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Error when setting up an AnalogInput

#1

Trying to setup a typical AnalonInput and am getting an error in compiling. I pulled this code off of a few other posts here - with others using it just fine. For mine it’s saying that it’s not the right constructors? Should be something simple I’m missing. ?

namespace FrontDoorModule
{
public partial class Program
{

    private GT.Timer _pollingTimer;
    private AnalogInput analogInput;

    // This method is run when the mainboard is powered up or reset.   
    void ProgramStarted()
    {
        Debug.Print("Program Started");

        Socket socket = Gadgeteer.Socket.GetSocket(3, true, null, null);
        analogInput = new AnalogInput(socket, Socket.Pin.Three, null); //here's the problem line
        


        // Microsoft.SPOT.Hardware.AnalogInput does not contain a constructor



    }
}

}

#2

Verbose - have you used the code insight feature of VS to see what the various constructors are? (I don’t have the SDK handy to see them).

If you type something like:

var a = Microsoft.SPOT.Hardware.AnalogInput(

Once you enter the ( it should show a little window with the constructor. If there are multiples, then there will be arrows and x of n to the left of the class name.

The error message you took a snapshot of says that the arguments you supplied do not match one of the constructors:

analogInput = new AnalogInput(socket, Socket.Pin.Three, null); //here's the problem line

There’s an issue with the type of variables being used and/or the quantity of variables being passed in.

The first image is (poor) snap shot of the default MailMessage constructor. Notice it has 4 total constructors available to use.

The second is the 2nd option.

#3

you need to change the reference to AnalogInput.
it is not using the Gadgeteer one just the NETMF one.
Replace both AnalogInput in the declare statement with
Gadgeteer.Interfaces.AnalogInput;

#4

Thanks to both mhectorgato and Mike; you supplied me the ‘why’ and ‘how’.

Up and running now, thanks!