Package com.opensourcewithslu.inputdevices

Class ThermistorHelper

java.lang.Object
com.opensourcewithslu.inputdevices.ThermistorHelper
public class ThermistorHelper extends Object

  • Constructor Details

    • ThermistorHelper

      public ThermistorHelper(ADC0834ConverterHelper adcConverterHelper)
      Constructor for ThermistorHelper.
      Parameters:
      adcConverterHelper - The ADC0834ConverterHelper object.

  • Method Details

    • getResistance

      public double getResistance(int channel)
      Reads the raw value from the thermistor via ADC and converts it to resistance.
      Parameters:
      channel - The ADC channel to read (0-3).
      Returns:
      the resistance value of the thermistor

    • readADCValue

      public double readADCValue(int channel)
      Reads the ADC value from the thermistor on ADC0834.
      Parameters:
      channel - The ADC channel to read (0-3).
      Returns:
      the raw ADC value as a double

    • getTemperatureInCelsius

      public double getTemperatureInCelsius(int channel)
      Calculates the temperature in Celsius using the Steinhart-Hart equation.
      Parameters:
      channel - The ADC channel to read (0-3).
      Returns:
      temperature in Celsius.

    • getTemperatureInFahrenheit

      public double getTemperatureInFahrenheit(int channel)
      Converts temperature in Celsius to Fahrenheit.
      Parameters:
      channel - The ADC channel to read (0-3).
      Returns:
      temperature in Fahrenheit.