Shell - Industrial Digital In 4 Bricklet¶

Simple¶

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#!/bin/sh
# Connects to localhost:4223 by default, use --host and --port to change this

uid=XYZ # Change XYZ to the UID of your Industrial Digital In 4 Bricklet

# Get current value as bitmask
tinkerforge call industrial-digital-in-4-bricklet $uid get-value

Interrupt¶

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#!/bin/sh
# Connects to localhost:4223 by default, use --host and --port to change this

uid=XYZ # Change XYZ to the UID of your Industrial Digital In 4 Bricklet

# Handle incoming interrupt callbacks
tinkerforge dispatch industrial-digital-in-4-bricklet $uid interrupt &

# Enable interrupt on pin 0: 1 << 0 = 1
tinkerforge call industrial-digital-in-4-bricklet $uid set-interrupt 1

echo "Press key to exit"; read dummy

kill -- -$$ # Stop callback dispatch in background

Command Structure¶

The common options of the call and dispatch commands are documented here. The specific command structure is shown below.

tinkerforge call industrial-digital-in-4-bricklet [<option>..] <uid> <function> [<argument>..]¶

Parameters:	<uid> – Type: String <function> – Type: String

The call command is used to call a function of the Industrial Digital In 4 Bricklet. It can take several options:

• --help shows help for the specific call command and exits
• --list-functions shows a list of known functions of the Industrial Digital In 4 Bricklet and exits

tinkerforge dispatch industrial-digital-in-4-bricklet [<option>..] <uid> <callback>¶

Parameters:	<uid> – Type: String <callback> – Type: String

The dispatch command is used to dispatch a callback of the Industrial Digital In 4 Bricklet. It can take several options:

• --help shows help for the specific dispatch command and exits
• --list-callbacks shows a list of known callbacks of the Industrial Digital In 4 Bricklet and exits

tinkerforge call industrial-digital-in-4-bricklet <uid> <function> [<option>..] [<argument>..]¶

Parameters:	<uid> – Type: String <function> – Type: String

The <function> to be called can take different options depending of its kind. All functions can take the following options:

• --help shows help for the specific function and exits

Getter functions can take the following options:

• --execute <command> shell command line to execute for each incoming response (see section about output formatting for details)

Setter functions can take the following options:

• --expect-response requests response and waits for it

The --expect-response option for setter functions allows to detect timeouts and other error conditions calls of setters as well. The device will then send a response for this purpose. If this option is not given for a setter function then no response is sent and errors are silently ignored, because they cannot be detected.

tinkerforge dispatch industrial-digital-in-4-bricklet <uid> <callback> [<option>..]¶

Parameters:	<uid> – Type: String <callback> – Type: String

The <callback> to be dispatched can take several options:

• --help shows help for the specific callback and exits
• --execute <command> shell command line to execute for each incoming response (see section about output formatting for details)

Basic Functions¶

tinkerforge call industrial-digital-in-4-bricklet <uid> get-value¶

Output:	value-mask – Type: Int, Range: [0 to 216 - 1]

Returns the input value with a bitmask. The bitmask is 16bit long, true refers to high and false refers to low.

For example: The value 3 or 0b0011 means that pins 0-1 are high and the other pins are low.

If no groups are used (see set-group), the pins correspond to the markings on the IndustrialDigital In 4 Bricklet.

If groups are used, the pins correspond to the element in the group. Element 1 in the group will get pins 0-3, element 2 pins 4-7, element 3 pins 8-11 and element 4 pins 12-15.

tinkerforge call industrial-digital-in-4-bricklet <uid> get-edge-count <pin> <reset-counter>¶

Parameters:	<pin> – Type: Int, Range: [0 to 3] <reset-counter> – Type: Bool
Output:	count – Type: Int, Range: [0 to 232 - 1]

Returns the current value of the edge counter for the selected pin. You can configure the edges that are counted with set-edge-count-config.

If you set the reset counter to true, the count is set back to 0 directly after it is read.

The edge counters use the grouping as set by set-group.

New in version 2.0.1 (Plugin).

Advanced Functions¶

tinkerforge call industrial-digital-in-4-bricklet <uid> set-group <group>¶

Parameters:	<group> – Type: Char Array, Length: 4, Range: [a to d, n]
Output:	no output

Sets a group of Digital In 4 Bricklets that should work together. You can find Bricklets that can be grouped together with get-available-for-group.

The group consists of 4 elements. Element 1 in the group will get pins 0-3, element 2 pins 4-7, element 3 pins 8-11 and element 4 pins 12-15.

Each element can either be one of the ports ('a' to 'd') or 'n' if it should not be used.

For example: If you have two Digital In 4 Bricklets connected to port A and port B respectively, you could call with ['a', 'b', 'n', 'n'].

Now the pins on the Digital In 4 on port A are assigned to 0-3 and the pins on the Digital In 4 on port B are assigned to 4-7. It is now possible to call get-value and read out two Bricklets at the same time.

Changing the group configuration resets all edge counter configurations and values.

tinkerforge call industrial-digital-in-4-bricklet <uid> get-group¶

Output:	group – Type: Char Array, Length: 4, Range: [a to d, n]

Returns the group as set by set-group

tinkerforge call industrial-digital-in-4-bricklet <uid> get-available-for-group¶

Output:	available – Type: Int, Range: [0 to 15]

Returns a bitmask of ports that are available for grouping. For example the value 5 or 0b0101 means: Port A and port C are connected to Bricklets that can be grouped together.

tinkerforge call industrial-digital-in-4-bricklet <uid> set-edge-count-config <selection-mask> <edge-type> <debounce>¶

Parameters:	<selection-mask> – Type: Int, Range: [0 to 216 - 1] <edge-type> – Type: Int, Range: See symbols, Default: 0 <debounce> – Type: Int, Unit: 1 ms, Range: [0 to 255], Default: 100
Output:	no output

Configures the edge counter for the selected pins. A bitmask of 9 or 0b1001 will enable the edge counter for pins 0 and 3.

The edge type parameter configures if rising edges, falling edges or both are counted if the pin is configured for input. Possible edge types are:

• 0 = rising
• 1 = falling
• 2 = both

Configuring an edge counter resets its value to 0.

If you don't know what any of this means, just leave it at default. The default configuration is very likely OK for you.

The edge counters use the grouping as set by set-group.

The following symbols are available for this function:

For <edge-type>:

• edge-type-rising = 0
• edge-type-falling = 1
• edge-type-both = 2

New in version 2.0.1 (Plugin).

tinkerforge call industrial-digital-in-4-bricklet <uid> get-edge-count-config <pin>¶

Parameters:	<pin> – Type: Int, Range: [0 to 255]
Output:	edge-type – Type: Int, Range: See symbols, Default: 0 debounce – Type: Int, Unit: 1 ms, Range: [0 to 255], Default: 100

Returns the edge type and debounce time for the selected pin as set by set-edge-count-config.

The following symbols are available for this function:

For edge-type:

• edge-type-rising = 0
• edge-type-falling = 1
• edge-type-both = 2

New in version 2.0.1 (Plugin).

tinkerforge call industrial-digital-in-4-bricklet <uid> get-identity¶

Output:

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: Int Array, 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] firmware-version – Type: Int Array, 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] device-identifier – 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. 

Callback Configuration Functions¶

tinkerforge call industrial-digital-in-4-bricklet <uid> set-debounce-period <debounce>¶

Parameters:	<debounce> – Type: Int, Unit: 1 ms, Range: [0 to 232 - 1], Default: 100
Output:	no output

Sets the debounce period of the interrupt callback.

For example: If you set this value to 100, you will get the interrupt maximal every 100ms. This is necessary if something that bounces is connected to the Digital In 4 Bricklet, such as a button.

tinkerforge call industrial-digital-in-4-bricklet <uid> get-debounce-period¶

Output:	debounce – Type: Int, Unit: 1 ms, Range: [0 to 232 - 1], Default: 100

Returns the debounce period as set by set-debounce-period.

tinkerforge call industrial-digital-in-4-bricklet <uid> set-interrupt <interrupt-mask>¶

Parameters:	<interrupt-mask> – Type: Int, Range: [0 to 216 - 1]
Output:	no output

Sets the pins on which an interrupt is activated with a bitmask. Interrupts are triggered on changes of the voltage level of the pin, i.e. changes from high to low and low to high.

For example: An interrupt bitmask of 9 or 0b1001 will enable the interrupt for pins 0 and 3.

The interrupts use the grouping as set by set-group.

The interrupt is delivered with the interrupt callback.

tinkerforge call industrial-digital-in-4-bricklet <uid> get-interrupt¶

Output:	interrupt-mask – Type: Int, Range: [0 to 216 - 1]

Returns the interrupt bitmask as set by set-interrupt.

Callbacks¶

Callbacks can be used to receive time critical or recurring data from the device:

tinkerforge dispatch industrial-digital-in-4-bricklet <uid> example

The available callbacks are described below.

tinkerforge dispatch industrial-digital-in-4-bricklet <uid> interrupt¶

Output:	interrupt-mask – Type: Int, Range: [0 to 216 - 1] value-mask – Type: Int, Range: [0 to 216 - 1]

This callback is triggered whenever a change of the voltage level is detected on pins where the interrupt was activated with set-interrupt.

The values are a bitmask that specifies which interrupts occurred and the current value bitmask.

For example:

• (1, 1) or (0b0001, 0b0001) means that an interrupt on pin 0 occurred and currently pin 0 is high and pins 1-3 are low.
• (9, 14) or (0b1001, 0b1110) means that interrupts on pins 0 and 3 occurred and currently pin 0 is low and pins 1-3 are high.

The interrupts use the grouping as set by set-group.