initial version with serial link

analog_system_monitor_dotnet/TrayApp.cs

@@ -1,86 +1,41 @@
+#nullable enable
+
 using System;
 using System.Drawing;
-using System.Reflection;
-using System.Threading;
 using System.Windows.Forms;
 
-namespace analog_system_monitor
+public class TrayApp : ApplicationContext
 {
-    public class TrayApp : ApplicationContext
+    private NotifyIcon trayIcon;
+    private Telemetry telemetry;
+
+    public TrayApp()
     {
-        private NotifyIcon trayIcon;
-        private Thread workerThread;
-        private bool running = true;
+        telemetry = new Telemetry();
+        telemetry.Initialize();
 
-        public TrayApp()
+        trayIcon = new NotifyIcon()
         {
-            trayIcon = new NotifyIcon()
-            {
-                Icon = LoadEmbeddedIcon(),
-                Text = "Analog System Monitor",
-                Visible = true,
-                ContextMenuStrip = BuildMenu()
-            };
+            Icon = Icon.ExtractAssociatedIcon(Application.ExecutablePath),
+            Visible = true,
+            Text = "Telemetry Running"
+        };
 
-            workerThread = new Thread(WorkerLoop)
-            {
-                IsBackground = true
-            };
-            workerThread.Start();
-        }
+        var menu = new ContextMenuStrip();
+        menu.Items.Add("Exit", null, OnExit);
+        trayIcon.ContextMenuStrip = menu;
 
-        private Icon LoadEmbeddedIcon()
-        {
-            var assembly = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly();
-            var resourceName = "analog_system_monitor.telemetry_icon.ico";
+        // Start telemetry loop
+        var timer = new System.Windows.Forms.Timer();
+        timer.Interval = 1000;
+        timer.Tick += (s, e) => telemetry.UpdateAndSend();
+        timer.Start();
+    }
 
-            using var stream = assembly.GetManifestResourceStream(resourceName);
-            if (stream == null)
-            {
-                MessageBox.Show("Embedded icon not found: " + resourceName);
-                return SystemIcons.Application;
-            }
-
-            return new Icon(stream);
-        }
-
-        private ContextMenuStrip BuildMenu()
-        {
-            var menu = new ContextMenuStrip();
-
-            var exitItem = new ToolStripMenuItem("Exit");
-            exitItem.Click += (s, e) => ExitApp();
-
-            menu.Items.Add(exitItem);
-            return menu;
-        }
-
-        private void WorkerLoop()
-        {
-            var telemetry = new Telemetry();
-            telemetry.Initialize();
-
-            while (running)
-            {
-                telemetry.UpdateAndSend();
-                Thread.Sleep(telemetry.UpdateRateMs);
-            }
-        }
-
-        private void ExitApp()
-        {
-            running = false;
-
-            try
-            {
-                workerThread?.Join(500);
-            }
-            catch { }
-
-            trayIcon.Visible = false;
-            trayIcon.Dispose();
-
-            Application.Exit();
-        }
+    private void OnExit(object? sender, EventArgs e)
+    {
+        telemetry.Dispose();
+        trayIcon.Visible = false;
+        Application.Exit();
     }
 }