Add resistance property.

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Tony DiCola 2017-12-15 15:15:23 -08:00
parent 2151dda2f9
commit d6213b35b4

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@ -194,19 +194,25 @@ class MAX31865:
rtd >>= 1
return rtd
@property
def resistance(self):
"""Read the resistance of the RTD and return its value in Ohms."""
resistance = self.read_rtd()
resistance /= 32768
resistance *= self.ref_resistor
return resistance
@property
def temperature(self):
"""Read the temperature of the sensor and return its value in degrees
Celsius.
"""
raw_reading = self.read_rtd()
raw_reading /= 32768
raw_reading *= self.ref_resistor
# This math originates from:
# http://www.analog.com/media/en/technical-documentation/application-notes/AN709_0.pdf
# To match the naming from the app note we tell lint to ignore the Z1-4 naming.
# To match the naming from the app note we tell lint to ignore the Z1-4
# naming.
# pylint: disable=invalid-name
raw_reading = self.resistance
Z1 = -_RTD_A
Z2 = _RTD_A * _RTD_A - (4 * _RTD_B)
Z3 = (4 * _RTD_B) / self.rtd_nominal