SensorInterface.hpp

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  tag: Peter Soetens  Thu Oct 10 16:16:56 CEST 2002  SensorInterface.hpp

                        SensorInterface.hpp -  description
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    begin                : Thu October 10 2002
    copyright            : (C) 2002 Peter Soetens
    email                : peter.soetens@mech.kuleuven.ac.be

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#ifndef SENSORINTERFACE_HPP
#define SENSORINTERFACE_HPP

#include "CalibrationInterface.hpp"

#ifdef ORO_PRAGMA_INTERFACE
#pragma interface
#endif

namespace RTT
{ namespace dev {


    template <class SensorData>
    class SensorInterface
      : public CalibrationInterface
    {
        public:
        virtual ~SensorInterface()
        {}

        typedef SensorData DataType;

        virtual int readSensor( DataType& p ) const = 0;

        virtual DataType readSensor() const = 0;

        virtual DataType maxMeasurement() const = 0;

        virtual DataType minMeasurement() const = 0;

        virtual DataType zeroMeasurement() const = 0;

    };

}}

#endif // SENSORINTERFACE_HPP