MATLAB/Octave - Piezo Speaker Bricklet¶

Beep (MATLAB)¶

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function matlab_example_beep()
    import com.tinkerforge.IPConnection;
    import com.tinkerforge.BrickletPiezoSpeaker;

    HOST = 'localhost';
    PORT = 4223;
    UID = 'XYZ'; % Change XYZ to the UID of your Piezo Speaker Bricklet

    ipcon = IPConnection(); % Create IP connection
    ps = handle(BrickletPiezoSpeaker(UID, ipcon), 'CallbackProperties'); % 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);

    input('Press key to exit\n', 's');
    ipcon.disconnect();
end

Morse Code (MATLAB)¶

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function matlab_example_morse_code()
    import com.tinkerforge.IPConnection;
    import com.tinkerforge.BrickletPiezoSpeaker;

    HOST = 'localhost';
    PORT = 4223;
    UID = 'XYZ'; % Change XYZ to the UID of your Piezo Speaker Bricklet

    ipcon = IPConnection(); % Create IP connection
    ps = handle(BrickletPiezoSpeaker(UID, ipcon), 'CallbackProperties'); % 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);

    input('Press key to exit\n', 's');
    ipcon.disconnect();
end

Beep (Octave)¶

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function octave_example_beep()
    more off;

    HOST = "localhost";
    PORT = 4223;
    UID = "XYZ"; % Change XYZ to the UID of your Piezo Speaker Bricklet

    ipcon = javaObject("com.tinkerforge.IPConnection"); % Create IP connection
    ps = javaObject("com.tinkerforge.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);

    input("Press key to exit\n", "s");
    ipcon.disconnect();
end

Morse Code (Octave)¶

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function octave_example_morse_code()
    more off;

    HOST = "localhost";
    PORT = 4223;
    UID = "XYZ"; % Change XYZ to the UID of your Piezo Speaker Bricklet

    ipcon = javaObject("com.tinkerforge.IPConnection"); % Create IP connection
    ps = javaObject("com.tinkerforge.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);

    input("Press key to exit\n", "s");
    ipcon.disconnect();
end

Basic Functions¶

class BrickletPiezoSpeaker(String uid, IPConnection ipcon)¶

Parameters:	uid – Type: String ipcon – Type: IPConnection
Returns:	piezoSpeaker – Type: BrickletPiezoSpeaker

Creates an object with the unique device ID uid.

In MATLAB:

import com.tinkerforge.BrickletPiezoSpeaker;

piezoSpeaker = BrickletPiezoSpeaker('YOUR_DEVICE_UID', ipcon);

In Octave:

piezoSpeaker = java_new("com.tinkerforge.BrickletPiezoSpeaker", "YOUR_DEVICE_UID", ipcon);

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

void BrickletPiezoSpeaker.beep(long duration, int frequency)¶

Parameters:	duration – Type: long, Unit: 1 ms, Range: [0 to 232 - 1] with constants frequency – Type: int, Unit: 1 Hz, Range: [585 to 7100]

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.BEEP_DURATION_OFF = 0
• BrickletPiezoSpeaker.BEEP_DURATION_INFINITE = 4294967295

void BrickletPiezoSpeaker.morseCode(String morse, int frequency)¶

Parameters:	morse – Type: String, Length: up to 60 frequency – Type: int, Unit: 1 Hz, Range: [585 to 7100]

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".

Advanced Functions¶

boolean BrickletPiezoSpeaker.calibrate()¶

Returns:	calibration – Type: boolean

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.Identity BrickletPiezoSpeaker.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 1: major – Type: short, Range: [0 to 255] 2: minor – Type: short, Range: [0 to 255] 3: revision – Type: short, Range: [0 to 255] firmwareVersion – Type: short[], Length: 3 1: major – Type: short, Range: [0 to 255] 2: minor – Type: short, Range: [0 to 255] 3: 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.

Callbacks¶

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.

callback BrickletPiezoSpeaker.BeepFinishedCallback¶

Event Object:	empty object

This callback is triggered if a beep set by beep() is finished

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 addBeepFinishedCallback() function. An added callback function can be removed with the removeBeepFinishedCallback() function.

callback BrickletPiezoSpeaker.MorseCodeFinishedCallback¶

Event Object:	empty object

This callback is triggered if the playback of the morse code set by morseCode() is finished.

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 addMorseCodeFinishedCallback() function. An added callback function can be removed with the removeMorseCodeFinishedCallback() function.

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[] BrickletPiezoSpeaker.getAPIVersion()¶

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

• BrickletPiezoSpeaker.FUNCTION_BEEP = 1
• BrickletPiezoSpeaker.FUNCTION_MORSE_CODE = 2

void BrickletPiezoSpeaker.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 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:

• BrickletPiezoSpeaker.FUNCTION_BEEP = 1
• BrickletPiezoSpeaker.FUNCTION_MORSE_CODE = 2

void BrickletPiezoSpeaker.setResponseExpectedAll(boolean responseExpected)¶

Parameters:	responseExpected – Type: boolean

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

Constants¶

int BrickletPiezoSpeaker.DEVICE_IDENTIFIER¶

This constant is used to identify a Piezo Speaker 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.

String BrickletPiezoSpeaker.DEVICE_DISPLAY_NAME¶

This constant represents the human readable name of a Piezo Speaker Bricklet.