Java - Compass Bricklet¶

Simple¶

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import com.tinkerforge.IPConnection;
import com.tinkerforge.BrickletCompass;

public class ExampleSimple {
    private static final String HOST = "localhost";
    private static final int PORT = 4223;

    // Change XYZ to the UID of your Compass Bricklet
    private static final String UID = "XYZ";

    // Note: To make the example code cleaner we do not handle exceptions. Exceptions
    //       you might normally want to catch are described in the documentation
    public static void main(String args[]) throws Exception {
        IPConnection ipcon = new IPConnection(); // Create IP connection
        BrickletCompass c = new BrickletCompass(UID, ipcon); // Create device object

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

        // Get current heading
        int heading = c.getHeading(); // Can throw com.tinkerforge.TimeoutException
        System.out.println("Heading: " + heading/10.0 + " °");

        System.out.println("Press key to exit"); System.in.read();
        ipcon.disconnect();
    }
}

Callback¶

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import com.tinkerforge.IPConnection;
import com.tinkerforge.BrickletCompass;

public class ExampleCallback {
    private static final String HOST = "localhost";
    private static final int PORT = 4223;

    // Change XYZ to the UID of your Compass Bricklet
    private static final String UID = "XYZ";

    // Note: To make the example code cleaner we do not handle exceptions. Exceptions
    //       you might normally want to catch are described in the documentation
    public static void main(String args[]) throws Exception {
        IPConnection ipcon = new IPConnection(); // Create IP connection
        BrickletCompass c = new BrickletCompass(UID, ipcon); // Create device object

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

        // Add heading listener
        c.addHeadingListener(new BrickletCompass.HeadingListener() {
            public void heading(int heading) {
                System.out.println("Heading: " + heading/10.0 + " °");
            }
        });

        // Set period for heading callback to 0.1s (100ms) without a threshold
        c.setHeadingCallbackConfiguration(100, false, 'x', 0, 0);

        System.out.println("Press key to exit"); System.in.read();
        ipcon.disconnect();
    }
}

Basic Functions¶

class BrickletCompass(String uid, IPConnection ipcon)¶

Parameters:	uid – Type: String ipcon – Type: IPConnection
Returns:	compass – Type: BrickletCompass

Creates an object with the unique device ID uid:

BrickletCompass compass = new BrickletCompass("YOUR_DEVICE_UID", ipcon);

This object can then be used after the IP Connection is connected.

int BrickletCompass.getHeading()¶

Returns:	heading – Type: int, Unit: 1/10 °, Range: [0 to 3600]

Returns the heading (north = 0 degree, east = 90 degree).

Alternatively you can use getMagneticFluxDensity() and calculate the heading with heading = atan2(y, x) * 180 / PI.

If you want to get the value periodically, it is recommended to use the HeadingListener listener. You can set the listener configuration with setHeadingCallbackConfiguration().

BrickletCompass.MagneticFluxDensity BrickletCompass.getMagneticFluxDensity()¶

Return Object:	x – Type: int, Unit: 1/100 µT, Range: [-80000 to 80000] y – Type: int, Unit: 1/100 µT, Range: [-80000 to 80000] z – Type: int, Unit: 1/100 µT, Range: [-80000 to 80000]

Returns the magnetic flux density (magnetic induction) for all three axis.

If you want to get the value periodically, it is recommended to use the MagneticFluxDensityListener listener. You can set the listener configuration with setMagneticFluxDensityCallbackConfiguration().

void BrickletCompass.setConfiguration(int dataRate, boolean backgroundCalibration)¶

Parameters:	dataRate – Type: int, Range: See constants, Default: 0 backgroundCalibration – Type: boolean, Default: true

Configures the data rate and background calibration.

• Data Rate: Sets the data rate that is used by the magnetometer. The lower the data rate, the lower is the noise on the data.
• Background Calibration: Set to true to enable the background calibration and false to turn it off. If the background calibration is enabled the sensing polarity is flipped once per second to automatically calculate and remove offset that is caused by temperature changes. This polarity flipping takes about 20ms. This means that once a second you will not get new data for a period of 20ms. We highly recommend that you keep the background calibration enabled and only disable it if the 20ms off-time is a problem in your application.

The following constants are available for this function:

For dataRate:

• BrickletCompass.DATA_RATE_100HZ = 0
• BrickletCompass.DATA_RATE_200HZ = 1
• BrickletCompass.DATA_RATE_400HZ = 2
• BrickletCompass.DATA_RATE_600HZ = 3

BrickletCompass.Configuration BrickletCompass.getConfiguration()¶

Return Object:	dataRate – Type: int, Range: See constants, Default: 0 backgroundCalibration – Type: boolean, Default: true

Returns the configuration as set by setConfiguration().

The following constants are available for this function:

For dataRate:

• BrickletCompass.DATA_RATE_100HZ = 0
• BrickletCompass.DATA_RATE_200HZ = 1
• BrickletCompass.DATA_RATE_400HZ = 2
• BrickletCompass.DATA_RATE_600HZ = 3

Advanced Functions¶

void BrickletCompass.setCalibration(int[] offset, int[] gain)¶

Parameters:	offset – Type: int[], Length: 3 0: x – Type: int, Unit: 1/100 µT, Range: [-215 to 215 - 1] 1: y – Type: int, Unit: 1/100 µT, Range: [-215 to 215 - 1] 2: z – Type: int, Unit: 1/100 µT, Range: [-215 to 215 - 1] gain – Type: int[], Length: 3 0: x – Type: int, Range: [-215 to 215 - 1] 1: y – Type: int, Range: [-215 to 215 - 1] 2: z – Type: int, Range: [-215 to 215 - 1]

Sets offset and gain for each of the three axes.

The Bricklet is factory calibrated. If you want to re-calibrate the Bricklet we recommend that you do the calibration through Brick Viewer.

The calibration is saved in non-volatile memory and only has to be done once.

BrickletCompass.Calibration BrickletCompass.getCalibration()¶

Return Object:	offset – Type: int[], Length: 3 0: x – Type: int, Unit: 1/100 µT, Range: [-215 to 215 - 1] 1: y – Type: int, Unit: 1/100 µT, Range: [-215 to 215 - 1] 2: z – Type: int, Unit: 1/100 µT, Range: [-215 to 215 - 1] gain – Type: int[], Length: 3 0: x – Type: int, Range: [-215 to 215 - 1] 1: y – Type: int, Range: [-215 to 215 - 1] 2: z – Type: int, Range: [-215 to 215 - 1]

Returns the calibration parameters as set by setCalibration().

BrickletCompass.SPITFPErrorCount BrickletCompass.getSPITFPErrorCount()¶

Return Object:	errorCountAckChecksum – Type: long, Range: [0 to 232 - 1] errorCountMessageChecksum – Type: long, Range: [0 to 232 - 1] errorCountFrame – Type: long, Range: [0 to 232 - 1] errorCountOverflow – Type: long, Range: [0 to 232 - 1]

Returns the error count for the communication between Brick and Bricklet.

The errors are divided into

• ACK checksum errors,
• message checksum errors,
• framing errors and
• overflow errors.

The errors counts are for errors that occur on the Bricklet side. All Bricks have a similar function that returns the errors on the Brick side.

void BrickletCompass.setStatusLEDConfig(int config)¶

Parameters:	config – Type: int, Range: See constants, Default: 3

Sets the status LED configuration. By default the LED shows communication traffic between Brick and Bricklet, it flickers once for every 10 received data packets.

You can also turn the LED permanently on/off or show a heartbeat.

If the Bricklet is in bootloader mode, the LED is will show heartbeat by default.

The following constants are available for this function:

For config:

• BrickletCompass.STATUS_LED_CONFIG_OFF = 0
• BrickletCompass.STATUS_LED_CONFIG_ON = 1
• BrickletCompass.STATUS_LED_CONFIG_SHOW_HEARTBEAT = 2
• BrickletCompass.STATUS_LED_CONFIG_SHOW_STATUS = 3

int BrickletCompass.getStatusLEDConfig()¶

Returns:	config – Type: int, Range: See constants, Default: 3

Returns the configuration as set by setStatusLEDConfig()

The following constants are available for this function:

For config:

• BrickletCompass.STATUS_LED_CONFIG_OFF = 0
• BrickletCompass.STATUS_LED_CONFIG_ON = 1
• BrickletCompass.STATUS_LED_CONFIG_SHOW_HEARTBEAT = 2
• BrickletCompass.STATUS_LED_CONFIG_SHOW_STATUS = 3

int BrickletCompass.getChipTemperature()¶

Returns:	temperature – Type: int, Unit: 1 °C, Range: [-215 to 215 - 1]

Returns the temperature as measured inside the microcontroller. The value returned is not the ambient temperature!

The temperature is only proportional to the real temperature and it has bad accuracy. Practically it is only useful as an indicator for temperature changes.

void BrickletCompass.reset()¶

Calling this function will reset the Bricklet. All configurations will be lost.

After a reset you have to create new device objects, calling functions on the existing ones will result in undefined behavior!

BrickletCompass.Identity BrickletCompass.getIdentity()¶

Return Object:

uid – Type: String, Length: up to 8 connectedUid – Type: String, Length: up to 8 position – Type: char, Range: ['a' to 'h', 'z'] hardwareVersion – Type: short[], Length: 3 0: major – Type: short, Range: [0 to 255] 1: minor – Type: short, Range: [0 to 255] 2: revision – Type: short, Range: [0 to 255] firmwareVersion – Type: short[], Length: 3 0: major – Type: short, Range: [0 to 255] 1: minor – Type: short, Range: [0 to 255] 2: revision – Type: short, Range: [0 to 255] deviceIdentifier – Type: int, Range: [0 to 216 - 1]

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', 'd', 'e', 'f', 'g' or 'h' (Bricklet Port). A Bricklet connected to an Isolator Bricklet is always at position 'z'.

The device identifier numbers can be found here. There is also a constant for the device identifier of this Bricklet.

Listener Configuration Functions¶

void BrickletCompass.setHeadingCallbackConfiguration(long period, boolean valueHasToChange, char option, int min, int max)¶

Parameters:	period – Type: long, Unit: 1 ms, Range: [0 to 232 - 1], Default: 0 valueHasToChange – Type: boolean, Default: false option – Type: char, Range: See constants, Default: 'x' min – Type: int, Unit: 1/10 °, Range: [-215 to 215 - 1], Default: 0 max – Type: int, Unit: 1/10 °, Range: [-215 to 215 - 1], Default: 0

The period is the period with which the HeadingListener listener is triggered periodically. A value of 0 turns the listener off.

If the value has to change-parameter is set to true, the listener is only triggered after the value has changed. If the value didn't change within the period, the listener is triggered immediately on change.

If it is set to false, the listener is continuously triggered with the period, independent of the value.

It is furthermore possible to constrain the listener with thresholds.

The option-parameter together with min/max sets a threshold for the HeadingListener listener.

The following options are possible:

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

If the option is set to 'x' (threshold turned off) the listener is triggered with the fixed period.

The following constants are available for this function:

For option:

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

BrickletCompass.HeadingCallbackConfiguration BrickletCompass.getHeadingCallbackConfiguration()¶

Return Object:	period – Type: long, Unit: 1 ms, Range: [0 to 232 - 1], Default: 0 valueHasToChange – Type: boolean, Default: false option – Type: char, Range: See constants, Default: 'x' min – Type: int, Unit: 1/10 °, Range: [-215 to 215 - 1], Default: 0 max – Type: int, Unit: 1/10 °, Range: [-215 to 215 - 1], Default: 0

Returns the listener configuration as set by setHeadingCallbackConfiguration().

The following constants are available for this function:

For option:

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

void BrickletCompass.setMagneticFluxDensityCallbackConfiguration(long period, boolean valueHasToChange)¶

Parameters:	period – Type: long, Unit: 1 ms, Range: [0 to 232 - 1], Default: 0 valueHasToChange – Type: boolean, Default: false

The period is the period with which the MagneticFluxDensityListener listener is triggered periodically. A value of 0 turns the listener off.

If the value has to change-parameter is set to true, the listener is only triggered after the value has changed. If the value didn't change within the period, the listener is triggered immediately on change.

If it is set to false, the listener is continuously triggered with the period, independent of the value.

BrickletCompass.MagneticFluxDensityCallbackConfiguration BrickletCompass.getMagneticFluxDensityCallbackConfiguration()¶

Return Object:	period – Type: long, Unit: 1 ms, Range: [0 to 232 - 1], Default: 0 valueHasToChange – Type: boolean, Default: false

Returns the listener configuration as set by setMagneticFluxDensityCallbackConfiguration().

Listeners¶

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 BrickletCompass.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.

class BrickletCompass.HeadingListener()¶

This listener can be added with the addHeadingListener() function. An added listener can be removed with the removeHeadingListener() function.

void heading(int heading)

Parameters:	heading – Type: int, Unit: 1/10 °, Range: [0 to 3600]

This listener is triggered periodically according to the configuration set by setHeadingCallbackConfiguration().

The parameter is the same as getHeading().

class BrickletCompass.MagneticFluxDensityListener()¶

This listener can be added with the addMagneticFluxDensityListener() function. An added listener can be removed with the removeMagneticFluxDensityListener() function.

void magneticFluxDensity(int x, int y, int z)

Parameters:	x – Type: int, Unit: 1/100 µT, Range: [-80000 to 80000] y – Type: int, Unit: 1/100 µT, Range: [-80000 to 80000] z – Type: int, Unit: 1/100 µT, Range: [-80000 to 80000]

This listener is triggered periodically according to the configuration set by setMagneticFluxDensityCallbackConfiguration().

The parameters are the same as getMagneticFluxDensity().

Virtual Functions¶

Virtual functions don't communicate with the device itself, but operate only on the API bindings device object. They can be called without the corresponding IP Connection object being connected.

short[] BrickletCompass.getAPIVersion()¶

Return Object:	apiVersion – Type: short[], Length: 3 0: major – Type: short, Range: [0 to 255] 1: minor – Type: short, Range: [0 to 255] 2: revision – Type: short, Range: [0 to 255]

Returns the version of the API definition 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.

boolean BrickletCompass.getResponseExpected(byte functionId)¶

Parameters:	functionId – Type: byte, Range: See constants
Returns:	responseExpected – Type: boolean

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 sent and errors are silently ignored, because they cannot be detected.

The following constants are available for this function:

For functionId:

• BrickletCompass.FUNCTION_SET_HEADING_CALLBACK_CONFIGURATION = 2
• BrickletCompass.FUNCTION_SET_MAGNETIC_FLUX_DENSITY_CALLBACK_CONFIGURATION = 6
• BrickletCompass.FUNCTION_SET_CONFIGURATION = 9
• BrickletCompass.FUNCTION_SET_CALIBRATION = 11
• BrickletCompass.FUNCTION_SET_WRITE_FIRMWARE_POINTER = 237
• BrickletCompass.FUNCTION_SET_STATUS_LED_CONFIG = 239
• BrickletCompass.FUNCTION_RESET = 243
• BrickletCompass.FUNCTION_WRITE_UID = 248

void BrickletCompass.setResponseExpected(byte functionId, boolean responseExpected)¶

Parameters:	functionId – Type: byte, Range: See constants responseExpected – Type: boolean

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.

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 sent and errors are silently ignored, because they cannot be detected.

The following constants are available for this function:

For functionId:

• BrickletCompass.FUNCTION_SET_HEADING_CALLBACK_CONFIGURATION = 2
• BrickletCompass.FUNCTION_SET_MAGNETIC_FLUX_DENSITY_CALLBACK_CONFIGURATION = 6
• BrickletCompass.FUNCTION_SET_CONFIGURATION = 9
• BrickletCompass.FUNCTION_SET_CALIBRATION = 11
• BrickletCompass.FUNCTION_SET_WRITE_FIRMWARE_POINTER = 237
• BrickletCompass.FUNCTION_SET_STATUS_LED_CONFIG = 239
• BrickletCompass.FUNCTION_RESET = 243
• BrickletCompass.FUNCTION_WRITE_UID = 248

void BrickletCompass.setResponseExpectedAll(boolean responseExpected)¶

Parameters:	responseExpected – Type: boolean

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

Internal Functions¶

Internal functions are used for maintenance tasks such as flashing a new firmware of changing the UID of a Bricklet. These task should be performed using Brick Viewer instead of using the internal functions directly.

int BrickletCompass.setBootloaderMode(int mode)¶

Parameters:	mode – Type: int, Range: See constants
Returns:	status – Type: int, Range: See constants

Sets the bootloader mode and returns the status after the requested mode change was instigated.

You can change from bootloader mode to firmware mode and vice versa. A change from bootloader mode to firmware mode will only take place if the entry function, device identifier and CRC are present and correct.

This function is used by Brick Viewer during flashing. It should not be necessary to call it in a normal user program.

The following constants are available for this function:

For mode:

• BrickletCompass.BOOTLOADER_MODE_BOOTLOADER = 0
• BrickletCompass.BOOTLOADER_MODE_FIRMWARE = 1
• BrickletCompass.BOOTLOADER_MODE_BOOTLOADER_WAIT_FOR_REBOOT = 2
• BrickletCompass.BOOTLOADER_MODE_FIRMWARE_WAIT_FOR_REBOOT = 3
• BrickletCompass.BOOTLOADER_MODE_FIRMWARE_WAIT_FOR_ERASE_AND_REBOOT = 4

For status:

• BrickletCompass.BOOTLOADER_STATUS_OK = 0
• BrickletCompass.BOOTLOADER_STATUS_INVALID_MODE = 1
• BrickletCompass.BOOTLOADER_STATUS_NO_CHANGE = 2
• BrickletCompass.BOOTLOADER_STATUS_ENTRY_FUNCTION_NOT_PRESENT = 3
• BrickletCompass.BOOTLOADER_STATUS_DEVICE_IDENTIFIER_INCORRECT = 4
• BrickletCompass.BOOTLOADER_STATUS_CRC_MISMATCH = 5

int BrickletCompass.getBootloaderMode()¶

Returns:	mode – Type: int, Range: See constants

Returns the current bootloader mode, see setBootloaderMode().

The following constants are available for this function:

For mode:

• BrickletCompass.BOOTLOADER_MODE_BOOTLOADER = 0
• BrickletCompass.BOOTLOADER_MODE_FIRMWARE = 1
• BrickletCompass.BOOTLOADER_MODE_BOOTLOADER_WAIT_FOR_REBOOT = 2
• BrickletCompass.BOOTLOADER_MODE_FIRMWARE_WAIT_FOR_REBOOT = 3
• BrickletCompass.BOOTLOADER_MODE_FIRMWARE_WAIT_FOR_ERASE_AND_REBOOT = 4

void BrickletCompass.setWriteFirmwarePointer(long pointer)¶

Parameters:	pointer – Type: long, Unit: 1 B, Range: [0 to 232 - 1]

Sets the firmware pointer for writeFirmware(). The pointer has to be increased by chunks of size 64. The data is written to flash every 4 chunks (which equals to one page of size 256).

This function is used by Brick Viewer during flashing. It should not be necessary to call it in a normal user program.

int BrickletCompass.writeFirmware(int[] data)¶

Parameters:	data – Type: int[], Length: 64, Range: [0 to 255]
Returns:	status – Type: int, Range: [0 to 255]

Writes 64 Bytes of firmware at the position as written by setWriteFirmwarePointer() before. The firmware is written to flash every 4 chunks.

You can only write firmware in bootloader mode.

This function is used by Brick Viewer during flashing. It should not be necessary to call it in a normal user program.

void BrickletCompass.writeUID(long uid)¶

Parameters:	uid – Type: long, Range: [0 to 232 - 1]

Writes a new UID into flash. If you want to set a new UID you have to decode the Base58 encoded UID string into an integer first.

We recommend that you use Brick Viewer to change the UID.

long BrickletCompass.readUID()¶

Returns:	uid – Type: long, Range: [0 to 232 - 1]

Returns the current UID as an integer. Encode as Base58 to get the usual string version.

Constants¶

int BrickletCompass.DEVICE_IDENTIFIER¶

This constant is used to identify a Compass Bricklet.

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

String BrickletCompass.DEVICE_DISPLAY_NAME¶

This constant represents the human readable name of a Compass Bricklet.