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Diff: SevenSegmentDisplay.h
- Revision:
- 4:21f0a3289449
- Parent:
- 3:9c9257dda979
diff -r 9c9257dda979 -r 21f0a3289449 SevenSegmentDisplay.h
--- a/SevenSegmentDisplay.h Thu Dec 11 08:23:01 2014 +0000
+++ b/SevenSegmentDisplay.h Thu Dec 11 09:45:08 2014 +0000
@@ -1,12 +1,3 @@
-/** Seven segment display class
- * @author Toni Bjazic
- * @section LICENSE
- * Creative Commons CC BY-SA
- * @section DESCRIPTION
- * A class for controling the output of 7-segment displays (common anode or common
- * cathode).
- */
-
#ifndef SEVEN_SEGMENT_DISPLAY_H_KEY
#define SEVEN_SEGMENT_DISPLAY_H_KEY
@@ -14,8 +5,36 @@
enum ConnectionMode {CommonAnode, CommonCathode};
+/** A class for controling the output of 7-segment displays connected in
+ * common anode or common cathode mode.
+ *
+ * Author: Toni Bjazic, TVZ Mechatronics Team
+ *
+ * Example of use:
+ * @code
+ * #include "mbed.h"
+ * #include "SevenSegmentDisplay.h"
+ *
+ * Serial pc(USBTX, USBRX);
+ *
+ * int main() {
+ * SevenSegmentDisplay display(p5, p6, p7, p8, p9, p10, p11, p12, CommonCathode);
+ * char c;
+ * while(1) {
+ * pc.printf("\n\rEnter character to show on 7-segment display: ");
+ * pc.scanf("%c", &c);
+ * display.print(c);
+ * wait(0.2);
+ * }
+ * }
+ * @endcode
+ */
class SevenSegmentDisplay {
public:
+ /** Constructor receives pins on which the segments a, b, c, d, e, f, g and dp
+ * are connected (respectively). Last (9th) argument is connection mode (CommonAnode
+ * or CommonCathode), and defaults to CommonAnode.
+ */
SevenSegmentDisplay(PinName a,
PinName b,
PinName c,
@@ -24,8 +43,14 @@
PinName f,
PinName g,
PinName dp,
- ConnectionMode cm = CommonAnode);
+ ConnectionMode = CommonAnode);
+
+ /** Member function which initializes the display.
+ */
void init();
+
+ /** Member function which prints the character on the 7-segment display.
+ */
void print(char);
private:
BusInOut display;