Modbus4j and Android application

[ramonhl]

I am using modbus4j in Android application. Before I tested it in java, and works fine. But in Android I have problems with the master.init(), it does not work. In the manifest I add permissions for Internet and Access network state. I have a code more or less like this:

// Perform action on click
            // Read IP from layout***
            EditText edittext_IP = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.editText1);
            TextView MWReaded = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.textView4);
            // **********************

            //
            String slaveIP;
            slaveIP = edittext_IP.getText().toString();

            ModbusFactory factory = new ModbusFactory();
            IpParameters params = new IpParameters();
            params.setHost(slaveIP);
            params.setPort(502);
            params.setEncapsulated(false);
            ModbusMaster master = factory.createTcpMaster(params, true);
            master.setTimeout(500);
            master.setRetries(2);

            try {
                master.init();
            } catch (ModbusInitException e) {
                // TODO Auto-generated catch block
                e.printStackTrace();
                Toast.makeText(getApplication(),
                        "Error: " + e.getMessage(), 10).show();
            }
            ModbusLocator locator = new ModbusLocator(1,
                    RegisterRange.HOLDING_REGISTER, 0,
                    DataType.TWO_BYTE_INT_UNSIGNED);

            Object xx = null;
            try {
                xx = master.getValue(locator);
            } catch (ModbusTransportException e) {
                // TODO Auto-generated catch block
                e.printStackTrace();
            } catch (ErrorResponseException e) {
                // TODO Auto-generated catch block
                e.printStackTrace();
            }

            int Register = 0;

            if (xx != null){
            Register = Integer.parseInt(xx.toString());
            } else{
                Register = 6969;
            }

            MWReaded.setText(String.valueOf(Register));
            TextView txttest_n = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.textView5);
            txttest_n.setText("n=" + n);
            n = n + 1;

        }
    });

But the master is never initialized. I can see a exception. "android.os.NetworkOnMainThreadException"
**
Do you know how can I solve this problem?**

[mlohbihler]

I would suppose it's pretty much what the exception says: you're running network operations on the main thread, which Android frowns upon. Try running init in a service thread or something.

[ramonhl]

Hello.
Thanks for the information.
I have created and asynctask and I use the master.ini() in this new thread. Works fine.

Best regards.