what is the reason the static method was not firing ?

public partial class Form1 : Form

{

static ImpinjReader reader = new ImpinjReader();

public Form1()

{

InitializeComponent();

//Connect();

}

private void Connect()

{

try

{

#region

IPAddress ipAddress = new IPAddress(new byte[] { 169, 254, 1, 1 });

//IPAddress ipAddress = new IPAddress(new byte[] { 192, 168, 0, 112 });

TcpListener lsnr = new TcpListener(ipAddress, 14150);

//lsnr.Start();

// Connect to the reader.

// Change the ReaderHostname constant in SolutionConstants.cs

// to the IP address or hostname of your reader.

reader.Connect("169.254.1.1");

// Get the default settings

// We'll use these as a starting point

// and then modify the settings we're

// interested in.

Settings settings = reader.QueryDefaultSettings();

// Tell the reader to include the antenna number

// in all tag reports. Other fields can be added

// to the reports in the same way by setting the

// appropriate Report.IncludeXXXXXXX property.

settings.Report.IncludeAntennaPortNumber = true;

// Set the reader mode, search mode and session

settings.ReaderMode = ReaderMode.AutoSetDenseReader;

settings.SearchMode = SearchMode.DualTarget;

settings.Session = 2;

// Enable antenna #1. Disable all others.

settings.Antennas.DisableAll();

settings.Antennas.GetAntenna(2).IsEnabled = true;

// Set the Transmit Power and

// Receive Sensitivity to the maximum.

settings.Antennas.GetAntenna(2).MaxTxPower = true;

settings.Antennas.GetAntenna(2).MaxRxSensitivity = true;

// You can also set them to specific values like this...

//settings.Antennas.GetAntenna(1).TxPowerInDbm = 20;

//settings.Antennas.GetAntenna(1).RxSensitivityInDbm = -70;

// Apply the newly modified settings.

reader.ApplySettings(settings);

// Assign the TagsReported event handler.

// This specifies which method to call

// when tags reports are available.

//reader.TagsReported +=reader_TagsReported;

reader.TagsReported += new ImpinjReader.TagsReportedHandler(reader_TagsReported);

// Start reading.

reader.Start();

// Wait for the user to press enter.

//Console.WriteLine("Press enter to exit.");

//Console.ReadLine();

// Stop reading.

reader.Stop();

// Disconnect from the reader.

reader.Disconnect();

#endregion

}

catch (OctaneSdkException e)

{

// Handle Octane SDK errors.

MessageBox.Show("Octane SDK exception: " + e.Message.ToString());

}

catch (Exception e)

{

// Handle other .NET errors.

MessageBox.Show("Exception : " + e.Message.ToString());

}

}

static void reader_TagsReported(ImpinjReader sender, TagReport report)

{

foreach (Tag tag in report)

{

//lblResult.Text = tag.AntennaPortNumber.ToString() + "\n" + tag.Epc.ToString() + "\n" + tag.Epc.CountBytes.ToString();

MessageBox.Show("Antenna : " + tag.AntennaPortNumber.ToString());

MessageBox.Show("EPC : " + tag.Epc.ToString());

MessageBox.Show("CountBytes : " + tag.Epc.CountBytes.ToString());

MessageBox.Show("Data : " + tag.Epc.ToString());

}

}

private void btnReadTag_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)

{

Connect();

}

}