This is the description of the LabVIEW API bindings for the Humidity Bricklet. General information and technical specifications for the Humidity Bricklet are summarized in its hardware description.
An installation guide for the LabVIEW API bindings is part of their general description.
The example code below is Public Domain (CC0 1.0).
Generally, every function of the LabVIEW bindings that outputs a value can
report a Tinkerforge.TimeoutException
. This error gets reported if the
device did not respond. If a cable based connection is used, it is
unlikely that this exception gets thrown (assuming nobody plugs the
device out). However, if a wireless connection is used, timeouts will occur
if the distance to the device gets too big.
The namespace for all Brick/Bricklet bindings and the IPConnection is
Tinkerforge.*
.
BrickletHumidity
(uid, ipcon) → humidity¶Input: |
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Output: |
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Creates an object with the unique device ID uid
.
This object can then be used after the IP Connection is connected.
BrickletHumidity.
GetHumidity
() → humidity¶Output: |
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Returns the humidity of the sensor.
If you want to get the humidity periodically, it is recommended to use the
HumidityCallback
callback and set the period with
SetHumidityCallbackPeriod()
.
BrickletHumidity.
GetAnalogValue
() → value¶Output: |
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Returns the value as read by a 12-bit analog-to-digital converter.
Note
The value returned by GetHumidity()
is averaged over several samples
to yield less noise, while GetAnalogValue()
gives back raw
unfiltered analog values. The returned humidity value is calibrated for
room temperatures, if you use the sensor in extreme cold or extreme
warm environments, you might want to calculate the humidity from
the analog value yourself. See the HIH 5030 datasheet.
If you want the analog value periodically, it is recommended to use the
AnalogValueCallback
callback and set the period with
SetAnalogValueCallbackPeriod()
.
BrickletHumidity.
GetIdentity
() → uid, connectedUid, position, hardwareVersion, firmwareVersion, deviceIdentifier¶Output: |
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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.
BrickletHumidity.
SetHumidityCallbackPeriod
(period)¶Input: |
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Sets the period with which the HumidityCallback
callback is triggered
periodically. A value of 0 turns the callback off.
The HumidityCallback
callback is only triggered if the humidity has changed
since the last triggering.
BrickletHumidity.
GetHumidityCallbackPeriod
() → period¶Output: |
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Returns the period as set by SetHumidityCallbackPeriod()
.
BrickletHumidity.
SetAnalogValueCallbackPeriod
(period)¶Input: |
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Sets the period with which the AnalogValueCallback
callback is triggered
periodically. A value of 0 turns the callback off.
The AnalogValueCallback
callback is only triggered if the analog value has
changed since the last triggering.
BrickletHumidity.
GetAnalogValueCallbackPeriod
() → period¶Output: |
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Returns the period as set by SetAnalogValueCallbackPeriod()
.
BrickletHumidity.
SetHumidityCallbackThreshold
(option, min, max)¶Input: |
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Sets the thresholds for the HumidityReachedCallback
callback.
The following options are possible:
Option | Description |
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'x' | Callback is turned off |
'o' | Callback is triggered when the humidity is outside the min and max values |
'i' | Callback is triggered when the humidity is inside the min and max values |
'<' | Callback is triggered when the humidity is smaller than the min value (max is ignored) |
'>' | Callback is triggered when the humidity is greater than the min value (max is ignored) |
The following constants are available for this function:
For option:
BrickletHumidity.
GetHumidityCallbackThreshold
() → option, min, max¶Output: |
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Returns the threshold as set by SetHumidityCallbackThreshold()
.
The following constants are available for this function:
For option:
BrickletHumidity.
SetAnalogValueCallbackThreshold
(option, min, max)¶Input: |
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Sets the thresholds for the AnalogValueReachedCallback
callback.
The following options are possible:
Option | Description |
---|---|
'x' | Callback is turned off |
'o' | Callback is triggered when the analog value is outside the min and max values |
'i' | Callback is triggered when the analog value is inside the min and max values |
'<' | Callback is triggered when the analog value is smaller than the min value (max is ignored) |
'>' | Callback is triggered when the analog value is greater than the min value (max is ignored) |
The following constants are available for this function:
For option:
BrickletHumidity.
GetAnalogValueCallbackThreshold
() → option, min, max¶Output: |
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Returns the threshold as set by SetAnalogValueCallbackThreshold()
.
The following constants are available for this function:
For option:
BrickletHumidity.
SetDebouncePeriod
(debounce)¶Input: |
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Sets the period with which the threshold callbacks
are triggered, if the thresholds
keep being reached.
BrickletHumidity.
GetDebouncePeriod
() → debounce¶Output: |
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Returns the debounce period as set by SetDebouncePeriod()
.
Callbacks can be registered to receive time critical or recurring data from the device. The registration is done by assigning a function to a callback property of the device object. The available callback property and their type of parameters 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.
BrickletHumidity.
HumidityCallback
→ sender, humidity¶Callback Output: |
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This callback is triggered periodically with the period that is set by
SetHumidityCallbackPeriod()
. The parameter is the humidity of
the sensor.
The HumidityCallback
callback is only triggered if the humidity has changed since
the last triggering.
BrickletHumidity.
AnalogValueCallback
→ sender, value¶Callback Output: |
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This callback is triggered periodically with the period that is set by
SetAnalogValueCallbackPeriod()
. The parameter is the analog
value of the sensor.
The AnalogValueCallback
callback is only triggered if the humidity has changed
since the last triggering.
BrickletHumidity.
HumidityReachedCallback
→ sender, humidity¶Callback Output: |
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This callback is triggered when the threshold as set by
SetHumidityCallbackThreshold()
is reached.
The parameter is the humidity of the sensor.
If the threshold keeps being reached, the callback is triggered periodically
with the period as set by SetDebouncePeriod()
.
BrickletHumidity.
AnalogValueReachedCallback
→ sender, value¶Callback Output: |
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This callback is triggered when the threshold as set by
SetAnalogValueCallbackThreshold()
is reached.
The parameter is the analog value of the sensor.
If the threshold keeps being reached, the callback is triggered periodically
with the period as set by SetDebouncePeriod()
.
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.
BrickletHumidity.
GetAPIVersion
() → apiVersion¶Output: |
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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.
BrickletHumidity.
GetResponseExpected
(functionId) → responseExpected¶Input: |
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Output: |
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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 functionId:
BrickletHumidity.
SetResponseExpected
(functionId, responseExpected)¶Input: |
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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 functionId:
BrickletHumidity.
SetResponseExpectedAll
(responseExpected)¶Input: |
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Changes the response expected flag for all setter and callback configuration functions of this device at once.
BrickletHumidity.
DEVICE_IDENTIFIER
¶This constant is used to identify a Humidity Bricklet.
The GetIdentity()
function and the
IPConnection.EnumerateCallback
callback of the IP Connection have a deviceIdentifier
parameter to specify
the Brick's or Bricklet's type.
BrickletHumidity.
DEVICE_DISPLAY_NAME
¶This constant represents the human readable name of a Humidity Bricklet.