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C/C++ - Dual Relay Bricklet¶

This is the description of the C/C++ API bindings for the Dual Relay Bricklet. General information and technical specifications for the Dual Relay Bricklet are summarized in its hardware description.

An installation guide for the C/C++ API bindings is part of their general description.

Examples¶

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

Simple¶

Download (example_simple.c)

#define IPCON_EXPOSE_MILLISLEEP

#include <stdio.h>

#include "ip_connection.h"
#include "bricklet_dual_relay.h"

#define HOST "localhost"
#define PORT 4223
#define UID "XYZ" // Change XYZ to the UID of your Dual Relay Bricklet

int main(void) {
    // Create IP connection
    IPConnection ipcon;
    ipcon_create(&ipcon);

    // Create device object
    DualRelay dr;
    dual_relay_create(&dr, UID, &ipcon);

    // Connect to brickd
    if(ipcon_connect(&ipcon, HOST, PORT) < 0) {
        fprintf(stderr, "Could not connect\n");
        return 1;
    }
    // Don't use device before ipcon is connected

    // Turn relays alternating on/off 10 times with 1 second delay
    int i;
    for(i = 0; i < 5; ++i) {
        millisleep(1000);
        dual_relay_set_state(&dr, true, false);
        millisleep(1000);
        dual_relay_set_state(&dr, false, true);
    }

    printf("Press key to exit\n");
    getchar();
    dual_relay_destroy(&dr);
    ipcon_destroy(&ipcon); // Calls ipcon_disconnect internally
    return 0;
}

API¶

Most functions of the C/C++ bindings return an error code (e_code). Data returned from the device, when a getter is called, is handled via output parameters. These parameters are labeled with the ret_ prefix.

Possible error codes are:

E_OK = 0
E_TIMEOUT = -1
E_NO_STREAM_SOCKET = -2
E_HOSTNAME_INVALID = -3
E_NO_CONNECT = -4
E_NO_THREAD = -5
E_NOT_ADDED = -6 (unused since C/C++ bindings version 2.0.0)
E_ALREADY_CONNECTED = -7
E_NOT_CONNECTED = -8
E_INVALID_PARAMETER = -9
E_NOT_SUPPORTED = -10
E_UNKNOWN_ERROR_CODE = -11
E_STREAM_OUT_OF_SYNC = -12
E_INVALID_UID = -13
E_NON_ASCII_CHAR_IN_SECRET = -14
E_WRONG_DEVICE_TYPE = -15
E_DEVICE_REPLACED = -16
E_WRONG_RESPONSE_LENGTH = -17

as defined in ip_connection.h.

All functions listed below are thread-safe.

Basic Functions¶

void dual_relay_create(DualRelay *dual_relay, const char *uid, IPConnection *ipcon)¶

Parameters:	dual_relay – Type: DualRelay * uid – Type: const char * ipcon – Type: IPConnection *

Creates the device object dual_relay with the unique device ID uid and adds it to the IPConnection ipcon:

DualRelay dual_relay;
dual_relay_create(&dual_relay, "YOUR_DEVICE_UID", &ipcon);

This device object can be used after the IP connection has been connected.

void dual_relay_destroy(DualRelay *dual_relay)¶

Parameters:	dual_relay – Type: DualRelay *

Removes the device object dual_relay from its IPConnection and destroys it. The device object cannot be used anymore afterwards.

int dual_relay_set_state(DualRelay *dual_relay, bool relay1, bool relay2)¶

Parameters:	dual_relay – Type: DualRelay * relay1 – Type: bool, Default: false relay2 – Type: bool, Default: false
Returns:	e_code – Type: int

Sets the state of the relays, true means on and false means off. For example: (true, false) turns relay 1 on and relay 2 off.

If you just want to set one of the relays and don't know the current state of the other relay, you can get the state with dual_relay_get_state() or you can use dual_relay_set_selected_state().

All running monoflop timers will be aborted if this function is called.

int dual_relay_get_state(DualRelay *dual_relay, bool *ret_relay1, bool *ret_relay2)¶

Parameters:	dual_relay – Type: DualRelay *
Output Parameters:	ret_relay1 – Type: bool, Default: false ret_relay2 – Type: bool, Default: false
Returns:	e_code – Type: int

Returns the state of the relays, true means on and false means off.

Advanced Functions¶

int dual_relay_set_monoflop(DualRelay *dual_relay, uint8_t relay, bool state, uint32_t time)¶

Parameters:	dual_relay – Type: DualRelay * relay – Type: uint8_t, Range: [1 to 2] state – Type: bool time – Type: uint32_t, Unit: 1 ms, Range: [0 to 2³² - 1]
Returns:	e_code – Type: int

The first parameter can be 1 or 2 (relay 1 or relay 2). The second parameter is the desired state of the relay (true means on and false means off). The third parameter indicates the time that the relay should hold the state.

If this function is called with the parameters (1, true, 1500): Relay 1 will turn on and in 1.5s it will turn off again.

A monoflop can be used as a failsafe mechanism. For example: Lets assume you have a RS485 bus and a Dual Relay Bricklet connected to one of the slave stacks. You can now call this function every second, with a time parameter of two seconds. The relay will be on all the time. If now the RS485 connection is lost, the relay will turn off in at most two seconds.

int dual_relay_get_monoflop(DualRelay *dual_relay, uint8_t relay, bool *ret_state, uint32_t *ret_time, uint32_t *ret_time_remaining)¶

Parameters:	dual_relay – Type: DualRelay * relay – Type: uint8_t, Range: [1 to 2]
Output Parameters:	ret_state – Type: bool ret_time – Type: uint32_t, Unit: 1 ms, Range: [0 to 2³² - 1] ret_time_remaining – Type: uint32_t, Unit: 1 ms, Range: [0 to 2³² - 1]
Returns:	e_code – Type: int

Returns (for the given relay) the current state and the time as set by dual_relay_set_monoflop() as well as the remaining time until the state flips.

If the timer is not running currently, the remaining time will be returned as 0.

int dual_relay_set_selected_state(DualRelay *dual_relay, uint8_t relay, bool state)¶

Parameters:	dual_relay – Type: DualRelay * relay – Type: uint8_t, Range: [1 to 2] state – Type: bool
Returns:	e_code – Type: int

Sets the state of the selected relay (1 or 2), true means on and false means off.

A running monoflop timer for the selected relay will be aborted if this function is called.

The other relay remains untouched.

int dual_relay_get_identity(DualRelay *dual_relay, char ret_uid[8], char ret_connected_uid[8], char *ret_position, uint8_t ret_hardware_version[3], uint8_t ret_firmware_version[3], uint16_t *ret_device_identifier)¶

Parameters:	dual_relay – Type: DualRelay *
Output Parameters:	ret_uid – Type: char[8] ret_connected_uid – Type: char[8] ret_position – Type: char, Range: ['a' to 'h', 'z'] ret_hardware_version – Type: uint8_t[3] 0: major – Type: uint8_t, Range: [0 to 255] 1: minor – Type: uint8_t, Range: [0 to 255] 2: revision – Type: uint8_t, Range: [0 to 255] ret_firmware_version – Type: uint8_t[3] 0: major – Type: uint8_t, Range: [0 to 255] 1: minor – Type: uint8_t, Range: [0 to 255] 2: revision – Type: uint8_t, Range: [0 to 255] ret_device_identifier – Type: uint16_t, Range: [0 to 2¹⁶ - 1]
Returns:	e_code – Type: int

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¶

void dual_relay_register_callback(DualRelay *dual_relay, int16_t callback_id, void (*function)(void), void *user_data)¶

Parameters:	dual_relay – Type: DualRelay * callback_id – Type: int16_t function – Type: void ()(void) user_data* – Type: void *

Registers the given function with the given callback_id. The user_data will be passed as the last parameter to the function.

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

Callbacks¶

Callbacks can be registered to receive time critical or recurring data from the device. The registration is done with the dual_relay_register_callback() function:

void my_callback(int value, void *user_data) {
    printf("Value: %d\n", value);
}

dual_relay_register_callback(&dual_relay,
                             DUAL_RELAY_CALLBACK_EXAMPLE,
                             (void (*)(void))my_callback,
                             NULL);

The available constants with corresponding function signatures 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.

DUAL_RELAY_CALLBACK_MONOFLOP_DONE¶

void callback(uint8_t relay, bool state, void *user_data)

Callback Parameters:	relay – Type: uint8_t, Range: [1 to 2] state – Type: bool user_data – Type: void *

This callback is triggered whenever a monoflop timer reaches 0. The parameter contain the relay (1 or 2) and the current state of the relay (the state after the monoflop).

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.

int dual_relay_get_api_version(DualRelay *dual_relay, uint8_t ret_api_version[3])¶

Parameters:	dual_relay – Type: DualRelay *
Output Parameters:	ret_api_version – Type: uint8_t[3] 0: major – Type: uint8_t, Range: [0 to 255] 1: minor – Type: uint8_t, Range: [0 to 255] 2: revision – Type: uint8_t, Range: [0 to 255]
Returns:	e_code – Type: int

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.

int dual_relay_get_response_expected(DualRelay *dual_relay, uint8_t function_id, bool *ret_response_expected)¶

Parameters:	dual_relay – Type: DualRelay * function_id – Type: uint8_t, Range: See constants
Output Parameters:	ret_response_expected – Type: bool
Returns:	e_code – Type: int

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

The following constants are available for this function:

For function_id:

DUAL_RELAY_FUNCTION_SET_STATE = 1
DUAL_RELAY_FUNCTION_SET_MONOFLOP = 3
DUAL_RELAY_FUNCTION_SET_SELECTED_STATE = 6

int dual_relay_set_response_expected(DualRelay *dual_relay, uint8_t function_id, bool response_expected)¶

Parameters:	dual_relay – Type: DualRelay * function_id – Type: uint8_t, Range: See constants response_expected – Type: bool
Returns:	e_code – Type: int

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.

The following constants are available for this function:

For function_id:

DUAL_RELAY_FUNCTION_SET_STATE = 1
DUAL_RELAY_FUNCTION_SET_MONOFLOP = 3
DUAL_RELAY_FUNCTION_SET_SELECTED_STATE = 6

int dual_relay_set_response_expected_all(DualRelay *dual_relay, bool response_expected)¶

Parameters:	dual_relay – Type: DualRelay * response_expected – Type: bool
Returns:	e_code – Type: int

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

Constants¶

DUAL_RELAY_DEVICE_IDENTIFIER¶

This constant is used to identify a Dual Relay Bricklet.

The dual_relay_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.

DUAL_RELAY_DEVICE_DISPLAY_NAME¶: This constant represents the human readable name of a Dual Relay Bricklet.