This is the description of the Visual Basic .NET API bindings for the Temperature IR Bricklet 2.0. General information and technical specifications for the Temperature IR Bricklet 2.0 are summarized in its hardware description.
An installation guide for the Visual Basic .NET API bindings is part of their general description.
The example code below is Public Domain (CC0 1.0).
1Imports System
2Imports Tinkerforge
3
4Module ExampleSimple
5 Const HOST As String = "localhost"
6 Const PORT As Integer = 4223
7 Const UID As String = "XYZ" ' Change XYZ to the UID of your Temperature IR Bricklet 2.0
8
9 Sub Main()
10 Dim ipcon As New IPConnection() ' Create IP connection
11 Dim tir As New BrickletTemperatureIRV2(UID, ipcon) ' Create device object
12
13 ipcon.Connect(HOST, PORT) ' Connect to brickd
14 ' Don't use device before ipcon is connected
15
16 ' Get current ambient temperature
17 Dim ambientTemperature As Short = tir.GetAmbientTemperature()
18 Console.WriteLine("Ambient Temperature: " + (ambientTemperature/10.0).ToString() + " °C")
19
20 ' Get current object temperature
21 Dim objectTemperature As Short = tir.GetObjectTemperature()
22 Console.WriteLine("Object Temperature: " + (objectTemperature/10.0).ToString() + " °C")
23
24 Console.WriteLine("Press key to exit")
25 Console.ReadLine()
26 ipcon.Disconnect()
27 End Sub
28End Module
1Imports System
2Imports Tinkerforge
3
4Module ExampleCallback
5 Const HOST As String = "localhost"
6 Const PORT As Integer = 4223
7 Const UID As String = "XYZ" ' Change XYZ to the UID of your Temperature IR Bricklet 2.0
8
9 ' Callback subroutine for object temperature callback
10 Sub ObjectTemperatureCB(ByVal sender As BrickletTemperatureIRV2, _
11 ByVal temperature As Short)
12 Console.WriteLine("Object Temperature: " + (temperature/10.0).ToString() + " °C")
13 End Sub
14
15 Sub Main()
16 Dim ipcon As New IPConnection() ' Create IP connection
17 Dim tir As New BrickletTemperatureIRV2(UID, ipcon) ' Create device object
18
19 ipcon.Connect(HOST, PORT) ' Connect to brickd
20 ' Don't use device before ipcon is connected
21
22 ' Register object temperature callback to subroutine ObjectTemperatureCB
23 AddHandler tir.ObjectTemperatureCallback, AddressOf ObjectTemperatureCB
24
25 ' Set period for object temperature callback to 1s (1000ms) without a threshold
26 tir.SetObjectTemperatureCallbackConfiguration(1000, False, "x"C, 0, 0)
27
28 Console.WriteLine("Press key to exit")
29 Console.ReadLine()
30 ipcon.Disconnect()
31 End Sub
32End Module
Download (ExampleWaterBoiling.vb)
1Imports System
2Imports Tinkerforge
3
4Module ExampleWaterBoiling
5 Const HOST As String = "localhost"
6 Const PORT As Integer = 4223
7 Const UID As String = "XYZ" ' Change XYZ to the UID of your Temperature IR Bricklet 2.0
8
9 ' Callback subroutine for object temperature reached callback
10 Sub ObjectTemperatureCB(ByVal sender As BrickletTemperatureIRV2, _
11 ByVal temperature As Short)
12 Console.WriteLine("Object Temperature: " + (temperature/10.0).ToString() + " °C")
13 Console.WriteLine("The water is boiling!")
14 End Sub
15
16 Sub Main()
17 Dim ipcon As New IPConnection() ' Create IP connection
18 Dim tir As New BrickletTemperatureIRV2(UID, ipcon) ' Create device object
19
20 ipcon.Connect(HOST, PORT) ' Connect to brickd
21 ' Don't use device before ipcon is connected
22
23 ' Set emissivity to 0.98 (emissivity of water, 65535 * 0.98 = 64224.299)
24 tir.SetEmissivity(64224)
25
26 ' Register object temperature reached callback to subroutine ObjectTemperatureCB
27 AddHandler tir.ObjectTemperatureCallback, AddressOf ObjectTemperatureCB
28
29 ' Configure threshold for object temperature "greater than 100 °C"
30 ' with a debounce period of 10s (10000ms)
31 tir.SetObjectTemperatureCallbackConfiguration(10000, False, ">"C, 100*10, 0)
32
33 Console.WriteLine("Press key to exit")
34 Console.ReadLine()
35 ipcon.Disconnect()
36 End Sub
37End Module
Since Visual Basic .NET does not support multiple return values directly, we
use the ByRef keyword to return multiple values from a function.
All functions and procedures listed below are thread-safe.
Creates an object with the unique device ID uid:
Dim temperatureIRV2 As New BrickletTemperatureIRV2("YOUR_DEVICE_UID", ipcon)
This object can then be used after the IP Connection is connected.
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Returns the ambient temperature of the sensor.
If you want to get the value periodically, it is recommended to use the
AmbientTemperatureCallback callback. You can set the callback configuration
with SetAmbientTemperatureCallbackConfiguration().
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Returns the object temperature of the sensor, i.e. the temperature of the surface of the object the sensor is aimed at.
The temperature of different materials is dependent on their emissivity. The emissivity of the material
can be set with SetEmissivity().
If you want to get the value periodically, it is recommended to use the
ObjectTemperatureCallback callback. You can set the callback configuration
with SetObjectTemperatureCallbackConfiguration().
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Sets the emissivity that is
used to calculate the surface temperature as returned by
GetObjectTemperature().
The emissivity is usually given as a value between 0.0 and 1.0. A list of emissivities of different materials can be found here.
The parameter of SetEmissivity() has to be given with a factor of
65535 (16-bit). For example: An emissivity of 0.1 can be set with the
value 6553, an emissivity of 0.5 with the value 32767 and so on.
Note
If you need a precise measurement for the object temperature, it is absolutely crucial that you also provide a precise emissivity.
The emissivity is stored in non-volatile memory and will still be used after a restart or power cycle of the Bricklet.
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Returns the emissivity as set by SetEmissivity().
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Returns the error count for the communication between Brick and Bricklet.
The errors are divided into
ACK checksum errors,
message checksum errors,
framing errors and
overflow errors.
The errors counts are for errors that occur on the Bricklet side. All Bricks have a similar function that returns the errors on the Brick side.
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Sets the status LED configuration. By default the LED shows communication traffic between Brick and Bricklet, it flickers once for every 10 received data packets.
You can also turn the LED permanently on/off or show a heartbeat.
If the Bricklet is in bootloader mode, the LED is will show heartbeat by default.
The following constants are available for this function:
For config:
BrickletTemperatureIRV2.STATUS_LED_CONFIG_OFF = 0
BrickletTemperatureIRV2.STATUS_LED_CONFIG_ON = 1
BrickletTemperatureIRV2.STATUS_LED_CONFIG_SHOW_HEARTBEAT = 2
BrickletTemperatureIRV2.STATUS_LED_CONFIG_SHOW_STATUS = 3
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Returns the configuration as set by SetStatusLEDConfig()
The following constants are available for this function:
For config:
BrickletTemperatureIRV2.STATUS_LED_CONFIG_OFF = 0
BrickletTemperatureIRV2.STATUS_LED_CONFIG_ON = 1
BrickletTemperatureIRV2.STATUS_LED_CONFIG_SHOW_HEARTBEAT = 2
BrickletTemperatureIRV2.STATUS_LED_CONFIG_SHOW_STATUS = 3
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Returns the temperature as measured inside the microcontroller. The value returned is not the ambient temperature!
The temperature is only proportional to the real temperature and it has bad accuracy. Practically it is only useful as an indicator for temperature changes.
Calling this function will reset the Bricklet. All configurations will be lost.
After a reset you have to create new device objects, calling functions on the existing ones will result in undefined behavior!
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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.
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The period is the period with which the AmbientTemperatureCallback callback is triggered
periodically. A value of 0 turns the callback off.
If the value has to change-parameter is set to true, the callback is only triggered after the value has changed. If the value didn't change within the period, the callback is triggered immediately on change.
If it is set to false, the callback is continuously triggered with the period, independent of the value.
It is furthermore possible to constrain the callback with thresholds.
The option-parameter together with min/max sets a threshold for the AmbientTemperatureCallback callback.
The following options are possible:
Option |
Description |
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'x' |
Threshold is turned off |
'o' |
Threshold is triggered when the value is outside the min and max values |
'i' |
Threshold is triggered when the value is inside or equal to the min and max values |
'<' |
Threshold is triggered when the value is smaller than the min value (max is ignored) |
'>' |
Threshold is triggered when the value is greater than the min value (max is ignored) |
If the option is set to 'x' (threshold turned off) the callback is triggered with the fixed period.
The following constants are available for this function:
For option:
BrickletTemperatureIRV2.THRESHOLD_OPTION_OFF = "x"C
BrickletTemperatureIRV2.THRESHOLD_OPTION_OUTSIDE = "o"C
BrickletTemperatureIRV2.THRESHOLD_OPTION_INSIDE = "i"C
BrickletTemperatureIRV2.THRESHOLD_OPTION_SMALLER = "<"C
BrickletTemperatureIRV2.THRESHOLD_OPTION_GREATER = ">"C
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Returns the callback configuration as set by SetAmbientTemperatureCallbackConfiguration().
The following constants are available for this function:
For option:
BrickletTemperatureIRV2.THRESHOLD_OPTION_OFF = "x"C
BrickletTemperatureIRV2.THRESHOLD_OPTION_OUTSIDE = "o"C
BrickletTemperatureIRV2.THRESHOLD_OPTION_INSIDE = "i"C
BrickletTemperatureIRV2.THRESHOLD_OPTION_SMALLER = "<"C
BrickletTemperatureIRV2.THRESHOLD_OPTION_GREATER = ">"C
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The period is the period with which the ObjectTemperatureCallback callback is triggered
periodically. A value of 0 turns the callback off.
If the value has to change-parameter is set to true, the callback is only triggered after the value has changed. If the value didn't change within the period, the callback is triggered immediately on change.
If it is set to false, the callback is continuously triggered with the period, independent of the value.
It is furthermore possible to constrain the callback with thresholds.
The option-parameter together with min/max sets a threshold for the ObjectTemperatureCallback callback.
The following options are possible:
Option |
Description |
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'x' |
Threshold is turned off |
'o' |
Threshold is triggered when the value is outside the min and max values |
'i' |
Threshold is triggered when the value is inside or equal to the min and max values |
'<' |
Threshold is triggered when the value is smaller than the min value (max is ignored) |
'>' |
Threshold is triggered when the value is greater than the min value (max is ignored) |
If the option is set to 'x' (threshold turned off) the callback is triggered with the fixed period.
The following constants are available for this function:
For option:
BrickletTemperatureIRV2.THRESHOLD_OPTION_OFF = "x"C
BrickletTemperatureIRV2.THRESHOLD_OPTION_OUTSIDE = "o"C
BrickletTemperatureIRV2.THRESHOLD_OPTION_INSIDE = "i"C
BrickletTemperatureIRV2.THRESHOLD_OPTION_SMALLER = "<"C
BrickletTemperatureIRV2.THRESHOLD_OPTION_GREATER = ">"C
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Returns the callback configuration as set by SetObjectTemperatureCallbackConfiguration().
The following constants are available for this function:
For option:
BrickletTemperatureIRV2.THRESHOLD_OPTION_OFF = "x"C
BrickletTemperatureIRV2.THRESHOLD_OPTION_OUTSIDE = "o"C
BrickletTemperatureIRV2.THRESHOLD_OPTION_INSIDE = "i"C
BrickletTemperatureIRV2.THRESHOLD_OPTION_SMALLER = "<"C
BrickletTemperatureIRV2.THRESHOLD_OPTION_GREATER = ">"C
Callbacks can be registered to receive time critical or recurring data from the device. The registration is done by assigning a procedure to an callback property of the device object:
Sub MyCallback(ByVal sender As BrickletTemperatureIRV2, ByVal value As Short) Console.WriteLine("Value: {0}", value) End Sub AddHandler temperatureIRV2.ExampleCallback, AddressOf MyCallback
The available callback property and their 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.
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This callback is triggered periodically according to the configuration set by
SetAmbientTemperatureCallbackConfiguration().
The parameter is the same as GetAmbientTemperature().
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This callback is triggered periodically according to the configuration set by
SetObjectTemperatureCallbackConfiguration().
The parameter is the same as GetObjectTemperature().
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.
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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.
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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 functionId:
BrickletTemperatureIRV2.FUNCTION_SET_AMBIENT_TEMPERATURE_CALLBACK_CONFIGURATION = 2
BrickletTemperatureIRV2.FUNCTION_SET_OBJECT_TEMPERATURE_CALLBACK_CONFIGURATION = 6
BrickletTemperatureIRV2.FUNCTION_SET_EMISSIVITY = 9
BrickletTemperatureIRV2.FUNCTION_SET_WRITE_FIRMWARE_POINTER = 237
BrickletTemperatureIRV2.FUNCTION_SET_STATUS_LED_CONFIG = 239
BrickletTemperatureIRV2.FUNCTION_RESET = 243
BrickletTemperatureIRV2.FUNCTION_WRITE_UID = 248
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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.
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:
BrickletTemperatureIRV2.FUNCTION_SET_AMBIENT_TEMPERATURE_CALLBACK_CONFIGURATION = 2
BrickletTemperatureIRV2.FUNCTION_SET_OBJECT_TEMPERATURE_CALLBACK_CONFIGURATION = 6
BrickletTemperatureIRV2.FUNCTION_SET_EMISSIVITY = 9
BrickletTemperatureIRV2.FUNCTION_SET_WRITE_FIRMWARE_POINTER = 237
BrickletTemperatureIRV2.FUNCTION_SET_STATUS_LED_CONFIG = 239
BrickletTemperatureIRV2.FUNCTION_RESET = 243
BrickletTemperatureIRV2.FUNCTION_WRITE_UID = 248
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Changes the response expected flag for all setter and callback configuration functions of this device at once.
Internal functions are used for maintenance tasks such as flashing a new firmware of changing the UID of a Bricklet. These task should be performed using Brick Viewer instead of using the internal functions directly.
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Sets the bootloader mode and returns the status after the requested mode change was instigated.
You can change from bootloader mode to firmware mode and vice versa. A change from bootloader mode to firmware mode will only take place if the entry function, device identifier and CRC are present and correct.
This function is used by Brick Viewer during flashing. It should not be necessary to call it in a normal user program.
The following constants are available for this function:
For mode:
BrickletTemperatureIRV2.BOOTLOADER_MODE_BOOTLOADER = 0
BrickletTemperatureIRV2.BOOTLOADER_MODE_FIRMWARE = 1
BrickletTemperatureIRV2.BOOTLOADER_MODE_BOOTLOADER_WAIT_FOR_REBOOT = 2
BrickletTemperatureIRV2.BOOTLOADER_MODE_FIRMWARE_WAIT_FOR_REBOOT = 3
BrickletTemperatureIRV2.BOOTLOADER_MODE_FIRMWARE_WAIT_FOR_ERASE_AND_REBOOT = 4
For status:
BrickletTemperatureIRV2.BOOTLOADER_STATUS_OK = 0
BrickletTemperatureIRV2.BOOTLOADER_STATUS_INVALID_MODE = 1
BrickletTemperatureIRV2.BOOTLOADER_STATUS_NO_CHANGE = 2
BrickletTemperatureIRV2.BOOTLOADER_STATUS_ENTRY_FUNCTION_NOT_PRESENT = 3
BrickletTemperatureIRV2.BOOTLOADER_STATUS_DEVICE_IDENTIFIER_INCORRECT = 4
BrickletTemperatureIRV2.BOOTLOADER_STATUS_CRC_MISMATCH = 5
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Returns the current bootloader mode, see SetBootloaderMode().
The following constants are available for this function:
For mode:
BrickletTemperatureIRV2.BOOTLOADER_MODE_BOOTLOADER = 0
BrickletTemperatureIRV2.BOOTLOADER_MODE_FIRMWARE = 1
BrickletTemperatureIRV2.BOOTLOADER_MODE_BOOTLOADER_WAIT_FOR_REBOOT = 2
BrickletTemperatureIRV2.BOOTLOADER_MODE_FIRMWARE_WAIT_FOR_REBOOT = 3
BrickletTemperatureIRV2.BOOTLOADER_MODE_FIRMWARE_WAIT_FOR_ERASE_AND_REBOOT = 4
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Sets the firmware pointer for WriteFirmware(). The pointer has
to be increased by chunks of size 64. The data is written to flash
every 4 chunks (which equals to one page of size 256).
This function is used by Brick Viewer during flashing. It should not be necessary to call it in a normal user program.
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Writes 64 Bytes of firmware at the position as written by
SetWriteFirmwarePointer() before. The firmware is written
to flash every 4 chunks.
You can only write firmware in bootloader mode.
This function is used by Brick Viewer during flashing. It should not be necessary to call it in a normal user program.
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Writes a new UID into flash. If you want to set a new UID you have to decode the Base58 encoded UID string into an integer first.
We recommend that you use Brick Viewer to change the UID.
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Returns the current UID as an integer. Encode as Base58 to get the usual string version.
This constant is used to identify a Temperature IR Bricklet 2.0.
The GetIdentity() function and the
IPConnection.EnumerateCallback
callback of the IP Connection have a deviceIdentifier parameter to specify
the Brick's or Bricklet's type.
This constant represents the human readable name of a Temperature IR Bricklet 2.0.