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Small library for the MCP3008 microchip ADChttps://cdn-shop.adafruit.com/datasheets/MCP3008.pdf

Values are physically read and converted by the mcp320x driver. Values are stored in files and updated depending on the configured refresh rate. The values can be read in /sys/bus/iio/devices/iio

The library is just a helper to access the different channels of the MCP3008, by reading the corresponding file contents in /sys/bus/iio/devices/iio. The recovered values are strings, but are not converted to numbers by the library.

This code has been implemented and tested followinghttp://www.jumpnowtek.com/rpi/Using-mcp3008-ADCs-with-Raspberry-Pis.htmlThe mpc320x driver is shipped with the last versions of Raspbian.

The setup uses a DTS that can be found herehttps://github.com/raspberrypi/linux/blob/rpi-4.4.y/arch/arm/boot/dts/overlays/mcp3008-overlay.dts and must be copied in boot/dts/overlays/

The Pharo-MCP3008 can be loaded and used after the setup is complete.

A simple example can be executed in the MCP3008Example class:

MCP3008Example deviceReadExample

Multiple MCP3008 devices can be attached to the pi. The first one is the device 0:

device := MCP3008Device index: 0.

Each device has 8 channels, indexed from 0 to 7. A simple read to the channel index will provide the analog value, if any input device is connected:

device read: 2.

Note that for now, the recovered value is a string, and must be converted at the application level if it needs to be used as a float value.