edu.wpi.first.wpilibj
Class AnalogModule

java.lang.Object
  edu.wpi.first.wpilibj.SensorBase
      edu.wpi.first.wpilibj.Module
          edu.wpi.first.wpilibj.AnalogModule

public class AnalogModule
extends Module

Analog Module class. Each module can independently sample its channels at a configurable rate. There is a 64-bit hardware accumulator associated with channel 1 on each module. The accumulator is attached to the output of the oversample and average engine so that the center value can be specified in higher resolution resulting in less error.

Field Summary

static int	kDefaultAverageBits The default number of averaging bits to use
static int	kDefaultOversampleBits The default number of Oversample bits to use
static double	kDefaultSampleRate The default sample rate
static int	kTimebase The time base used by the module

Fields inherited from class edu.wpi.first.wpilibj.Module

m_moduleNumber, m_modules, m_moduleType

Fields inherited from class edu.wpi.first.wpilibj.SensorBase

kAnalogChannels, kAnalogModules, kDigitalChannels, kPwmChannels, kRelayChannels, kSolenoidChannels, kSolenoidModules, kSystemClockTicksPerMicrosecond

Constructor Summary

protected

AnalogModule(int moduleNumber) Create a new instance of an analog module.

Method Summary

int	getAverageBits(int channel) Get the number of averaging bits.
int	getAverageValue(int channel) Get the raw averaged and oversampled value.
double	getAverageVoltage(int channel) Get the averaged voltage.
static AnalogModule	getInstance(int moduleNumber) Get an instance of an Analog Module.
long	getLSBWeight(int channel) Get the LSB Weight portion of the calibration for a channel.
int	getOffset(int channel) Get the Offset portion of the calibration for a channel.
int	getOversampleBits(int channel) Get the number of oversample bits.
double	getSampleRate() Get the current sample rate on the module.
int	getValue(int channel) Get the raw analog value.
double	getVoltage(int channel) Get the voltage.
void	setAverageBits(int channel, int bits) Set the number of averaging bits.
void	setOversampleBits(int channel, int bits) Set the number of oversample bits.
void	setSampleRate(double samplesPerSecond) Set the sample rate on the module.
int	voltsToValue(int channel, double voltage) Convert a voltage to a raw value for a specified channel.

Methods inherited from class edu.wpi.first.wpilibj.Module

getModule, getModuleNumber, getModuleType

Methods inherited from class edu.wpi.first.wpilibj.SensorBase

checkAnalogChannel, checkAnalogModule, checkDigitalChannel, checkDigitalModule, checkPWMChannel, checkPWMModule, checkRelayChannel, checkRelayModule, checkSolenoidChannel, checkSolenoidModule, free, getDefaultAnalogModule, getDefaultDigitalModule, getDefaultSolenoidModule, setDefaultAnalogModule, setDefaultDigitalModule, setDefaultSolenoidModule

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

kTimebase

public static final int kTimebase

The time base used by the module

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Constant Field Values

kDefaultOversampleBits

public static final int kDefaultOversampleBits

The default number of Oversample bits to use

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kDefaultAverageBits

public static final int kDefaultAverageBits

The default number of averaging bits to use

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kDefaultSampleRate

public static final double kDefaultSampleRate

The default sample rate

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Constructor Detail

AnalogModule

protected AnalogModule(int moduleNumber)

Create a new instance of an analog module. Create an instance of the analog module object. Initialize all the parameters to reasonable values on start. Setting a global value on an analog module can be done only once unless subsequent values are set the previously set value. Analog modules are a singleton, so the constructor is never called outside of this class.

Parameters:

moduleNumber - The index of the analog module to create (1 or 2).

Method Detail

getInstance

public static AnalogModule getInstance(int moduleNumber)

Get an instance of an Analog Module. Singleton analog module creation where a module is allocated on the first use and the same module is returned on subsequent uses.

Parameters:

moduleNumber - The index of the analog module to get (1 or 2).

Returns:

The AnalogModule.

setSampleRate

public void setSampleRate(double samplesPerSecond)

Set the sample rate on the module. This is a global setting for the module and effects all channels.

Parameters:

samplesPerSecond - The number of samples per channel per second.

getSampleRate

public double getSampleRate()

Get the current sample rate on the module. This assumes one entry in the scan list. This is a global setting for the module and effects all channels.

Returns:

Sample rate.

setAverageBits

public void setAverageBits(int channel,
                           int bits)

Set the number of averaging bits. This sets the number of averaging bits. The actual number of averaged samples is 2**bits. The averaging is done automatically in the FPGA.

Parameters:

channel - Analog channel to configure.

bits - Number of bits to average.

getAverageBits

public int getAverageBits(int channel)

Get the number of averaging bits. This gets the number of averaging bits from the FPGA. The actual number of averaged samples is 2**bits. The averaging is done automatically in the FPGA.

Parameters:

channel - Channel to address.

Returns:

Bits to average.

setOversampleBits

public void setOversampleBits(int channel,
                              int bits)

Set the number of oversample bits. This sets the number of oversample bits. The actual number of oversampled values is 2**bits. Use oversampling to improve the resolution of your measurements at the expense of sampling rate. The oversampling is done automatically in the FPGA.

Parameters:

channel - Analog channel to configure.

bits - Number of bits to oversample.

getOversampleBits

public int getOversampleBits(int channel)

Get the number of oversample bits. This gets the number of oversample bits from the FPGA. The actual number of oversampled values is 2**bits. The oversampling is done automatically in the FPGA.

Parameters:

channel - Channel to address.

Returns:

Bits to oversample.

getValue

public int getValue(int channel)

Get the raw analog value. Get the analog value as it is returned from the D/A converter.

Parameters:

channel - Channel number to read.

Returns:

Raw value.

getAverageValue

public int getAverageValue(int channel)

Get the raw averaged and oversampled value.

Parameters:

channel - Channel number to read.

Returns:

The averaged and oversampled raw value.

voltsToValue

public int voltsToValue(int channel,
                        double voltage)

Convert a voltage to a raw value for a specified channel. This process depends on the calibration of each channel, so the channel must be specified.

Parameters:

channel - The channel to convert for.

voltage - The voltage to convert.

Returns:

The raw value for the channel.

getVoltage

public double getVoltage(int channel)

Get the voltage. Return the voltage from the A/D converter.

Parameters:

channel - The channel to read.

Returns:

The scaled voltage from the channel.

getAverageVoltage

public double getAverageVoltage(int channel)

Get the averaged voltage. Return the averaged voltage from the A/D converter.

Parameters:

channel - The channel to read.

Returns:

The scaled averaged and oversampled voltage from the channel.

getLSBWeight

public long getLSBWeight(int channel)

Get the LSB Weight portion of the calibration for a channel.

Parameters:

channel - The channel to get calibration data for.

Returns:

LSB Weight calibration point.

getOffset

public int getOffset(int channel)

Get the Offset portion of the calibration for a channel.

Parameters:

channel - The channel to get calibration data for.

Returns:

Offset calibration point.