Java - Distance US Bricklet¶

Simple¶

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import com.tinkerforge.IPConnection;
import com.tinkerforge.BrickletDistanceUS;

public class ExampleSimple {
    private static final String HOST = "localhost";
    private static final int PORT = 4223;

    // Change XYZ to the UID of your Distance US Bricklet
    private static final String UID = "XYZ";

    // Note: To make the example code cleaner we do not handle exceptions. Exceptions
    //       you might normally want to catch are described in the documentation
    public static void main(String args[]) throws Exception {
        IPConnection ipcon = new IPConnection(); // Create IP connection
        BrickletDistanceUS dus = new BrickletDistanceUS(UID, ipcon); // Create device object

        ipcon.connect(HOST, PORT); // Connect to brickd
        // Don't use device before ipcon is connected

        // Get current distance value
        int distance = dus.getDistanceValue(); // Can throw com.tinkerforge.TimeoutException
        System.out.println("Distance Value: " + distance);

        System.out.println("Press key to exit"); System.in.read();
        ipcon.disconnect();
    }
}

Callback¶

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import com.tinkerforge.IPConnection;
import com.tinkerforge.BrickletDistanceUS;

public class ExampleCallback {
    private static final String HOST = "localhost";
    private static final int PORT = 4223;

    // Change XYZ to the UID of your Distance US Bricklet
    private static final String UID = "XYZ";

    // Note: To make the example code cleaner we do not handle exceptions. Exceptions
    //       you might normally want to catch are described in the documentation
    public static void main(String args[]) throws Exception {
        IPConnection ipcon = new IPConnection(); // Create IP connection
        BrickletDistanceUS dus = new BrickletDistanceUS(UID, ipcon); // Create device object

        ipcon.connect(HOST, PORT); // Connect to brickd
        // Don't use device before ipcon is connected

        // Add distance value listener
        dus.addDistanceListener(new BrickletDistanceUS.DistanceListener() {
            public void distance(int distance) {
                System.out.println("Distance Value: " + distance);
            }
        });

        // Set period for distance value callback to 0.2s (200ms)
        // Note: The distance value callback is only called every 0.2 seconds
        //       if the distance value has changed since the last call!
        dus.setDistanceCallbackPeriod(200);

        System.out.println("Press key to exit"); System.in.read();
        ipcon.disconnect();
    }
}

Threshold¶

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import com.tinkerforge.IPConnection;
import com.tinkerforge.BrickletDistanceUS;

public class ExampleThreshold {
    private static final String HOST = "localhost";
    private static final int PORT = 4223;

    // Change XYZ to the UID of your Distance US Bricklet
    private static final String UID = "XYZ";

    // Note: To make the example code cleaner we do not handle exceptions. Exceptions
    //       you might normally want to catch are described in the documentation
    public static void main(String args[]) throws Exception {
        IPConnection ipcon = new IPConnection(); // Create IP connection
        BrickletDistanceUS dus = new BrickletDistanceUS(UID, ipcon); // Create device object

        ipcon.connect(HOST, PORT); // Connect to brickd
        // Don't use device before ipcon is connected

        // Get threshold callbacks with a debounce time of 10 seconds (10000ms)
        dus.setDebouncePeriod(10000);

        // Add distance value reached listener
        dus.addDistanceReachedListener(new BrickletDistanceUS.DistanceReachedListener() {
            public void distanceReached(int distance) {
                System.out.println("Distance Value: " + distance);
            }
        });

        // Configure threshold for distance value "smaller than 200"
        dus.setDistanceCallbackThreshold('<', 200, 0);

        System.out.println("Press key to exit"); System.in.read();
        ipcon.disconnect();
    }
}

Basic Functions¶

class BrickletDistanceUS(String uid, IPConnection ipcon)¶

Parameters:	uid – Type: String ipcon – Type: IPConnection
Returns:	distanceUS – Type: BrickletDistanceUS

Creates an object with the unique device ID uid:

BrickletDistanceUS distanceUS = new BrickletDistanceUS("YOUR_DEVICE_UID", ipcon);

This object can then be used after the IP Connection is connected.

int BrickletDistanceUS.getDistanceValue()¶

Returns:	distance – Type: int, Range: [0 to 212 - 1]

Returns the current distance value measured by the sensor. A small value corresponds to a small distance, a big value corresponds to a big distance. The relation between the measured distance value and the actual distance is affected by the 5V supply voltage (deviations in the supply voltage result in deviations in the distance values) and is non-linear (resolution is bigger at close range).

If you want to get the distance value periodically, it is recommended to use the DistanceListener listener and set the period with setDistanceCallbackPeriod().

Advanced Functions¶

void BrickletDistanceUS.setMovingAverage(short average)¶

Parameters:	average – Type: short, Range: [0 to 100], Default: 20

Sets the length of a moving averaging for the distance value.

Setting the length to 0 will turn the averaging completely off. With less averaging, there is more noise on the data.

short BrickletDistanceUS.getMovingAverage()¶

Returns:	average – Type: short, Range: [0 to 100], Default: 20

Returns the length moving average as set by setMovingAverage().

BrickletDistanceUS.Identity BrickletDistanceUS.getIdentity()¶

Return Object:

uid – Type: String, Length: up to 8 connectedUid – Type: String, Length: up to 8 position – Type: char, Range: ['a' to 'h', 'z'] hardwareVersion – Type: short[], Length: 3 0: major – Type: short, Range: [0 to 255] 1: minor – Type: short, Range: [0 to 255] 2: revision – Type: short, Range: [0 to 255] firmwareVersion – Type: short[], Length: 3 0: major – Type: short, Range: [0 to 255] 1: minor – Type: short, Range: [0 to 255] 2: revision – Type: short, Range: [0 to 255] deviceIdentifier – Type: int, Range: [0 to 216 - 1]

Returns the UID, the UID where the Bricklet is connected to, the position, the hardware and firmware version as well as the device identifier.

The position can be 'a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'f', 'g' or 'h' (Bricklet Port). A Bricklet connected to an Isolator Bricklet is always at position 'z'.

The device identifier numbers can be found here. There is also a constant for the device identifier of this Bricklet.

Listener Configuration Functions¶

void BrickletDistanceUS.setDistanceCallbackPeriod(long period)¶

Parameters:	period – Type: long, Unit: 1 ms, Range: [0 to 232 - 1], Default: 0

Sets the period with which the DistanceListener listener is triggered periodically. A value of 0 turns the listener off.

Der DistanceListener listener is only triggered if the distance value has changed since the last triggering.

long BrickletDistanceUS.getDistanceCallbackPeriod()¶

Returns:	period – Type: long, Unit: 1 ms, Range: [0 to 232 - 1], Default: 0

Returns the period as set by setDistanceCallbackPeriod().

void BrickletDistanceUS.setDistanceCallbackThreshold(char option, int min, int max)¶

Parameters:	option – Type: char, Range: See constants, Default: 'x' min – Type: int, Range: [0 to 212 - 1] max – Type: int, Range: [0 to 212 - 1]

Sets the thresholds for the DistanceReachedListener listener.

The following options are possible:

Option	Description
'x'	Listener is turned off
'o'	Listener is triggered when the distance value is outside the min and max values
'i'	Listener is triggered when the distance value is inside the min and max values
'<'	Listener is triggered when the distance value is smaller than the min value (max is ignored)
'>'	Listener is triggered when the distance value is greater than the min value (max is ignored)

The following constants are available for this function:

For option:

• BrickletDistanceUS.THRESHOLD_OPTION_OFF = 'x'
• BrickletDistanceUS.THRESHOLD_OPTION_OUTSIDE = 'o'
• BrickletDistanceUS.THRESHOLD_OPTION_INSIDE = 'i'
• BrickletDistanceUS.THRESHOLD_OPTION_SMALLER = '<'
• BrickletDistanceUS.THRESHOLD_OPTION_GREATER = '>'

BrickletDistanceUS.DistanceCallbackThreshold BrickletDistanceUS.getDistanceCallbackThreshold()¶

Return Object:	option – Type: char, Range: See constants, Default: 'x' min – Type: int, Range: [0 to 212 - 1] max – Type: int, Range: [0 to 212 - 1]

Returns the threshold as set by setDistanceCallbackThreshold().

The following constants are available for this function:

For option:

• BrickletDistanceUS.THRESHOLD_OPTION_OFF = 'x'
• BrickletDistanceUS.THRESHOLD_OPTION_OUTSIDE = 'o'
• BrickletDistanceUS.THRESHOLD_OPTION_INSIDE = 'i'
• BrickletDistanceUS.THRESHOLD_OPTION_SMALLER = '<'
• BrickletDistanceUS.THRESHOLD_OPTION_GREATER = '>'

void BrickletDistanceUS.setDebouncePeriod(long debounce)¶

Parameters:	debounce – Type: long, Unit: 1 ms, Range: [0 to 232 - 1], Default: 100

Sets the period with which the threshold listeners

• DistanceReachedListener,

are triggered, if the thresholds

• setDistanceCallbackThreshold(),

keep being reached.

long BrickletDistanceUS.getDebouncePeriod()¶

Returns:	debounce – Type: long, Unit: 1 ms, Range: [0 to 232 - 1], Default: 100

Returns the debounce period as set by setDebouncePeriod().

Listeners¶

Listeners can be registered to receive time critical or recurring data from the device. The registration is done with add*Listener() functions of the device object.

The parameter is a listener class object, for example:

device.addExampleListener(new BrickletDistanceUS.ExampleListener() {
    public void property(int value) {
        System.out.println("Value: " + value);
    }
});

The available listener classes with inherent methods to be overwritten are described below. It is possible to add several listeners and to remove them with the corresponding remove*Listener() function.

class BrickletDistanceUS.DistanceListener()¶

This listener can be added with the addDistanceListener() function. An added listener can be removed with the removeDistanceListener() function.

void distance(int distance)

Parameters:	distance – Type: int, Range: [0 to 212 - 1]

This listener is triggered periodically with the period that is set by setDistanceCallbackPeriod(). The parameter is the distance value of the sensor.

The DistanceListener listener is only triggered if the distance value has changed since the last triggering.

class BrickletDistanceUS.DistanceReachedListener()¶

This listener can be added with the addDistanceReachedListener() function. An added listener can be removed with the removeDistanceReachedListener() function.

void distanceReached(int distance)

Parameters:	distance – Type: int, Range: [0 to 212 - 1]

This listener is triggered when the threshold as set by setDistanceCallbackThreshold() is reached. The parameter is the distance value of the sensor.

If the threshold keeps being reached, the listener is triggered periodically with the period as set by setDebouncePeriod().

Virtual Functions¶

Virtual functions don't communicate with the device itself, but operate only on the API bindings device object. They can be called without the corresponding IP Connection object being connected.

short[] BrickletDistanceUS.getAPIVersion()¶

Return Object:	apiVersion – Type: short[], Length: 3 0: major – Type: short, Range: [0 to 255] 1: minor – Type: short, Range: [0 to 255] 2: revision – Type: short, Range: [0 to 255]

Returns the version of the API definition implemented by this API bindings. This is neither the release version of this API bindings nor does it tell you anything about the represented Brick or Bricklet.

boolean BrickletDistanceUS.getResponseExpected(byte functionId)¶

Parameters:	functionId – Type: byte, Range: See constants
Returns:	responseExpected – Type: boolean

Returns the response expected flag for the function specified by the function ID parameter. It is true if the function is expected to send a response, false otherwise.

For getter functions this is enabled by default and cannot be disabled, because those functions will always send a response. For listener configuration functions it is enabled by default too, but can be disabled by setResponseExpected(). For setter functions it is disabled by default and can be enabled.

Enabling the response expected flag for a setter function allows to detect timeouts and other error conditions calls of this setter as well. The device will then send a response for this purpose. If this flag is disabled for a setter function then no response is sent and errors are silently ignored, because they cannot be detected.

The following constants are available for this function:

For functionId:

• BrickletDistanceUS.FUNCTION_SET_DISTANCE_CALLBACK_PERIOD = 2
• BrickletDistanceUS.FUNCTION_SET_DISTANCE_CALLBACK_THRESHOLD = 4
• BrickletDistanceUS.FUNCTION_SET_DEBOUNCE_PERIOD = 6
• BrickletDistanceUS.FUNCTION_SET_MOVING_AVERAGE = 10

void BrickletDistanceUS.setResponseExpected(byte functionId, boolean responseExpected)¶

Parameters:	functionId – Type: byte, Range: See constants responseExpected – Type: boolean

Changes the response expected flag of the function specified by the function ID parameter. This flag can only be changed for setter (default value: false) and listener configuration functions (default value: true). For getter functions it is always enabled.

Enabling the response expected flag for a setter function allows to detect timeouts and other error conditions calls of this setter as well. The device will then send a response for this purpose. If this flag is disabled for a setter function then no response is sent and errors are silently ignored, because they cannot be detected.

The following constants are available for this function:

For functionId:

• BrickletDistanceUS.FUNCTION_SET_DISTANCE_CALLBACK_PERIOD = 2
• BrickletDistanceUS.FUNCTION_SET_DISTANCE_CALLBACK_THRESHOLD = 4
• BrickletDistanceUS.FUNCTION_SET_DEBOUNCE_PERIOD = 6
• BrickletDistanceUS.FUNCTION_SET_MOVING_AVERAGE = 10

void BrickletDistanceUS.setResponseExpectedAll(boolean responseExpected)¶

Parameters:	responseExpected – Type: boolean

Changes the response expected flag for all setter and listener configuration functions of this device at once.

Constants¶

int BrickletDistanceUS.DEVICE_IDENTIFIER¶

This constant is used to identify a Distance US Bricklet.

The getIdentity() function and the IPConnection.EnumerateListener listener of the IP Connection have a deviceIdentifier parameter to specify the Brick's or Bricklet's type.

String BrickletDistanceUS.DEVICE_DISPLAY_NAME¶

This constant represents the human readable name of a Distance US Bricklet.