AForge.Robotics.Lego.Internals.SerialCommunication.SendMessage C# (CSharp) Method

        public bool SendMessage( byte[] message, int offset, int length )
        {
            // check connection status
            if ( !port.IsOpen )
            {
                throw new NullReferenceException( "Serial port is not opened" );
            }

            // check message size
            if ( length > MaxMessageSize )
            {
                throw new ArgumentException( "Too large message" );
            }

            try
            {
                // prepare request buffer
                byte[] requestBuffer = new byte[length + 2];
                requestBuffer[0] = (byte) ( length & 0xFF );
                requestBuffer[1] = (byte) ( ( length & 0xFF00 ) >> 8 );
                Array.Copy( message, offset, requestBuffer, 2, length );
                // send actual request
                port.Write( requestBuffer, 0, requestBuffer.Length );
            }
            catch
            {
                return false;
            }

            return true;
        }