LabVIEW - Line Bricklet¶

Simple¶

Download (Example Simple.vi)

Callback¶

Download (Example Callback.vi), Download (Example Callback - Reflectivity Callback.vi)

Threshold¶

Download (Example Threshold.vi), Download (Example Threshold - ReflectivityReached Callback.vi)

Graph¶

Download (Example Graph.vi), Download (Example Graph - Reflectivity Callback.vi)

Basic Functions¶

BrickletLine(uid, ipcon) → line¶

Input:	uid – Type: String ipcon – Type: .NET Refnum (IPConnection)
Output:	line – Type: .NET Refnum (BrickletLine)

Creates an object with the unique device ID uid. This object can then be used after the IP Connection is connected.

BrickletLine.GetReflectivity() → reflectivity¶

Output:	reflectivity – Type: Int32, Range: [0 to 212 - 1]

Returns the currently measured reflectivity. The reflectivity is a value between 0 (not reflective) and 4095 (very reflective).

Usually black has a low reflectivity while white has a high reflectivity.

If you want to get the reflectivity periodically, it is recommended to use the ReflectivityCallback callback and set the period with SetReflectivityCallbackPeriod().

Advanced Functions¶

BrickletLine.GetIdentity() → uid, connectedUid, position, hardwareVersion, firmwareVersion, deviceIdentifier¶

Output:

uid – Type: String, Length: up to 8 connectedUid – Type: String, Length: up to 8 position – Type: Char, Range: ["a" to "h", "z"] hardwareVersion – Type: Byte[3] 0: major – Type: Byte, Range: [0 to 255] 1: minor – Type: Byte, Range: [0 to 255] 2: revision – Type: Byte, Range: [0 to 255] firmwareVersion – Type: Byte[3] 0: major – Type: Byte, Range: [0 to 255] 1: minor – Type: Byte, Range: [0 to 255] 2: revision – Type: Byte, Range: [0 to 255] deviceIdentifier – Type: Int32, 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.

Callback Configuration Functions¶

BrickletLine.SetReflectivityCallbackPeriod(period)¶

Input:	period – Type: Int64, Unit: 1 ms, Range: [0 to 232 - 1], Default: 0

Sets the period with which the ReflectivityCallback callback is triggered periodically. A value of 0 turns the callback off.

The ReflectivityCallback callback is only triggered if the reflectivity has changed since the last triggering.

BrickletLine.GetReflectivityCallbackPeriod() → period¶

Output:	period – Type: Int64, Unit: 1 ms, Range: [0 to 232 - 1], Default: 0

Returns the period as set by SetReflectivityCallbackPeriod().

BrickletLine.SetReflectivityCallbackThreshold(option, min, max)¶

Input:	option – Type: Char, Range: See constants, Default: "x" min – Type: Int32, Range: [0 to 216 - 1], Default: 0 max – Type: Int32, Range: [0 to 216 - 1], Default: 0

Sets the thresholds for the ReflectivityReachedCallback callback.

The following options are possible:

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

The following constants are available for this function:

For option:

• BrickletLine.THRESHOLD_OPTION_OFF = "x"
• BrickletLine.THRESHOLD_OPTION_OUTSIDE = "o"
• BrickletLine.THRESHOLD_OPTION_INSIDE = "i"
• BrickletLine.THRESHOLD_OPTION_SMALLER = "<"
• BrickletLine.THRESHOLD_OPTION_GREATER = ">"

BrickletLine.GetReflectivityCallbackThreshold() → option, min, max¶

Output:	option – Type: Char, Range: See constants, Default: "x" min – Type: Int32, Range: [0 to 216 - 1], Default: 0 max – Type: Int32, Range: [0 to 216 - 1], Default: 0

Returns the threshold as set by SetReflectivityCallbackThreshold().

The following constants are available for this function:

For option:

• BrickletLine.THRESHOLD_OPTION_OFF = "x"
• BrickletLine.THRESHOLD_OPTION_OUTSIDE = "o"
• BrickletLine.THRESHOLD_OPTION_INSIDE = "i"
• BrickletLine.THRESHOLD_OPTION_SMALLER = "<"
• BrickletLine.THRESHOLD_OPTION_GREATER = ">"

BrickletLine.SetDebouncePeriod(debounce)¶

Input:	debounce – Type: Int64, Unit: 1 ms, Range: [0 to 232 - 1], Default: 100

Sets the period with which the threshold callback

• ReflectivityReachedCallback

is triggered, if the threshold

• SetReflectivityCallbackThreshold()

keeps being reached.

BrickletLine.GetDebouncePeriod() → debounce¶

Output:	debounce – Type: Int64, Unit: 1 ms, Range: [0 to 232 - 1], Default: 100

Returns the debounce period as set by SetDebouncePeriod().

Callbacks¶

Callbacks can be registered to receive time critical or recurring data from the device. The registration is done by assigning a function to a callback property of the device object. The available callback property and their type of parameters are described below.

event BrickletLine.ReflectivityCallback → sender, reflectivity¶

Callback Output:	sender – Type: .NET Refnum (BrickletLine) reflectivity – Type: Int32, Range: [0 to 212 - 1]

This callback is triggered periodically with the period that is set by SetReflectivityCallbackPeriod(). The parameter is the reflectivity of the sensor.

The ReflectivityCallback callback is only triggered if the reflectivity has changed since the last triggering.

event BrickletLine.ReflectivityReachedCallback → sender, reflectivity¶

Callback Output:	sender – Type: .NET Refnum (BrickletLine) reflectivity – Type: Int32, Range: [0 to 212 - 1]

This callback is triggered when the threshold as set by SetReflectivityCallbackThreshold() is reached. The parameter is the reflectivity of the sensor.

If the threshold keeps being reached, the callback is triggered periodically with the period as set by SetDebouncePeriod().

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.

BrickletLine.GetAPIVersion() → apiVersion¶

Output:	apiVersion – Type: Byte[3] 0: major – Type: Byte, Range: [0 to 255] 1: minor – Type: Byte, Range: [0 to 255] 2: revision – Type: Byte, 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.

BrickletLine.GetResponseExpected(functionId) → responseExpected¶

Input:	functionId – Type: Byte, Range: See constants
Output:	responseExpected – Type: Boolean

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:

• BrickletLine.FUNCTION_SET_REFLECTIVITY_CALLBACK_PERIOD = 2
• BrickletLine.FUNCTION_SET_REFLECTIVITY_CALLBACK_THRESHOLD = 4
• BrickletLine.FUNCTION_SET_DEBOUNCE_PERIOD = 6

BrickletLine.SetResponseExpected(functionId, responseExpected)¶

Input:	functionId – Type: Byte, Range: See constants responseExpected – Type: Boolean

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:

• BrickletLine.FUNCTION_SET_REFLECTIVITY_CALLBACK_PERIOD = 2
• BrickletLine.FUNCTION_SET_REFLECTIVITY_CALLBACK_THRESHOLD = 4
• BrickletLine.FUNCTION_SET_DEBOUNCE_PERIOD = 6

BrickletLine.SetResponseExpectedAll(responseExpected)¶

Input:	responseExpected – Type: Boolean

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

Constants¶

BrickletLine.DEVICE_IDENTIFIER¶

This constant is used to identify a Line 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.

BrickletLine.DEVICE_DISPLAY_NAME¶

This constant represents the human readable name of a Line Bricklet.