Interface Sensor<Q extends Quantity<Q>>

Type Parameters:

Q - the type of quantity produced by the sensor

All Superinterfaces:

AutoCloseable, Commented, ComprehensiveIdentification, Device, Identified<Identification>, Named, Serializable

All Known Subinterfaces:

HumidityProbe, Microscope, Multimeter, Oscilloscope, PHMeter, PressureGauge, Seismograph, Spectrometer, Telescope, TemperatureProbe, VoterScanner

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractSensor, AbstractSimulatedSensor, MassSpectra, SimulatedHumidityProbe, SimulatedMicroscope, SimulatedMultimeter, SimulatedOscilloscope, SimulatedPHMeter, SimulatedPressureGauge, SimulatedSeismograph, SimulatedSpectrometer, SimulatedTelescope, SimulatedTemperatureProbe, SimulatedVoterScanner

public interface Sensor<Q extends Quantity<Q>>
extends Device

Represents a sensor device that produces data.

Since:

1.0

Author:

Silvere Martin-Michiellot, Gemini AI (Google DeepMind)

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface Device

Device.Record, Device.Status

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Quantity<Q>	readValue()	Reads a value from the sensor.

Methods inherited from interface AutoCloseable

close

Methods inherited from interface Commented

getComments, getTrait, setComments

Methods inherited from interface ComprehensiveIdentification

getName, getTrait, getTraits, setName, setTrait

Methods inherited from interface Device

calibrate, calibrate, connect, disconnect, getAccuracy, getCalibrationHistory, getCapabilities, getDeviceStatus, getDisplayUnit, getFirmware, getHistory, getId, getLastCalibration, getLocationDescription, getManufacturer, getMaxRange, getMeasurableQuantities, getMinRange, getModel, getPrecisionDescription, getReadings, getResolution, getSensitivity, getStatus, getValue, isConnected, isEnabled, measure, needsCalibration, setDisplayUnit, setEnabled

Method Details

readValue

Quantity<Q> readValue()
               throws IOException

Reads a value from the sensor.

Returns:

the measured value

Throws:

IOException - if the read operation fails