libary to return a range for sharp IR rangefinders. values are taken from the datasheet. note this is not accurate, but is good enough for seeing if things work

Dependents:   GP2D12rangefinder Initialmbedrobotprogram mbedrobot

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+/*Libary for GP2D120
+*  
+* 
+* by Christopher Hasler.
+* 
+*
+* 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.
+*/
+
+#ifndef MBED_IRRangeFinder_H
+#define MBED_IRRangeFinder_H
+#include "mbed.h"
+/** class to control an IR range finder
+*/
+class IRRangeFinder {
+    
+    public:
+    /**  creates a IR range finder interface
+    *
+    * @param pin An Analog pin, the data line of the sensor is attached to
+    * @param type, deafult 1, GP2D120, 2, GP2D12
+    */
+        IRRangeFinder (PinName pin, int type = 1);
+        
+        /** returns value for range, greater than; note, scans from max to min. 
+        * feel free to invert the order to scan from min to max if required
+        */
+        int read(void);
+        
+        /** returns value for float, read from analog in.
+        */
+        float read_f(void);
+        
+       /** returns value for voltage
+        */
+        float read_v(void);
+        
+        
+    protected:
+    
+        AnalogIn _pin;
+        int sensor;
+        
+};
+#endif
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