.. highlight:: javascript Barometer ========= A barometer is a scientific instrument that is used to measure air pressure in a certain environment. The absolute barometric pressure sensor can measure pressure from 300 Pascal to 1100 hPa. MetaWear RPro and Cpro, MMR, MMC, MTR, and MetaEnvironment boards come with a Bosch barometer. The specific barometer model varies between the boards although both barometers are nearly identical save for a few settings. Bosch barometer functions are defined in the `barometer_bosch.h `_ header file where functions containing ``baro_bosch`` are barometer agnostic where as functions with ``baro_bmp280`` and ``baro_bme280`` are for those specific barometers. Users can programatically determine which barometer is on their board with the `mbl_mw_metawearboard_lookup_module `_ function. :: let gyroType = MetaWear.mbl_mw_metawearboard_lookup_module(device.board, MBL_MW_MODULE_BAROMETER); switch (gyroType) { case MBL_MW_MODULE_BARO_TYPE_BMP280: console.log("BMP280 barometer") break; case MBL_MW_MODULE_BARO_TYPE_BME280: console.log("BME280 barometer") break; case UInt8(MBL_MW_MODULE_TYPE_NA): console.log("no barometer") break; default: console.log("unknown barometer") break; } Sensor Configuration -------------------- The Bosch barometers have 3 configurable parameters: * Oversampling * Infinite impulse filter (iir) coefficient * Standby time These operational parameters work in conjunction to control the noise, output resolution, and sampling rate. When you are done setting the configuration, call `mbl_mw_baro_bosch_write_config `_ to write the changes to the sensor. :: // Set oversampling to ultra high resolution MetaWear.mbl_mw_baro_bosch_set_oversampling(device.board, MBL_MW_BARO_BOSCH_OVERSAMPLE_ULTRA_HIGH); // Set standby time to 62.5ms or closest valid value MetaWear.mbl_mw_baro_bosch_set_standby_time(device.board, 62.5); // Set iir filter coefficient MetaWear.mbl_mw_baro_bosch_set_iir_filter(device.board, MBL_MW_BARO_BOSCH_IIR_FILTER_AVG_4); // Write configuration to the sensor MetaWear.mbl_mw_baro_bosch_write_config(device.board); Pressure Sampling ----------------- Pressure data is represented as a float and is in units of Pascals. To receive pressure data, simply subscribe or log the pressure data signal and then start the sensor. :: console.log('Get barometer.') let baro = MetaWear.mbl_mw_baro_bosch_get_pressure_data_signal(device.board); console.log('Set up stream.') MetaWear.mbl_mw_datasignal_subscribe(baro, ref.NULL, MetaWear.FnVoid_VoidP_DataP.toPointer((ctx, pointer) => { var data = pointer.deref(); var value = data.parseValue(); console.log('epoch: ' + data.epoch + ' pressure: ' + value); })) console.log('Start barometer.'); MetaWear.mbl_mw_baro_bosch_start(device.board); Altitude Sampling ----------------- Altitude data is represented as a float and is in units of meters. To receive altitude data, simply subscribe or log the altitude data signal and then start the sensor. :: console.log('Setup barometer.') MetaWear.mbl_mw_baro_bosch_set_oversampling(device.board, MBL_MW_BARO_BOSCH_OVERSAMPLING_ULTRA_LOW_POWER); MetaWear.mbl_mw_baro_bosch_set_iir_filter(device.board, MBL_MW_BARO_BOSCH_IIR_FILTER_OFF); MetaWear.mbl_mw_baro_bmp280_set_standby_time(device.board, MBL_MW_BARO_BMP280_STANDBY_TIME_0_5ms); MetaWear.mbl_mw_baro_bosch_write_config(device.board); console.log('Get barometer.') let baro = MetaWear.mbl_mw_baro_bosch_get_altitude_data_signal(device.board); console.log('Set up stream.') MetaWear.mbl_mw_datasignal_subscribe(baro, ref.NULL, MetaWear.FnVoid_VoidP_DataP.toPointer((ctx, pointer) => { var data = pointer.deref(); var value = data.parseValue(); console.log('epoch: ' + data.epoch + ' pressure: ' + value); })) console.log('Start barometer.'); MetaWear.mbl_mw_baro_bosch_start(device.board);