Note
This Bricklet is currently in the prototype stage and the software/hardware as well as the documentation is in an incomplete state.
This is the description of the C/C++ API bindings for the Industrial Analog Out Bricklet. General information and technical specifications for the Industrial Analog Out Bricklet are summarized in its hardware description.
An installation guide for the C/C++ API bindings is part of their general description.
The example code below is Public Domain (CC0 1.0).
Download (example_simple_current.c)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 | #include <stdio.h>
#include "ip_connection.h"
#include "bricklet_industrial_analog_out.h"
#define HOST "localhost"
#define PORT 4223
#define UID "XYZ" // Change to your UID
int main() {
// Create IP connection
IPConnection ipcon;
ipcon_create(&ipcon);
// Create device object
IndustrialAnalogOut ao;
industrial_analog_out_create(&ao, UID, &ipcon);
// Connect to brickd
if(ipcon_connect(&ipcon, HOST, PORT) < 0) {
fprintf(stderr, "Could not connect\n");
exit(1);
}
// Don't use device before ipcon is connected
// Set a current of 4.5mA
industrial_analog_out_set_current(&ao, 4500);
industrial_analog_out_enable(&ao);
printf("Press key to exit\n");
getchar();
ipcon_destroy(&ipcon); // Calls ipcon_disconnect internally
}
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Download (example_simple_voltage.c)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 | #include <stdio.h>
#include "ip_connection.h"
#include "bricklet_industrial_analog_out.h"
#define HOST "localhost"
#define PORT 4223
#define UID "XYZ" // Change to your UID
int main() {
// Create IP connection
IPConnection ipcon;
ipcon_create(&ipcon);
// Create device object
IndustrialAnalogOut ao;
industrial_analog_out_create(&ao, UID, &ipcon);
// Connect to brickd
if(ipcon_connect(&ipcon, HOST, PORT) < 0) {
fprintf(stderr, "Could not connect\n");
exit(1);
}
// Don't use device before ipcon is connected
// Set a voltage of 3.3V
industrial_analog_out_set_voltage(&ao, 3300);
industrial_analog_out_enable(&ao);
printf("Press key to exit\n");
getchar();
ipcon_destroy(&ipcon); // Calls ipcon_disconnect internally
}
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Every function of the C/C++ bindings returns an integer which describes an error code. Data returned from the device, when a getter is called, is handled via call by reference. These parameters are labeled with the ret_ prefix.
Possible error codes are:
as defined in ip_connection.h.
All functions listed below are thread-safe.
Creates the device object industrial_analog_out with the unique device ID uid and adds it to the IPConnection ipcon:
IndustrialAnalogOut industrial_analog_out;
industrial_analog_out_create(&industrial_analog_out, "YOUR_DEVICE_UID", &ipcon);
This device object can be used after the IP connection has been connected (see examples above).
Removes the device object industrial_analog_out from its IPConnection and destroys it. The device object cannot be used anymore afterwards.
Enables the output of voltage and current.
The default is disabled.
Disables the output of voltage and current.
The default is disabled.
Returns true if output of voltage and current is enabled, false otherwise.
Sets the output voltage in mV.
Returns the voltage as set by industrial_analog_out_set_voltage().
Sets the output current in µA.
Returns the current as set by industrial_analog_out_set_current().
Configures the voltage and current range.
Possible voltage ranges are:
Possible current ranges are:
The resolution will always be 12 bit. This means, that the precision is higher with a smaller range.
The following defines are available for this function:
Returns the configuration as set by industrial_analog_out_set_configuration().
The following defines are available for this function:
Returns the version of the API definition (major, minor, revision) implemented by this API bindings. This is neither the release version of this API bindings nor does it tell you anything about the represented Brick or Bricklet.
Returns the response expected flag for the function specified by the function ID parameter. It is true if the function is expected to send a response, false otherwise.
For getter functions this is enabled by default and cannot be disabled, because those functions will always send a response. For callback configuration functions it is enabled by default too, but can be disabled by industrial_analog_out_set_response_expected(). For setter functions it is disabled by default and can be enabled.
Enabling the response expected flag for a setter function allows to detect timeouts and other error conditions calls of this setter as well. The device will then send a response for this purpose. If this flag is disabled for a setter function then no response is send and errors are silently ignored, because they cannot be detected.
See industrial_analog_out_set_response_expected() for the list of function ID defines available for this function.
Changes the response expected flag of the function specified by the function ID parameter. This flag can only be changed for setter (default value: false) and callback configuration functions (default value: true). For getter functions it is always enabled and callbacks it is always disabled.
Enabling the response expected flag for a setter function allows to detect timeouts and other error conditions calls of this setter as well. The device will then send a response for this purpose. If this flag is disabled for a setter function then no response is send and errors are silently ignored, because they cannot be detected.
The following function ID defines are available for this function:
Changes the response expected flag for all setter and callback configuration functions of this device at once.
Returns the UID, the UID where the Bricklet is connected to, the position, the hardware and firmware version as well as the device identifier.
The position can be 'a', 'b', 'c' or 'd'.
The device identifier numbers can be found here. There is also a constant for the device identifier of this Bricklet.
This constant is used to identify a Industrial Analog Out Bricklet.
The industrial_analog_out_get_identity() function and the IPCON_CALLBACK_ENUMERATE callback of the IP Connection have a device_identifier parameter to specify the Brick's or Bricklet's type.