),The Network View shows devices and their relations. When loading an existing data capture file, the analyzer draws the Network View once, based on all data analyzed. During real time capture the Network View is updated every half a second.
Whenever the Network View gets drawn, the GetDeviceIcon function in the relevant Script (if active) is called.
The GetDeviceIcon function gets the device properties (address, name, type, status etc.) and returns four icons for the four possible device states:
•Normal (),
The device has been automatically placed in the Network View by the Perytons™ Protocol Analyzer location optimizer algorithm and has not been moved or relocated by the user (within the Network View window). The Perytons™ Protocol Analyzer has learned about this device by 'listening' to a message that was sent from it directly.
•NormalFixed (
)
The device has been moved or relocated. (within the Network View window) by the user. The Perytons™ Protocol Analyzer has learned about this device by 'listening' to a message that was sent from it directly.
•Empty (
)
The device has been automatically placed in the Network View by the Perytons™ Protocol Analyzer location optimizer algorithm and has not been moved or relocated by the user (within the Network View window). The Perytons™ Protocol Analyzer has learned about this device by 'listening' to a message mentioning it from other devices in the network (not directly).
•EmptyFixed.(
)
The device has been moved or relocated by the user (within the Network View window). The Perytons™ Protocol Analyzer has learned about this device by 'listening' to a message mentioning it from other devices in the network (not directly).
Different icons can be returned for different devices based on their address, current state (e.g. recently active), etc.
Setting a Device Note is done by: device.DeviceInfo.Note = value.
Example III:
The following Script code changes the icon of devices with short MAC address of 0x0001 to new icons, depending if the device is currently active or not.
if (device.DeviceInfo.short_mac_address == 0x0001)
{
if (device.Selected) // this device is currently
// selected by the mouse, or was
// recently active
{
return new IconGroup(IconNormalSelected,
IconFixSelected,
IconEmptySelected,
IconEmptyFixSelected);
}
else
{
return new IconGroup(IconNormal,
keyIconFix,
keyIconEmpty,
keyIconEmptyFix);
}
}
else
{
Return (null);
}
Note: Returning NULL will make the analyzer use the default icon relevant to this device (e.g. coordinator, router, FFD), and its current status.