This is the description of the MATLAB/Octave API bindings for the Industrial Dual Analog In Bricklet. General information and technical specifications for the Industrial Dual Analog In Bricklet are summarized in its hardware description.
An installation guide for the MATLAB/Octave API bindings is part of their general description.
The example code below is Public Domain (CC0 1.0).
Download (matlab_example_simple.m)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 | function matlab_example_simple()
import com.tinkerforge.IPConnection;
import com.tinkerforge.BrickletIndustrialDualAnalogIn;
HOST = 'localhost';
PORT = 4223;
UID = 'XYZ'; % Change XYZ to the UID of your Industrial Dual Analog In Bricklet
ipcon = IPConnection(); % Create IP connection
idai = handle(BrickletIndustrialDualAnalogIn(UID, ipcon), 'CallbackProperties'); % Create device object
ipcon.connect(HOST, PORT); % Connect to brickd
% Don't use device before ipcon is connected
% Get current voltage from channel 1
voltage = idai.getVoltage(1);
fprintf('Voltage (Channel 1): %g V\n', voltage/1000.0);
input('Press key to exit\n', 's');
ipcon.disconnect();
end
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Download (matlab_example_callback.m)
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 | function matlab_example_callback()
import com.tinkerforge.IPConnection;
import com.tinkerforge.BrickletIndustrialDualAnalogIn;
HOST = 'localhost';
PORT = 4223;
UID = 'XYZ'; % Change XYZ to the UID of your Industrial Dual Analog In Bricklet
ipcon = IPConnection(); % Create IP connection
idai = handle(BrickletIndustrialDualAnalogIn(UID, ipcon), 'CallbackProperties'); % Create device object
ipcon.connect(HOST, PORT); % Connect to brickd
% Don't use device before ipcon is connected
% Register voltage callback to function cb_voltage
set(idai, 'VoltageCallback', @(h, e) cb_voltage(e));
% Set period for voltage (channel 1) callback to 1s (1000ms)
% Note: The voltage (channel 1) callback is only called every second
% if the voltage (channel 1) has changed since the last call!
idai.setVoltageCallbackPeriod(1, 1000);
input('Press key to exit\n', 's');
ipcon.disconnect();
end
% Callback function for voltage callback
function cb_voltage(e)
fprintf('Channel: %i\n', e.channel);
fprintf('Voltage: %g V\n', e.voltage/1000.0);
fprintf('\n');
end
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Download (matlab_example_threshold.m)
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 | function matlab_example_threshold()
import com.tinkerforge.IPConnection;
import com.tinkerforge.BrickletIndustrialDualAnalogIn;
HOST = 'localhost';
PORT = 4223;
UID = 'XYZ'; % Change XYZ to the UID of your Industrial Dual Analog In Bricklet
ipcon = IPConnection(); % Create IP connection
idai = handle(BrickletIndustrialDualAnalogIn(UID, ipcon), 'CallbackProperties'); % 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)
idai.setDebouncePeriod(10000);
% Register voltage reached callback to function cb_voltage_reached
set(idai, 'VoltageReachedCallback', @(h, e) cb_voltage_reached(e));
% Configure threshold for voltage (channel 1) "greater than 10 V"
idai.setVoltageCallbackThreshold(1, '>', 10*1000, 0);
input('Press key to exit\n', 's');
ipcon.disconnect();
end
% Callback function for voltage reached callback
function cb_voltage_reached(e)
fprintf('Channel: %i\n', e.channel);
fprintf('Voltage: %g V\n', e.voltage/1000.0);
fprintf('\n');
end
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Download (octave_example_simple.m)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 | function octave_example_simple()
more off;
HOST = "localhost";
PORT = 4223;
UID = "XYZ"; % Change XYZ to the UID of your Industrial Dual Analog In Bricklet
ipcon = javaObject("com.tinkerforge.IPConnection"); % Create IP connection
idai = javaObject("com.tinkerforge.BrickletIndustrialDualAnalogIn", UID, ipcon); % Create device object
ipcon.connect(HOST, PORT); % Connect to brickd
% Don't use device before ipcon is connected
% Get current voltage from channel 1
voltage = idai.getVoltage(1);
fprintf("Voltage (Channel 1): %g V\n", voltage/1000.0);
input("Press key to exit\n", "s");
ipcon.disconnect();
end
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Download (octave_example_callback.m)
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 39 | function octave_example_callback()
more off;
HOST = "localhost";
PORT = 4223;
UID = "XYZ"; % Change XYZ to the UID of your Industrial Dual Analog In Bricklet
ipcon = javaObject("com.tinkerforge.IPConnection"); % Create IP connection
idai = javaObject("com.tinkerforge.BrickletIndustrialDualAnalogIn", UID, ipcon); % Create device object
ipcon.connect(HOST, PORT); % Connect to brickd
% Don't use device before ipcon is connected
% Register voltage callback to function cb_voltage
idai.addVoltageCallback(@cb_voltage);
% Set period for voltage (channel 1) callback to 1s (1000ms)
% Note: The voltage (channel 1) callback is only called every second
% if the voltage (channel 1) has changed since the last call!
idai.setVoltageCallbackPeriod(1, 1000);
input("Press key to exit\n", "s");
ipcon.disconnect();
end
% Callback function for voltage callback
function cb_voltage(e)
fprintf("Channel: %d\n", java2int(e.channel));
fprintf("Voltage: %g V\n", e.voltage/1000.0);
fprintf("\n");
end
function int = java2int(value)
if compare_versions(version(), "3.8", "<=")
int = value.intValue();
else
int = value;
end
end
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Download (octave_example_threshold.m)
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 39 40 | function octave_example_threshold()
more off;
HOST = "localhost";
PORT = 4223;
UID = "XYZ"; % Change XYZ to the UID of your Industrial Dual Analog In Bricklet
ipcon = javaObject("com.tinkerforge.IPConnection"); % Create IP connection
idai = javaObject("com.tinkerforge.BrickletIndustrialDualAnalogIn", 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)
idai.setDebouncePeriod(10000);
% Register voltage reached callback to function cb_voltage_reached
idai.addVoltageReachedCallback(@cb_voltage_reached);
% Configure threshold for voltage (channel 1) "greater than 10 V"
idai.setVoltageCallbackThreshold(1, ">", 10*1000, 0);
input("Press key to exit\n", "s");
ipcon.disconnect();
end
% Callback function for voltage reached callback
function cb_voltage_reached(e)
fprintf("Channel: %d\n", java2int(e.channel));
fprintf("Voltage: %g V\n", e.voltage/1000.0);
fprintf("\n");
end
function int = java2int(value)
if compare_versions(version(), "3.8", "<=")
int = value.intValue();
else
int = value;
end
end
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Generally, every method of the MATLAB bindings that returns a value can
throw a TimeoutException
. This exception gets thrown if the
device did not respond. If a cable based connection is used, it is
unlikely that this exception gets thrown (assuming nobody unplugs the
device). However, if a wireless connection is used, timeouts will occur
if the distance to the device gets too big.
Beside the TimeoutException
there is also a NotConnectedException
that
is thrown if a method needs to communicate with the device while the
IP Connection is not connected.
Since the MATLAB bindings are based on Java and Java does not support multiple return values and return by reference is not possible for primitive types, we use small classes that only consist of member variables. The member variables of the returned objects are described in the corresponding method descriptions.
The package for all Brick/Bricklet bindings and the IP Connection is
com.tinkerforge.*
All methods listed below are thread-safe.
BrickletIndustrialDualAnalogIn
(String uid, IPConnection ipcon)¶Parameters: |
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Returns: |
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Creates an object with the unique device ID uid
.
In MATLAB:
import com.tinkerforge.BrickletIndustrialDualAnalogIn;
industrialDualAnalogIn = BrickletIndustrialDualAnalogIn('YOUR_DEVICE_UID', ipcon);
In Octave:
industrialDualAnalogIn = java_new("com.tinkerforge.BrickletIndustrialDualAnalogIn", "YOUR_DEVICE_UID", ipcon);
This object can then be used after the IP Connection is connected.
BrickletIndustrialDualAnalogIn.
getVoltage
(short channel)¶Parameters: |
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Returns: |
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Returns the voltage for the given channel.
If you want to get the voltage periodically, it is recommended to use the
VoltageCallback
callback and set the period with
setVoltageCallbackPeriod()
.
BrickletIndustrialDualAnalogIn.
setSampleRate
(short rate)¶Parameters: |
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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 constants are available for this function:
For rate:
BrickletIndustrialDualAnalogIn.
getSampleRate
()¶Returns: |
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Returns the sample rate as set by setSampleRate()
.
The following constants are available for this function:
For rate:
BrickletIndustrialDualAnalogIn.
setCalibration
(int[] offset, int[] gain)¶Parameters: |
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Sets offset and gain of MCP3911 internal calibration registers.
See MCP3911 datasheet 7.7 and 7.8. The Industrial Dual Analog In Bricklet is already factory calibrated by Tinkerforge. It should not be necessary for you to use this function
BrickletIndustrialDualAnalogIn.
getCalibration
()¶Return Object: |
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Returns the calibration as set by setCalibration()
.
BrickletIndustrialDualAnalogIn.
getADCValues
()¶Returns: |
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Returns the ADC values as given by the MCP3911 IC. This function
is needed for proper calibration, see setCalibration()
.
BrickletIndustrialDualAnalogIn.
getIdentity
()¶Return Object: |
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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.
BrickletIndustrialDualAnalogIn.
setVoltageCallbackPeriod
(short channel, long period)¶Parameters: |
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Sets the period with which the VoltageCallback
callback is triggered
periodically for the given channel. A value of 0 turns the callback off.
The VoltageCallback
callback is only triggered if the voltage has changed since the
last triggering.
BrickletIndustrialDualAnalogIn.
getVoltageCallbackPeriod
(short channel)¶Parameters: |
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Returns: |
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Returns the period as set by setVoltageCallbackPeriod()
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BrickletIndustrialDualAnalogIn.
setVoltageCallbackThreshold
(short channel, char option, int min, int max)¶Parameters: |
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Sets the thresholds for the VoltageReachedCallback
callback for the given
channel.
The following options are possible:
Option | Description |
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'x' | Callback is turned off |
'o' | Callback is triggered when the voltage is outside the min and max values |
'i' | Callback is triggered when the voltage is inside the min and max values |
'<' | Callback is triggered when the voltage is smaller than the min value (max is ignored) |
'>' | Callback is triggered when the voltage is greater than the min value (max is ignored) |
The following constants are available for this function:
For option:
BrickletIndustrialDualAnalogIn.
getVoltageCallbackThreshold
(short channel)¶Parameters: |
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Return Object: |
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Returns the threshold as set by setVoltageCallbackThreshold()
.
The following constants are available for this function:
For option:
BrickletIndustrialDualAnalogIn.
setDebouncePeriod
(long debounce)¶Parameters: |
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Sets the period with which the threshold callback
is triggered, if the threshold
keeps being reached.
BrickletIndustrialDualAnalogIn.
getDebouncePeriod
()¶Returns: |
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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 with "set" function of MATLAB. The parameters consist of the IP Connection object, the callback name and the callback function. For example, it looks like this in MATLAB:
function my_callback(e)
fprintf('Parameter: %s\n', e.param);
end
set(device, 'ExampleCallback', @(h, e) my_callback(e));
Due to a difference in the Octave Java support the "set" function cannot be used in Octave. The registration is done with "add*Callback" functions of the device object. It looks like this in Octave:
function my_callback(e)
fprintf("Parameter: %s\n", e.param);
end
device.addExampleCallback(@my_callback);
It is possible to add several callbacks and to remove them with the corresponding "remove*Callback" function.
The parameters of the callback are passed to the callback function as fields of
the structure e
, which is derived from the java.util.EventObject
class.
The available callback names with corresponding structure fields 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.
BrickletIndustrialDualAnalogIn.
VoltageCallback
¶Event Object: |
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This callback is triggered periodically with the period that is set by
setVoltageCallbackPeriod()
. The parameter is the voltage of the
channel.
The VoltageCallback
callback is only triggered if the voltage has changed since the
last triggering.
In MATLAB the set()
function can be used to register a callback function
to this callback.
In Octave a callback function can be added to this callback using the
addVoltageCallback()
function. An added callback function can be removed with
the removeVoltageCallback()
function.
BrickletIndustrialDualAnalogIn.
VoltageReachedCallback
¶Event Object: |
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This callback is triggered when the threshold as set by
setVoltageCallbackThreshold()
is reached.
The parameter is the voltage of the channel.
If the threshold keeps being reached, the callback is triggered periodically
with the period as set by setDebouncePeriod()
.
In MATLAB the set()
function can be used to register a callback function
to this callback.
In Octave a callback function can be added to this callback using the
addVoltageReachedCallback()
function. An added callback function can be removed with
the removeVoltageReachedCallback()
function.
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.
BrickletIndustrialDualAnalogIn.
getAPIVersion
()¶Return Object: |
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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.
BrickletIndustrialDualAnalogIn.
getResponseExpected
(byte functionId)¶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
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:
BrickletIndustrialDualAnalogIn.
setResponseExpected
(byte functionId, boolean responseExpected)¶Parameters: |
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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:
BrickletIndustrialDualAnalogIn.
setResponseExpectedAll
(boolean responseExpected)¶Parameters: |
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Changes the response expected flag for all setter and callback configuration functions of this device at once.
BrickletIndustrialDualAnalogIn.
DEVICE_IDENTIFIER
¶This constant is used to identify a Industrial Dual Analog In 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.
BrickletIndustrialDualAnalogIn.
DEVICE_DISPLAY_NAME
¶This constant represents the human readable name of a Industrial Dual Analog In Bricklet.