This is the description of the Java API bindings for the Piezo Speaker Bricklet. General information and technical specifications for the Piezo Speaker Bricklet are summarized in its hardware description.
An installation guide for the Java 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 24 25 26 | import com.tinkerforge.IPConnection;
import com.tinkerforge.BrickletPiezoSpeaker;
public class ExampleBeep {
private static final String HOST = "localhost";
private static final int PORT = 4223;
// Change XYZ to the UID of your Piezo Speaker 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
BrickletPiezoSpeaker ps = new BrickletPiezoSpeaker(UID, ipcon); // Create device object
ipcon.connect(HOST, PORT); // Connect to brickd
// Don't use device before ipcon is connected
// Make 2 second beep with a frequency of 1kHz
ps.beep(2000, 1000);
System.out.println("Press key to exit"); System.in.read();
ipcon.disconnect();
}
}
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Download (ExampleMorseCode.java)
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 | import com.tinkerforge.IPConnection;
import com.tinkerforge.BrickletPiezoSpeaker;
public class ExampleMorseCode {
private static final String HOST = "localhost";
private static final int PORT = 4223;
// Change XYZ to the UID of your Piezo Speaker 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
BrickletPiezoSpeaker ps = new BrickletPiezoSpeaker(UID, ipcon); // Create device object
ipcon.connect(HOST, PORT); // Connect to brickd
// Don't use device before ipcon is connected
// Morse SOS with a frequency of 2kHz
ps.morseCode("... --- ...", 2000);
System.out.println("Press key to exit"); System.in.read();
ipcon.disconnect();
}
}
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Generally, every method of the Java 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 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.
BrickletPiezoSpeaker
(String uid, IPConnection ipcon)¶Parameters: |
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Returns: |
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Creates an object with the unique device ID uid
:
BrickletPiezoSpeaker piezoSpeaker = new BrickletPiezoSpeaker("YOUR_DEVICE_UID", ipcon);
This object can then be used after the IP Connection is connected.
BrickletPiezoSpeaker.
beep
(long duration, int frequency)¶Parameters: |
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Beeps with the given frequency for the given duration.
Changed in version 2.0.2 (Plugin): A duration of 0 stops the current beep if any, the frequency parameter is ignored. A duration of 4294967295 results in an infinite beep.
The Piezo Speaker Bricklet can only approximate the frequency, it will play
the best possible match by applying the calibration (see calibrate()
).
The following constants are available for this function:
For duration:
BrickletPiezoSpeaker.
morseCode
(String morse, int frequency)¶Parameters: |
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Sets morse code that will be played by the piezo buzzer. The morse code is given as a string consisting of "." (dot), "-" (minus) and " " (space) for dits, dahs and pauses. Every other character is ignored.
For example: If you set the string "...---...", the piezo buzzer will beep nine times with the durations "short short short long long long short short short".
BrickletPiezoSpeaker.
calibrate
()¶Returns: |
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The Piezo Speaker Bricklet can play 512 different tones. This function plays each tone and measures the exact frequency back. The result is a mapping between setting value and frequency. This mapping is stored in the EEPROM and loaded on startup.
The Bricklet should come calibrated, you only need to call this function (once) every time you reflash the Bricklet plugin.
Returns true after the calibration finishes.
BrickletPiezoSpeaker.
getIdentity
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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.
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 BrickletPiezoSpeaker.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.
Note
Using listeners 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.
BrickletPiezoSpeaker.
BeepFinishedListener
()¶This listener can be added with the addBeepFinishedListener()
function.
An added listener can be removed with the removeBeepFinishedListener()
function.
beepFinished
()This listener is triggered if a beep set by beep()
is finished
BrickletPiezoSpeaker.
MorseCodeFinishedListener
()¶This listener can be added with the addMorseCodeFinishedListener()
function.
An added listener can be removed with the removeMorseCodeFinishedListener()
function.
morseCodeFinished
()This listener is triggered if the playback of the morse code set by
morseCode()
is finished.
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.
BrickletPiezoSpeaker.
getAPIVersion
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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.
BrickletPiezoSpeaker.
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 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:
BrickletPiezoSpeaker.
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 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:
BrickletPiezoSpeaker.
setResponseExpectedAll
(boolean responseExpected)¶Parameters: |
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Changes the response expected flag for all setter and listener configuration functions of this device at once.
BrickletPiezoSpeaker.
DEVICE_IDENTIFIER
¶This constant is used to identify a Piezo Speaker 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.
BrickletPiezoSpeaker.
DEVICE_DISPLAY_NAME
¶This constant represents the human readable name of a Piezo Speaker Bricklet.