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Rust - Industrial Analog Out Bricklet¶

This is the description of the Rust API bindings for the Industrial Analog Out Bricklet. General information and technical specifications for the Industrial Analog Out Bricklet are summarized in its hardware description.

An installation guide for the Rust API bindings is part of their general description. Additional documentation can be found on docs.rs.

Examples¶

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

Simple Current¶

Download (example_simple_current.rs)

use std::{error::Error, io};

use tinkerforge::{industrial_analog_out_bricklet::*, ip_connection::IpConnection};

const HOST: &str = "localhost";
const PORT: u16 = 4223;
const UID: &str = "XYZ"; // Change XYZ to the UID of your Industrial Analog Out Bricklet.

fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
    let ipcon = IpConnection::new(); // Create IP connection.
    let iao = IndustrialAnalogOutBricklet::new(UID, &ipcon); // Create device object.

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

    // Set output current to 4.5mA
    iao.set_current(4500).recv()?;
    iao.enable().recv()?;

    println!("Press enter to exit.");
    let mut _input = String::new();
    io::stdin().read_line(&mut _input)?;

    iao.disable().recv()?;

    ipcon.disconnect();
    Ok(())
}

Simple Voltage¶

Download (example_simple_voltage.rs)

use std::{error::Error, io};

use tinkerforge::{industrial_analog_out_bricklet::*, ip_connection::IpConnection};

const HOST: &str = "localhost";
const PORT: u16 = 4223;
const UID: &str = "XYZ"; // Change XYZ to the UID of your Industrial Analog Out Bricklet.

fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
    let ipcon = IpConnection::new(); // Create IP connection.
    let iao = IndustrialAnalogOutBricklet::new(UID, &ipcon); // Create device object.

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

    // Set output voltage to 3.3V
    iao.set_voltage(3300).recv()?;
    iao.enable().recv()?;

    println!("Press enter to exit.");
    let mut _input = String::new();
    io::stdin().read_line(&mut _input)?;

    iao.disable().recv()?;

    ipcon.disconnect();
    Ok(())
}

API¶

To allow non-blocking usage, nearly every function of the Rust bindings returns a wrapper around a mpsc::Receiver. To block until the function has finished and get your result, call one of the receiver's recv variants. Those return either the result sent by the device, or any error occurred.

Functions returning a result directly will block until the device has finished processing the request.

All functions listed below are thread-safe, those which return a receiver are lock-free.

Basic Functions¶

pub fn IndustrialAnalogOutBricklet::new(uid: &str, ip_connection: &IpConnection) → IndustrialAnalogOutBricklet¶

Parameters:	uid – Type: &str ip_connection – Type: &IPConnection
Returns:	industrial_analog_out – Type: IndustrialAnalogOutBricklet

Creates a new IndustrialAnalogOutBricklet object with the unique device ID uid and adds it to the IPConnection ip_connection:

let industrial_analog_out = IndustrialAnalogOutBricklet::new("YOUR_DEVICE_UID", &ip_connection);

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

pub fn IndustrialAnalogOutBricklet::enable(&self) → ConvertingReceiver<()>¶

Enables the output of voltage and current.

The default is disabled.

pub fn IndustrialAnalogOutBricklet::disable(&self) → ConvertingReceiver<()>¶

Disables the output of voltage and current.

The default is disabled.

pub fn IndustrialAnalogOutBricklet::is_enabled(&self) → ConvertingReceiver<bool>¶

Returns:	enabled – Type: bool, Default: false

Returns true if output of voltage and current is enabled, false otherwise.

pub fn IndustrialAnalogOutBricklet::set_voltage(&self, voltage: u16) → ConvertingReceiver<()>¶

Parameters:	voltage – Type: u16, Unit: 1 mV, Range: [0 to 10000]

Sets the output voltage.

The output voltage and output current are linked. Changing the output voltage also changes the output current.

pub fn IndustrialAnalogOutBricklet::get_voltage(&self) → ConvertingReceiver<u16>¶

Returns:	voltage – Type: u16, Unit: 1 mV, Range: [0 to 10000]

Returns the voltage as set by IndustrialAnalogOutBricklet::set_voltage.

pub fn IndustrialAnalogOutBricklet::set_current(&self, current: u16) → ConvertingReceiver<()>¶

Parameters:	current – Type: u16, Unit: 1 µA, Range: [0 to 24000]

Sets the output current.

The output current and output voltage are linked. Changing the output current also changes the output voltage.

pub fn IndustrialAnalogOutBricklet::get_current(&self) → ConvertingReceiver<u16>¶

Returns:	current – Type: u16, Unit: 1 µA, Range: [0 to 24000]

Returns the current as set by IndustrialAnalogOutBricklet::set_current.

Advanced Functions¶

pub fn IndustrialAnalogOutBricklet::set_configuration(&self, voltage_range: u8, current_range: u8) → ConvertingReceiver<()>¶

Parameters:	voltage_range – Type: u8, Range: See constants, Default: 1 current_range – Type: u8, Range: See constants, Default: 0

Configures the voltage and current range.

Possible voltage ranges are:

0V to 5V
0V to 10V

Possible current ranges are:

4mA to 20mA
0mA to 20mA
0mA to 24mA

The resolution will always be 12 bit. This means, that the precision is higher with a smaller range.

The following constants are available for this function:

For voltage_range:

INDUSTRIAL_ANALOG_OUT_BRICKLET_VOLTAGE_RANGE_0_TO_5V = 0
INDUSTRIAL_ANALOG_OUT_BRICKLET_VOLTAGE_RANGE_0_TO_10V = 1

For current_range:

INDUSTRIAL_ANALOG_OUT_BRICKLET_CURRENT_RANGE_4_TO_20MA = 0
INDUSTRIAL_ANALOG_OUT_BRICKLET_CURRENT_RANGE_0_TO_20MA = 1
INDUSTRIAL_ANALOG_OUT_BRICKLET_CURRENT_RANGE_0_TO_24MA = 2

pub fn IndustrialAnalogOutBricklet::get_configuration(&self) → ConvertingReceiver<Configuration>¶

Return Object:	voltage_range – Type: u8, Range: See constants, Default: 1 current_range – Type: u8, Range: See constants, Default: 0

Returns the configuration as set by IndustrialAnalogOutBricklet::set_configuration.

The following constants are available for this function:

For voltage_range:

INDUSTRIAL_ANALOG_OUT_BRICKLET_VOLTAGE_RANGE_0_TO_5V = 0
INDUSTRIAL_ANALOG_OUT_BRICKLET_VOLTAGE_RANGE_0_TO_10V = 1

For current_range:

INDUSTRIAL_ANALOG_OUT_BRICKLET_CURRENT_RANGE_4_TO_20MA = 0
INDUSTRIAL_ANALOG_OUT_BRICKLET_CURRENT_RANGE_0_TO_20MA = 1
INDUSTRIAL_ANALOG_OUT_BRICKLET_CURRENT_RANGE_0_TO_24MA = 2

pub fn IndustrialAnalogOutBricklet::get_identity(&self) → ConvertingReceiver<Identity>¶

Return Object:

Return Object:	uid – Type: String, Length: up to 8 connected_uid – Type: String, Length: up to 8 position – Type: char, Range: ['a' to 'h', 'z'] hardware_version – Type: [u8; 3] 0: major – Type: u8, Range: [0 to 255] 1: minor – Type: u8, Range: [0 to 255] 2: revision – Type: u8, Range: [0 to 255] firmware_version – Type: [u8; 3] 0: major – Type: u8, Range: [0 to 255] 1: minor – Type: u8, Range: [0 to 255] 2: revision – Type: u8, Range: [0 to 255] device_identifier – Type: u16, Range: [0 to 2¹⁶ - 1]

uid – Type: String, Length: up to 8
connected_uid – Type: String, Length: up to 8
position – Type: char, Range: ['a' to 'h', 'z']
hardware_version – Type: [u8; 3]

0: major – Type: u8, Range: [0 to 255]
1: minor – Type: u8, Range: [0 to 255]
2: revision – Type: u8, Range: [0 to 255]

firmware_version – Type: [u8; 3]

0: major – Type: u8, Range: [0 to 255]
1: minor – Type: u8, Range: [0 to 255]
2: revision – Type: u8, Range: [0 to 255]

device_identifier – Type: u16, 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.

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.

pub fn IndustrialAnalogOutBricklet::get_api_version(&self) → [u8; 3]¶

Return Object:	api_version – Type: [u8; 3] 0: major – Type: u8, Range: [0 to 255] 1: minor – Type: u8, Range: [0 to 255] 2: revision – Type: u8, 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.

pub fn IndustrialAnalogOutBricklet::get_response_expected(&mut self, function_id: u8) → bool¶

Parameters:	function_id – Type: u8, Range: See constants
Returns:	response_expected – Type: bool

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 IndustrialAnalogOutBricklet::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:

INDUSTRIAL_ANALOG_OUT_BRICKLET_FUNCTION_ENABLE = 1
INDUSTRIAL_ANALOG_OUT_BRICKLET_FUNCTION_DISABLE = 2
INDUSTRIAL_ANALOG_OUT_BRICKLET_FUNCTION_SET_VOLTAGE = 4
INDUSTRIAL_ANALOG_OUT_BRICKLET_FUNCTION_SET_CURRENT = 6
INDUSTRIAL_ANALOG_OUT_BRICKLET_FUNCTION_SET_CONFIGURATION = 8

pub fn IndustrialAnalogOutBricklet::set_response_expected(&mut self, function_id: u8, response_expected: bool) → ()¶

Parameters:	function_id – Type: u8, Range: See constants response_expected – Type: bool

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:

INDUSTRIAL_ANALOG_OUT_BRICKLET_FUNCTION_ENABLE = 1
INDUSTRIAL_ANALOG_OUT_BRICKLET_FUNCTION_DISABLE = 2
INDUSTRIAL_ANALOG_OUT_BRICKLET_FUNCTION_SET_VOLTAGE = 4
INDUSTRIAL_ANALOG_OUT_BRICKLET_FUNCTION_SET_CURRENT = 6
INDUSTRIAL_ANALOG_OUT_BRICKLET_FUNCTION_SET_CONFIGURATION = 8

pub fn IndustrialAnalogOutBricklet::set_response_expected_all(&mut self, response_expected: bool) → ()¶

Parameters:	response_expected – Type: bool

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

Constants¶

pub const IndustrialAnalogOutBricklet::DEVICE_IDENTIFIER¶

This constant is used to identify a Industrial Analog Out Bricklet.

The IndustrialAnalogOutBricklet::get_identity function and the IpConnection::get_enumerate_callback_receiver callback of the IP Connection have a device_identifier parameter to specify the Brick's or Bricklet's type.

pub const IndustrialAnalogOutBricklet::DEVICE_DISPLAY_NAME¶: This constant represents the human readable name of a Industrial Analog Out Bricklet.