MQTT - Industrial Dual Analog In Bricklet 2.0

This is the description of the MQTT API bindings for the Industrial Dual Analog In Bricklet 2.0. General information and technical specifications for the Industrial Dual Analog In Bricklet 2.0 are summarized in its hardware description.

An installation guide for the MQTT API bindings is part of their general description.

Examples

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

Simple

Download (example-simple.txt)

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# Change XYZ to the UID of your Industrial Dual Analog In Bricklet 2.0

setup:
    # Get current voltage from channel 0
    subscribe to tinkerforge/response/industrial_dual_analog_in_v2_bricklet/XYZ/get_voltage
    publish '{"channel": 0}' to tinkerforge/request/industrial_dual_analog_in_v2_bricklet/XYZ/get_voltage

Callback

Download (example-callback.txt)

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# Change XYZ to the UID of your Industrial Dual Analog In Bricklet 2.0

setup:
    # Handle incoming voltage callbacks
    subscribe to tinkerforge/callback/industrial_dual_analog_in_v2_bricklet/XYZ/voltage
    publish '{"register": true}' to tinkerforge/register/industrial_dual_analog_in_v2_bricklet/XYZ/voltage # Register voltage callback

    # Set period for voltage (channel 0) callback to 1s (1000ms) without a threshold
    publish '{"channel": 0, "period": 1000, "value_has_to_change": false, "option": "off", "min": 0, "max": 0}' to tinkerforge/request/industrial_dual_analog_in_v2_bricklet/XYZ/set_voltage_callback_configuration

Threshold

Download (example-threshold.txt)

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# Change XYZ to the UID of your Industrial Dual Analog In Bricklet 2.0

setup:
    # Handle incoming voltage callbacks
    subscribe to tinkerforge/callback/industrial_dual_analog_in_v2_bricklet/XYZ/voltage
    publish '{"register": true}' to tinkerforge/register/industrial_dual_analog_in_v2_bricklet/XYZ/voltage # Register voltage callback

    # Configure threshold for voltage (channel 0) "greater than 10 V"
    # with a debounce period of 10s (10000ms)
    publish '{"channel": 0, "period": 10000, "value_has_to_change": false, "option": "greater", "min": 10000, "max": 0}' to tinkerforge/request/industrial_dual_analog_in_v2_bricklet/XYZ/set_voltage_callback_configuration

API

All published payloads to and from the MQTT bindings are in JSON format.

If an error occures, the bindings publish a JSON object containing the error message as member _ERROR. It is published on the corresponding response topic: .../response/... for .../request/... and .../callback/... for .../register/....

The Bricklet has two input channel. Functions that are related directly to a channel have a channel parameter to specify one of the two channels. Valid values for the channel parameter are 0 and 1.

Basic Functions

request/industrial_dual_analog_in_v2_bricklet/<UID>/get_voltage
Request:
  • channel – Type: int, Range: [0 to 1]
Response:
  • voltage – Type: int, Unit: 1 mV, Range: [-35000 to 35000]

Returns the voltage for the given channel.

If you want to get the value periodically, it is recommended to use the register/industrial_dual_analog_in_v2_bricklet/<UID>/voltage callback. You can set the callback configuration with request/industrial_dual_analog_in_v2_bricklet/<UID>/set_voltage_callback_configuration.

request/industrial_dual_analog_in_v2_bricklet/<UID>/set_channel_led_config
Request:
  • channel – Type: int, Range: [0 to 1]
  • config – Type: int, Range: See symbols, Default: 3
Response:
  • no response

Each channel has a corresponding LED. You can turn the LED off, on or show a heartbeat. You can also set the LED to "Channel Status". In this mode the LED can either be turned on with a pre-defined threshold or the intensity of the LED can change with the measured value.

You can configure the channel status behavior with request/industrial_dual_analog_in_v2_bricklet/<UID>/set_channel_led_status_config.

By default all channel LEDs are configured as "Channel Status".

The following symbols are available for this function:

For config:

  • "off" = 0
  • "on" = 1
  • "show_heartbeat" = 2
  • "show_channel_status" = 3
request/industrial_dual_analog_in_v2_bricklet/<UID>/get_channel_led_config
Request:
  • channel – Type: int, Range: [0 to 1]
Response:
  • config – Type: int, Range: See symbols, Default: 3

Returns the channel LED configuration as set by request/industrial_dual_analog_in_v2_bricklet/<UID>/set_channel_led_config

The following symbols are available for this function:

For config:

  • "off" = 0
  • "on" = 1
  • "show_heartbeat" = 2
  • "show_channel_status" = 3
request/industrial_dual_analog_in_v2_bricklet/<UID>/set_channel_led_status_config
Request:
  • channel – Type: int, Range: [0 to 1]
  • min – Type: int, Unit: 1 mV, Range: [-231 to 231 - 1], Default: 0
  • max – Type: int, Unit: 1 mV, Range: [-231 to 231 - 1], Default: 10000
  • config – Type: int, Range: See symbols, Default: 1
Response:
  • no response

Sets the channel LED status config. This config is used if the channel LED is configured as "Channel Status", see request/industrial_dual_analog_in_v2_bricklet/<UID>/set_channel_led_config.

For each channel you can choose between threshold and intensity mode.

In threshold mode you can define a positive or a negative threshold. For a positive threshold set the "min" parameter to the threshold value in mV above which the LED should turn on and set the "max" parameter to 0. Example: If you set a positive threshold of 10V, the LED will turn on as soon as the voltage exceeds 10V and turn off again if it goes below 10V. For a negative threshold set the "max" parameter to the threshold value in mV below which the LED should turn on and set the "min" parameter to 0. Example: If you set a negative threshold of 10V, the LED will turn on as soon as the voltage goes below 10V and the LED will turn off when the voltage exceeds 10V.

In intensity mode you can define a range in mV that is used to scale the brightness of the LED. Example with min=4V, max=20V: The LED is off at 4V, on at 20V and the brightness is linearly scaled between the values 4V and 20V. If the min value is greater than the max value, the LED brightness is scaled the other way around.

The following symbols are available for this function:

For config:

  • "threshold" = 0
  • "intensity" = 1
request/industrial_dual_analog_in_v2_bricklet/<UID>/get_channel_led_status_config
Request:
  • channel – Type: int, Range: [0 to 1]
Response:
  • min – Type: int, Unit: 1 mV, Range: [-231 to 231 - 1], Default: 0
  • max – Type: int, Unit: 1 mV, Range: [-231 to 231 - 1], Default: 10000
  • config – Type: int, Range: See symbols, Default: 1

Returns the channel LED status configuration as set by request/industrial_dual_analog_in_v2_bricklet/<UID>/set_channel_led_status_config.

The following symbols are available for this function:

For config:

  • "threshold" = 0
  • "intensity" = 1

Advanced Functions

request/industrial_dual_analog_in_v2_bricklet/<UID>/set_sample_rate
Request:
  • rate – Type: int, Range: See symbols, Default: 6
Response:
  • no response

Sets the sample rate. The sample rate can be between 1 sample per second and 976 samples per second. Decreasing the sample rate will also decrease the noise on the data.

The following symbols are available for this function:

For rate:

  • "976_sps" = 0
  • "488_sps" = 1
  • "244_sps" = 2
  • "122_sps" = 3
  • "61_sps" = 4
  • "4_sps" = 5
  • "2_sps" = 6
  • "1_sps" = 7
request/industrial_dual_analog_in_v2_bricklet/<UID>/get_sample_rate
Request:
  • empty payload
Response:
  • rate – Type: int, Range: See symbols, Default: 6

Returns the sample rate as set by request/industrial_dual_analog_in_v2_bricklet/<UID>/set_sample_rate.

The following symbols are available for this function:

For rate:

  • "976_sps" = 0
  • "488_sps" = 1
  • "244_sps" = 2
  • "122_sps" = 3
  • "61_sps" = 4
  • "4_sps" = 5
  • "2_sps" = 6
  • "1_sps" = 7
request/industrial_dual_analog_in_v2_bricklet/<UID>/set_calibration
Request:
  • offset – Type: [int, ...], Length: 2, Range: [-223 to 223 - 1]
  • gain – Type: [int, ...], Length: 2, Range: [-223 to 223 - 1]
Response:
  • no response

Sets offset and gain of MCP3911 internal calibration registers.

See MCP3911 datasheet 7.7 and 7.8. The Industrial Dual Analog In Bricklet 2.0 is already factory calibrated by Tinkerforge. It should not be necessary for you to use this function

request/industrial_dual_analog_in_v2_bricklet/<UID>/get_calibration
Request:
  • empty payload
Response:
  • offset – Type: [int, ...], Length: 2, Range: [-223 to 223 - 1]
  • gain – Type: [int, ...], Length: 2, Range: [-223 to 223 - 1]

Returns the calibration as set by request/industrial_dual_analog_in_v2_bricklet/<UID>/set_calibration.

request/industrial_dual_analog_in_v2_bricklet/<UID>/get_adc_values
Request:
  • empty payload
Response:
  • value – Type: [int, ...], Length: 2, Range: [-223 to 223 - 1]

Returns the ADC values as given by the MCP3911 IC. This function is needed for proper calibration, see request/industrial_dual_analog_in_v2_bricklet/<UID>/set_calibration.

request/industrial_dual_analog_in_v2_bricklet/<UID>/get_all_voltages
Request:
  • empty payload
Response:
  • voltages – Type: [int, ...], Length: 2, Unit: 1 mV, Range: [-35000 to 35000]

Returns the voltages for all channels.

If you want to get the value periodically, it is recommended to use the register/industrial_dual_analog_in_v2_bricklet/<UID>/all_voltages callback. You can set the callback configuration with request/industrial_dual_analog_in_v2_bricklet/<UID>/set_all_voltages_callback_configuration.

New in version 2.0.6 (Plugin).

request/industrial_dual_analog_in_v2_bricklet/<UID>/get_spitfp_error_count
Request:
  • empty payload
Response:
  • error_count_ack_checksum – Type: int, Range: [0 to 232 - 1]
  • error_count_message_checksum – Type: int, Range: [0 to 232 - 1]
  • error_count_frame – Type: int, Range: [0 to 232 - 1]
  • error_count_overflow – Type: int, Range: [0 to 232 - 1]

Returns the error count for the communication between Brick and Bricklet.

The errors are divided into

  • ACK checksum errors,
  • message checksum errors,
  • framing errors and
  • overflow errors.

The errors counts are for errors that occur on the Bricklet side. All Bricks have a similar function that returns the errors on the Brick side.

request/industrial_dual_analog_in_v2_bricklet/<UID>/set_status_led_config
Request:
  • config – Type: int, Range: See symbols, Default: 3
Response:
  • no response

Sets the status LED configuration. By default the LED shows communication traffic between Brick and Bricklet, it flickers once for every 10 received data packets.

You can also turn the LED permanently on/off or show a heartbeat.

If the Bricklet is in bootloader mode, the LED is will show heartbeat by default.

The following symbols are available for this function:

For config:

  • "off" = 0
  • "on" = 1
  • "show_heartbeat" = 2
  • "show_status" = 3
request/industrial_dual_analog_in_v2_bricklet/<UID>/get_status_led_config
Request:
  • empty payload
Response:
  • config – Type: int, Range: See symbols, Default: 3

Returns the configuration as set by request/industrial_dual_analog_in_v2_bricklet/<UID>/set_status_led_config

The following symbols are available for this function:

For config:

  • "off" = 0
  • "on" = 1
  • "show_heartbeat" = 2
  • "show_status" = 3
request/industrial_dual_analog_in_v2_bricklet/<UID>/get_chip_temperature
Request:
  • empty payload
Response:
  • temperature – Type: int, Unit: 1 °C, Range: [-215 to 215 - 1]

Returns the temperature as measured inside the microcontroller. The value returned is not the ambient temperature!

The temperature is only proportional to the real temperature and it has bad accuracy. Practically it is only useful as an indicator for temperature changes.

request/industrial_dual_analog_in_v2_bricklet/<UID>/reset
Request:
  • empty payload
Response:
  • no response

Calling this function will reset the Bricklet. All configurations will be lost.

After a reset you have to create new device objects, calling functions on the existing ones will result in undefined behavior!

request/industrial_dual_analog_in_v2_bricklet/<UID>/get_identity
Request:
  • empty payload
Response:
  • 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, ...], 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, ...], 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]
  • _display_name – Type: string

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. If symbolic output is not disabled, the device identifier is mapped to the corresponding name in the format used in topics.

The display name contains the Industrial Dual Analog In 2.0's name in a human readable form.

Callback Configuration Functions

request/industrial_dual_analog_in_v2_bricklet/<UID>/set_voltage_callback_configuration
Request:
  • channel – Type: int, Range: [0 to 1]
  • period – Type: int, Unit: 1 ms, Range: [0 to 232 - 1], Default: 0
  • value_has_to_change – Type: bool, Default: false
  • option – Type: char, Range: See symbols, Default: "x"
  • min – Type: int, Unit: 1 mV, Range: [-231 to 231 - 1], Default: 0
  • max – Type: int, Unit: 1 mV, Range: [-231 to 231 - 1], Default: 0
Response:
  • no response

The period is the period with which the register/industrial_dual_analog_in_v2_bricklet/<UID>/voltage callback is triggered periodically. A value of 0 turns the callback off.

If the value has to change-parameter is set to true, the callback is only triggered after the value has changed. If the value didn't change within the period, the callback is triggered immediately on change.

If it is set to false, the callback is continuously triggered with the period, independent of the value.

It is furthermore possible to constrain the callback with thresholds.

The option-parameter together with min/max sets a threshold for the register/industrial_dual_analog_in_v2_bricklet/<UID>/voltage callback.

The following options are possible:

Option Description
'x' Threshold is turned off
'o' Threshold is triggered when the value is outside the min and max values
'i' Threshold is triggered when the value is inside or equal to the min and max values
'<' Threshold is triggered when the value is smaller than the min value (max is ignored)
'>' Threshold is triggered when the value is greater than the min value (max is ignored)

If the option is set to 'x' (threshold turned off) the callback is triggered with the fixed period.

The following symbols are available for this function:

For option:

  • "off" = "x"
  • "outside" = "o"
  • "inside" = "i"
  • "smaller" = "<"
  • "greater" = ">"
request/industrial_dual_analog_in_v2_bricklet/<UID>/get_voltage_callback_configuration
Request:
  • channel – Type: int, Range: [0 to 1]
Response:
  • period – Type: int, Unit: 1 ms, Range: [0 to 232 - 1], Default: 0
  • value_has_to_change – Type: bool, Default: false
  • option – Type: char, Range: See symbols, Default: "x"
  • min – Type: int, Unit: 1 mV, Range: [-231 to 231 - 1], Default: 0
  • max – Type: int, Unit: 1 mV, Range: [-231 to 231 - 1], Default: 0

Returns the callback configuration as set by request/industrial_dual_analog_in_v2_bricklet/<UID>/set_voltage_callback_configuration.

The following symbols are available for this function:

For option:

  • "off" = "x"
  • "outside" = "o"
  • "inside" = "i"
  • "smaller" = "<"
  • "greater" = ">"
request/industrial_dual_analog_in_v2_bricklet/<UID>/set_all_voltages_callback_configuration
Request:
  • period – Type: int, Unit: 1 ms, Range: [0 to 232 - 1], Default: 0
  • value_has_to_change – Type: bool, Default: false
Response:
  • no response

The period is the period with which the register/industrial_dual_analog_in_v2_bricklet/<UID>/all_voltages callback is triggered periodically. A value of 0 turns the callback off.

If the value has to change-parameter is set to true, the callback is only triggered after at least one of the values has changed. If the values didn't change within the period, the callback is triggered immediately on change.

If it is set to false, the callback is continuously triggered with the period, independent of the value.

New in version 2.0.6 (Plugin).

request/industrial_dual_analog_in_v2_bricklet/<UID>/get_all_voltages_callback_configuration
Request:
  • empty payload
Response:
  • period – Type: int, Unit: 1 ms, Range: [0 to 232 - 1], Default: 0
  • value_has_to_change – Type: bool, Default: false

Returns the callback configuration as set by request/industrial_dual_analog_in_v2_bricklet/<UID>/set_all_voltages_callback_configuration.

New in version 2.0.6 (Plugin).

Callbacks

Callbacks can be registered to receive time critical or recurring data from the device. The registration is done with the corresponding .../register/... topic and an optional suffix. This suffix can be used to deregister the callback later.

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.

register/industrial_dual_analog_in_v2_bricklet/<UID>/voltage
Register Request:
  • register – Type: bool
Callback Response:
  • channel – Type: int, Range: [0 to 1]
  • voltage – Type: int, Unit: 1 mV, Range: [-35000 to 35000]

A callback can be registered for this event by publishing to the .../register/industrial_dual_analog_in_v2_bricklet/<UID>/voltage[/<SUFFIX>] topic with the payload "true". An added callback can be removed by publishing to the same topic with the payload "false". To support multiple (de)registrations, e.g. for message filtering, an optional suffix can be used.

If the callback is triggered, a message with it's payload is published under the corresponding .../callback/industrial_dual_analog_in_v2_bricklet/<UID>/voltage[/<SUFFIX>] topic for each registered suffix.

This callback is triggered periodically according to the configuration set by request/industrial_dual_analog_in_v2_bricklet/<UID>/set_voltage_callback_configuration.

The callback payload is the same as request/industrial_dual_analog_in_v2_bricklet/<UID>/get_voltage.

register/industrial_dual_analog_in_v2_bricklet/<UID>/all_voltages
Register Request:
  • register – Type: bool
Callback Response:
  • voltages – Type: [int, ...], Length: 2, Unit: 1 mV, Range: [-35000 to 35000]

A callback can be registered for this event by publishing to the .../register/industrial_dual_analog_in_v2_bricklet/<UID>/all_voltages[/<SUFFIX>] topic with the payload "true". An added callback can be removed by publishing to the same topic with the payload "false". To support multiple (de)registrations, e.g. for message filtering, an optional suffix can be used.

If the callback is triggered, a message with it's payload is published under the corresponding .../callback/industrial_dual_analog_in_v2_bricklet/<UID>/all_voltages[/<SUFFIX>] topic for each registered suffix.

This callback is triggered periodically according to the configuration set by request/industrial_dual_analog_in_v2_bricklet/<UID>/set_all_voltages_callback_configuration.

The callback payload members are the same as request/industrial_dual_analog_in_v2_bricklet/<UID>/get_all_voltages.

New in version 2.0.6 (Plugin).

Internal Functions

Internal functions are used for maintenance tasks such as flashing a new firmware of changing the UID of a Bricklet. These task should be performed using Brick Viewer instead of using the internal functions directly.

request/industrial_dual_analog_in_v2_bricklet/<UID>/set_bootloader_mode
Request:
  • mode – Type: int, Range: See symbols
Response:
  • status – Type: int, Range: See symbols

Sets the bootloader mode and returns the status after the requested mode change was instigated.

You can change from bootloader mode to firmware mode and vice versa. A change from bootloader mode to firmware mode will only take place if the entry function, device identifier and CRC are present and correct.

This function is used by Brick Viewer during flashing. It should not be necessary to call it in a normal user program.

The following symbols are available for this function:

For mode:

  • "bootloader" = 0
  • "firmware" = 1
  • "bootloader_wait_for_reboot" = 2
  • "firmware_wait_for_reboot" = 3
  • "firmware_wait_for_erase_and_reboot" = 4

For status:

  • "ok" = 0
  • "invalid_mode" = 1
  • "no_change" = 2
  • "entry_function_not_present" = 3
  • "device_identifier_incorrect" = 4
  • "crc_mismatch" = 5
request/industrial_dual_analog_in_v2_bricklet/<UID>/get_bootloader_mode
Request:
  • empty payload
Response:
  • mode – Type: int, Range: See symbols

Returns the current bootloader mode, see request/industrial_dual_analog_in_v2_bricklet/<UID>/set_bootloader_mode.

The following symbols are available for this function:

For mode:

  • "bootloader" = 0
  • "firmware" = 1
  • "bootloader_wait_for_reboot" = 2
  • "firmware_wait_for_reboot" = 3
  • "firmware_wait_for_erase_and_reboot" = 4
request/industrial_dual_analog_in_v2_bricklet/<UID>/set_write_firmware_pointer
Request:
  • pointer – Type: int, Unit: 1 B, Range: [0 to 232 - 1]
Response:
  • no response

Sets the firmware pointer for request/industrial_dual_analog_in_v2_bricklet/<UID>/write_firmware. The pointer has to be increased by chunks of size 64. The data is written to flash every 4 chunks (which equals to one page of size 256).

This function is used by Brick Viewer during flashing. It should not be necessary to call it in a normal user program.

request/industrial_dual_analog_in_v2_bricklet/<UID>/write_firmware
Request:
  • data – Type: [int, ...], Length: 64, Range: [0 to 255]
Response:
  • status – Type: int, Range: [0 to 255]

Writes 64 Bytes of firmware at the position as written by request/industrial_dual_analog_in_v2_bricklet/<UID>/set_write_firmware_pointer before. The firmware is written to flash every 4 chunks.

You can only write firmware in bootloader mode.

This function is used by Brick Viewer during flashing. It should not be necessary to call it in a normal user program.

request/industrial_dual_analog_in_v2_bricklet/<UID>/write_uid
Request:
  • uid – Type: int, Range: [0 to 232 - 1]
Response:
  • no response

Writes a new UID into flash. If you want to set a new UID you have to decode the Base58 encoded UID string into an integer first.

We recommend that you use Brick Viewer to change the UID.

request/industrial_dual_analog_in_v2_bricklet/<UID>/read_uid
Request:
  • empty payload
Response:
  • uid – Type: int, Range: [0 to 232 - 1]

Returns the current UID as an integer. Encode as Base58 to get the usual string version.