Perl - Temperature IR Bricklet

This is the description of the Perl API bindings for the Temperature IR Bricklet. General information and technical specifications for the Temperature IR Bricklet are summarized in its hardware description.

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

Examples

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

Simple

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#!/usr/bin/perl

use strict;
use Tinkerforge::IPConnection;
use Tinkerforge::BrickletTemperatureIR;

use constant HOST => 'localhost';
use constant PORT => 4223;
use constant UID => 'XYZ'; # Change XYZ to the UID of your Temperature IR Bricklet

my $ipcon = Tinkerforge::IPConnection->new(); # Create IP connection
my $tir = Tinkerforge::BrickletTemperatureIR->new(&UID, $ipcon); # Create device object

$ipcon->connect(&HOST, &PORT); # Connect to brickd
# Don't use device before ipcon is connected

# Get current ambient temperature
my $ambient_temperature = $tir->get_ambient_temperature();
print "Ambient Temperature: " . $ambient_temperature/10.0 . " °C\n";

# Get current object temperature
my $object_temperature = $tir->get_object_temperature();
print "Object Temperature: " . $object_temperature/10.0 . " °C\n";

print "Press key to exit\n";
<STDIN>;
$ipcon->disconnect();

Callback

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#!/usr/bin/perl

use strict;
use Tinkerforge::IPConnection;
use Tinkerforge::BrickletTemperatureIR;

use constant HOST => 'localhost';
use constant PORT => 4223;
use constant UID => 'XYZ'; # Change XYZ to the UID of your Temperature IR Bricklet

# Callback subroutine for object temperature callback
sub cb_object_temperature
{
    my ($temperature) = @_;

    print "Object Temperature: " . $temperature/10.0 . " °C\n";
}

my $ipcon = Tinkerforge::IPConnection->new(); # Create IP connection
my $tir = Tinkerforge::BrickletTemperatureIR->new(&UID, $ipcon); # Create device object

$ipcon->connect(&HOST, &PORT); # Connect to brickd
# Don't use device before ipcon is connected

# Register object temperature callback to subroutine cb_object_temperature
$tir->register_callback($tir->CALLBACK_OBJECT_TEMPERATURE, 'cb_object_temperature');

# Set period for object temperature callback to 1s (1000ms)
# Note: The object temperature callback is only called every second
#       if the object temperature has changed since the last call!
$tir->set_object_temperature_callback_period(1000);

print "Press key to exit\n";
<STDIN>;
$ipcon->disconnect();

Water Boiling

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#!/usr/bin/perl

use strict;
use Tinkerforge::IPConnection;
use Tinkerforge::BrickletTemperatureIR;

use constant HOST => 'localhost';
use constant PORT => 4223;
use constant UID => 'XYZ'; # Change XYZ to the UID of your Temperature IR Bricklet

# Callback subroutine for object temperature reached callback
sub cb_object_temperature_reached
{
    my ($temperature) = @_;

    print "Object Temperature: " . $temperature/10.0 . " °C\n";
    print "The water is boiling!\n";
}

my $ipcon = Tinkerforge::IPConnection->new(); # Create IP connection
my $tir = Tinkerforge::BrickletTemperatureIR->new(&UID, $ipcon); # Create device object

$ipcon->connect(&HOST, &PORT); # Connect to brickd
# Don't use device before ipcon is connected

# Set emissivity to 0.98 (emissivity of water, 65535 * 0.98 = 64224.299)
$tir->set_emissivity(64224);

# Get threshold callbacks with a debounce time of 10 seconds (10000ms)
$tir->set_debounce_period(10000);

# Register object temperature reached callback to subroutine cb_object_temperature_reached
$tir->register_callback($tir->CALLBACK_OBJECT_TEMPERATURE_REACHED,
                        'cb_object_temperature_reached');

# Configure threshold for object temperature "greater than 100 °C"
$tir->set_object_temperature_callback_threshold('>', 100*10, 0);

print "Press key to exit\n";
<STDIN>;
$ipcon->disconnect();

API

Generally, every subroutine of the Perl bindings can report an error as Tinkerforge::Error object via croak(). The object has a get_code() and a get_message() subroutine. There are different error code:

  • Error->ALREADY_CONNECTED = 11
  • Error->NOT_CONNECTED = 12
  • Error->CONNECT_FAILED = 13
  • Error->INVALID_FUNCTION_ID = 21
  • Error->TIMEOUT = 31
  • Error->INVALID_PARAMETER = 41
  • Error->FUNCTION_NOT_SUPPORTED = 42
  • Error->UNKNOWN_ERROR = 43
  • Error->STREAM_OUT_OF_SYNC = 51
  • Error->INVALID_UID = 61
  • Error->NON_ASCII_CHAR_IN_SECRET = 71
  • Error->WRONG_DEVICE_TYPE = 81
  • Error->DEVICE_REPLACED = 82
  • Error->WRONG_RESPONSE_LENGTH = 83

All functions listed below are thread-safe.

Basic Functions

BrickletTemperatureIR->new($uid, $ipcon)
Parameters:
  • $uid – Type: string
  • $ipcon – Type: IPConnection
Returns:
  • $temperature_ir – Type: BrickletTemperatureIR

Creates an object with the unique device ID $uid:

$temperature_ir = BrickletTemperatureIR->new("YOUR_DEVICE_UID", $ipcon);

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

BrickletTemperatureIR->get_ambient_temperature()
Returns:
  • $temperature – Type: int, Unit: 1/10 °C, Range: [-400 to 1250]

Returns the ambient temperature of the sensor.

If you want to get the ambient temperature periodically, it is recommended to use the CALLBACK_AMBIENT_TEMPERATURE callback and set the period with set_ambient_temperature_callback_period().

BrickletTemperatureIR->get_object_temperature()
Returns:
  • $temperature – Type: int, Unit: 1/10 °C, Range: [-700 to 3800]

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 set_emissivity().

If you want to get the object temperature periodically, it is recommended to use the CALLBACK_OBJECT_TEMPERATURE callback and set the period with set_object_temperature_callback_period().

Advanced Functions

BrickletTemperatureIR->set_emissivity($emissivity)
Parameters:
  • $emissivity – Type: int, Unit: 1/65535, Range: [6553 to 216 - 1], Default: 216 - 1
Returns:
  • undef

Sets the emissivity that is used to calculate the surface temperature as returned by get_object_temperature().

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 set_emissivity() 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.

BrickletTemperatureIR->get_emissivity()
Returns:
  • $emissivity – Type: int, Unit: 1/65535, Range: [6553 to 216 - 1], Default: 216 - 1

Returns the emissivity as set by set_emissivity().

BrickletTemperatureIR->get_identity()
Return Array:
  • 0: $uid – Type: string, Length: up to 8
  • 1: $connected_uid – Type: string, Length: up to 8
  • 2: $position – Type: char, Range: ['a' to 'h', 'z']
  • 3: \@hardware_version – 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]
  • 4: \@firmware_version – 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]
  • 5: $device_identifier – 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.

Callback Configuration Functions

BrickletTemperatureIR->register_callback($callback_id, $function)
Parameters:
  • $callback_id – Type: int
  • $function – Type: string
Returns:
  • undef

Registers the given $function name with the given $callback_id.

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

BrickletTemperatureIR->set_ambient_temperature_callback_period($period)
Parameters:
  • $period – Type: int, Unit: 1 ms, Range: [0 to 232 - 1], Default: 0
Returns:
  • undef

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

The CALLBACK_AMBIENT_TEMPERATURE callback is only triggered if the temperature has changed since the last triggering.

BrickletTemperatureIR->get_ambient_temperature_callback_period()
Returns:
  • $period – Type: int, Unit: 1 ms, Range: [0 to 232 - 1], Default: 0

Returns the period as set by set_ambient_temperature_callback_period().

BrickletTemperatureIR->set_object_temperature_callback_period($period)
Parameters:
  • $period – Type: int, Unit: 1 ms, Range: [0 to 232 - 1], Default: 0
Returns:
  • undef

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

The CALLBACK_OBJECT_TEMPERATURE callback is only triggered if the temperature has changed since the last triggering.

BrickletTemperatureIR->get_object_temperature_callback_period()
Returns:
  • $period – Type: int, Unit: 1 ms, Range: [0 to 232 - 1], Default: 0

Returns the period as set by set_object_temperature_callback_period().

BrickletTemperatureIR->set_ambient_temperature_callback_threshold($option, $min, $max)
Parameters:
  • $option – Type: char, Range: See constants, Default: 'x'
  • $min – Type: int, Unit: 1/10 °C, Range: [-215 to 215 - 1], Default: 0
  • $max – Type: int, Unit: 1/10 °C, Range: [-215 to 215 - 1], Default: 0
Returns:
  • undef

Sets the thresholds for the CALLBACK_AMBIENT_TEMPERATURE_REACHED callback.

The following options are possible:

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

The following constants are available for this function:

For $option:

  • BrickletTemperatureIR->THRESHOLD_OPTION_OFF = 'x'
  • BrickletTemperatureIR->THRESHOLD_OPTION_OUTSIDE = 'o'
  • BrickletTemperatureIR->THRESHOLD_OPTION_INSIDE = 'i'
  • BrickletTemperatureIR->THRESHOLD_OPTION_SMALLER = '<'
  • BrickletTemperatureIR->THRESHOLD_OPTION_GREATER = '>'
BrickletTemperatureIR->get_ambient_temperature_callback_threshold()
Return Array:
  • 0: $option – Type: char, Range: See constants, Default: 'x'
  • 1: $min – Type: int, Unit: 1/10 °C, Range: [-215 to 215 - 1], Default: 0
  • 2: $max – Type: int, Unit: 1/10 °C, Range: [-215 to 215 - 1], Default: 0

Returns the threshold as set by set_ambient_temperature_callback_threshold().

The following constants are available for this function:

For $option:

  • BrickletTemperatureIR->THRESHOLD_OPTION_OFF = 'x'
  • BrickletTemperatureIR->THRESHOLD_OPTION_OUTSIDE = 'o'
  • BrickletTemperatureIR->THRESHOLD_OPTION_INSIDE = 'i'
  • BrickletTemperatureIR->THRESHOLD_OPTION_SMALLER = '<'
  • BrickletTemperatureIR->THRESHOLD_OPTION_GREATER = '>'
BrickletTemperatureIR->set_object_temperature_callback_threshold($option, $min, $max)
Parameters:
  • $option – Type: char, Range: See constants, Default: 'x'
  • $min – Type: int, Unit: 1/10 °C, Range: [-215 to 215 - 1], Default: 0
  • $max – Type: int, Unit: 1/10 °C, Range: [-215 to 215 - 1], Default: 0
Returns:
  • undef

Sets the thresholds for the CALLBACK_OBJECT_TEMPERATURE_REACHED callback.

The following options are possible:

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

The following constants are available for this function:

For $option:

  • BrickletTemperatureIR->THRESHOLD_OPTION_OFF = 'x'
  • BrickletTemperatureIR->THRESHOLD_OPTION_OUTSIDE = 'o'
  • BrickletTemperatureIR->THRESHOLD_OPTION_INSIDE = 'i'
  • BrickletTemperatureIR->THRESHOLD_OPTION_SMALLER = '<'
  • BrickletTemperatureIR->THRESHOLD_OPTION_GREATER = '>'
BrickletTemperatureIR->get_object_temperature_callback_threshold()
Return Array:
  • 0: $option – Type: char, Range: See constants, Default: 'x'
  • 1: $min – Type: int, Unit: 1/10 °C, Range: [-215 to 215 - 1], Default: 0
  • 2: $max – Type: int, Unit: 1/10 °C, Range: [-215 to 215 - 1], Default: 0

Returns the threshold as set by set_object_temperature_callback_threshold().

The following constants are available for this function:

For $option:

  • BrickletTemperatureIR->THRESHOLD_OPTION_OFF = 'x'
  • BrickletTemperatureIR->THRESHOLD_OPTION_OUTSIDE = 'o'
  • BrickletTemperatureIR->THRESHOLD_OPTION_INSIDE = 'i'
  • BrickletTemperatureIR->THRESHOLD_OPTION_SMALLER = '<'
  • BrickletTemperatureIR->THRESHOLD_OPTION_GREATER = '>'
BrickletTemperatureIR->set_debounce_period($debounce)
Parameters:
  • $debounce – Type: int, Unit: 1 ms, Range: [0 to 232 - 1], Default: 100
Returns:
  • undef

Sets the period with which the threshold callbacks

are triggered, if the thresholds

keep being reached.

BrickletTemperatureIR->get_debounce_period()
Returns:
  • $debounce – Type: int, Unit: 1 ms, Range: [0 to 232 - 1], Default: 100

Returns the debounce period as set by set_debounce_period().

Callbacks

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

sub my_callback
{
    print "@_[0]";
}

$temperature_ir->register_callback(BrickletTemperatureIR->CALLBACK_EXAMPLE, 'my_callback')

The callback function will be called from an internal thread of the IP Connection. In contrast to many other programming languages, variables are not automatically shared between threads in Perl. If you want to share a global variable between a callback function and the rest for your program it has to be marked as :shared. See the documentation of the threads::shared Perl module for more details.

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.

BrickletTemperatureIR->CALLBACK_AMBIENT_TEMPERATURE
Callback Parameters:
  • $temperature – Type: int, Unit: 1/10 °C, Range: [-400 to 1250]

This callback is triggered periodically with the period that is set by set_ambient_temperature_callback_period(). The parameter is the ambient temperature of the sensor.

The CALLBACK_AMBIENT_TEMPERATURE callback is only triggered if the ambient temperature has changed since the last triggering.

BrickletTemperatureIR->CALLBACK_OBJECT_TEMPERATURE
Callback Parameters:
  • $temperature – Type: int, Unit: 1/10 °C, Range: [-700 to 3800]

This callback is triggered periodically with the period that is set by set_object_temperature_callback_period(). The parameter is the object temperature of the sensor.

The CALLBACK_OBJECT_TEMPERATURE callback is only triggered if the object temperature has changed since the last triggering.

BrickletTemperatureIR->CALLBACK_AMBIENT_TEMPERATURE_REACHED
Callback Parameters:
  • $temperature – Type: int, Unit: 1/10 °C, Range: [-400 to 1250]

This callback is triggered when the threshold as set by set_ambient_temperature_callback_threshold() is reached. The parameter is the ambient temperature of the sensor.

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

BrickletTemperatureIR->CALLBACK_OBJECT_TEMPERATURE_REACHED
Callback Parameters:
  • $temperature – Type: int, Unit: 1/10 °C, Range: [-700 to 3800]

This callback is triggered when the threshold as set by set_object_temperature_callback_threshold() is reached. The parameter is the object temperature of the sensor.

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

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.

BrickletTemperatureIR->get_api_version()
Return Array:
  • 0: \@api_version – 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.

BrickletTemperatureIR->get_response_expected($function_id)
Parameters:
  • $function_id – Type: int, Range: See constants
Returns:
  • $response_expected – Type: bool

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 set_response_expected(). 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:

  • BrickletTemperatureIR->FUNCTION_SET_EMISSIVITY = 3
  • BrickletTemperatureIR->FUNCTION_SET_AMBIENT_TEMPERATURE_CALLBACK_PERIOD = 5
  • BrickletTemperatureIR->FUNCTION_SET_OBJECT_TEMPERATURE_CALLBACK_PERIOD = 7
  • BrickletTemperatureIR->FUNCTION_SET_AMBIENT_TEMPERATURE_CALLBACK_THRESHOLD = 9
  • BrickletTemperatureIR->FUNCTION_SET_OBJECT_TEMPERATURE_CALLBACK_THRESHOLD = 11
  • BrickletTemperatureIR->FUNCTION_SET_DEBOUNCE_PERIOD = 13
BrickletTemperatureIR->set_response_expected($function_id, $response_expected)
Parameters:
  • $function_id – Type: int, Range: See constants
  • $response_expected – Type: bool
Returns:
  • undef

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 $function_id:

  • BrickletTemperatureIR->FUNCTION_SET_EMISSIVITY = 3
  • BrickletTemperatureIR->FUNCTION_SET_AMBIENT_TEMPERATURE_CALLBACK_PERIOD = 5
  • BrickletTemperatureIR->FUNCTION_SET_OBJECT_TEMPERATURE_CALLBACK_PERIOD = 7
  • BrickletTemperatureIR->FUNCTION_SET_AMBIENT_TEMPERATURE_CALLBACK_THRESHOLD = 9
  • BrickletTemperatureIR->FUNCTION_SET_OBJECT_TEMPERATURE_CALLBACK_THRESHOLD = 11
  • BrickletTemperatureIR->FUNCTION_SET_DEBOUNCE_PERIOD = 13
BrickletTemperatureIR->set_response_expected_all($response_expected)
Parameters:
  • $response_expected – Type: bool
Returns:
  • undef

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

Constants

BrickletTemperatureIR->DEVICE_IDENTIFIER

This constant is used to identify a Temperature IR Bricklet.

The get_identity() 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.

BrickletTemperatureIR->DEVICE_DISPLAY_NAME

This constant represents the human readable name of a Temperature IR Bricklet.