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xband Class Reference
Public Member Functions

xband Class Reference

Wrapper for the Parallax X-Band Motion Detector. More...

#include <Parallax_X-Band.h>

Public Member Functions

 xband (PinName pin_enable, PinName pin_input)
 Initialize the xband motion detector and setup interrupts on specified pins.
 ~xband ()
 Destructor.
void enable (bool enable)
 Subroutine to enable and disable the detector.
int read_count ()
 Get count value and return it as an integer.
void reset_count ()
 Resets the count variable to 0.
bool velocityack ()
 Checks if a new velocity value has been calculated.
float read_velocity ()
 Get current velocity reading in ticks/sec.
 operator float ()
 Default overload to read velocity.

Detailed Description

Wrapper for the Parallax X-Band Motion Detector.

Definition at line 8 of file Parallax_X-Band.h.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

xband ( PinName  pin_enable,
PinName  pin_input 
)

Initialize the xband motion detector and setup interrupts on specified pins.

Initialize the xband motion detector and setup interrupts.

Default is to be disabled.

Parameters:
pin_enableEnable pin. Connected to EN on xband.
pin_inputData pin. Connected to OUT on xband.

Definition at line 9 of file Parallax_X-Band.cpp.

~xband (  )

Destructor.

Definition at line 34 of file Parallax_X-Band.cpp.

Member Function Documentation

void enable ( bool  enable )

Subroutine to enable and disable the detector.

Parameters:
enableTrue to enable, False to disable.

Definition at line 43 of file Parallax_X-Band.cpp.

operator float (  )

Default overload to read velocity.

Returns:
Float value of currently measured velocity.

Definition at line 118 of file Parallax_X-Band.cpp.

int read_count (  )

Get count value and return it as an integer.

Returns:
Integer value of current count.

Definition at line 78 of file Parallax_X-Band.cpp.

float read_velocity (  )

Get current velocity reading in ticks/sec.

Sets a flag to false to indicate a stale value after reading.

Returns:
Float value of currently measured velocity.

Definition at line 88 of file Parallax_X-Band.cpp.

void reset_count (  )

Resets the count variable to 0.

Definition at line 97 of file Parallax_X-Band.cpp.

bool velocityack (  )

Checks if a new velocity value has been calculated.

Returns:
True if a new velocity value is avaliable. False if the value has already been read.

Definition at line 108 of file Parallax_X-Band.cpp.

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