This is the description of the Perl API bindings for the Industrial Dual 0-20mA Bricklet. General information and technical specifications for the Industrial Dual 0-20mA Bricklet are summarized in its hardware description.
An installation guide for the Perl API bindings is part of their general description.
The example code below is Public Domain (CC0 1.0).
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 | #!/usr/bin/perl
use strict;
use Tinkerforge::IPConnection;
use Tinkerforge::BrickletIndustrialDual020mA;
use constant HOST => 'localhost';
use constant PORT => 4223;
use constant UID => 'XYZ'; # Change XYZ to the UID of your Industrial Dual 0-20mA Bricklet
my $ipcon = Tinkerforge::IPConnection->new(); # Create IP connection
my $id020 = Tinkerforge::BrickletIndustrialDual020mA->new(&UID, $ipcon); # Create device object
$ipcon->connect(&HOST, &PORT); # Connect to brickd
# Don't use device before ipcon is connected
# Get current current from sensor 1
my $current = $id020->get_current(1);
print "Current (Sensor 1): " . $current/1000000.0 . " mA\n";
print "Press key to exit\n";
<STDIN>;
$ipcon->disconnect();
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Download (example_callback.pl)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 | #!/usr/bin/perl
use strict;
use Tinkerforge::IPConnection;
use Tinkerforge::BrickletIndustrialDual020mA;
use constant HOST => 'localhost';
use constant PORT => 4223;
use constant UID => 'XYZ'; # Change XYZ to the UID of your Industrial Dual 0-20mA Bricklet
# Callback subroutine for current callback
sub cb_current
{
my ($sensor, $current) = @_;
print "Sensor: $sensor\n";
print "Current: " . $current/1000000.0 . " mA\n";
print "\n";
}
my $ipcon = Tinkerforge::IPConnection->new(); # Create IP connection
my $id020 = Tinkerforge::BrickletIndustrialDual020mA->new(&UID, $ipcon); # Create device object
$ipcon->connect(&HOST, &PORT); # Connect to brickd
# Don't use device before ipcon is connected
# Register current callback to subroutine cb_current
$id020->register_callback($id020->CALLBACK_CURRENT, 'cb_current');
# Set period for current (sensor 1) callback to 1s (1000ms)
# Note: The current (sensor 1) callback is only called every second
# if the current (sensor 1) has changed since the last call!
$id020->set_current_callback_period(1, 1000);
print "Press key to exit\n";
<STDIN>;
$ipcon->disconnect();
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Download (example_threshold.pl)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 | #!/usr/bin/perl
use strict;
use Tinkerforge::IPConnection;
use Tinkerforge::BrickletIndustrialDual020mA;
use constant HOST => 'localhost';
use constant PORT => 4223;
use constant UID => 'XYZ'; # Change XYZ to the UID of your Industrial Dual 0-20mA Bricklet
# Callback subroutine for current reached callback
sub cb_current_reached
{
my ($sensor, $current) = @_;
print "Sensor: $sensor\n";
print "Current: " . $current/1000000.0 . " mA\n";
print "\n";
}
my $ipcon = Tinkerforge::IPConnection->new(); # Create IP connection
my $id020 = Tinkerforge::BrickletIndustrialDual020mA->new(&UID, $ipcon); # Create device object
$ipcon->connect(&HOST, &PORT); # Connect to brickd
# Don't use device before ipcon is connected
# Get threshold callbacks with a debounce time of 10 seconds (10000ms)
$id020->set_debounce_period(10000);
# Register current reached callback to subroutine cb_current_reached
$id020->register_callback($id020->CALLBACK_CURRENT_REACHED, 'cb_current_reached');
# Configure threshold for current (sensor 1) "greater than 10 mA"
$id020->set_current_callback_threshold(1, '>', 10*1000000, 0);
print "Press key to exit\n";
<STDIN>;
$ipcon->disconnect();
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Generally, every subroutine of the Perl bindings can report an error as
Tinkerforge::Error
object via croak()
. The object has a
get_code()
and a get_message()
subroutine. There are different
error code:
All functions listed below are thread-safe.
BrickletIndustrialDual020mA
->
new
($uid, $ipcon)¶Parameters: |
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Returns: |
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Creates an object with the unique device ID $uid
:
$industrial_dual_0_20ma = BrickletIndustrialDual020mA->new("YOUR_DEVICE_UID", $ipcon);
This object can then be used after the IP Connection is connected.
BrickletIndustrialDual020mA
->
get_current
($sensor)¶Parameters: |
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Returns: |
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Returns the current of the specified sensor.
It is possible to detect if an IEC 60381-1 compatible sensor is connected and if it works properly.
If the returned current is below 4mA, there is likely no sensor connected or the sensor may be defect. If the returned current is over 20mA, there might be a short circuit or the sensor may be defect.
If you want to get the current periodically, it is recommended to use the
CALLBACK_CURRENT
callback and set the period with
set_current_callback_period()
.
BrickletIndustrialDual020mA
->
set_sample_rate
($rate)¶Parameters: |
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Returns: |
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Sets the sample rate to either 240, 60, 15 or 4 samples per second. The resolution for the rates is 12, 14, 16 and 18 bit respectively.
Value | Description |
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0 | 240 samples per second, 12 bit resolution |
1 | 60 samples per second, 14 bit resolution |
2 | 15 samples per second, 16 bit resolution |
3 | 4 samples per second, 18 bit resolution |
The following constants are available for this function:
For $rate:
BrickletIndustrialDual020mA
->
get_sample_rate
()¶Returns: |
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Returns the sample rate as set by set_sample_rate()
.
The following constants are available for this function:
For $rate:
BrickletIndustrialDual020mA
->
get_identity
()¶Return Array: |
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Returns the UID, the UID where the Bricklet is connected to, the position, the hardware and firmware version as well as the device identifier.
The position can be 'a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'f', 'g' or 'h' (Bricklet Port). A Bricklet connected to an Isolator Bricklet is always at position 'z'.
The device identifier numbers can be found here. There is also a constant for the device identifier of this Bricklet.
BrickletIndustrialDual020mA
->
register_callback
($callback_id, $function)¶Parameters: |
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Returns: |
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Registers the given $function
name with the given $callback_id
.
The available callback IDs with corresponding function signatures are listed below.
BrickletIndustrialDual020mA
->
set_current_callback_period
($sensor, $period)¶Parameters: |
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Returns: |
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Sets the period with which the CALLBACK_CURRENT
callback is triggered
periodically for the given sensor. A value of 0 turns the callback off.
The CALLBACK_CURRENT
callback is only triggered if the current has changed since the
last triggering.
BrickletIndustrialDual020mA
->
get_current_callback_period
($sensor)¶Parameters: |
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Returns: |
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Returns the period as set by set_current_callback_period()
.
BrickletIndustrialDual020mA
->
set_current_callback_threshold
($sensor, $option, $min, $max)¶Parameters: |
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Returns: |
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Sets the thresholds for the CALLBACK_CURRENT_REACHED
callback for the given
sensor.
The following options are possible:
Option | Description |
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'x' | Callback is turned off |
'o' | Callback is triggered when the current is outside the min and max values |
'i' | Callback is triggered when the current is inside the min and max values |
'<' | Callback is triggered when the current is smaller than the min value (max is ignored) |
'>' | Callback is triggered when the current is greater than the min value (max is ignored) |
The following constants are available for this function:
For $option:
BrickletIndustrialDual020mA
->
get_current_callback_threshold
($sensor)¶Parameters: |
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Return Array: |
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Returns the threshold as set by set_current_callback_threshold()
.
The following constants are available for this function:
For $option:
BrickletIndustrialDual020mA
->
set_debounce_period
($debounce)¶Parameters: |
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Returns: |
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Sets the period with which the threshold callback
is triggered, if the threshold
keeps being reached.
BrickletIndustrialDual020mA
->
get_debounce_period
()¶Returns: |
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Returns the debounce period as set by set_debounce_period()
.
Callbacks can be registered to receive
time critical or recurring data from the device. The registration is done
with the register_callback()
function of
the device object. The first parameter is the callback ID and the second
parameter the callback function name:
sub my_callback
{
print "@_[0]";
}
$industrial_dual_0_20ma->register_callback(BrickletIndustrialDual020mA->CALLBACK_EXAMPLE, 'my_callback')
The callback function will be called from an internal thread of the
IP Connection. In contrast to many other programming languages, variables are
not automatically shared between threads in Perl. If you want to share a global
variable between a callback function and the rest for your program it has to be
marked as :shared
. See the documentation of the threads::shared Perl module for more details.
The available constants with inherent number and 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.
BrickletIndustrialDual020mA
->
CALLBACK_CURRENT
¶Callback Parameters: |
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This callback is triggered periodically with the period that is set by
set_current_callback_period()
. The parameter is the current of the
sensor.
The CALLBACK_CURRENT
callback is only triggered if the current has changed since the
last triggering.
BrickletIndustrialDual020mA
->
CALLBACK_CURRENT_REACHED
¶Callback Parameters: |
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This callback is triggered when the threshold as set by
set_current_callback_threshold()
is reached.
The parameter is the current of the sensor.
If the threshold keeps being reached, the callback is triggered periodically
with the period as set by set_debounce_period()
.
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.
BrickletIndustrialDual020mA
->
get_api_version
()¶Return Array: |
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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.
BrickletIndustrialDual020mA
->
get_response_expected
($function_id)¶Parameters: |
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Returns: |
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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
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 $function_id:
BrickletIndustrialDual020mA
->
set_response_expected
($function_id, $response_expected)¶Parameters: |
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Returns: |
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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 $function_id:
BrickletIndustrialDual020mA
->
set_response_expected_all
($response_expected)¶Parameters: |
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Returns: |
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Changes the response expected flag for all setter and callback configuration functions of this device at once.
BrickletIndustrialDual020mA
->
DEVICE_IDENTIFIER
¶This constant is used to identify a Industrial Dual 0-20mA Bricklet.
The get_identity()
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.
BrickletIndustrialDual020mA
->
DEVICE_DISPLAY_NAME
¶This constant represents the human readable name of a Industrial Dual 0-20mA Bricklet.