JavaScript - Distance US Bricklet¶

Simple (Node.js)¶

Download (ExampleSimple.js)

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var Tinkerforge = require('tinkerforge');

var HOST = 'localhost';
var PORT = 4223;
var UID = 'XYZ'; // Change XYZ to the UID of your Distance US Bricklet

var ipcon = new Tinkerforge.IPConnection(); // Create IP connection
var dus = new Tinkerforge.BrickletDistanceUS(UID, ipcon); // Create device object

ipcon.connect(HOST, PORT,
    function (error) {
        console.log('Error: ' + error);
    }
); // Connect to brickd
// Don't use device before ipcon is connected

ipcon.on(Tinkerforge.IPConnection.CALLBACK_CONNECTED,
    function (connectReason) {
        // Get current distance value
        dus.getDistanceValue(
            function (distance) {
                console.log('Distance Value: ' + distance);
            },
            function (error) {
                console.log('Error: ' + error);
            }
        );
    }
);

console.log('Press key to exit');
process.stdin.on('data',
    function (data) {
        ipcon.disconnect();
        process.exit(0);
    }
);

Callback (Node.js)¶

Download (ExampleCallback.js)

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var Tinkerforge = require('tinkerforge');

var HOST = 'localhost';
var PORT = 4223;
var UID = 'XYZ'; // Change XYZ to the UID of your Distance US Bricklet

var ipcon = new Tinkerforge.IPConnection(); // Create IP connection
var dus = new Tinkerforge.BrickletDistanceUS(UID, ipcon); // Create device object

ipcon.connect(HOST, PORT,
    function (error) {
        console.log('Error: ' + error);
    }
); // Connect to brickd
// Don't use device before ipcon is connected

ipcon.on(Tinkerforge.IPConnection.CALLBACK_CONNECTED,
    function (connectReason) {
        // Set period for distance value callback to 0.2s (200ms)
        // Note: The distance value callback is only called every 0.2 seconds
        //       if the distance value has changed since the last call!
        dus.setDistanceCallbackPeriod(200);
    }
);

// Register distance value callback
dus.on(Tinkerforge.BrickletDistanceUS.CALLBACK_DISTANCE,
    // Callback function for distance value callback
    function (distance) {
        console.log('Distance Value: ' + distance);
    }
);

console.log('Press key to exit');
process.stdin.on('data',
    function (data) {
        ipcon.disconnect();
        process.exit(0);
    }
);

Threshold (Node.js)¶

Download (ExampleThreshold.js)

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var Tinkerforge = require('tinkerforge');

var HOST = 'localhost';
var PORT = 4223;
var UID = 'XYZ'; // Change XYZ to the UID of your Distance US Bricklet

var ipcon = new Tinkerforge.IPConnection(); // Create IP connection
var dus = new Tinkerforge.BrickletDistanceUS(UID, ipcon); // Create device object

ipcon.connect(HOST, PORT,
    function (error) {
        console.log('Error: ' + error);
    }
); // Connect to brickd
// Don't use device before ipcon is connected

ipcon.on(Tinkerforge.IPConnection.CALLBACK_CONNECTED,
    function (connectReason) {
        // Get threshold callbacks with a debounce time of 10 seconds (10000ms)
        dus.setDebouncePeriod(10000);

        // Configure threshold for distance value "smaller than 200"
        dus.setDistanceCallbackThreshold('<', 200, 0);
    }
);

// Register distance value reached callback
dus.on(Tinkerforge.BrickletDistanceUS.CALLBACK_DISTANCE_REACHED,
    // Callback function for distance value reached callback
    function (distance) {
        console.log('Distance Value: ' + distance);
    }
);

console.log('Press key to exit');
process.stdin.on('data',
    function (data) {
        ipcon.disconnect();
        process.exit(0);
    }
);

Simple (HTML)¶

Download (ExampleSimple.html), Test (ExampleSimple.html)

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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
    <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" />
    <head>
        <title>Tinkerforge | JavaScript Example</title>
    </head>
    <body>
        <div style="text-align:center;">
            <h1>Distance US Bricklet Simple Example</h1>
            <p>
                <input value="localhost" id="host" type="text" size="20">:
                <input value="4280" id="port" type="text" size="5">,
                <input value="uid" id="uid" type="text" size="5">
                <input value="Start Example" id="start" type="button" onclick="startExample();">
            </p>
            <p>
                <textarea readonly id="text" cols="80" rows="24" style="resize:none;"
                          >Press "Start Example" to begin ...</textarea>
            </p>
        </div>
        <script src="./Tinkerforge.js" type='text/javascript'></script>
        <script type='text/javascript'>
            var ipcon;
            var textArea = document.getElementById("text");
            function startExample() {
                textArea.value = "";
                var HOST = document.getElementById("host").value;
                var PORT = parseInt(document.getElementById("port").value);
                var UID = document.getElementById("uid").value;
                if(ipcon !== undefined) {
                    ipcon.disconnect();
                }
                ipcon = new Tinkerforge.IPConnection(); // Create IP connection
                var dus = new Tinkerforge.BrickletDistanceUS(UID, ipcon); // Create device object
                ipcon.connect(HOST, PORT,
                    function(error) {
                        textArea.value += 'Error: ' + error + '\n';
                    }
                ); // Connect to brickd
                // Don't use device before ipcon is connected

                ipcon.on(Tinkerforge.IPConnection.CALLBACK_CONNECTED,
                    function (connectReason) {
                        // Get current distance value
                        dus.getDistanceValue(
                            function (distance) {
                                textArea.value += 'Distance Value: ' + distance + '\n';
                            },
                            function (error) {
                                textArea.value += 'Error: ' + error + '\n';
                            }
                        );
                    }
                );
            }
        </script>
    </body>
</html>

Callback (HTML)¶

Download (ExampleCallback.html), Test (ExampleCallback.html)

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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
    <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" />
    <head>
        <title>Tinkerforge | JavaScript Example</title>
    </head>
    <body>
        <div style="text-align:center;">
            <h1>Distance US Bricklet Callback Example</h1>
            <p>
                <input value="localhost" id="host" type="text" size="20">:
                <input value="4280" id="port" type="text" size="5">,
                <input value="uid" id="uid" type="text" size="5">
                <input value="Start Example" id="start" type="button" onclick="startExample();">
            </p>
            <p>
                <textarea readonly id="text" cols="80" rows="24" style="resize:none;"
                          >Press "Start Example" to begin ...</textarea>
            </p>
        </div>
        <script src="./Tinkerforge.js" type='text/javascript'></script>
        <script type='text/javascript'>
            var ipcon;
            var textArea = document.getElementById("text");
            function startExample() {
                textArea.value = "";
                var HOST = document.getElementById("host").value;
                var PORT = parseInt(document.getElementById("port").value);
                var UID = document.getElementById("uid").value;
                if(ipcon !== undefined) {
                    ipcon.disconnect();
                }
                ipcon = new Tinkerforge.IPConnection(); // Create IP connection
                var dus = new Tinkerforge.BrickletDistanceUS(UID, ipcon); // Create device object
                ipcon.connect(HOST, PORT,
                    function(error) {
                        textArea.value += 'Error: ' + error + '\n';
                    }
                ); // Connect to brickd
                // Don't use device before ipcon is connected

                ipcon.on(Tinkerforge.IPConnection.CALLBACK_CONNECTED,
                    function (connectReason) {
                        // Set period for distance value callback to 0.2s (200ms)
                        // Note: The distance value callback is only called every 0.2 seconds
                        //       if the distance value has changed since the last call!
                        dus.setDistanceCallbackPeriod(200);
                    }
                );

                // Register distance value callback
                dus.on(Tinkerforge.BrickletDistanceUS.CALLBACK_DISTANCE,
                    // Callback function for distance value callback
                    function (distance) {
                        textArea.value += 'Distance Value: ' + distance + '\n';
                        textArea.scrollTop = textArea.scrollHeight;
                    }
                );
            }
        </script>
    </body>
</html>

Threshold (HTML)¶

Download (ExampleThreshold.html), Test (ExampleThreshold.html)

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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
    <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" />
    <head>
        <title>Tinkerforge | JavaScript Example</title>
    </head>
    <body>
        <div style="text-align:center;">
            <h1>Distance US Bricklet Threshold Example</h1>
            <p>
                <input value="localhost" id="host" type="text" size="20">:
                <input value="4280" id="port" type="text" size="5">,
                <input value="uid" id="uid" type="text" size="5">
                <input value="Start Example" id="start" type="button" onclick="startExample();">
            </p>
            <p>
                <textarea readonly id="text" cols="80" rows="24" style="resize:none;"
                          >Press "Start Example" to begin ...</textarea>
            </p>
        </div>
        <script src="./Tinkerforge.js" type='text/javascript'></script>
        <script type='text/javascript'>
            var ipcon;
            var textArea = document.getElementById("text");
            function startExample() {
                textArea.value = "";
                var HOST = document.getElementById("host").value;
                var PORT = parseInt(document.getElementById("port").value);
                var UID = document.getElementById("uid").value;
                if(ipcon !== undefined) {
                    ipcon.disconnect();
                }
                ipcon = new Tinkerforge.IPConnection(); // Create IP connection
                var dus = new Tinkerforge.BrickletDistanceUS(UID, ipcon); // Create device object
                ipcon.connect(HOST, PORT,
                    function(error) {
                        textArea.value += 'Error: ' + error + '\n';
                    }
                ); // Connect to brickd
                // Don't use device before ipcon is connected

                ipcon.on(Tinkerforge.IPConnection.CALLBACK_CONNECTED,
                    function (connectReason) {
                        // Get threshold callbacks with a debounce time of 10 seconds (10000ms)
                        dus.setDebouncePeriod(10000);

                        // Configure threshold for distance value "smaller than 200"
                        dus.setDistanceCallbackThreshold('<', 200, 0);
                    }
                );

                // Register distance value reached callback
                dus.on(Tinkerforge.BrickletDistanceUS.CALLBACK_DISTANCE_REACHED,
                    // Callback function for distance value reached callback
                    function (distance) {
                        textArea.value += 'Distance Value: ' + distance + '\n';
                        textArea.scrollTop = textArea.scrollHeight;
                    }
                );
            }
        </script>
    </body>
</html>

Basic Functions¶

new BrickletDistanceUS(uid, ipcon)¶

Parameters:	uid – Type: string ipcon – Type: IPConnection
Returns:	distanceUS – Type: BrickletDistanceUS

Creates an object with the unique device ID uid:

var distanceUS = new BrickletDistanceUS("YOUR_DEVICE_UID", ipcon);

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

BrickletDistanceUS.getDistanceValue([returnCallback][, errorCallback])¶

Callback Parameters:	distance – Type: int, Range: [0 to 212 - 1]
Returns:	undefined

Returns the current distance value measured by the sensor. A small value corresponds to a small distance, a big value corresponds to a big distance. The relation between the measured distance value and the actual distance is affected by the 5V supply voltage (deviations in the supply voltage result in deviations in the distance values) and is non-linear (resolution is bigger at close range).

If you want to get the distance value periodically, it is recommended to use the CALLBACK_DISTANCE callback and set the period with setDistanceCallbackPeriod().

Advanced Functions¶

BrickletDistanceUS.setMovingAverage(average[, returnCallback][, errorCallback])¶

Parameters:	average – Type: int, Range: [0 to 100], Default: 20
Callback Parameters:	undefined
Returns:	undefined

Sets the length of a moving averaging for the distance value.

Setting the length to 0 will turn the averaging completely off. With less averaging, there is more noise on the data.

BrickletDistanceUS.getMovingAverage([returnCallback][, errorCallback])¶

Callback Parameters:	average – Type: int, Range: [0 to 100], Default: 20
Returns:	undefined

Returns the length moving average as set by setMovingAverage().

BrickletDistanceUS.getIdentity([returnCallback][, errorCallback])¶

Callback Parameters:

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

Returns:

undefined

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.

Callback Configuration Functions¶

BrickletDistanceUS.on(callback_id, function[, errorCallback])¶

Parameters:	callback_id – Type: int function – Type: function
Returns:	undefined

Registers the given function with the given callback_id.

The available callback IDs with corresponding function signatures are listed below.

BrickletDistanceUS.setDistanceCallbackPeriod(period[, returnCallback][, errorCallback])¶

Parameters:	period – Type: int, Unit: 1 ms, Range: [0 to 232 - 1], Default: 0
Callback Parameters:	undefined
Returns:	undefined

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

Der CALLBACK_DISTANCE callback is only triggered if the distance value has changed since the last triggering.

BrickletDistanceUS.getDistanceCallbackPeriod([returnCallback][, errorCallback])¶

Callback Parameters:	period – Type: int, Unit: 1 ms, Range: [0 to 232 - 1], Default: 0
Returns:	undefined

Returns the period as set by setDistanceCallbackPeriod().

BrickletDistanceUS.setDistanceCallbackThreshold(option, min, max[, returnCallback][, errorCallback])¶

Parameters:	option – Type: char, Range: See constants, Default: 'x' min – Type: int, Range: [0 to 212 - 1] max – Type: int, Range: [0 to 212 - 1]
Callback Parameters:	undefined
Returns:	undefined

Sets the thresholds for the CALLBACK_DISTANCE_REACHED callback.

The following options are possible:

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

The following constants are available for this function:

For option:

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

BrickletDistanceUS.getDistanceCallbackThreshold([returnCallback][, errorCallback])¶

Callback Parameters:	option – Type: char, Range: See constants, Default: 'x' min – Type: int, Range: [0 to 212 - 1] max – Type: int, Range: [0 to 212 - 1]
Returns:	undefined

Returns the threshold as set by setDistanceCallbackThreshold().

The following constants are available for this function:

For option:

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

BrickletDistanceUS.setDebouncePeriod(debounce[, returnCallback][, errorCallback])¶

Parameters:	debounce – Type: int, Unit: 1 ms, Range: [0 to 232 - 1], Default: 100
Callback Parameters:	undefined
Returns:	undefined

Sets the period with which the threshold callbacks

• CALLBACK_DISTANCE_REACHED,

are triggered, if the thresholds

• setDistanceCallbackThreshold(),

keep being reached.

BrickletDistanceUS.getDebouncePeriod([returnCallback][, errorCallback])¶

Callback Parameters:	debounce – Type: int, Unit: 1 ms, Range: [0 to 232 - 1], Default: 100
Returns:	undefined

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 the on() function of the device object. The first parameter is the callback ID and the second parameter the callback function:

distanceUS.on(BrickletDistanceUS.CALLBACK_EXAMPLE,
    function (param) {
        console.log(param);
    }
);

The available constants with inherent number and type of parameters are described below.

BrickletDistanceUS.CALLBACK_DISTANCE¶

Callback Parameters:	distance – Type: int, Range: [0 to 212 - 1]

This callback is triggered periodically with the period that is set by setDistanceCallbackPeriod(). The parameter is the distance value of the sensor.

The CALLBACK_DISTANCE callback is only triggered if the distance value has changed since the last triggering.

BrickletDistanceUS.CALLBACK_DISTANCE_REACHED¶

Callback Parameters:	distance – Type: int, Range: [0 to 212 - 1]

This callback is triggered when the threshold as set by setDistanceCallbackThreshold() is reached. The parameter is the distance value of the sensor.

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

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.

BrickletDistanceUS.getAPIVersion()¶

Returns:	apiVersion – Type: [int, ...], Length: 3 0: major – Type: int, Range: [0 to 255] 1: minor – Type: int, Range: [0 to 255] 2: revision – Type: int, 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.

BrickletDistanceUS.getResponseExpected(functionId[, errorCallback])¶

Parameters:	functionId – Type: int, 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 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 sent and errors are silently ignored, because they cannot be detected.

The following constants are available for this function:

For function_id:

• BrickletDistanceUS.FUNCTION_SET_DISTANCE_CALLBACK_PERIOD = 2
• BrickletDistanceUS.FUNCTION_SET_DISTANCE_CALLBACK_THRESHOLD = 4
• BrickletDistanceUS.FUNCTION_SET_DEBOUNCE_PERIOD = 6
• BrickletDistanceUS.FUNCTION_SET_MOVING_AVERAGE = 10

BrickletDistanceUS.setResponseExpected(functionId, responseExpected[, errorCallback])¶

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

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.

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 function_id:

• BrickletDistanceUS.FUNCTION_SET_DISTANCE_CALLBACK_PERIOD = 2
• BrickletDistanceUS.FUNCTION_SET_DISTANCE_CALLBACK_THRESHOLD = 4
• BrickletDistanceUS.FUNCTION_SET_DEBOUNCE_PERIOD = 6
• BrickletDistanceUS.FUNCTION_SET_MOVING_AVERAGE = 10

BrickletDistanceUS.setResponseExpectedAll(responseExpected)¶

Parameters:	responseExpected – Type: boolean
Returns:	undefined

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

Constants¶

BrickletDistanceUS.DEVICE_IDENTIFIER¶

This constant is used to identify a Distance US Bricklet.

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

BrickletDistanceUS.DEVICE_DISPLAY_NAME¶

This constant represents the human readable name of a Distance US Bricklet.