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+/* Ohms law used to calculate things like resistance from voltage drop
+and to compute read voltage adjusted for dividor. */
+
+#ifndef ohms_H
+#define ohms_H
+#include "mbed.h"
+
+float volDivideCalcRatio(long r1, long r2);
+float voltDivideAdjVolt(float vin, long r1, long r2);
+long calcResistV(long refResistR1, float maxV, float measuredV);
+
+/* Uses a voltage dividor to compute resistance of 
+of R2 based on a known R1 and a source (refVolt) based
+on drop of voltage measured where R1 and R2 connect. 
+normaly used to measure resistance in variable resistance
+circuits such as thermister. 
+
+class VoltDivideAdjVolt {
+
+  public:
+    resistVoltDivide(PinName pin, long r1, float refVolt) {
+        _r1 = r1;
+        _refVolt = refVolt;
+        _pinName = pinName;
+    }
+    ~resistVoltDivide();
+    float read();
+    
+    
+  private:
+    PinName _pin;
+    long _r1;
+    long _r2;
+    float _refVolt;    
+};
+*/
+
+/* adjVoltDivide Compute the actual voltage output after effect 
+of voltage dividor has been removed.  Normally used to compute
+things like true battery voltage when voltage has been level
+shifted into a range safe for use with micro-controller  Assumes
+R1 is connected to source voltage = refVolt and R2 is connected
+to ground measurement is where R2 and R1 meet. Result of read()
+will be voltage as if it had been measured without influence of
+divider. 
+class adjVoltDivide {
+
+  public:
+    adjVoltDivide(long r1, long r2, float refVolt);
+    ~adjVoltDivide();
+    float adjust(float vin);
+    float adjust(int adcin);
+    float read(AnalogIn apin);
+    uint16_t read_u16(AnalogIn apin);
+    float ratio();
+    
+  private:
+    long _r1;
+    long _r2;
+    float _refVolt;
+    float _ratio;
+};
+*/
+#endif
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