Sabertooth.cpp

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/*
Arduino Library for SyRen/Sabertooth Packet Serial
Copyright (c) 2012-2013 Dimension Engineering LLC
http://www.dimensionengineering.com/arduino

Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any
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*/

#include "Sabertooth.h"

Sabertooth::Sabertooth(byte address)
  : _address(address), _port(SabertoothTXPinSerial)
{
  
}

Sabertooth::Sabertooth(byte address, SabertoothStream& port)
  : _address(address), _port(port)
{

}

void Sabertooth::autobaud(boolean dontWait) const
{
  autobaud(port(), dontWait);
}

void Sabertooth::autobaud(SabertoothStream& port, boolean dontWait)
{
  if (!dontWait) { delay(1500); }
  port.write(0xAA);
#if defined(ARDUINO) && ARDUINO >= 100
  port.flush();
#endif
  if (!dontWait) { delay(500); }
}

void Sabertooth::command(byte command, byte value) const
{
  port().write(address());
  port().write(command);
  port().write(value);
  port().write((address() + command + value) & B01111111);
}

void Sabertooth::throttleCommand(byte command, int power) const
{
  power = constrain(power, -126, 126);
  this->command(command, (byte)abs(power));
}

void Sabertooth::motor(int power) const
{
  motor(1, power);
}

void Sabertooth::motor(byte motor, int power) const
{
  if (motor < 1 || motor > 2) { return; }
  throttleCommand((motor == 2 ? 4 : 0) + (power < 0 ? 1 : 0), power);
}

void Sabertooth::drive(int power) const
{
  throttleCommand(power < 0 ? 9 : 8, power);
}

void Sabertooth::turn(int power) const
{
  throttleCommand(power < 0 ? 11 : 10, power);
}

void Sabertooth::stop() const
{
  motor(1, 0);
  motor(2, 0);
}

void Sabertooth::setMinVoltage(byte value) const
{
  command(2, (byte)min(value, 120));
}

void Sabertooth::setMaxVoltage(byte value) const
{
  command(3, (byte)min(value, 127));
}

void Sabertooth::setBaudRate(long baudRate) const
{
#if defined(ARDUINO) && ARDUINO >= 100
  port().flush();
#endif

  byte value;
  switch (baudRate)
  {
  case 2400:           value = 1; break;
  case 9600: default: value = 2; break;
  case 19200:          value = 3; break;
  case 38400:          value = 4; break;
  case 115200:         value = 5; break;
  }
  command(15, value);
  
#if defined(ARDUINO) && ARDUINO >= 100
  port().flush();
#endif
  
  // (1) flush() does not seem to wait until transmission is complete.
  //     As a result, a Serial.end() directly after this appears to
  //     not always transmit completely. So, we manually add a delay.
  // (2) Sabertooth takes about 200 ms after setting the baud rate to
  //     respond to commands again (it restarts).
  // So, this 500 ms delay should deal with this.
  delay(500);
}

void Sabertooth::setDeadband(byte value) const
{
  command(17, (byte)min(value, 127));
}

void Sabertooth::setRamping(byte value) const
{
  command(16, (byte)constrain(value, 0, 80));
}

void Sabertooth::setTimeout(int milliseconds) const
{
  command(14, (byte)((constrain(milliseconds, 0, 12700) + 99) / 100));
}