ecoc measurements

Classes/05_Lab/Thor_PDFA.m

@@ -32,14 +32,30 @@ classdef Thor_PDFA < handle
                 end
             end
 
+            obj.getStatus();
+
         end
 
         function o = connectSerial(obj)
 
-            % Connect to the PDFA
-            o = serialport(obj.serialport_number, 9600);
-            configureTerminator(o, "CR", "CR");  % Set the terminator to carriage return (CR)
-            flush(o);
+            try
+                % Connect to the PDFA
+                o = serialport(obj.serialport_number, 9600);
+                configureTerminator(o, "CR", "CR");  % Set the terminator to carriage return (CR)
+                flush(o);
+            catch ME
+                disp(['Error connecting to PDFA: ', ME.message]);
+                % List available serial ports
+                availablePorts = serialportlist("available");
+
+                if isempty(availablePorts)
+                    disp('No available serial ports found.');
+                else
+                    disp('Available serial ports:');
+                    disp(availablePorts);
+                end
+
+            end
 
         end