Software / API Bindings / JavaScript / API Reference and Examples / Bricklets (Discontinued) / Rotary Encoder Bricklet

JavaScript - Rotary Encoder Bricklet¶

This is the description of the JavaScript API bindings for the Rotary Encoder Bricklet. General information and technical specifications for the Rotary Encoder Bricklet are summarized in its hardware description.

An installation guide for the JavaScript API bindings is part of their general description.

Examples¶

The example code below is Public Domain (CC0 1.0).

Simple (Node.js)¶

Download (ExampleSimple.js)

var Tinkerforge = require('tinkerforge');

var HOST = 'localhost';
var PORT = 4223;
var UID = 'XYZ'; // Change XYZ to the UID of your Rotary Encoder Bricklet

var ipcon = new Tinkerforge.IPConnection(); // Create IP connection
var re = new Tinkerforge.BrickletRotaryEncoder(UID, ipcon); // Create device object

ipcon.connect(HOST, PORT,
    function (error) {
        console.log('Error: ' + error);
    }
); // Connect to brickd
// Don't use device before ipcon is connected

ipcon.on(Tinkerforge.IPConnection.CALLBACK_CONNECTED,
    function (connectReason) {
        // Get current count without reset
        re.getCount(false,
            function (count) {
                console.log('Count: ' + count);
            },
            function (error) {
                console.log('Error: ' + error);
            }
        );
    }
);

console.log('Press key to exit');
process.stdin.on('data',
    function (data) {
        ipcon.disconnect();
        process.exit(0);
    }
);

Callback (Node.js)¶

Download (ExampleCallback.js)

var Tinkerforge = require('tinkerforge');

var HOST = 'localhost';
var PORT = 4223;
var UID = 'XYZ'; // Change XYZ to the UID of your Rotary Encoder Bricklet

var ipcon = new Tinkerforge.IPConnection(); // Create IP connection
var re = new Tinkerforge.BrickletRotaryEncoder(UID, ipcon); // Create device object

ipcon.connect(HOST, PORT,
    function (error) {
        console.log('Error: ' + error);
    }
); // Connect to brickd
// Don't use device before ipcon is connected

ipcon.on(Tinkerforge.IPConnection.CALLBACK_CONNECTED,
    function (connectReason) {
        // Set period for count callback to 0.05s (50ms)
        // Note: The count callback is only called every 0.05 seconds
        //       if the count has changed since the last call!
        re.setCountCallbackPeriod(50);
    }
);

// Register count callback
re.on(Tinkerforge.BrickletRotaryEncoder.CALLBACK_COUNT,
    // Callback function for count callback
    function (count) {
        console.log('Count: ' + count);
    }
);

console.log('Press key to exit');
process.stdin.on('data',
    function (data) {
        ipcon.disconnect();
        process.exit(0);
    }
);

Simple (HTML)¶

Download (ExampleSimple.html), Test (ExampleSimple.html)

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
    <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" />
    <head>
        <title>Tinkerforge | JavaScript Example</title>
    </head>
    <body>
        <div style="text-align:center;">
            <h1>Rotary Encoder Bricklet Simple Example</h1>
            <p>
                <input value="localhost" id="host" type="text" size="20">:
                <input value="4280" id="port" type="text" size="5">,
                <input value="uid" id="uid" type="text" size="5">
                <input value="Start Example" id="start" type="button" onclick="startExample();">
            </p>
            <p>
                <textarea readonly id="text" cols="80" rows="24" style="resize:none;"
                          >Press "Start Example" to begin ...</textarea>
            </p>
        </div>
        <script src="./Tinkerforge.js" type='text/javascript'></script>
        <script type='text/javascript'>
            var ipcon;
            var textArea = document.getElementById("text");
            function startExample() {
                textArea.value = "";
                var HOST = document.getElementById("host").value;
                var PORT = parseInt(document.getElementById("port").value);
                var UID = document.getElementById("uid").value;
                if(ipcon !== undefined) {
                    ipcon.disconnect();
                }
                ipcon = new Tinkerforge.IPConnection(); // Create IP connection
                var re = new Tinkerforge.BrickletRotaryEncoder(UID, ipcon); // Create device object
                ipcon.connect(HOST, PORT,
                    function(error) {
                        textArea.value += 'Error: ' + error + '\n';
                    }
                ); // Connect to brickd
                // Don't use device before ipcon is connected

                ipcon.on(Tinkerforge.IPConnection.CALLBACK_CONNECTED,
                    function (connectReason) {
                        // Get current count without reset
                        re.getCount(false,
                            function (count) {
                                textArea.value += 'Count: ' + count + '\n';
                            },
                            function (error) {
                                textArea.value += 'Error: ' + error + '\n';
                            }
                        );
                    }
                );
            }
        </script>
    </body>
</html>

Callback (HTML)¶

Download (ExampleCallback.html), Test (ExampleCallback.html)

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
    <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" />
    <head>
        <title>Tinkerforge | JavaScript Example</title>
    </head>
    <body>
        <div style="text-align:center;">
            <h1>Rotary Encoder Bricklet Callback Example</h1>
            <p>
                <input value="localhost" id="host" type="text" size="20">:
                <input value="4280" id="port" type="text" size="5">,
                <input value="uid" id="uid" type="text" size="5">
                <input value="Start Example" id="start" type="button" onclick="startExample();">
            </p>
            <p>
                <textarea readonly id="text" cols="80" rows="24" style="resize:none;"
                          >Press "Start Example" to begin ...</textarea>
            </p>
        </div>
        <script src="./Tinkerforge.js" type='text/javascript'></script>
        <script type='text/javascript'>
            var ipcon;
            var textArea = document.getElementById("text");
            function startExample() {
                textArea.value = "";
                var HOST = document.getElementById("host").value;
                var PORT = parseInt(document.getElementById("port").value);
                var UID = document.getElementById("uid").value;
                if(ipcon !== undefined) {
                    ipcon.disconnect();
                }
                ipcon = new Tinkerforge.IPConnection(); // Create IP connection
                var re = new Tinkerforge.BrickletRotaryEncoder(UID, ipcon); // Create device object
                ipcon.connect(HOST, PORT,
                    function(error) {
                        textArea.value += 'Error: ' + error + '\n';
                    }
                ); // Connect to brickd
                // Don't use device before ipcon is connected

                ipcon.on(Tinkerforge.IPConnection.CALLBACK_CONNECTED,
                    function (connectReason) {
                        // Set period for count callback to 0.05s (50ms)
                        // Note: The count callback is only called every 0.05 seconds
                        //       if the count has changed since the last call!
                        re.setCountCallbackPeriod(50);
                    }
                );

                // Register count callback
                re.on(Tinkerforge.BrickletRotaryEncoder.CALLBACK_COUNT,
                    // Callback function for count callback
                    function (count) {
                        textArea.value += 'Count: ' + count + '\n';
                        textArea.scrollTop = textArea.scrollHeight;
                    }
                );
            }
        </script>
    </body>
</html>

API¶

Generally, every function of the JavaScript bindings can take two optional parameters, returnCallback and errorCallback. These are two user defined callback functions. The returnCallback function is called with the results as arguments, if the function returns its results asynchronously. The errorCallback is called with an error code in case of an error. The error code can be one of the following values:

IPConnection.ERROR_ALREADY_CONNECTED = 11
IPConnection.ERROR_NOT_CONNECTED = 12
IPConnection.ERROR_CONNECT_FAILED = 13
IPConnection.ERROR_INVALID_FUNCTION_ID = 21
IPConnection.ERROR_TIMEOUT = 31
IPConnection.ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER = 41
IPConnection.ERROR_FUNCTION_NOT_SUPPORTED = 42
IPConnection.ERROR_UNKNOWN_ERROR = 43
IPConnection.ERROR_STREAM_OUT_OF_SYNC = 51
IPConnection.ERROR_NON_ASCII_CHAR_IN_SECRET = 71
IPConnection.ERROR_WRONG_DEVICE_TYPE = 81
IPConnection.ERROR_DEVICE_REPLACED = 82
IPConnection.ERROR_WRONG_RESPONSE_LENGTH = 83
IPConnection.ERROR_INT64_NOT_SUPPORTED = 91

The namespace for the JavaScript bindings is Tinkerforge.*.

Basic Functions¶

new BrickletRotaryEncoder(uid, ipcon)¶

Parameters:	uid – Type: string ipcon – Type: IPConnection
Returns:	rotaryEncoder – Type: BrickletRotaryEncoder

Creates an object with the unique device ID uid:

var rotaryEncoder = new BrickletRotaryEncoder("YOUR_DEVICE_UID", ipcon);

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

BrickletRotaryEncoder.getCount(reset[, returnCallback][, errorCallback])¶

Parameters:	reset – Type: boolean
Callback Parameters:	count – Type: int, Range: [-2³¹ to 2³¹ - 1]
Returns:	undefined

Returns the current count of the encoder. If you set reset to true, the count is set back to 0 directly after the current count is read.

The encoder has 24 steps per rotation

Turning the encoder to the left decrements the counter, so a negative count is possible.

BrickletRotaryEncoder.isPressed([returnCallback][, errorCallback])¶

Callback Parameters:	pressed – Type: boolean
Returns:	undefined

Returns true if the button is pressed and false otherwise.

It is recommended to use the CALLBACK_PRESSED and CALLBACK_RELEASED callbacks to handle the button.

Advanced Functions¶

BrickletRotaryEncoder.getIdentity([returnCallback][, errorCallback])¶

Callback Parameters:

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

uid – Type: string, Length: up to 8
connectedUid – Type: string, Length: up to 8
position – Type: char, Range: ['a' to 'h', 'z']
hardwareVersion – Type: [int, ...], Length: 3

0: major – Type: int, Range: [0 to 255]
1: minor – Type: int, Range: [0 to 255]
2: revision – Type: int, Range: [0 to 255]

firmwareVersion – Type: [int, ...], Length: 3

0: major – Type: int, Range: [0 to 255]
1: minor – Type: int, Range: [0 to 255]
2: revision – Type: int, Range: [0 to 255]

deviceIdentifier – Type: int, Range: [0 to 2¹⁶ - 1]

Returns:

undefined

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.

Callback Configuration Functions¶

BrickletRotaryEncoder.on(callback_id, function[, errorCallback])¶

Parameters:	callback_id – Type: int function – Type: function
Returns:	undefined

Registers the given function with the given callback_id.

The available callback IDs with corresponding function signatures are listed below.

BrickletRotaryEncoder.setCountCallbackPeriod(period[, returnCallback][, errorCallback])¶

Parameters:	period – Type: int, Unit: 1 ms, Range: [0 to 2³² - 1], Default: 0
Callback Parameters:	undefined
Returns:	undefined

Sets the period with which the CALLBACK_COUNT callback is triggered periodically. A value of 0 turns the callback off.

The CALLBACK_COUNT callback is only triggered if the count has changed since the last triggering.

BrickletRotaryEncoder.getCountCallbackPeriod([returnCallback][, errorCallback])¶

Callback Parameters:	period – Type: int, Unit: 1 ms, Range: [0 to 2³² - 1], Default: 0
Returns:	undefined

Returns the period as set by setCountCallbackPeriod().

BrickletRotaryEncoder.setCountCallbackThreshold(option, min, max[, returnCallback][, errorCallback])¶

Parameters:	option – Type: char, Range: See constants, Default: 'x' min – Type: int, Range: [-2³¹ to 2³¹ - 1], Default: 0 max – Type: int, Range: [-2³¹ to 2³¹ - 1], Default: 0
Callback Parameters:	undefined
Returns:	undefined

Sets the thresholds for the CALLBACK_COUNT_REACHED callback.

The following options are possible:

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

The following constants are available for this function:

For option:

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

BrickletRotaryEncoder.getCountCallbackThreshold([returnCallback][, errorCallback])¶

Callback Parameters:	option – Type: char, Range: See constants, Default: 'x' min – Type: int, Range: [-2³¹ to 2³¹ - 1], Default: 0 max – Type: int, Range: [-2³¹ to 2³¹ - 1], Default: 0
Returns:	undefined

Returns the threshold as set by setCountCallbackThreshold().

The following constants are available for this function:

For option:

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

BrickletRotaryEncoder.setDebouncePeriod(debounce[, returnCallback][, errorCallback])¶

Parameters:	debounce – Type: int, Unit: 1 ms, Range: [0 to 2³² - 1], Default: 100
Callback Parameters:	undefined
Returns:	undefined

Sets the period with which the threshold callback

CALLBACK_COUNT_REACHED

is triggered, if the thresholds

setCountCallbackThreshold()

keeps being reached.

BrickletRotaryEncoder.getDebouncePeriod([returnCallback][, errorCallback])¶

Callback Parameters:	debounce – Type: int, Unit: 1 ms, Range: [0 to 2³² - 1], Default: 100
Returns:	undefined

Returns the debounce period as set by setDebouncePeriod().

Callbacks¶

Callbacks can be registered to receive time critical or recurring data from the device. The registration is done with the on() function of the device object. The first parameter is the callback ID and the second parameter the callback function:

rotaryEncoder.on(BrickletRotaryEncoder.CALLBACK_EXAMPLE,
    function (param) {
        console.log(param);
    }
);

The available constants with inherent number and type of parameters are described below.

Note

Using callbacks for recurring events is always preferred compared to using getters. It will use less USB bandwidth and the latency will be a lot better, since there is no round trip time.

BrickletRotaryEncoder.CALLBACK_COUNT¶

Callback Parameters:	count – Type: int, Range: [-2³¹ to 2³¹ - 1]

This callback is triggered periodically with the period that is set by setCountCallbackPeriod(). The parameter is the count of the encoder.

The CALLBACK_COUNT callback is only triggered if the count has changed since the last triggering.

BrickletRotaryEncoder.CALLBACK_COUNT_REACHED¶

Callback Parameters:	count – Type: int, Range: [-2³¹ to 2³¹ - 1]

This callback is triggered when the threshold as set by setCountCallbackThreshold() is reached. The parameter is the count of the encoder.

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

BrickletRotaryEncoder.CALLBACK_PRESSED¶

Callback Parameters:	undefined

This callback is triggered when the button is pressed.

BrickletRotaryEncoder.CALLBACK_RELEASED¶

Callback Parameters:	undefined

This callback is triggered when the button is released.

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.

BrickletRotaryEncoder.getAPIVersion()¶

Returns:	apiVersion – Type: [int, ...], Length: 3 0: major – Type: int, Range: [0 to 255] 1: minor – Type: int, Range: [0 to 255] 2: revision – Type: int, 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.

BrickletRotaryEncoder.getResponseExpected(functionId[, errorCallback])¶

Parameters:	functionId – Type: int, 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 callback 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 function_id:

BrickletRotaryEncoder.FUNCTION_SET_COUNT_CALLBACK_PERIOD = 2
BrickletRotaryEncoder.FUNCTION_SET_COUNT_CALLBACK_THRESHOLD = 4
BrickletRotaryEncoder.FUNCTION_SET_DEBOUNCE_PERIOD = 6

BrickletRotaryEncoder.setResponseExpected(functionId, responseExpected[, errorCallback])¶

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

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 callback configuration functions (default value: true). For getter functions it is always enabled.

The following constants are available for this function:

For function_id:

BrickletRotaryEncoder.FUNCTION_SET_COUNT_CALLBACK_PERIOD = 2
BrickletRotaryEncoder.FUNCTION_SET_COUNT_CALLBACK_THRESHOLD = 4
BrickletRotaryEncoder.FUNCTION_SET_DEBOUNCE_PERIOD = 6

BrickletRotaryEncoder.setResponseExpectedAll(responseExpected)¶

Parameters:	responseExpected – Type: boolean
Returns:	undefined

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

Constants¶

BrickletRotaryEncoder.DEVICE_IDENTIFIER¶

This constant is used to identify a Rotary Encoder Bricklet.

The getIdentity() function and the IPConnection.CALLBACK_ENUMERATE callback of the IP Connection have a device_identifier parameter to specify the Brick's or Bricklet's type.

BrickletRotaryEncoder.DEVICE_DISPLAY_NAME¶: This constant represents the human readable name of a Rotary Encoder Bricklet.