a library that provides a connection to a SHT21 temperature and humidity sensor Author: Graeme Coapes - Newcastle University, graeme.coapes@ncl.ac.uk Date: 29/11/12

Dependents:   test_ncleee WeatherStation Temp_hum PROJ ... more

Revision:
1:73fc5aef174e
Parent:
0:91e3e396bc6e
Child:
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--- a/SHT21_ncleee.h	Thu Nov 29 10:36:10 2012 +0000
+++ b/SHT21_ncleee.h	Thu Nov 29 10:48:06 2012 +0000
@@ -1,3 +1,21 @@
+/* Copyright (c) 2012 Graeme Coapes, Newcastle University, MIT License
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software 
+ * and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, 
+ * including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, 
+ * sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is 
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or 
+ * substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING 
+ * BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND 
+ * NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, 
+ * DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, 
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
 /**
  * SHT21 - Temperature and Humidity Sensor by Sensiron
  *
@@ -72,7 +90,36 @@
     #define SHT_TRIG_FAIL       1
     #define SHT_READ_FAIL       2
     
-    
+    /** SHT21 Connection class, utilizing a I2C interface
+     *  
+     * Example:
+     * @code
+     *   #include "mbed.h"
+     *   #include "SHT21_ncleee.h"
+     *   
+     *   
+     *   DigitalOut myled(LED1);
+     *   Serial pc(USBTX, USBRX);
+     *   I2C i2c(p28,p27);
+     *   SHT21 sht(&i2c);
+     *   
+     *   int main() 
+     *   {
+     *   
+     *       pc.printf("Hello World...\n\tTesting temperature Sensor\n");
+     *       
+     *       int temperature = sht.readTemp();
+     *   
+     *       pc.printf("Temperature is: %d \n", temperature);
+     *       
+     *       pc.printf("Experiment complete...\n");
+     *   
+        }
+             
+     * @endcode
+     *
+     *
+     */
     class SHT21
     {
         private:
@@ -93,9 +140,48 @@
              * @param *i2c a pointer to the i2c interface that is used for communication
              */             
             SHT21(I2C *i2c);
+            
+            /** Read the temperature value from the sensor \n
+             *
+             * Involves triggering the measuring unit then
+             * waiting for 100ms for the measuring to complete 
+             * before reading the temperature             
+             * 
+             * @param returns The temperature, a value of either 1,2 or 3 corresponds to an error
+             */ 
             int readTemp();
+            
+            /** Read the humidity value from the sensor \n
+             *
+             * Involves triggering the measuring unit then
+             * waiting for 100ms for the measuring to complete 
+             * before reading the humidity             
+             * 
+             * @param returns The humidity, a value of either 1,2 or 3 corresponds to an error
+             */             
             int readHumidity();
+            
+            /**
+             * Perform a soft-reset of the sensor unit.
+             */
             int reset();
+            
+            /**
+             * Set the precision of the measuring
+             *
+             *    //Data precision settings
+             *    //RH 12 T 14 - default
+             *    #define SHT_PREC_1214       0x00
+             *    //RH 8  T 10 
+             *    #define SHT_PREC_0812       0x01
+             *    //RH 10 T 13
+             *    #define SHT_PREC_1013       0x80
+             *    //RH 11 T 11
+             *    #define SHT_PREC_1111       0x81
+             *
+             * @param precision - the precision, refer to above or datasheet.
+             * 
+             */ 
             int setPrecision(char precision);
     
     };