This is the description of the Shell 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 Shell API bindings is part of their general description.
The example code below is Public Domain (CC0 1.0).
1#!/bin/sh
2# Connects to localhost:4223 by default, use --host and --port to change this
3
4uid=XYZ # Change XYZ to the UID of your Temperature IR Bricklet
5
6# Get current ambient temperature
7tinkerforge call temperature-ir-bricklet $uid get-ambient-temperature
8
9# Get current object temperature
10tinkerforge call temperature-ir-bricklet $uid get-object-temperature
Download (example-callback.sh)
1#!/bin/sh
2# Connects to localhost:4223 by default, use --host and --port to change this
3
4uid=XYZ # Change XYZ to the UID of your Temperature IR Bricklet
5
6# Handle incoming object temperature callbacks
7tinkerforge dispatch temperature-ir-bricklet $uid object-temperature &
8
9# Set period for object temperature callback to 1s (1000ms)
10# Note: The object temperature callback is only called every second
11# if the object temperature has changed since the last call!
12tinkerforge call temperature-ir-bricklet $uid set-object-temperature-callback-period 1000
13
14echo "Press key to exit"; read dummy
15
16kill -- -$$ # Stop callback dispatch in background
Download (example-water-boiling.sh)
1#!/bin/sh
2# Connects to localhost:4223 by default, use --host and --port to change this
3
4uid=XYZ # Change XYZ to the UID of your Temperature IR Bricklet
5
6# Set emissivity to 0.98 (emissivity of water, 65535 * 0.98 = 64224.299)
7tinkerforge call temperature-ir-bricklet $uid set-emissivity 64224
8
9# Get threshold callbacks with a debounce time of 10 seconds (10000ms)
10tinkerforge call temperature-ir-bricklet $uid set-debounce-period 10000
11
12# Handle incoming object temperature reached callbacks
13tinkerforge dispatch temperature-ir-bricklet $uid object-temperature-reached\
14 --execute "echo Object Temperature: {temperature}/10 °C. The water is boiling!" &
15
16# Configure threshold for object temperature "greater than 100 °C"
17tinkerforge call temperature-ir-bricklet $uid set-object-temperature-callback-threshold threshold-option-greater 1000 0
18
19echo "Press key to exit"; read dummy
20
21kill -- -$$ # Stop callback dispatch in background
Possible exit codes for all tinkerforge commands are:
1: interrupted (ctrl+c)
2: syntax error
21: Python 2.5 or newer is required
22: Python argparse module is missing
23: socket error
24: other exception
25: invalid placeholder in format string
26: authentication error
201: timeout occurred
209: invalid argument value
210: function is not supported
211: unknown error
The common options of the call and dispatch commands are documented
here. The specific command structure is shown below.
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The call command is used to call a function of the Temperature IR Bricklet. It can take several
options:
--help shows help for the specific call command and exits
--list-functions shows a list of known functions of the Temperature IR Bricklet and exits
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The dispatch command is used to dispatch a callback of the Temperature IR Bricklet. It can
take several options:
--help shows help for the specific dispatch command and exits
--list-callbacks shows a list of known callbacks of the Temperature IR Bricklet and exits
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The <function> to be called can take different options depending of its
kind. All functions can take the following options:
--help shows help for the specific function and exits
Getter functions can take the following options:
--execute <command> shell command line to execute for each incoming
response (see section about output formatting
for details)
Setter functions can take the following options:
--expect-response requests response and waits for it
The --expect-response option for setter functions allows to detect
timeouts and other error conditions calls of setters as well. The device will
then send a response for this purpose. If this option is not given for a
setter function then no response is sent and errors are silently ignored,
because they cannot be detected.
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The <callback> to be dispatched can take several options:
--help shows help for the specific callback and exits
--execute <command> shell command line to execute for each incoming
response (see section about output formatting
for details)
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Returns the ambient temperature of the sensor.
If you want to get the ambient temperature periodically, it is recommended
to use the ambient-temperature callback and set the period with
set-ambient-temperature-callback-period.
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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 set-emissivity.
If you want to get the object temperature periodically, it is recommended
to use the object-temperature callback and set the period with
set-object-temperature-callback-period.
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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.
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Returns the emissivity as set by set-emissivity.
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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.
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Sets the period with which the ambient-temperature callback is
triggered periodically. A value of 0 turns the callback off.
The ambient-temperature callback is only triggered if the temperature has
changed since the last triggering.
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Returns the period as set by set-ambient-temperature-callback-period.
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Sets the period with which the object-temperature callback is
triggered periodically. A value of 0 turns the callback off.
The object-temperature callback is only triggered if the temperature
has changed since the last triggering.
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Returns the period as set by set-object-temperature-callback-period.
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Sets the thresholds for the ambient-temperature-reached callback.
The following options are possible:
Option |
Description |
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'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 symbols are available for this function:
For <option>:
threshold-option-off = x
threshold-option-outside = o
threshold-option-inside = i
threshold-option-smaller = <
threshold-option-greater = >
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Returns the threshold as set by set-ambient-temperature-callback-threshold.
The following symbols are available for this function:
For option:
threshold-option-off = x
threshold-option-outside = o
threshold-option-inside = i
threshold-option-smaller = <
threshold-option-greater = >
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Sets the thresholds for the object-temperature-reached callback.
The following options are possible:
Option |
Description |
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'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 symbols are available for this function:
For <option>:
threshold-option-off = x
threshold-option-outside = o
threshold-option-inside = i
threshold-option-smaller = <
threshold-option-greater = >
| Output: |
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Returns the threshold as set by set-object-temperature-callback-threshold.
The following symbols are available for this function:
For option:
threshold-option-off = x
threshold-option-outside = o
threshold-option-inside = i
threshold-option-smaller = <
threshold-option-greater = >
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Sets the period with which the threshold callbacks
are triggered, if the thresholds
keep being reached.
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Returns the debounce period as set by set-debounce-period.
Callbacks can be used to receive time critical or recurring data from the device:
tinkerforge dispatch temperature-ir-bricklet <uid> example
The available callbacks 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.
| Output: |
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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 ambient-temperature callback is only triggered if the ambient
temperature has changed since the last triggering.
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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 object-temperature callback is only triggered if the object
temperature has changed since the last triggering.
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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.
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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.