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MQTT - Voltage/Current Bricklet¶

This is the description of the MQTT API bindings for the Voltage/Current Bricklet. General information and technical specifications for the Voltage/Current Bricklet are summarized in its hardware description.

An installation guide for the MQTT API bindings is part of their general description.

Examples¶

The example code below is Public Domain (CC0 1.0).

Simple¶

Download (example-simple.txt)

# Change XYZ to the UID of your Voltage/Current Bricklet

setup:
    # Get current voltage
    subscribe to tinkerforge/response/voltage_current_bricklet/XYZ/get_voltage
    publish '' to tinkerforge/request/voltage_current_bricklet/XYZ/get_voltage

    # Get current current
    subscribe to tinkerforge/response/voltage_current_bricklet/XYZ/get_current
    publish '' to tinkerforge/request/voltage_current_bricklet/XYZ/get_current

Callback¶

Download (example-callback.txt)

# Change XYZ to the UID of your Voltage/Current Bricklet

setup:
    # Handle incoming current callbacks
    subscribe to tinkerforge/callback/voltage_current_bricklet/XYZ/current
    publish '{"register": true}' to tinkerforge/register/voltage_current_bricklet/XYZ/current # Register current callback

    # Set period for current callback to 1s (1000ms)
    # Note: The current callback is only called every second
    #       if the current has changed since the last call!
    publish '{"period": 1000}' to tinkerforge/request/voltage_current_bricklet/XYZ/set_current_callback_period

Threshold¶

Download (example-threshold.txt)

# Change XYZ to the UID of your Voltage/Current Bricklet

setup:
    # Get threshold callbacks with a debounce time of 10 seconds (10000ms)
    publish '{"debounce": 10000}' to tinkerforge/request/voltage_current_bricklet/XYZ/set_debounce_period

    # Handle incoming power reached callbacks
    subscribe to tinkerforge/callback/voltage_current_bricklet/XYZ/power_reached
    publish '{"register": true}' to tinkerforge/register/voltage_current_bricklet/XYZ/power_reached # Register power_reached callback

    # Configure threshold for power "greater than 10 W"
    publish '{"option": "greater", "min": 10000, "max": 0}' to tinkerforge/request/voltage_current_bricklet/XYZ/set_power_callback_threshold

API¶

All published payloads to and from the MQTT bindings are in JSON format.

If an error occures, the bindings publish a JSON object containing the error message as member _ERROR. It is published on the corresponding response topic: .../response/... for .../request/... and .../callback/... for .../register/....

Basic Functions¶

request/voltage_current_bricklet/<UID>/get_current¶

Request:	empty payload
Response:	current – Type: int, Unit: 1 mA, Range: [-20000 to 20000]

Returns the current.

If you want to get the current periodically, it is recommended to use the register/voltage_current_bricklet/<UID>/current callback and set the period with request/voltage_current_bricklet/<UID>/set_current_callback_period.

request/voltage_current_bricklet/<UID>/get_voltage¶

Request:	empty payload
Response:	voltage – Type: int, Unit: 1 mV, Range: [0 to 36000]

Returns the voltage.

If you want to get the voltage periodically, it is recommended to use the register/voltage_current_bricklet/<UID>/voltage callback and set the period with request/voltage_current_bricklet/<UID>/set_voltage_callback_period.

request/voltage_current_bricklet/<UID>/get_power¶

Request:	empty payload
Response:	power – Type: int, Unit: 1 mW, Range: [0 to 720000]

Returns the power.

If you want to get the power periodically, it is recommended to use the register/voltage_current_bricklet/<UID>/power callback and set the period with request/voltage_current_bricklet/<UID>/set_power_callback_period.

request/voltage_current_bricklet/<UID>/set_configuration¶

Request:	averaging – Type: int, Range: See symbols, Default: 3 voltage_conversion_time – Type: int, Range: See symbols, Default: 4 current_conversion_time – Type: int, Range: See symbols, Default: 4
Response:	no response

Sets the configuration of the Voltage/Current Bricklet. It is possible to configure number of averages as well as voltage and current conversion time.

The following symbols are available for this function:

For averaging:

"1" = 0
"4" = 1
"16" = 2
"64" = 3
"128" = 4
"256" = 5
"512" = 6
"1024" = 7

For voltage_conversion_time:

"140us" = 0
"204us" = 1
"332us" = 2
"588us" = 3
"1_1ms" = 4
"2_116ms" = 5
"4_156ms" = 6
"8_244ms" = 7

For current_conversion_time:

"140us" = 0
"204us" = 1
"332us" = 2
"588us" = 3
"1_1ms" = 4
"2_116ms" = 5
"4_156ms" = 6
"8_244ms" = 7

request/voltage_current_bricklet/<UID>/get_configuration¶

Request:	empty payload
Response:	averaging – Type: int, Range: See symbols, Default: 3 voltage_conversion_time – Type: int, Range: See symbols, Default: 4 current_conversion_time – Type: int, Range: See symbols, Default: 4

Returns the configuration as set by request/voltage_current_bricklet/<UID>/set_configuration.

The following symbols are available for this function:

For averaging:

"1" = 0
"4" = 1
"16" = 2
"64" = 3
"128" = 4
"256" = 5
"512" = 6
"1024" = 7

For voltage_conversion_time:

"140us" = 0
"204us" = 1
"332us" = 2
"588us" = 3
"1_1ms" = 4
"2_116ms" = 5
"4_156ms" = 6
"8_244ms" = 7

For current_conversion_time:

"140us" = 0
"204us" = 1
"332us" = 2
"588us" = 3
"1_1ms" = 4
"2_116ms" = 5
"4_156ms" = 6
"8_244ms" = 7

Advanced Functions¶

request/voltage_current_bricklet/<UID>/set_calibration¶

Request:	gain_multiplier – Type: int, Range: [0 to 2¹⁶ - 1] gain_divisor – Type: int, Range: [0 to 2¹⁶ - 1]
Response:	no response

Since the shunt resistor that is used to measure the current is not perfectly precise, it needs to be calibrated by a multiplier and divisor if a very precise reading is needed.

For example, if you are expecting a measurement of 1000mA and you are measuring 1023mA, you can calibrate the Voltage/Current Bricklet by setting the multiplier to 1000 and the divisor to 1023.

request/voltage_current_bricklet/<UID>/get_calibration¶

Request:	empty payload
Response:	gain_multiplier – Type: int, Range: [0 to 2¹⁶ - 1] gain_divisor – Type: int, Range: [0 to 2¹⁶ - 1]

Returns the calibration as set by request/voltage_current_bricklet/<UID>/set_calibration.

request/voltage_current_bricklet/<UID>/get_identity¶

Request:

empty payload

Response:

uid – Type: string, Length: up to 8
connected_uid – Type: string, Length: up to 8
position – Type: char, Range: ["a" to "h", "z"]
hardware_version – Type: [int, ...], Length: 3

0: major – Type: int, Range: [0 to 255]
1: minor – Type: int, Range: [0 to 255]
2: revision – Type: int, Range: [0 to 255]

firmware_version – Type: [int, ...], Length: 3

0: major – Type: int, Range: [0 to 255]
1: minor – Type: int, Range: [0 to 255]
2: revision – Type: int, Range: [0 to 255]

device_identifier – Type: int, Range: [0 to 2¹⁶ - 1]
_display_name – Type: string

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. If symbolic output is not disabled, the device identifier is mapped to the corresponding name in the format used in topics.

The display name contains the Voltage/Current's name in a human readable form.

Callback Configuration Functions¶

request/voltage_current_bricklet/<UID>/set_current_callback_period¶

Request:	period – Type: int, Unit: 1 ms, Range: [0 to 2³² - 1], Default: 0
Response:	no response

Sets the period with which the register/voltage_current_bricklet/<UID>/current callback is triggered periodically. A value of 0 turns the callback off.

The register/voltage_current_bricklet/<UID>/current callback is only triggered if the current has changed since the last triggering.

request/voltage_current_bricklet/<UID>/get_current_callback_period¶

Request:	empty payload
Response:	period – Type: int, Unit: 1 ms, Range: [0 to 2³² - 1], Default: 0

Returns the period as set by request/voltage_current_bricklet/<UID>/set_current_callback_period.

request/voltage_current_bricklet/<UID>/set_voltage_callback_period¶

Request:	period – Type: int, Unit: 1 ms, Range: [0 to 2³² - 1], Default: 0
Response:	no response

Sets the period with which the register/voltage_current_bricklet/<UID>/voltage callback is triggered periodically. A value of 0 turns the callback off.

The register/voltage_current_bricklet/<UID>/voltage callback is only triggered if the voltage has changed since the last triggering.

request/voltage_current_bricklet/<UID>/get_voltage_callback_period¶

Request:	empty payload
Response:	period – Type: int, Unit: 1 ms, Range: [0 to 2³² - 1], Default: 0

Returns the period as set by request/voltage_current_bricklet/<UID>/set_voltage_callback_period.

request/voltage_current_bricklet/<UID>/set_power_callback_period¶

Request:	period – Type: int, Unit: 1 ms, Range: [0 to 2³² - 1], Default: 0
Response:	no response

Sets the period with which the register/voltage_current_bricklet/<UID>/power callback is triggered periodically. A value of 0 turns the callback off.

The register/voltage_current_bricklet/<UID>/power callback is only triggered if the power has changed since the last triggering.

request/voltage_current_bricklet/<UID>/get_power_callback_period¶

Request:	empty payload
Response:	period – Type: int, Unit: 1 ms, Range: [0 to 2³² - 1], Default: 0

Returns the period as set by request/voltage_current_bricklet/<UID>/get_power_callback_period.

request/voltage_current_bricklet/<UID>/set_current_callback_threshold¶

Request:	option – Type: char, Range: See symbols, Default: "x" min – Type: int, Unit: 1 mA, Range: [-2³¹ to 2³¹ - 1], Default: 0 max – Type: int, Unit: 1 mA, Range: [-2³¹ to 2³¹ - 1], Default: 0
Response:	no response

Sets the thresholds for the register/voltage_current_bricklet/<UID>/current_reached callback.

The following options are possible:

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

The following symbols are available for this function:

For option:

"off" = "x"
"outside" = "o"
"inside" = "i"
"smaller" = "<"
"greater" = ">"

request/voltage_current_bricklet/<UID>/get_current_callback_threshold¶

Request:	empty payload
Response:	option – Type: char, Range: See symbols, Default: "x" min – Type: int, Unit: 1 mA, Range: [-2³¹ to 2³¹ - 1], Default: 0 max – Type: int, Unit: 1 mA, Range: [-2³¹ to 2³¹ - 1], Default: 0

Returns the threshold as set by request/voltage_current_bricklet/<UID>/set_current_callback_threshold.

The following symbols are available for this function:

For option:

"off" = "x"
"outside" = "o"
"inside" = "i"
"smaller" = "<"
"greater" = ">"

request/voltage_current_bricklet/<UID>/set_voltage_callback_threshold¶

Request:	option – Type: char, Range: See symbols, Default: "x" min – Type: int, Unit: 1 mV, Range: [-2³¹ to 2³¹ - 1], Default: 0 max – Type: int, Unit: 1 mV, Range: [-2³¹ to 2³¹ - 1], Default: 0
Response:	no response

Sets the thresholds for the register/voltage_current_bricklet/<UID>/voltage_reached callback.

The following options are possible:

Option	Description
'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 symbols are available for this function:

For option:

"off" = "x"
"outside" = "o"
"inside" = "i"
"smaller" = "<"
"greater" = ">"

request/voltage_current_bricklet/<UID>/get_voltage_callback_threshold¶

Request:	empty payload
Response:	option – Type: char, Range: See symbols, Default: "x" min – Type: int, Unit: 1 mV, Range: [-2³¹ to 2³¹ - 1], Default: 0 max – Type: int, Unit: 1 mV, Range: [-2³¹ to 2³¹ - 1], Default: 0

Returns the threshold as set by request/voltage_current_bricklet/<UID>/set_voltage_callback_threshold.

The following symbols are available for this function:

For option:

"off" = "x"
"outside" = "o"
"inside" = "i"
"smaller" = "<"
"greater" = ">"

request/voltage_current_bricklet/<UID>/set_power_callback_threshold¶

Request:	option – Type: char, Range: See symbols, Default: "x" min – Type: int, Unit: 1 mW, Range: [-2³¹ to 2³¹ - 1], Default: 0 max – Type: int, Unit: 1 mW, Range: [-2³¹ to 2³¹ - 1], Default: 0
Response:	no response

Sets the thresholds for the register/voltage_current_bricklet/<UID>/power_reached callback.

The following options are possible:

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

The following symbols are available for this function:

For option:

"off" = "x"
"outside" = "o"
"inside" = "i"
"smaller" = "<"
"greater" = ">"

request/voltage_current_bricklet/<UID>/get_power_callback_threshold¶

Request:	empty payload
Response:	option – Type: char, Range: See symbols, Default: "x" min – Type: int, Unit: 1 mW, Range: [-2³¹ to 2³¹ - 1], Default: 0 max – Type: int, Unit: 1 mW, Range: [-2³¹ to 2³¹ - 1], Default: 0

Returns the threshold as set by request/voltage_current_bricklet/<UID>/set_power_callback_threshold.

The following symbols are available for this function:

For option:

"off" = "x"
"outside" = "o"
"inside" = "i"
"smaller" = "<"
"greater" = ">"

request/voltage_current_bricklet/<UID>/set_debounce_period¶

Request:	debounce – Type: int, Unit: 1 ms, Range: [0 to 2³² - 1], Default: 100
Response:	no response

Sets the period with which the threshold callbacks

register/voltage_current_bricklet/<UID>/current_reached,
register/voltage_current_bricklet/<UID>/voltage_reached,
register/voltage_current_bricklet/<UID>/power_reached

are triggered, if the thresholds

request/voltage_current_bricklet/<UID>/set_current_callback_threshold,
request/voltage_current_bricklet/<UID>/set_voltage_callback_threshold,
request/voltage_current_bricklet/<UID>/set_power_callback_threshold

keep being reached.

request/voltage_current_bricklet/<UID>/get_debounce_period¶

Request:	empty payload
Response:	debounce – Type: int, Unit: 1 ms, Range: [0 to 2³² - 1], Default: 100

Returns the debounce period as set by request/voltage_current_bricklet/<UID>/set_debounce_period.

Callbacks¶

Callbacks can be registered to receive time critical or recurring data from the device. The registration is done with the corresponding .../register/... topic and an optional suffix. This suffix can be used to deregister the callback later.

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.

register/voltage_current_bricklet/<UID>/current¶

Register Request:	register – Type: bool
Callback Response:	current – Type: int, Unit: 1 mA, Range: [-20000 to 20000]

A callback can be registered for this event by publishing to the .../register/voltage_current_bricklet/<UID>/current[/<SUFFIX>] topic with the payload "true". An added callback can be removed by publishing to the same topic with the payload "false". To support multiple (de)registrations, e.g. for message filtering, an optional suffix can be used.

If the callback is triggered, a message with it's payload is published under the corresponding .../callback/voltage_current_bricklet/<UID>/current[/<SUFFIX>] topic for each registered suffix.

This callback is triggered periodically with the period that is set by request/voltage_current_bricklet/<UID>/set_current_callback_period. The callback payload is the current of the sensor.

The register/voltage_current_bricklet/<UID>/current callback is only triggered if the current has changed since the last triggering.

register/voltage_current_bricklet/<UID>/voltage¶

Register Request:	register – Type: bool
Callback Response:	voltage – Type: int, Unit: 1 mV, Range: [0 to 36000]

A callback can be registered for this event by publishing to the .../register/voltage_current_bricklet/<UID>/voltage[/<SUFFIX>] topic with the payload "true". An added callback can be removed by publishing to the same topic with the payload "false". To support multiple (de)registrations, e.g. for message filtering, an optional suffix can be used.

If the callback is triggered, a message with it's payload is published under the corresponding .../callback/voltage_current_bricklet/<UID>/voltage[/<SUFFIX>] topic for each registered suffix.

This callback is triggered periodically with the period that is set by request/voltage_current_bricklet/<UID>/set_voltage_callback_period. The callback payload is the voltage of the sensor.

The register/voltage_current_bricklet/<UID>/voltage callback is only triggered if the voltage has changed since the last triggering.

register/voltage_current_bricklet/<UID>/power¶

Register Request:	register – Type: bool
Callback Response:	power – Type: int, Unit: 1 mW, Range: [0 to 720000]

A callback can be registered for this event by publishing to the .../register/voltage_current_bricklet/<UID>/power[/<SUFFIX>] topic with the payload "true". An added callback can be removed by publishing to the same topic with the payload "false". To support multiple (de)registrations, e.g. for message filtering, an optional suffix can be used.

If the callback is triggered, a message with it's payload is published under the corresponding .../callback/voltage_current_bricklet/<UID>/power[/<SUFFIX>] topic for each registered suffix.

This callback is triggered periodically with the period that is set by request/voltage_current_bricklet/<UID>/set_power_callback_period. The callback payload is the power of the sensor.

The register/voltage_current_bricklet/<UID>/power callback is only triggered if the power has changed since the last triggering.

register/voltage_current_bricklet/<UID>/current_reached¶

Register Request:	register – Type: bool
Callback Response:	current – Type: int, Unit: 1 mA, Range: [-20000 to 20000]

A callback can be registered for this event by publishing to the .../register/voltage_current_bricklet/<UID>/current_reached[/<SUFFIX>] topic with the payload "true". An added callback can be removed by publishing to the same topic with the payload "false". To support multiple (de)registrations, e.g. for message filtering, an optional suffix can be used.

If the callback is triggered, a message with it's payload is published under the corresponding .../callback/voltage_current_bricklet/<UID>/current_reached[/<SUFFIX>] topic for each registered suffix.

This callback is triggered when the threshold as set by request/voltage_current_bricklet/<UID>/set_current_callback_threshold is reached. The callback payload is the current of the sensor.

If the threshold keeps being reached, the callback is triggered periodically with the period as set by request/voltage_current_bricklet/<UID>/set_debounce_period.

register/voltage_current_bricklet/<UID>/voltage_reached¶

Register Request:	register – Type: bool
Callback Response:	voltage – Type: int, Unit: 1 mV, Range: [0 to 36000]

A callback can be registered for this event by publishing to the .../register/voltage_current_bricklet/<UID>/voltage_reached[/<SUFFIX>] topic with the payload "true". An added callback can be removed by publishing to the same topic with the payload "false". To support multiple (de)registrations, e.g. for message filtering, an optional suffix can be used.

If the callback is triggered, a message with it's payload is published under the corresponding .../callback/voltage_current_bricklet/<UID>/voltage_reached[/<SUFFIX>] topic for each registered suffix.

This callback is triggered when the threshold as set by request/voltage_current_bricklet/<UID>/set_voltage_callback_threshold is reached. The callback payload is the voltage of the sensor.

If the threshold keeps being reached, the callback is triggered periodically with the period as set by request/voltage_current_bricklet/<UID>/set_debounce_period.

register/voltage_current_bricklet/<UID>/power_reached¶

Register Request:	register – Type: bool
Callback Response:	power – Type: int, Unit: 1 mA, Range: [-20000 to 20000]

A callback can be registered for this event by publishing to the .../register/voltage_current_bricklet/<UID>/power_reached[/<SUFFIX>] topic with the payload "true". An added callback can be removed by publishing to the same topic with the payload "false". To support multiple (de)registrations, e.g. for message filtering, an optional suffix can be used.

If the callback is triggered, a message with it's payload is published under the corresponding .../callback/voltage_current_bricklet/<UID>/power_reached[/<SUFFIX>] topic for each registered suffix.

This callback is triggered when the threshold as set by request/voltage_current_bricklet/<UID>/set_power_callback_threshold is reached. The callback payload is the power of the sensor.

If the threshold keeps being reached, the callback is triggered periodically with the period as set by request/voltage_current_bricklet/<UID>/set_debounce_period.