Library for interfacing the SRF08 ultrasonic range sensor. Most functions of the SRF08 are covered, including interrupt-based waiting for the ranging process to finish

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SRF08.cpp

00001 /*
00002 Copyright (c) 2012 Brent Dekker
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00022 
00023 #include "SRF08.h"
00024 
00025 /*
00026  * Constructor: SRF08
00027  * Args:
00028  * Returns:     void
00029  * Description: Creates an instance of the SRF08 to communicate with a sRF08 module
00030  */
00031 SRF08::SRF08(PinName SDA, PinName SCL, int i2cAddress) :
00032         i2cMod(SDA, SCL), 
00033         i2cAddress(i2cAddress), 
00034         rangeTimeout(), 
00035         rangingBusy(false) {
00036 
00037 }
00038 
00039 /*
00040  * Function:    startRanging
00041  * Args:        void
00042  * Returns:     void
00043  * Description: Sends command to module to start ranging.
00044  */
00045 void SRF08::startRanging() {
00046     //Create a two byte command. The first first byte is the register address
00047     // on the SRF08 to write to. The second byte is the command which is written
00048     // to that address ("Start ranging in cm" in this case).
00049     const char command[] = {0x00, 0x51};
00050     i2cMod.write(i2cAddress, command, 2);
00051     this->rangingBusy = true;
00052     rangeTimeout.attach(this, &SRF08::setRangingFinished, 0.07);
00053 }
00054 
00055 /*
00056  * Function:    rangingFinished
00057  * Args:        void
00058  * Returns:     Bool: whether ranging is finished
00059  * Description: Checks if the ranging process on the module is finished
00060  */
00061 bool SRF08::rangingFinished() {
00062     if(this->rangingBusy) return false;
00063     return true;
00064 }
00065 
00066 /*
00067  * Function:    getRange
00068  * Args:        void
00069  * Returns:     int range
00070  * Description: Range in cm. This function should only be called when ranging is finished, otherwise previous value is returned
00071  */
00072 int SRF08::getRange() {
00073     //while (!rangingFinished() ) wait(0.01);   //Wait until ranging is finished
00074     const char command[]  = {0x02};           //Address of range register
00075     char response[] = {0x00, 0x00};
00076     i2cMod.write(i2cAddress, command, 1, 1);  //Send command
00077     i2cMod.read(i2cAddress, response, 2);     //Read 16bits result
00078     int range = (response[0]<<8)+response[1]; //Shift two bytes into int
00079     return range;                             //Return int range
00080 }
00081 
00082 /*
00083  * Function:    readLightIntensity
00084  * Args:        void
00085  * Returns:     int lightIntensity
00086  * Description: Reads the lightIntensity from the module
00087  *              The light intensity is updated if a range command is sent, so don't use
00088  *              this function only
00089  */
00090 int SRF08::getLightIntensity() {
00091     const char command[] = {0x01};           //Light intensity register
00092     char response[] = {0x00};
00093     i2cMod.write(i2cAddress, command, 1, 1); //Send command
00094     i2cMod.read(i2cAddress, response, 1);    //Read response
00095     int lightIntensity = response[0];
00096     return lightIntensity;
00097 }
00098 
00099 /*
00100  * Function:    setRangeRegister
00101  * Args:        rangeVal
00102  * Returns:     void
00103  * Description: Sets the maximum range for which the module waits for an echo
00104  *              The range is ((rangeVal x 43mm) + 43mm)
00105  *              The max range is about six meters
00106  */
00107 void SRF08::setRangeRegister(unsigned char rangeVal) {
00108     while (!rangingFinished() ) wait(0.01);  //Wait until ranging is finished
00109     char command[] = {0x02, rangeVal};       //Range register
00110     i2cMod.write(i2cAddress, command, 2);    //Send command
00111 }
00112 
00113 
00114 //Function setMaxGainRegister
00115 void SRF08::setMaxGainRegister(unsigned char gainVal) {
00116     while (!rangingFinished() ) wait(0.01);  //Wait until ranging is finished
00117     char command[] = {0x01, gainVal};        //Max gain register
00118     i2cMod.write(i2cAddress, command, 2);    //Send command
00119 }
00120 
00121 /*
00122  * Function:    setAddress
00123  * Args:        address
00124  * Returns:     void
00125  * Description: Sets the address of the module on the I2C bus. The factory default address is 0x0E (224)
00126  *                  The address can have the following values:
00127  *                      E0 | E2 | E4 | E6 ... FC | FE
00128  */
00129 void SRF08::setAddress(int address) {
00130     //Send address change sequence
00131     char command[] = {0x00, 0xA0};
00132     i2cMod.write(i2cAddress, command, 2);
00133     command[1] = 0xAA;
00134     i2cMod.write(i2cAddress, command, 2);
00135     command[1] = 0xA5;
00136     i2cMod.write(i2cAddress, command, 2);
00137     command[1] = address;
00138     i2cMod.write(i2cAddress, command, 2);
00139     //Save the updated address
00140     i2cAddress = address;
00141 }
00142 
00143 //Small helper function for Timeout object
00144 void SRF08::setRangingFinished() {
00145     this->rangingBusy = false;
00146 }