Diff: Hx711.h

Revision:

2:f118f8c456a4

Parent:

1:197ef68ad6de

Child:

3:9bbfb7f8c751

--- a/Hx711.h	Thu Jun 16 07:31:43 2016 +0000
+++ b/Hx711.h	Thu Jun 23 09:59:29 2016 +0000
@@ -62,14 +62,23 @@
      * Waits for the chip to be ready and returns a raw int reading
      * @return int sensor output value
      */
-    int readRaw();
+    uint32_t readRaw();
     
     /**
      * Obtain offset and scaled sensor output; i.e. a real value
      * @return float
      */
     float read() {
-        return ((float)(readRaw() - get_offset())) * get_scale();
+        convert_to_real(readRaw());
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Convert integer value from chip to offset and scaled real value
+     * @param val integer value
+     * @return (val - get_offset()) * get_scale()
+     */
+    float convert_to_real(int val) {
+        return ((float)(val - get_offset())) * get_scale();
     }
     
     /**
@@ -108,7 +117,7 @@
      * Set the scale factor
      * @param scale desired scale
      */
-    void set_scale(float scale = 1.f) { 
+    void set_scale(float scale = 1.0f) { 
         scale_ = scale; 
     };