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#ifndef MBED_BASE_SENSOR_H
#define MBED_BASE_SENSOR_H
 
#include "mbed.h"

/* Constants */
#define SENSORS_GRAVITY_EARTH             (9.80665F)              /**< Earth's gravity in m/s^2 */
#define SENSORS_GRAVITY_MOON              (1.6F)                  /**< The moon's gravity in m/s^2 */
#define SENSORS_GRAVITY_SUN               (275.0F)                /**< The sun's gravity in m/s^2 */
#define SENSORS_GRAVITY_STANDARD          (SENSORS_GRAVITY_EARTH)
#define SENSORS_MAGFIELD_EARTH_MAX        (60.0F)                 /**< Maximum magnetic field on Earth's surface */
#define SENSORS_MAGFIELD_EARTH_MIN        (30.0F)                 /**< Minimum magnetic field on Earth's surface */
#define SENSORS_PRESSURE_SEALEVELHPA      (1013.25F)              /**< Average sea level pressure is 1013.25 hPa */
#define SENSORS_DPS_TO_RADS               (0.017453293F)          /**< Degrees/s to rad/s multiplier */
#define SENSORS_GAUSS_TO_MICROTESLA       (100)                   /**< Gauss to micro-Tesla multiplier */

/** Sensor types */
typedef enum
{
  SENSOR_TYPE_ACCELEROMETER         = (1),   /**< Gravity + linear acceleration */
  SENSOR_TYPE_MAGNETIC_FIELD        = (2),
  SENSOR_TYPE_ORIENTATION           = (3),
  SENSOR_TYPE_GYROSCOPE             = (4),
  SENSOR_TYPE_LIGHT                 = (5),
  SENSOR_TYPE_PRESSURE              = (6),
  SENSOR_TYPE_PROXIMITY             = (8),
  SENSOR_TYPE_GRAVITY               = (9),
  SENSOR_TYPE_LINEAR_ACCELERATION   = (10),  /**< Acceleration not including gravity */
  SENSOR_TYPE_ROTATION_VECTOR       = (11),
  SENSOR_TYPE_RELATIVE_HUMIDITY     = (12),
  SENSOR_TYPE_AMBIENT_TEMPERATURE   = (13),
  SENSOR_TYPE_VOLTAGE               = (15),
  SENSOR_TYPE_CURRENT               = (16),
  SENSOR_TYPE_COLOR                 = (17)
} sensors_type_t;

/* Sensor details (40 bytes) */
/** struct sensor_s is used to describe basic information about a specific sensor. */
typedef struct
{
    char     name[12];                        /**< sensor name */
    int32_t  version;                         /**< version of the hardware + driver */
    int32_t  sensor_id;                       /**< unique sensor identifier */
    int32_t  type;                            /**< this sensor's type (ex. SENSOR_TYPE_LIGHT) */
    float    max_value;                       /**< maximum value of this sensor's value in SI units */
    float    min_value;                       /**< minimum value of this sensor's value in SI units */
    float    resolution;                      /**< smallest difference between two values reported by this sensor */
    int32_t  min_delay;                       /**< min delay in microseconds between events. zero = not a constant rate */
} sensor_t;

class BaseSensor {
public:
//constructor
    BaseSensor();
    //get sensor details from actual implementation
    virtual char* getSimpleName() = 0;
    virtual void getSensorDetails(sensor_t*) = 0;
    //verify basic integrity of underlining hardware
    virtual int verifyIntegrity(int*) = 0;  
    
private:  
};
 
#endif