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 Java API bindings for the Industrial Dual Analog In Bricklet. General information and technical specifications for the Industrial Dual Analog In Bricklet are summarized in its hardware description.
An installation guide for the Java API bindings is part of their general description.
The example code below is Public Domain (CC0 1.0).
Generally, every method of the Java bindings that returns a value can throw a TimeoutException. This exception gets thrown if the device did not respond. If a cable based connection is used, it is unlikely that this exception gets thrown (assuming nobody unplugs the device). However, if a wireless connection is used, timeouts will occur if the distance to the device gets too big.
Beside the TimeoutException there is also a NotConnectedException that is thrown if a method needs to communicate with the device while the IP Connection is not connected.
Since Java does not support multiple return values and return by reference is not possible for primitive types, we use small classes that only consist of member variables. The member variables of the returned objects are described in the corresponding method descriptions.
The package for all Brick/Bricklet bindings and the IP Connection is com.tinkerforge.*
All methods listed below are thread-safe.
The Bricklet has two input channel. Functions that are related directly to a channel have a channel parameter to specify one of the two channels. Valid values for the channel parameter are 0 and 1.
Creates an object with the unique device ID uid:
BrickletIndustrialDualAnalogIn industrialDualAnalogIn = new BrickletIndustrialDualAnalogIn("YOUR_DEVICE_UID", ipcon);
This object can then be used after the IP Connection is connected (see examples above).
Returns the voltage for the given channel in mV.
If you want to get the voltage periodically, it is recommended to use the listener VoltageListener and set the period with setVoltageCallbackPeriod().
Sets the sample rate. The sample rate can be between 1 sample per second and 976 samples per second. Decreasing the sample rate will also decrease the noise on the data.
The following constants are available for this function:
Returns the sample rate as set by setSampleRate().
The following constants are available for this function:
Sets offset and gain of MCP3911 internal calibration registers.
See MCP3911 datasheet 7.7 and 7.8. The Industrial Dual Analog In Bricklet is already factory calibrated by Tinkerforge. It should not be necessary for you to use this function
Returns the calibration as set by setCalibration().
The returned object has the public member variables int[] offset and int[] gain.
Returns the ADC values as given by the MCP3911 IC. This function is needed for proper calibration, see setCalibration().
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 listener configuration functions it is enabled by default too, but can be disabled by setResponseExpected(). 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 setResponseExpected() for the list of function ID constants 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 listener configuration functions (default value: true). For getter functions it is always enabled and listeners 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 constants are available for this function:
Changes the response expected flag for all setter and listener 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.
The returned object has the public member variables String uid, String connectedUid, char position, short[] hardwareVersion, short[] firmwareVersion and int deviceIdentifier.
Sets the period in ms with which the VoltageListener listener is triggered periodically for the given channel. A value of 0 turns the listener off.
VoltageListener is only triggered if the voltage has changed since the last triggering.
The default value is 0.
Returns the period as set by setVoltageCallbackPeriod().
Sets the thresholds for the VoltageReachedListener listener for the given channel.
The following options are possible:
Option | Description |
---|---|
'x' | Listener is turned off |
'o' | Listener is triggered when the voltage is outside the min and max values |
'i' | Listener is triggered when the voltage is inside the min and max values |
'<' | Listener is triggered when the voltage is smaller than the min value (max is ignored) |
'>' | Listener is triggered when the voltage is greater than the min value (max is ignored) |
The default value is ('x', 0, 0).
The following constants are available for this function:
Returns the threshold as set by setVoltageCallbackThreshold().
The following constants are available for this function:
The returned object has the public member variables char option, int min and int max.
Sets the period in ms with which the threshold listener
is triggered, if the threshold
keeps being reached.
The default value is 100.
Returns the debounce period as set by setDebouncePeriod().
Listeners can be registered to receive time critical or recurring data from the device. The registration is done with "add*Listener" functions of the device object.
The parameter is a listener class object, for example:
device.addExampleListener(new BrickletIndustrialDualAnalogIn.ExampleListener() {
public void property(int value) {
System.out.println("Value: " + value);
}
});
The available listener classes with inherent methods to be overwritten are described below. It is possible to add several listeners and to remove them with the corresponding "remove*Listener" function.
Note
Using listeners for recurring events is always preferred compared to using getters. It will use less USB bandwidth and the latency will be a lot better, since there is no round trip time.
This listener can be added with the addVoltageListener() function. An added listener can be removed with the removeVoltageListener() function.
This listener is triggered periodically with the period that is set by setVoltageCallbackPeriod(). The parameter is the voltage of the channel.
VoltageListener is only triggered if the voltage has changed since the last triggering.
This listener can be added with the addVoltageReachedListener() function. An added listener can be removed with the removeVoltageReachedListener() function.
This listener is triggered when the threshold as set by setVoltageCallbackThreshold() is reached. The parameter is the voltage of the channel.
If the threshold keeps being reached, the listener is triggered periodically with the period as set by setDebouncePeriod().
This constant is used to identify a Industrial Dual Analog In Bricklet.
The getIdentity() function and the EnumerateListener listener of the IP Connection have a deviceIdentifier parameter to specify the Brick's or Bricklet's type.