Java - Moisture Bricklet¶

Simple¶

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import com.tinkerforge.IPConnection;
import com.tinkerforge.BrickletMoisture;

public class ExampleSimple {
    private static final String HOST = "localhost";
    private static final int PORT = 4223;

    // Change XYZ to the UID of your Moisture Bricklet
    private static final String UID = "XYZ";

    // Note: To make the example code cleaner we do not handle exceptions. Exceptions
    //       you might normally want to catch are described in the documentation
    public static void main(String args[]) throws Exception {
        IPConnection ipcon = new IPConnection(); // Create IP connection
        BrickletMoisture m = new BrickletMoisture(UID, ipcon); // Create device object

        ipcon.connect(HOST, PORT); // Connect to brickd
        // Don't use device before ipcon is connected

        // Get current moisture value
        int moisture = m.getMoistureValue(); // Can throw com.tinkerforge.TimeoutException
        System.out.println("Moisture Value: " + moisture);

        System.out.println("Press key to exit"); System.in.read();
        ipcon.disconnect();
    }
}

Callback¶

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import com.tinkerforge.IPConnection;
import com.tinkerforge.BrickletMoisture;

public class ExampleCallback {
    private static final String HOST = "localhost";
    private static final int PORT = 4223;

    // Change XYZ to the UID of your Moisture Bricklet
    private static final String UID = "XYZ";

    // Note: To make the example code cleaner we do not handle exceptions. Exceptions
    //       you might normally want to catch are described in the documentation
    public static void main(String args[]) throws Exception {
        IPConnection ipcon = new IPConnection(); // Create IP connection
        BrickletMoisture m = new BrickletMoisture(UID, ipcon); // Create device object

        ipcon.connect(HOST, PORT); // Connect to brickd
        // Don't use device before ipcon is connected

        // Add moisture value listener
        m.addMoistureListener(new BrickletMoisture.MoistureListener() {
            public void moisture(int moisture) {
                System.out.println("Moisture Value: " + moisture);
            }
        });

        // Set period for moisture value callback to 1s (1000ms)
        // Note: The moisture value callback is only called every second
        //       if the moisture value has changed since the last call!
        m.setMoistureCallbackPeriod(1000);

        System.out.println("Press key to exit"); System.in.read();
        ipcon.disconnect();
    }
}

Threshold¶

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import com.tinkerforge.IPConnection;
import com.tinkerforge.BrickletMoisture;

public class ExampleThreshold {
    private static final String HOST = "localhost";
    private static final int PORT = 4223;

    // Change XYZ to the UID of your Moisture Bricklet
    private static final String UID = "XYZ";

    // Note: To make the example code cleaner we do not handle exceptions. Exceptions
    //       you might normally want to catch are described in the documentation
    public static void main(String args[]) throws Exception {
        IPConnection ipcon = new IPConnection(); // Create IP connection
        BrickletMoisture m = new BrickletMoisture(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 1 second (1000ms)
        m.setDebouncePeriod(1000);

        // Add moisture value reached listener
        m.addMoistureReachedListener(new BrickletMoisture.MoistureReachedListener() {
            public void moistureReached(int moisture) {
                System.out.println("Moisture Value: " + moisture);
            }
        });

        // Configure threshold for moisture value "greater than 200"
        m.setMoistureCallbackThreshold('>', 200, 0);

        System.out.println("Press key to exit"); System.in.read();
        ipcon.disconnect();
    }
}

Basic Functions¶

class BrickletMoisture(String uid, IPConnection ipcon)¶

Parameters:	uid – Type: String ipcon – Type: IPConnection
Returns:	moisture – Type: BrickletMoisture

Creates an object with the unique device ID uid:

BrickletMoisture moisture = new BrickletMoisture("YOUR_DEVICE_UID", ipcon);

This object can then be used after the IP Connection is connected.

int BrickletMoisture.getMoistureValue()¶

Returns:	moisture – Type: int, Range: [0 to 212 - 1]

Returns the current moisture value. A small value corresponds to little moisture, a big value corresponds to much moisture.

If you want to get the moisture value periodically, it is recommended to use the MoistureListener listener and set the period with setMoistureCallbackPeriod().

Advanced Functions¶

void BrickletMoisture.setMovingAverage(short average)¶

Parameters:	average – Type: short, Range: [0 to 100], Default: 100

Sets the length of a moving averaging for the moisture value.

Setting the length to 0 will turn the averaging completely off. With less averaging, there is more noise on the data.

short BrickletMoisture.getMovingAverage()¶

Returns:	average – Type: short, Range: [0 to 100], Default: 100

Returns the length moving average as set by setMovingAverage().

BrickletMoisture.Identity BrickletMoisture.getIdentity()¶

Return Object:

uid – Type: String, Length: up to 8 connectedUid – Type: String, Length: up to 8 position – Type: char, Range: ['a' to 'h', 'z'] hardwareVersion – Type: short[], Length: 3 0: major – Type: short, Range: [0 to 255] 1: minor – Type: short, Range: [0 to 255] 2: revision – Type: short, Range: [0 to 255] firmwareVersion – Type: short[], Length: 3 0: major – Type: short, Range: [0 to 255] 1: minor – Type: short, Range: [0 to 255] 2: revision – Type: short, Range: [0 to 255] deviceIdentifier – 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. There is also a constant for the device identifier of this Bricklet.

Listener Configuration Functions¶

void BrickletMoisture.setMoistureCallbackPeriod(long period)¶

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

Sets the period with which the MoistureListener listener is triggered periodically. A value of 0 turns the listener off.

The MoistureListener listener is only triggered if the moisture value has changed since the last triggering.

long BrickletMoisture.getMoistureCallbackPeriod()¶

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

Returns the period as set by setMoistureCallbackPeriod().

void BrickletMoisture.setMoistureCallbackThreshold(char option, int min, int max)¶

Parameters:	option – Type: char, Range: See constants, Default: 'x' min – Type: int, Range: [0 to 216 - 1], Default: 0 max – Type: int, Range: [0 to 216 - 1], Default: 0

Sets the thresholds for the MoistureReachedListener listener.

The following options are possible:

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

The following constants are available for this function:

For option:

• BrickletMoisture.THRESHOLD_OPTION_OFF = 'x'
• BrickletMoisture.THRESHOLD_OPTION_OUTSIDE = 'o'
• BrickletMoisture.THRESHOLD_OPTION_INSIDE = 'i'
• BrickletMoisture.THRESHOLD_OPTION_SMALLER = '<'
• BrickletMoisture.THRESHOLD_OPTION_GREATER = '>'

BrickletMoisture.MoistureCallbackThreshold BrickletMoisture.getMoistureCallbackThreshold()¶

Return Object:	option – Type: char, Range: See constants, Default: 'x' min – Type: int, Range: [0 to 216 - 1], Default: 0 max – Type: int, Range: [0 to 216 - 1], Default: 0

Returns the threshold as set by setMoistureCallbackThreshold().

The following constants are available for this function:

For option:

• BrickletMoisture.THRESHOLD_OPTION_OFF = 'x'
• BrickletMoisture.THRESHOLD_OPTION_OUTSIDE = 'o'
• BrickletMoisture.THRESHOLD_OPTION_INSIDE = 'i'
• BrickletMoisture.THRESHOLD_OPTION_SMALLER = '<'
• BrickletMoisture.THRESHOLD_OPTION_GREATER = '>'

void BrickletMoisture.setDebouncePeriod(long debounce)¶

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

Sets the period with which the threshold listener

• MoistureReachedListener

is triggered, if the threshold

• setMoistureCallbackThreshold()

keeps being reached.

long BrickletMoisture.getDebouncePeriod()¶

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

Returns the debounce period as set by setDebouncePeriod().

Listeners¶

Listeners can be registered to receive time critical or recurring data from the device. The registration is done with add*Listener() functions of the device object.

The parameter is a listener class object, for example:

device.addExampleListener(new BrickletMoisture.ExampleListener() {
    public void property(int value) {
        System.out.println("Value: " + value);
    }
});

The available listener classes with inherent methods to be overwritten are described below. It is possible to add several listeners and to remove them with the corresponding remove*Listener() function.

class BrickletMoisture.MoistureListener()¶

This listener can be added with the addMoistureListener() function. An added listener can be removed with the removeMoistureListener() function.

void moisture(int moisture)

Parameters:	moisture – Type: int, Range: [0 to 212 - 1]

This listener is triggered periodically with the period that is set by setMoistureCallbackPeriod(). The parameter is the moisture value of the sensor.

The MoistureListener listener is only triggered if the moisture value has changed since the last triggering.

class BrickletMoisture.MoistureReachedListener()¶

This listener can be added with the addMoistureReachedListener() function. An added listener can be removed with the removeMoistureReachedListener() function.

void moistureReached(int moisture)

Parameters:	moisture – Type: int, Range: [0 to 212 - 1]

This listener is triggered when the threshold as set by setMoistureCallbackThreshold() is reached. The parameter is the moisture value of the sensor.

If the threshold keeps being reached, the listener 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.

short[] BrickletMoisture.getAPIVersion()¶

Return Object:	apiVersion – Type: short[], Length: 3 0: major – Type: short, Range: [0 to 255] 1: minor – Type: short, Range: [0 to 255] 2: revision – Type: short, 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.

boolean BrickletMoisture.getResponseExpected(byte functionId)¶

Parameters:	functionId – Type: byte, Range: See constants
Returns:	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 listener 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:

• BrickletMoisture.FUNCTION_SET_MOISTURE_CALLBACK_PERIOD = 2
• BrickletMoisture.FUNCTION_SET_MOISTURE_CALLBACK_THRESHOLD = 4
• BrickletMoisture.FUNCTION_SET_DEBOUNCE_PERIOD = 6
• BrickletMoisture.FUNCTION_SET_MOVING_AVERAGE = 10

void BrickletMoisture.setResponseExpected(byte functionId, boolean responseExpected)¶

Parameters:	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 listener 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:

• BrickletMoisture.FUNCTION_SET_MOISTURE_CALLBACK_PERIOD = 2
• BrickletMoisture.FUNCTION_SET_MOISTURE_CALLBACK_THRESHOLD = 4
• BrickletMoisture.FUNCTION_SET_DEBOUNCE_PERIOD = 6
• BrickletMoisture.FUNCTION_SET_MOVING_AVERAGE = 10

void BrickletMoisture.setResponseExpectedAll(boolean responseExpected)¶

Parameters:	responseExpected – Type: boolean

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

Constants¶

int BrickletMoisture.DEVICE_IDENTIFIER¶

This constant is used to identify a Moisture Bricklet.

The getIdentity() function and the IPConnection.EnumerateListener listener of the IP Connection have a deviceIdentifier parameter to specify the Brick's or Bricklet's type.

String BrickletMoisture.DEVICE_DISPLAY_NAME¶

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