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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2014
Filed:
May. 17, 2011
Kent D. Long, Orinda, CA (US);
Paul A. Iannacito, Hercues, CA (US);
John Logan, Danville, CA (US);
Adrian Woolley, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Kent D. Long, Orinda, CA (US);
Paul A. Iannacito, Hercues, CA (US);
John Logan, Danville, CA (US);
Adrian Woolley, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Atmel Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
The disclosed software framework and development platform facilitates software development for multi-sensor systems. In some implementations, developers can select a sensor board that includes a desired combination of sensor devices. The sensor board can be coupled to a development board that includes a target processor and other circuitry to facilitate development and testing of a system that includes the target processor and the sensors. Various software support tools are provided including an Application Programming Interface (API) that provides API abstractions for software drivers for the sensors on the sensor board. By using the abstractions of the API, a software developer does not have to write code ('glue') to interact with the various software drivers. Additionally, the API provides access to a variety of software library functions for performing data scaling, unit conversion and mathematical functions and algorithms.