UserInput.cpp

00001 #include "mbed.h"
00002 #include <utility>
00003 #include <string>
00004 
00005 extern Serial pc;
00006 int sensorNumber;
00007 double sensorDistance;
00008 string date;
00009 
00010 int inputNoOfPins()                         //gets the number of pins on a former
00011 {
00012     while (1)                                                   //keep doing this
00013     {   
00014                 if (pc.readable())                                  //if the pc has something to send
00015                 {
00016                     pc.scanf("%d", &sensorNumber);                          //read what the pc says, and store it in sensorNumber variable
00017                     break;                                                  //leave the while(1) loop
00018                     }
00019              }
00020       return(sensorNumber);                                         //return the sensorNumber
00021     }   
00022     
00023 double inputDistance()                                  //gets the distance between each pin on the former
00024 {
00025     while (1)                                                           //keep doing this
00026     {              
00027                 if (pc.readable())
00028                 {
00029                     pc.scanf("%lf", &sensorDistance);                           //has to &lf because must know the size of it before getting it in
00030                     break;
00031                     }
00032     }
00033          return(sensorDistance);
00034 }
00035 string inputDate()
00036 {
00037     while (1)                                                           //keep doing this
00038     {              
00039                 if (pc.readable())
00040                 {
00041                     pc.scanf("%s", &date);                           //has to &lf because must know the size of it before getting it in
00042                     break;
00043                     }
00044     }
00045          return(date);
00046 }