def base_st_connect(self):
"""
Sends a confirmation message to Base Station to acknowledge connection. If it receives and ACK from Base Station, starts up the Sensor_thread.
"""
self.tried = 0
while(self.tried<=5):
LOGMSG("Checking if base station is responding...")
self.tried += 1
msg = pack('8sBBB','SLIPCC11',kelvin.DISPATCH,kelvin.CMD | kelvin.CONN_REQ, 0)
self.write(msg)
time.sleep(2)
rsp = self.read()
if(rsp != b''):
break
if(self.tried > 5):
LOGMSG("Base station currently unreachable. Please try later.")
LOGMSG("The server will now close...")
self.close()
else:
LOGMSG("Connected to base station.")
#Start a thread which will handle all sensor data extraction
self.sensor = Sensor(self)
self.sensor.start()
