Revision 3:36dd0d59fdc8, committed 2012-11-08

Comitter:

jocis

Date:

Thu Nov 08 14:40:51 2012 +0000

Parent:

2:fc21262db17a

Commit message:

rework of documentation, minor bug fixes

Changed in this revision

diff -r fc21262db17a -r 36dd0d59fdc8 Pulses.h
--- a/Pulses.h	Thu Nov 08 12:01:02 2012 +0000
+++ b/Pulses.h	Thu Nov 08 14:40:51 2012 +0000
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 * - Motor rotations (rpm)
 * - Energy meter with SO interface
 *
- *
+*
 */
 
 #ifndef MBED_PULSES_H
@@ -54,8 +54,7 @@
     pulses.setFactor(3600.0f/2000.0f);   // kWh; energy meter with SO interface - 2000 pulses per kWh
     
     while(1) {
-        pc.printf ( "Pulses: counter=%d act=%.3f average=%.3f\r\n", 
-            , 
+        pc.printf ( "Pulses: act=%.3f average=%.3f   counter=%d \r\n", 
             pulses.getAct(), 
             pulses.getAverage(),
             pulses.getCounter() );
@@ -63,60 +62,60 @@
         wait(3.14);
     }
 }
- * @endcode
- */
+* @endcode
+*/
 class Pulses {
 public:
 
     /** Pulses type format */
     enum PulseType {
-        RISE=1,
-        FALL=2,
-        CHANGE=3
+        RISE=1,     //< Trigger on rising edge
+        FALL=2,     //< Trigger on falling edge
+        CHANGE=3    //< Trigger on both edges. On symmetrical pulses you can improve precision by 2
     };
 
     /** constructor of Pulses object
-     *
-     * @param inPin    Pin number of input pin. All port pins are possible except p19 and p20
-     * @param type     Type of edge detection.
-     * @param timeout  Timeout in seconds to handle an offline pulse-generator (standing motor). Max 15 minutes.
-     * @param counter  Start value of the internal pulses counter to offset pSum (in get()) e.g. after reboot
-     */
-    explicit Pulses(PinName inPin, PulseType type = RISE, unsigned int timeout=600, unsigned int counter=0);
+    *
+    * @param inPin    Pin number of input pin. All port pins are possible except p19 and p20
+    * @param type     Type of edge detection. RISE, FALL, CHANGE
+    * @param timeout  Timeout in seconds to handle a stopped pulse-generator (standing motor). Max 15 minutes.
+    * @param counter  Start value of the internal pulses counter to offset pSum (in get()) e.g. after reboot
+    */
+    explicit Pulses(PinName inPin, PulseType type=FALL, unsigned int timeout=600, unsigned int counter=0);
 
     /** Gets the frequency based on the last 2 pulses. It's only a snapshot and its not representative.
-     *
-     * @return        Actual frequencey
-     */
+    *
+    * @return        Actual frequency
+    */
     float getAct();
 
     /** Gets the average of frequency based on all pulses since last call of this function
-     *
-     * @return        Average frequency. -1 if no new pulses occoured since last call
-     */
+    *
+    * @return        Average frequency. -1 if no new pulses occurred since last call
+    */
     float getAverage();
 
-    /** Gets the average, min, max and summ of frequency based on all pulses since last call of this function
-     *
-     * @param pAverage    Pointer to float value to return average frequency. Use NULL to skip param. -1 if no new pulses occoured since last call.
-     * @param pMin        Pointer to float value to return min. frequency. Use NULL to skip param. -1 if no new pulses occoured since last call.
-     * @param pMax        Pointer to float value to return max. frequency. Use NULL to skip param. -1 if no new pulses occoured since last call.
-     * @param pSum        Pointer to float value to return the accumulated average values. Use NULL to skip param.
-     */
+    /** Gets the average, min, max and sum of frequency based on all pulses since last call of this function
+    *
+    * @param pAverage    Pointer to float value to return average frequency. Use NULL to skip param. -1 if no new pulses occurred since last call.
+    * @param pMin        Pointer to float value to return min. frequency. Use NULL to skip param. -1 if no new pulses occurred since last call.
+    * @param pMax        Pointer to float value to return max. frequency. Use NULL to skip param. -1 if no new pulses occurred since last call.
+    * @param pSum        Pointer to float value to return the accumulated average values. Use NULL to skip param.
+    */
     void get(float *pAverage, float *pMin, float *pMax, float *pSum=NULL);
 
     /** Gets the number of pulses from the input pin since start
-     *
-     * @return        Number of pulses
-     */
+    *
+    * @return        Number of pulses
+    */
     unsigned int getCounter();
-    
+
     /** Sets the factor for the getter-functions to convert in another unit (1.0=Hz, 60.0=rpm, ...)
-     *
-     * @param factor  Factor to scale from Hz to user unit
-     */
+    *
+    * @param factor  Factor to scale from Hz to user unit
+    */
     void setFactor(float factor);
-    
+
 
 protected:
     // ISR
@@ -126,9 +125,9 @@
     InterruptIn _in;
     Timer _timer;
     Ticker _timeout;
-    
+
     PulseType _type;
-    
+
     unsigned int _lastTimer;
     unsigned int _ActTime;
     unsigned int _MinTime;
@@ -140,7 +139,7 @@
     bool _bFirst;
     unsigned int _Timeout;
     unsigned int _TimeoutCount;
-    
+
 };
 
 #endif