upm  1.7.1
Sensor/Actuator repository for libmraa (v2.0.0)
Public Member Functions

API for the MQ4 Gas Sensor. More...

Detailed Description

The MQ4 Gas Sensor module is useful for detecting CH4 (Methane), and natural gas concentrations in the air. It has a detection range of 100-10000 ppm.

For optimum use, it requires calibration after a pre-heat time of at least 24 hours. See the datasheet for details.

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int
main(int argc, char** argv)
{
// Attach gas sensor to Analog A0
upm::MQ4 sensor(0);
signal(SIGINT, sig_handler);
uint16_t buffer[128];
ctx.averageReading = 0;
ctx.runningAverage = 0;
ctx.averagedOver = 2;
// Infinite loop, ends when script is cancelled
// Repeatedly, take a sample every 2 microseconds;
// find the average of 128 samples; and
// print a running graph of asteriskss as averages
while (shouldRun) {
int len = sensor.getSampledWindow(2, 128, buffer);
if (len) {
int thresh = sensor.findThreshold(&ctx, 30, buffer, len);
sensor.printGraph(&ctx, 5);
if (thresh) {
// do something ....
}
}
}
cout << "Exiting" << endl;
return 0;
}

Public Member Functions

 MQ4 (int gasPin)
 
 ~MQ4 ()
 
std::string name ()
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from Gas
 Gas (int gasPin)
 
virtual ~Gas ()
 
virtual int getSampledWindow (unsigned int freqMS, int numberOfSamples, uint16_t *buffer)
 
virtual int findThreshold (thresholdContext *ctx, unsigned int threshold, uint16_t *buffer, int len)
 
virtual int getSampledData (thresholdContext *ctx)
 
virtual int getSample ()
 
virtual void printGraph (thresholdContext *ctx, uint8_t resolution)
 

Additional Inherited Members

- Protected Attributes inherited from Gas
mraa::Aio m_aio
 

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

MQ4 ( int  gasPin)

MQ4 constructor

Parameters
gasPinAnalog pin where the sensor is connected
~MQ4 ( )

MQ4 destructor

Member Function Documentation

std::string name ( )
inline

Returns the name of the sensor

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following files: