Orocos Real-Time Toolkit  2.8.3
SensorInterface.hpp
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4  SensorInterface.hpp - description
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38 
39 #ifndef SENSORINTERFACE_HPP
40 #define SENSORINTERFACE_HPP
41 
42 #include "CalibrationInterface.hpp"
43 
44 #ifdef ORO_PRAGMA_INTERFACE
45 #pragma interface
46 #endif
47 
48 namespace RTT
49 { namespace dev {
50 
51 
65  template <class SensorData>
66  class SensorInterface
67  : public CalibrationInterface
68  {
69  public:
70  virtual ~SensorInterface()
71  {}
72 
73  typedef SensorData DataType;
74 
80  virtual int readSensor( DataType& p ) const = 0;
81 
85  virtual DataType readSensor() const = 0;
86 
90  virtual DataType maxMeasurement() const = 0;
91 
95  virtual DataType minMeasurement() const = 0;
96 
101  virtual DataType zeroMeasurement() const = 0;
102 
103  };
104 
105 }}
106 
107 #endif // SENSORINTERFACE_HPP
108 
virtual DataType zeroMeasurement() const =0
Returns the value which would be given with the sensor in ideal rest.
virtual DataType maxMeasurement() const =0
Returns the maximum value this sensor can read.
Contains TaskContext, Activity, OperationCaller, Operation, Property, InputPort, OutputPort, Attribute.
Definition: Activity.cpp:51
virtual DataType readSensor() const =0
Return the last measurement.
virtual DataType minMeasurement() const =0
Returns the minimum value this sensor can read.