SevenSegmentDisplay.h

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/*
 * SevenSegmentDisplay.h  Created on: 6 Jun 2014
 * Copyright (c) 2014 Derek Molloy (www.derekmolloy.ie)
 * Made available for the book "Exploring BeagleBone" 
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#ifndef SEVENSEGMENTDISPLAY_H_
#define SEVENSEGMENTDISPLAY_H_
#include "../bus/SPIDevice.h"

namespace exploringBB {

class SevenSegmentDisplay {
private:
        SPIDevice *spidevice; 
        int numberSegments;   
        int numberBase;       
        bool isCommonAnode;   

public:
        SevenSegmentDisplay(SPIDevice *device, int numberSegments);
        virtual int write(int number);                // writes an integer
        virtual int write(float number, int places);  // uses the "decimal" point
        virtual int setNumberBase(int base);
        virtual int getNumberBase() { return this->numberBase; }
        virtual int getNumberSegments() { return this->numberSegments; }
        virtual void setCommonAnode(bool isCommonAnode) { this->isCommonAnode = isCommonAnode; }
        virtual ~SevenSegmentDisplay();       // closes the SPI device

private:
        const static unsigned char symbols[]; 
};

} /* namespace exploringBB */

#endif /* SEVENSEGMENTDISPLAY_H_ */