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==Barometer (DPS310) component==
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A barometric air pressure sensor with high accuracy and low current consumption. Capable of sensing air pressure and temperature. Based on an I2C bus connection.
  
==[[File:Component Icon ca60c1d2_fb77_4e3e_9d01_c4496d35db1e.png|Image]] Barometer (DPS310) component==
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==Component Pack==
A barometric air pressure sensor with high accuracy and low current consumption.
 
Capable of sensing air pressure and temperature.
 
Based on an I2C bus connection.
 
  
==Examples==
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SENSORS
''<span style="color:red;">No additional examples</span>''
 
  
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==Detailed description==
  
==Downloadable macro reference==
 
  
===<span style="font-weight: normal;"><u><tt>ReadTemperature</tt></u></span>===
 
Reads the temperature measurement from the last SampleSensor macro
 
  
'''Parameters'''
 
  
:''This macro has no parameters''
 
  
  
'''Return value'''
 
  
:[[Variable Types|FLOAT]]
 
  
  
===<span style="font-weight: normal;"><u><tt>ConfigurePressure</tt></u></span>===
 
Configures the pressure sensor sample rate and over sampling count
 
  
'''Parameters'''
 
  
:[[Variable Types|BYTE]] ''Rate''
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''No detailed description exists yet for this component''
::Range: 0-7, 0=1Hz, 1=2Hz, 2=4Hz etc
 
  
:[[Variable Types|BYTE]] ''Oversample''
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==Examples==
::Range: 0-7, 0=1Samples, 1=2Samples, 2=4Samples etc
 
  
  
'''Return value'''
 
  
:''This call does not return a value''
 
  
  
===<span style="font-weight: normal;"><u><tt>ConfigureTemperature</tt></u></span>===
 
Configures the temperature sensor sample rate and over sampling count
 
  
'''Parameters'''
 
  
:[[Variable Types|BYTE]] ''Rate''
 
::Range: 0-7, 0=1Hz, 1=2Hz, 2=4Hz etc
 
  
:[[Variable Types|BYTE]] ''Oversample''
 
::Range: 0-7, 0=1Samples, 1=2Samples, 2=4Samples etc
 
  
  
'''Return value'''
 
  
:''This call does not return a value''
 
  
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''<span style="color:red;">No additional examples</span>''
  
===<span style="font-weight: normal;"><u><tt>ReadPressure</tt></u></span>===
 
Reads the pressure measurement from the last SampleSensor macro
 
  
'''Parameters'''
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==Downloadable macro reference==
  
:''This macro has no parameters''
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{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
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|-
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| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
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| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''ReadTemperature'''
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| colspan="2" | Reads the temperature measurement from the last SampleSensor macro&nbsp;
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| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-f32-icon.png]] - FLOAT
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| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
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'''Return value'''
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{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
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| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
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| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''ConfigurePressure'''
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| colspan="2" | Configures the pressure sensor sample rate and over sampling count&nbsp;
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
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| width="90%" | Rate
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| colspan="2" | Range: 0-7, 0=1Hz, 1=2Hz, 2=4Hz etc&nbsp;
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
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| width="90%" | Oversample
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| colspan="2" | Range: 0-7, 0=1Samples, 1=2Samples, 2=4Samples etc&nbsp;
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| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
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| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
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:[[Variable Types|FLOAT]]
 
  
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{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
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|-
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| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
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| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''ConfigureTemperature'''
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| colspan="2" | Configures the temperature sensor sample rate and over sampling count&nbsp;
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
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| width="90%" | Rate
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| colspan="2" | Range: 0-7, 0=1Hz, 1=2Hz, 2=4Hz etc&nbsp;
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
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| width="90%" | Oversample
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| colspan="2" | Range: 0-7, 0=1Samples, 1=2Samples, 2=4Samples etc&nbsp;
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| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
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| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
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===<span style="font-weight: normal;"><u><tt>SetMode</tt></u></span>===
 
Sets the operational mode of the sensor to be continous or one shot
 
  
'''Parameters'''
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| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
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| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''ReadPressure'''
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| colspan="2" | Reads the pressure measurement from the last SampleSensor macro&nbsp;
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| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-f32-icon.png]] - FLOAT
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| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
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:[[Variable Types|BYTE]] ''Mode''
 
  
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| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
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| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''SetMode'''
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| colspan="2" | Sets the operational mode of the sensor to be continous or one shot&nbsp;
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
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| width="90%" | Mode
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| colspan="2" | &nbsp;
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| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
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| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
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'''Return value'''
 
  
:''This call does not return a value''
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| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
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| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''ReadAltitude'''
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| colspan="2" | Reads the pressure measurement from the last SampleSensor macro and converts the pressure reading into an altitude reading.&nbsp;
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| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-f32-icon.png]] - FLOAT
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| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
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===<span style="font-weight: normal;"><u><tt>ReadAltitude</tt></u></span>===
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{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
Reads the pressure measurement from the last SampleSensor macro and converts the pressure reading into an altitude reading.
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| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
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| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''SampleSensor'''
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| colspan="2" | Checks to see if new data is available for temperature or pressure and collects it. Returns 0 if no new data is available Returns 1 for pressure, 2 for temperature and 3 for both.&nbsp;
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|-
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| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
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| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
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'''Parameters'''
 
  
:''This macro has no parameters''
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{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
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| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
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| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''ReadRegister'''
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| colspan="2" | Reads a byte from a register&nbsp;
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|-
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|-
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
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| width="90%" | Address
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|-
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| colspan="2" | &nbsp;
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|-
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| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
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| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
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'''Return value'''
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{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
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|-
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| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
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| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''WriteRegister'''
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| colspan="2" | Writes a byte to a register&nbsp;
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|-
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
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| width="90%" | Address
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|-
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| colspan="2" | &nbsp;
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|-
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
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| width="90%" | Data
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| colspan="2" | &nbsp;
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|-
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| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
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| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
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:[[Variable Types|FLOAT]]
 
  
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{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
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| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
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| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''Initialise'''
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| colspan="2" | Starts up the I2C ready to communicate with the sensor. Sets the selected rates and operational mode. Returns 1 if the sensor has been found and initialised.&nbsp;
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| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-bool-icon.png]] - BOOL
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| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
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===<span style="font-weight: normal;"><u><tt>SampleSensor</tt></u></span>===
 
Checks to see if new data is available for temperature or pressure and collects it.
 
 
Returns 0 if no new data is available
 
 
Returns 1 for pressure, 2 for temperature and 3 for both.
 
 
'''Parameters'''
 
 
:''This macro has no parameters''
 
 
 
'''Return value'''
 
 
:[[Variable Types|BYTE]]
 
 
 
===<span style="font-weight: normal;"><u><tt>Initialise</tt></u></span>===
 
Starts up the I2C ready to communicate with the sensor.
 
 
Sets the selected rates and operational mode.
 
  
Returns 1 if the sensor has been found and initialised.
 
 
'''Parameters'''
 
 
:''This macro has no parameters''
 
 
 
'''Return value'''
 
 
:[[Variable Types|BOOL]] : Returns true if the operation is a success, else false
 
 
 
 
==Simulation macro reference==
 
 
''This component does not contain any simulation macros''
 
  
  
 
==Property reference==
 
==Property reference==
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><u>Device Address</u></span>
 
  
This property is of type ''Fixed list of ints'' and can be referenced with the variable name ''DeviceAddress''.
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''<span style="color:red;">No additional information</span>''
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><u>Measurement Rate</u></span>
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| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#EAE1EA;" | [[File:Fc9-conn-icon.png]]
 
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| width="90%" style="background-color:#EAE1EA; color:#4B008D;" | Device Settings
This property is of type ''Fixed list of ints'' and can be referenced with the variable name ''MeasurementRate''.
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''<span style="color:red;">No additional information</span>''
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-16-icon.png]]
 
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| width="90%" | Device Address
 
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| colspan="2" | &nbsp;
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><u>Oversample Rate</u></span>
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-16-icon.png]]
This property is of type ''Fixed list of ints'' and can be referenced with the variable name ''OversampleRate''.
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| width="90%" | Measurement Rate
 
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''<span style="color:red;">No additional information</span>''
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| colspan="2" | &nbsp;
 
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-16-icon.png]]
 
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| width="90%" | Oversample Rate
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><u>Operational Mode</u></span>
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| colspan="2" | &nbsp;
This property is of type ''Fixed list of ints'' and can be referenced with the variable name ''OpMode''.
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-16-icon.png]]
''<span style="color:red;">No additional information</span>''
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| width="90%" | Operational Mode
 
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| colspan="2" | &nbsp;
 
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><u>Channel</u></span>
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| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#EAE1EA;" | [[File:Fc9-conn-icon.png]]
 
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| width="90%" style="background-color:#EAE1EA; color:#4B008D;" | Connections
This property is of type ''Fixed list of ints'' and can be referenced with the variable name ''cal_i2c1::CHANNEL''.
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Channel selection
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-16-icon.png]]
 
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| width="90%" | Channel
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><u>Baud Select</u></span>
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| colspan="2" | Channel selection&nbsp;
This property is of type ''Fixed list of ints'' and can be referenced with the variable name ''cal_i2c1::BAUD_LIST''.
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-16-icon.png]]
Baud rate option selector
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| width="90%" | Baud Select
 
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><u>Baud Rate</u></span>
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| colspan="2" | Baud rate option selector&nbsp;
 
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This property is of type ''Signed integer'' and can be referenced with the variable name ''cal_i2c1::BAUD''.
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-14-icon.png]]
 
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| width="90%" | Baud Rate
Baud rate to be used
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| colspan="2" | Baud rate to be used&nbsp;
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><u>SDA</u></span>
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-5-icon.png]]
This property is of type ''Single digital pin'' and can be referenced with the variable name ''cal_i2c1::SDA''.
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| width="90%" | SDA
 
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Pin used for SDA (data signal)
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| colspan="2" | Pin used for SDA (data signal)&nbsp;
 
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><u>SCL</u></span>
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-5-icon.png]]
 
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| width="90%" | SCL
This property is of type ''Single digital pin'' and can be referenced with the variable name ''cal_i2c1::SCL''.
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| colspan="2" | Pin used for SCL (clock signal)&nbsp;
Pin used for SCL (clock signal)
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-7-icon.png]]
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><u>Stop Delay</u></span>
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| width="90%" | Stop Delay
 
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This property is of type ''True or false'' and can be referenced with the variable name ''cal_i2c1::StopDel''.
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| colspan="2" | On older microcontroller devices there is a potential for the I2C hardware channel to lock up if there is not a 10ms delay between an I2C stop event and the next I2C start event. Most modern microcontrollers will not have a problem so this property can be disabled to speed up the I2C communications. &nbsp;
 
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On older microcontroller devices there is a potential for the I2C hardware channel to lock up if there is not  
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| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#EAE1EA;" | [[File:Fc9-conn-icon.png]]
 
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| width="90%" style="background-color:#EAE1EA; color:#4B008D;" | Simulation
a 10ms delay between an I2C stop event and the next I2C start event.
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|-
 
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-7-icon.png]]
 
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| width="90%" | Simulate Comms
Most modern microcontrollers will not have a problem so this property can be disabled to speed up the  
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| colspan="2" | No: Provides simulation using the panel component sliders. Yes: Communicates via an API Slave device to real world hardware, shows the results using the panel component sliders.&nbsp;
I2C communications.
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><u>Simulate Comms</u></span>
 
 
 
This property is of type ''True or false'' and can be referenced with the variable name ''SimComms''.
 
 
 
No: Provides simulation using the panel component sliders.
 
 
 
Yes: Communicates via an API Slave device to real world hardware, shows the results using the panel component sliders.
 
 
 
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><u>Scope Traces</u></span>
 
 
 
This property is of type ''True or false'' and can be referenced with the variable name ''cal_i2c1::ScopeTraces''.
 
 
 
Selects if the component pin connections are automatically generated on the data recorder window or not.
 
 
 
Yes: Automatically add the component pins to a group on the data recorder which will reflect the sim data during simultion.
 
 
 
No: Do not show the pin signals on the data recorder window.
 
 
 
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><u>Console Data</u></span>
 
 
 
This property is of type ''True or false'' and can be referenced with the variable name ''cal_i2c1::ConsoleData''.
 
 
 
Selects if the console data is automatically generated or not
 
 
 
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><u>API</u></span>
 
 
 
This property is of type ''Fixed list of ints'' and can be referenced with the variable name ''cal_i2c1::Injector''.
 
 
 
Specifies the API component on the panel to interact with to provide comms simulation.
 

Latest revision as of 17:23, 9 November 2022

Author Matrix TSL
Version 1.0
Category Environmental


Barometer (DPS310) component

A barometric air pressure sensor with high accuracy and low current consumption. Capable of sensing air pressure and temperature. Based on an I2C bus connection.

Component Pack

SENSORS

Detailed description

No detailed description exists yet for this component

Examples

No additional examples


Downloadable macro reference

Fc9-comp-macro.png ReadTemperature
Reads the temperature measurement from the last SampleSensor macro 
Fc9-f32-icon.png - FLOAT Return


Fc9-comp-macro.png ConfigurePressure
Configures the pressure sensor sample rate and over sampling count 
Fc9-u8-icon.png - BYTE Rate
Range: 0-7, 0=1Hz, 1=2Hz, 2=4Hz etc 
Fc9-u8-icon.png - BYTE Oversample
Range: 0-7, 0=1Samples, 1=2Samples, 2=4Samples etc 
Fc9-void-icon.png - VOID Return


Fc9-comp-macro.png ConfigureTemperature
Configures the temperature sensor sample rate and over sampling count 
Fc9-u8-icon.png - BYTE Rate
Range: 0-7, 0=1Hz, 1=2Hz, 2=4Hz etc 
Fc9-u8-icon.png - BYTE Oversample
Range: 0-7, 0=1Samples, 1=2Samples, 2=4Samples etc 
Fc9-void-icon.png - VOID Return


Fc9-comp-macro.png ReadPressure
Reads the pressure measurement from the last SampleSensor macro 
Fc9-f32-icon.png - FLOAT Return


Fc9-comp-macro.png SetMode
Sets the operational mode of the sensor to be continous or one shot 
Fc9-u8-icon.png - BYTE Mode
 
Fc9-void-icon.png - VOID Return


Fc9-comp-macro.png ReadAltitude
Reads the pressure measurement from the last SampleSensor macro and converts the pressure reading into an altitude reading. 
Fc9-f32-icon.png - FLOAT Return


Fc9-comp-macro.png SampleSensor
Checks to see if new data is available for temperature or pressure and collects it. Returns 0 if no new data is available Returns 1 for pressure, 2 for temperature and 3 for both. 
Fc9-u8-icon.png - BYTE Return


Fc9-comp-macro.png ReadRegister
Reads a byte from a register 
Fc9-u8-icon.png - BYTE Address
 
Fc9-u8-icon.png - BYTE Return


Fc9-comp-macro.png WriteRegister
Writes a byte to a register 
Fc9-u8-icon.png - BYTE Address
 
Fc9-u8-icon.png - BYTE Data
 
Fc9-void-icon.png - VOID Return


Fc9-comp-macro.png Initialise
Starts up the I2C ready to communicate with the sensor. Sets the selected rates and operational mode. Returns 1 if the sensor has been found and initialised. 
Fc9-bool-icon.png - BOOL Return



Property reference

Fc9-prop-icon.png Properties
Fc9-conn-icon.png Device Settings
Fc9-type-16-icon.png Device Address
 
Fc9-type-16-icon.png Measurement Rate
 
Fc9-type-16-icon.png Oversample Rate
 
Fc9-type-16-icon.png Operational Mode
 
Fc9-conn-icon.png Connections
Fc9-type-16-icon.png Channel
Channel selection 
Fc9-type-16-icon.png Baud Select
Baud rate option selector 
Fc9-type-14-icon.png Baud Rate
Baud rate to be used 
Fc9-type-5-icon.png SDA
Pin used for SDA (data signal) 
Fc9-type-5-icon.png SCL
Pin used for SCL (clock signal) 
Fc9-type-7-icon.png Stop Delay
On older microcontroller devices there is a potential for the I2C hardware channel to lock up if there is not a 10ms delay between an I2C stop event and the next I2C start event. Most modern microcontrollers will not have a problem so this property can be disabled to speed up the I2C communications.  
Fc9-conn-icon.png Simulation
Fc9-type-7-icon.png Simulate Comms
No: Provides simulation using the panel component sliders. Yes: Communicates via an API Slave device to real world hardware, shows the results using the panel component sliders.