LightData

Abstract: new Data Protocol for use in arduino, especialy targeted for the use with fiber optics cables

the API

for the Library to compile you must include these lines of code in your source file

#include <LightData.h>
LD::LightData ld(); //any other cunstructor of LightData can also be used
LD::LDStream* LD::LDStream::instance = &ld;

and for the Library to work you must include

  ld.beginn(); //or anny other LightData::beginn function

in the setup part of the main arduino Programm ( ``.beginn()` initializes the ISR function)

the following functions can then be used:

• .send(/*input here*/) put anny data in there and it will be send over the fiberoptics cable (take a look at the code to see what you can actualy send)
• .getData() dumps out the last recieved Data

- more functions are found in the code but they will not yet work Properly since they are not finnished yet
! also some more functions are not named here since they are only nescesary for setup and can be easily understood by looking at the code

implement in the Arduino IDE

for the LightData Library to be used in the Arduino IDE you need to zip the folder of the library and then in the Arduino IDE included like so: Sketch/include Libraries/add .ZIP Library ind it, add it and then with Sketch/include Libraries/LightData include it in your code.

an already zipped and compiling version of the library can be found as an release on github

for more information on libraries in Arduino and especialy PlatformIO please take a look at this File

Platform IO

in Development of this Library we used Platform IO and not the Standart Arduino IDE. this is because the Arduino IDE lacks some important features we needed in development. all of these Features are found in Platform IO and VScode. these Features include:

• Syntax highlighting
• Code Autocompletion
• a propper file explorer
• a workspace System
• integration with Git & Github