This library is designed to work with devices like the LM335 temperature sensor. There are only two requirements for compatibility: 1) The device must be a sensor device that has an analog voltage output. 2) The physical quantity measured must vary linearly with the analog voltage. It uses a median filter to remove unwanted noise from ADC readings. The number of samples in the filter can be specified as an argument, as well as calibration points or a linear multiplier and coefficient.

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+/* Copyright (c) <2012> <P. Patel>, MIT License
+ *
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+ */
+ 
+// --------------------- Median Filtered Linear Temperature Sensor Reader ----------------------------
+ 
+#include "LinearAnalogSensor.h"
+#include "mbed.h"
+
+// Constructor using two calibration points to define linear multiplier and offset
+LinearAnalogSensor::LinearAnalogSensor(PinName pin, int numSamples, float temp1, unsigned short read1, float temp2, unsigned short read2):_pin(pin) {
+    _reading = 0.0;                                     // Zero the temperature
+    _multiplier = (temp2 - temp1) / (read2 - read1); // Calculate multiplier as slope
+    _offset = temp1 - (_multiplier * read1);         // Calculate offset
+    _numSamples = numSamples;
+    _arr = new unsigned short[numSamples];
+}
+// Constructor using user defined multiplier and offset
+LinearAnalogSensor::LinearAnalogSensor(PinName pin, int numSamples, float multiplier, float offset):_pin(pin) {
+    _reading = 0.0;                                     // Zero the temperature
+    _multiplier = multiplier;                        // Set multiplier
+    _offset = offset;                                // Set offset
+    _numSamples = numSamples;
+    _arr = new unsigned short[numSamples];
+}
+
+// Populates an array with temperature readings, sorts, and returns median
+float LinearAnalogSensor::read() {
+    memset(_arr, 0, _numSamples * sizeof(unsigned short));
+    _arr[0] = _pin.read_u16();
+    for (int i = 1; i < _numSamples; i++) { 
+        _arr[i] = _pin.read_u16();
+        unsigned short tmp = _arr[i];
+        int j;            
+        for (j = i - 1; j >= 0; j--) {
+            if (tmp>=_arr[j]) break;
+            _arr[j + 1] = _arr[j];
+        }
+        _arr[j + 1] = tmp;
+    }
+    if (_numSamples % 2 == 0) {
+        _reading = (((_arr[_numSamples >> 1] + _arr[(_numSamples >> 1) - 1]) / (2.0)) * _multiplier) + _offset;
+    }
+    if (_numSamples % 2 == 1)  {
+        _reading = (_arr[_numSamples >> 1] * _multiplier) + _offset;
+    }
+    return _reading;
+}
+// Returns last calculated temperature value
+float LinearAnalogSensor::getLast() {
+    return _reading;
+}
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