Displaying/updating sensor readings on the LCD in real time

[DigitalOne]

I figured my first task when I decided to use LeJOS for my NXT should be how to gather sensor data. It's not a robot if it can't respond to its environment in some way, right?

Anyway, the following is the first piece of Java code I've ever written and had work. It returns a current sensor reading and displays it on the LCD. This code also updates the value on screen to the current sensor reading for every iteration through the 'for' statement.

I should mention I've only tested this with the LightSensor but I don't see why it wouldn't work with the others.

Check it out,

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import lejos.nxt.LCD;
import lejos.nxt.LightSensor;
import lejos.nxt.SensorPort;

public class HelloWorld {
      
      public static void main(String[] args) {
      LightSensor ls;
      int t;
      ls = new LightSensor(SensorPort.S2, true);
      
      for(int i = 0; i<10000; i++) {
         t = ls.readNormalizedValue();
         LCD.drawInt(t,0,0);
         LCD.refresh();
      }
   }
}


Let me know what you think. Any advice is appreciated advice.

//Matt

[bbagnall]

Looks good to me.

[cubed]

@DigitalOne - I have a suggestion in regard to your code.

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import lejos.nxt.LCD;
import lejos.nxt.LightSensor;
import lejos.nxt.SensorPort;

public class HelloWorld {
     
      public static void main(String[] args) {
         LightSensor ls;
         int t;
         ls = new LightSensor(SensorPort.S2, true);
     
         while(true) {
            t = ls.readNormalizedValue();
            LCD.drawInt(t,0,0);
            LCD.refresh();

            if (Button.ESCAPE.isPressed()) {
               break;
            }
         }
     }
}


The change that I am suggesting is rather than using a for loop "for(int i = 0; i<10000; i++)" to do what you're doing, use an infinite loop, "while(true)". The only real change here is that your for loop will eventually end (after 10000 times, the way you have it written), whereas the while loop I am suggesting won't end until you press the escape button, at which point it will break out of the infinite loop. This is what I assume you were going for.