MATLAB/Octave - PTC Bricklet

This is the description of the MATLAB/Octave API bindings for the PTC Bricklet. General information and technical specifications for the PTC Bricklet are summarized in its hardware description.

An installation guide for the MATLAB/Octave API bindings is part of their general description.

Examples

The example code below is Public Domain (CC0 1.0).

Simple (MATLAB)

Download (matlab_example_simple.m)

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function matlab_example_simple()
    import com.tinkerforge.IPConnection;
    import com.tinkerforge.BrickletPTC;

    HOST = 'localhost';
    PORT = 4223;
    UID = 'i4G'; % Change to your UID
    
    ipcon = IPConnection(); % Create IP connection
    ptc = BrickletPTC(UID, ipcon); % Create device object

    ipcon.connect(HOST, PORT); % Connect to brickd
    % Don't use device before ipcon is connected

    % Get current temperature (unit is °C/100)
    temperature = ptc.getTemperature();
    fprintf('Temperature: %g °C\n', temperature/100.0);

    input('Press any key to exit...\n', 's');
    ipcon.disconnect();
end

Callback (MATLAB)

Download (matlab_example_callback.m)

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function matlab_example_callback()
    import com.tinkerforge.IPConnection;
    import com.tinkerforge.BrickletPTC;

    HOST = 'localhost';
    PORT = 4223;
    UID = 'i4G'; % Change to your UID
    
    ipcon = IPConnection(); % Create IP connection
    ptc = BrickletPTC(UID, ipcon); % Create device object

    ipcon.connect(HOST, PORT); % Connect to brickd
    % Don't use device before ipcon is connected

    % Set Period for temperature callback to 1s (1000ms)
    % Note: The callback is only called every second if the 
    %       temperature has changed since the last call!
    ptc.setTemperatureCallbackPeriod(1000);

    % Register temperature callback to function cb_temperature
    set(ptc, 'TemperatureCallback', @(h, e) cb_temperature(e));

    input('Press any key to exit...\n', 's');
    ipcon.disconnect();
end

% Callback function for temperature callback (parameter has unit °C/100)
function cb_temperature(e)
    fprintf('Temperature: %g °C\n', e.temperature/100.0);
end

Threshold (MATLAB)

Download (matlab_example_threshold.m)

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function matlab_example_threshold()
    import com.tinkerforge.IPConnection;
    import com.tinkerforge.BrickletPTC;

    HOST = 'localhost';
    PORT = 4223;
    UID = 'i4G'; % Change to your UID
    
    ipcon = IPConnection(); % Create IP connection
    ptc = BrickletPTC(UID, ipcon); % Create device object

    ipcon.connect(HOST, PORT); % Connect to brickd
    % Don't use device before ipcon is connected

    % Get threshold callbacks with a debounce time of 10 seconds (10000ms)
    ptc.setDebouncePeriod(10000);

    % Register threshold reached callback to function cb_reached
    set(ptc, 'TemperatureReachedCallback', @(h, e) cb_reached(e));


    % Configure threshold for "greater than 30 °C" (unit is °C/100)
    ptc.setTemperatureCallbackThreshold('>', 30*100, 0);

    input('Press any key to exit...\n', 's');
    ipcon.disconnect();
end

% Callback for temperature greater than 30 °C
function cb_reached(e)
    fprintf('We have %g °C.\n', e.temperature/100.0);
    fprintf('It is too hot, we need air conditioning!\n');
end

Simple (Octave)

Download (octave_example_simple.m)

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function octave_example_simple()
    more off;
    
    HOST = "localhost";
    PORT = 4223;
    UID = "i4G"; % Change to your UID

    ipcon = java_new("com.tinkerforge.IPConnection"); % Create IP connection
    ptc = java_new("com.tinkerforge.BrickletPTC", UID, ipcon); % Create device object

    ipcon.connect(HOST, PORT); % Connect to brickd
    % Don't use device before ipcon is connected

    % Get current temperature (unit is °C/100)
    temperature = ptc.getTemperature();
    fprintf("Temperature: %g °C\n", temperature/100.0);

    input("Press any key to exit...\n", "s");
    ipcon.disconnect();
end

Callback (Octave)

Download (octave_example_callback.m)

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function octave_example_callback()
    more off;
    
    HOST = "localhost";
    PORT = 4223;
    UID = "i4G"; % Change to your UID

    ipcon = java_new("com.tinkerforge.IPConnection"); % Create IP connection
    ptc = java_new("com.tinkerforge.BrickletPTC", UID, ipcon); % Create device object

    ipcon.connect(HOST, PORT); % Connect to brickd
    % Don't use device before ipcon is connected

    % Set Period for temperature callback to 1s (1000ms)
    % Note: The callback is only called every second if the 
    %       temperature has changed since the last call!
    ptc.setTemperatureCallbackPeriod(1000);

    % Register temperature callback to function cb_temperature
    ptc.addTemperatureCallback(@cb_temperature);

    input("Press any key to exit...\n", "s");
    ipcon.disconnect();
end

% Callback function for temperature callback (parameter has unit °C/100)
function cb_temperature(e)
    fprintf("Temperature: %g °C\n", e.temperature/100.0);
end

Threshold (Octave)

Download (octave_example_threshold.m)

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function octave_example_threshold()
    more off;
    
    HOST = "localhost";
    PORT = 4223;
    UID = "i4G"; % Change to your UID

    ipcon = java_new("com.tinkerforge.IPConnection"); % Create IP connection
    ptc = java_new("com.tinkerforge.BrickletPTC", UID, ipcon); % Create device object

    ipcon.connect(HOST, PORT); % Connect to brickd
    % Don"t use device before ipcon is connected

    % Get threshold callbacks with a debounce time of 10 seconds (10000ms)
    ptc.setDebouncePeriod(10000);

    % Register threshold reached callback to function cb_reached
    ptc.addTemperatureReachedCallback(@cb_reached);

    % Configure threshold for "greater than 30 °C" (unit is °C/100)
    ptc.setTemperatureCallbackThreshold(">", 30*100, 0);

    input("Press any key to exit...\n", "s");
    ipcon.disconnect();
end

% Callback for temperature greater than 30 °C
function cb_reached(e)
    fprintf("We have %g °C.\n", e.temperature/100.0);
    fprintf("It is too hot, we need air conditioning!\n");
end

API

Generally, every method of the MATLAB 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 the MATLAB bindings are based on Java and 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.

Basic Functions

public class BrickletPTC(String uid, IPConnection ipcon)

Creates an object with the unique device ID uid.

In MATLAB:

import com.tinkerforge.BrickletPTC;

ptc = BrickletPTC('YOUR_DEVICE_UID', ipcon);

In Octave:

ptc = java_new("com.tinkerforge.BrickletPTC", "YOUR_DEVICE_UID", ipcon);

This object can then be used after the IP Connection is connected (see examples above).

public int getTemperature()

Returns the temperature of connected sensor. The value has a range of -246 to 849 °C and is given in °C/100, e.g. a value of 4223 means that a temperature of 42.23 °C is measured.

If you want to get the temperature periodically, it is recommended to use the callback TemperatureCallback and set the period with setTemperatureCallbackPeriod().

public boolean isSensorConnected()

Returns true if the sensor is connected correctly.

If this function returns false, there is either no Pt100 or Pt1000 sensor connected, the sensor is connected incorrectly or the sensor itself is faulty.

public void setWireMode(short mode)

Sets the wire mode of the sensor. Possible values are 2, 3 and 4 which correspond to 2-, 3- and 4-wire sensors. The value has to match the jumper configuration on the Bricklet.

The default value is 2 = 2-wire.

The following constants are available for this function:

  • BrickletPTC.WIRE_MODE_2 = 2
  • BrickletPTC.WIRE_MODE_3 = 3
  • BrickletPTC.WIRE_MODE_4 = 4
public short getWireMode()

Returns the wire mode as set by setWireMode()

The following constants are available for this function:

  • BrickletPTC.WIRE_MODE_2 = 2
  • BrickletPTC.WIRE_MODE_3 = 3
  • BrickletPTC.WIRE_MODE_4 = 4

Advanced Functions

public int getResistance()

Returns the value as measured by the MAX31865 precision delta-sigma ADC.

The value can be converted with the following formulas:

  • Pt100: resistance = (value * 390) / 32768
  • Pt1000: resistance = (value * 3900) / 32768

If you want to get the resistance periodically, it is recommended to use the callback ResistanceCallback and set the period with setResistanceCallbackPeriod().

public void setNoiseRejectionFilter(short filter)

Sets the noise rejection filter to either 50Hz (0) or 60Hz (1). Noise from 50Hz or 60Hz power sources (including harmonics of the AC power's fundamental frequency) is attenuated by 82dB.

Default value is 0 = 50Hz.

The following constants are available for this function:

  • BrickletPTC.FILTER_OPTION_50HZ = 0
  • BrickletPTC.FILTER_OPTION_60HZ = 1
public short getNoiseRejectionFilter()

Returns the noise rejection filter option as set by setNoiseRejectionFilter()

The following constants are available for this function:

  • BrickletPTC.FILTER_OPTION_50HZ = 0
  • BrickletPTC.FILTER_OPTION_60HZ = 1
public short[] getAPIVersion()

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.

public boolean getResponseExpected(short functionId)

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 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.

public void setResponseExpected(short functionId, boolean responseExpected)

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 constants are available for this function:

  • BrickletPTC.FUNCTION_SET_TEMPERATURE_CALLBACK_PERIOD = 3
  • BrickletPTC.FUNCTION_SET_RESISTANCE_CALLBACK_PERIOD = 5
  • BrickletPTC.FUNCTION_SET_TEMPERATURE_CALLBACK_THRESHOLD = 7
  • BrickletPTC.FUNCTION_SET_RESISTANCE_CALLBACK_THRESHOLD = 9
  • BrickletPTC.FUNCTION_SET_DEBOUNCE_PERIOD = 11
  • BrickletPTC.FUNCTION_SET_NOISE_REJECTION_FILTER = 17
  • BrickletPTC.FUNCTION_SET_WIRE_MODE = 20
public void setResponseExpectedAll(boolean responseExpected)

Changes the response expected flag for all setter and callback configuration functions of this device at once.

public BrickletPTC.Identity getIdentity()

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.

Callback Configuration Functions

public void setTemperatureCallbackPeriod(long period)

Sets the period in ms with which the TemperatureCallback callback is triggered periodically. A value of 0 turns the callback off.

TemperatureCallback is only triggered if the temperature has changed since the last triggering.

The default value is 0.

public long getTemperatureCallbackPeriod()

Returns the period as set by setTemperatureCallbackPeriod().

public void setResistanceCallbackPeriod(long period)

Sets the period in ms with which the ResistanceCallback callback is triggered periodically. A value of 0 turns the callback off.

ResistanceCallback is only triggered if the resistance has changed since the last triggering.

The default value is 0.

public long getResistanceCallbackPeriod()

Returns the period as set by setResistanceCallbackPeriod().

public void setTemperatureCallbackThreshold(char option, int min, int max)

Sets the thresholds for the TemperatureReachedCallback callback.

The following options are possible:

Option Description
'x' Callback is turned off
'o' Callback is triggered when the temperature is outside the min and max values
'i' Callback is triggered when the temperature is inside the min and max values
'<' Callback is triggered when the temperature is smaller than the min value (max is ignored)
'>' Callback is triggered when the temperature is greater than the min value (max is ignored)

The default value is ('x', 0, 0).

The following constants are available for this function:

  • BrickletPTC.THRESHOLD_OPTION_OFF = 'x'
  • BrickletPTC.THRESHOLD_OPTION_OUTSIDE = 'o'
  • BrickletPTC.THRESHOLD_OPTION_INSIDE = 'i'
  • BrickletPTC.THRESHOLD_OPTION_SMALLER = '<'
  • BrickletPTC.THRESHOLD_OPTION_GREATER = '>'
public BrickletPTC.TemperatureCallbackThreshold getTemperatureCallbackThreshold()

Returns the threshold as set by setTemperatureCallbackThreshold().

The following constants are available for this function:

  • BrickletPTC.THRESHOLD_OPTION_OFF = 'x'
  • BrickletPTC.THRESHOLD_OPTION_OUTSIDE = 'o'
  • BrickletPTC.THRESHOLD_OPTION_INSIDE = 'i'
  • BrickletPTC.THRESHOLD_OPTION_SMALLER = '<'
  • BrickletPTC.THRESHOLD_OPTION_GREATER = '>'

The returned object has the public member variables char option, int min and int max.

public void setResistanceCallbackThreshold(char option, int min, int max)

Sets the thresholds for the ResistanceReachedCallback callback.

The following options are possible:

Option Description
'x' Callback is turned off
'o' Callback is triggered when the temperature is outside the min and max values
'i' Callback is triggered when the temperature is inside the min and max values
'<' Callback is triggered when the temperature is smaller than the min value (max is ignored)
'>' Callback is triggered when the temperature is greater than the min value (max is ignored)

The default value is ('x', 0, 0).

The following constants are available for this function:

  • BrickletPTC.THRESHOLD_OPTION_OFF = 'x'
  • BrickletPTC.THRESHOLD_OPTION_OUTSIDE = 'o'
  • BrickletPTC.THRESHOLD_OPTION_INSIDE = 'i'
  • BrickletPTC.THRESHOLD_OPTION_SMALLER = '<'
  • BrickletPTC.THRESHOLD_OPTION_GREATER = '>'
public BrickletPTC.ResistanceCallbackThreshold getResistanceCallbackThreshold()

Returns the threshold as set by setResistanceCallbackThreshold().

The following constants are available for this function:

  • BrickletPTC.THRESHOLD_OPTION_OFF = 'x'
  • BrickletPTC.THRESHOLD_OPTION_OUTSIDE = 'o'
  • BrickletPTC.THRESHOLD_OPTION_INSIDE = 'i'
  • BrickletPTC.THRESHOLD_OPTION_SMALLER = '<'
  • BrickletPTC.THRESHOLD_OPTION_GREATER = '>'

The returned object has the public member variables char option, int min and int max.

public void setDebouncePeriod(long debounce)

Sets the period in ms with which the threshold callback

is triggered, if the threshold

keeps being reached.

The default value is 100.

public long getDebouncePeriod()

Returns the debounce period as set by setDebouncePeriod().

Callbacks

Callbacks can be registered to receive time critical or recurring data from the device. The registration is done with "set" function of MATLAB. The parameters consist of the IP Connection object, the callback name and the callback function. For example, it looks like this in MATLAB:

function cb_example(e)
    fprintf('Parameter: %s\n', e.param);
end

set(device, 'ExampleCallback', @(h, e) cb_example(e));

Due to a difference in the Octave Java support the "set" function cannot be used in Octave. The registration is done with "add*Callback" functions of the device object. It looks like this in Octave:

function cb_example(e)
    fprintf("Parameter: %s\n", e.param);
end

device.addExampleCallback(@cb_example);

It is possible to add several callbacks and to remove them with the corresponding "remove*Callback" function.

The parameters of the callback are passed to the callback function as fields of the structure e, which is derived from the java.util.EventObject class. The available callback names with corresponding structure fields are described below.

Note

Using callbacks 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.

public callback BrickletPTC.TemperatureCallback
Parameters:temperature -- int

This callback is triggered periodically with the period that is set by setTemperatureCallbackPeriod(). The parameter is the temperature of the connected sensor.

TemperatureCallback is only triggered if the temperature has changed since the last triggering.

In MATLAB the set() function can be used to register a callback function to this callback.

In Octave a callback function can be added to this callback using the addTemperatureCallback() function. An added callback function can be removed with the removeTemperatureCallback() function.

public callback BrickletPTC.TemperatureReachedCallback
Parameters:temperature -- int

This callback is triggered when the threshold as set by setTemperatureCallbackThreshold() is reached. The parameter is the temperature of the connected sensor.

If the threshold keeps being reached, the callback is triggered periodically with the period as set by setDebouncePeriod().

In MATLAB the set() function can be used to register a callback function to this callback.

In Octave a callback function can be added to this callback using the addTemperatureReachedCallback() function. An added callback function can be removed with the removeTemperatureReachedCallback() function.

public callback BrickletPTC.ResistanceCallback
Parameters:resistance -- int

This callback is triggered periodically with the period that is set by setResistanceCallbackPeriod(). The parameter is the resistance of the connected sensor.

ResistanceCallback is only triggered if the resistance has changed since the last triggering.

In MATLAB the set() function can be used to register a callback function to this callback.

In Octave a callback function can be added to this callback using the addResistanceCallback() function. An added callback function can be removed with the removeResistanceCallback() function.

public callback BrickletPTC.ResistanceReachedCallback
Parameters:resistance -- int

This callback is triggered when the threshold as set by setResistanceCallbackThreshold() is reached. The parameter is the resistance of the connected sensor.

If the threshold keeps being reached, the callback is triggered periodically with the period as set by setDebouncePeriod().

In MATLAB the set() function can be used to register a callback function to this callback.

In Octave a callback function can be added to this callback using the addResistanceReachedCallback() function. An added callback function can be removed with the removeResistanceReachedCallback() function.

Constants

public static final int BrickletPTC.DEVICE_IDENTIFIER

This constant is used to identify a PTC Bricklet.

The getIdentity() function and the EnumerateCallback callback of the IP Connection have a deviceIdentifier parameter to specify the Brick's or Bricklet's type.

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