, plc.PLCPort);
 
-                await client.ConnectAsync();
+                await client.ConnectAsyncOld();
 
                 output.WriteLine($"{client.PlcInfo}\n");