SerialLink.h

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/**
 * @file
 *   @brief Brief Description
 *
 *   @author Lorenz Meier <mavteam@student.ethz.ch>
 *
 */

#ifndef SERIALLINK_H
#define SERIALLINK_H

#include <QObject>
#include <QThread>
#include <QMutex>
#include <QString>
#include <qserialport.h>
#include <configuration.h>
#include "SerialLinkInterface.h"

/**
 * @brief The SerialLink class provides cross-platform access to serial links.
 * It takes care of the link management and provides a common API to higher
 * level communication layers. It is implemented as a wrapper class for a thread
 * that handles the serial communication. All methods have therefore to be thread-
 * safe.
 *
 */
class SerialLink : public SerialLinkInterface
{
    Q_OBJECT
    //Q_INTERFACES(SerialLinkInterface:LinkInterface)


public:
    SerialLink(QString portname = "",
               int baudrate=57600,