Description: This article combines several useful concepts to make a user interface for a robotic alarm clock. The program can be modified to change the behavior of the robot when the alarm occurs. The article includes a solution to the surprisingly difficult task of extracting device names from Bluetooth devices paired to a PC. The article also shows how to easily use INI files to store settings and preferences. The article presents a robust, flexible communication structure between the robot and the PC. Visual Studio built in tools include ColorDialog, DateTimePicker, Timer, ToolStripMenuItem and StatusStrip.
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SpheroAlarmClock.suo
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................\...\.....\SpheroAlarmClock.exe
................\...\.....\SpheroAlarmClock.vshost.exe
................\...\.....\SpheroAlarmClock.vshost.exe.manifest
................\CommPortSettings.cs
................\Form1.cs
................\Form1.Designer.cs
................\ini.cs
................\obj\x86\Debug\SpheroAlarmClock.csproj.FileListAbsolute.txt
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................\Packet.cs
................\Program.cs
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................\..........\Resources.Designer.cs
................\..........\Resources.resx
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................\SerialStatus.cs
................\SpheroAlarmClock.csproj
................\Streamer.cs
SpheroAlarmClock.sln
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